minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.detoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•Why do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?linkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 days agoBecause they don’t know the difference. People don’t tend to use expressions or sayings wrong on purpose. Most never investigate the meanings or etymology, they’re using them and are understood by the like-minded. linkfedilink
minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.detoWorld News@lemmy.world•KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta HQ Near Kachin State CapitallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoCame here to say the same-sung. linkfedilink
minus-squarecoffinwood@discuss.tchncs.deto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Food Connoisseurlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoOften my cats get more expensive food than me. linkfedilink
Because they don’t know the difference. People don’t tend to use expressions or sayings wrong on purpose. Most never investigate the meanings or etymology, they’re using them and are understood by the like-minded.