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minus-square7uWqKj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 hours ago“They can tell” implies "they can speak“. No they can’t. #Clickbait
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 hours ago “They can tell” implies "they can speak“ That… isn’t what that phrase means in English. I assume you’re new to the language?
minus-square7uWqKj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 hours agoI’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of “tell” meaning both “understand” and “communicate”. But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 hours agoIf I’m choking, I can sure tell people about it despite being unable to speak.
“They can tell” implies "they can speak“. No they can’t. #Clickbait
That… isn’t what that phrase means in English. I assume you’re new to the language?
I’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of “tell” meaning both “understand” and “communicate”. But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.
If I’m choking, I can sure tell people about it despite being unable to speak.