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What Are Some Things You Regret Buying or Bought but Never Used? (lemm.ee)
submitted 9 months ago by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don't hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don't even use.

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[โ€“] pacoboyd@lemm.ee 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Salt and Pepper grinder from a well recommended brand. Was like 80 bucks for the set and it's not better than the ones I get from Sam's Club. Infact it's worse. Disappointing.

[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Infact

Not a word.

[โ€“] holycrap@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago

Not with that attitude

[โ€“] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Who would downvote this? It's true. It's helpful. It's free advice.

[โ€“] Azteh@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's true, but not helpful. If it was helpful it would actually tell them it's spelt "in fact" and not just say: not a word

[โ€“] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

That would be spelling it out. For me, just saying it's wrong, and letting someone find out why, that's hugely more helpful than spoon-feeding Information.

[โ€“] UmeU@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is is spelled spelled or spelled spelt?

[โ€“] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's untrue. 'Infact' is infact a word by the virtue of it being both used and understood. Language is defined by those who use it.

[โ€“] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 months ago

haters who complain about new words have no rizz

[โ€“] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

You are right in principle. New words can pop up. Them being accepted however is not just a matter of a few people using them and saying that it is so.

It's about usage and being accepted in larger groups or areas. Language is defined by what's surviving a generation or two. Everything else is slang.