Comment on linguistics

KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• letsgo@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is there a similar implication for stairs when people fall down them?

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  • deo@beehaw.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve fallen up the stairs, and i’ve fallen down the stairs. I’ve also fallen upstairs and fallen downstairs.

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• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  In that case, does “I fell in a hole” imply that the hole is horizontal and going sideways?

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  • Bach37strad@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s how my best friend accidently got my girlfriend pregnant.

    Tie your damn shoelaces people!

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