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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by spujb@lemmy.cafe to c/196

*please note i deeply value and respect the vegan movement. i am just critical of how humorously it precipitates in online spaces, particularly this one. :)

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[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 33 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

no i mean precipitates, it’s one of my favorite words

e: a synonym would be “manifests” or “incarnates”

[-] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Wow, I had no idea my known definition of precipitate was so low down the list of its meanings. Thanks!

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 24 points 4 months ago

and thank you for letting me flex my favorite word :)

[-] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

I'm glad to see this interaction contributing to Lemmy's cordial atmosphere.

Because as they say, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago

Also a favorite of mine, but that meaning is usually transitive. So it “precipitates ”, not simply “precipitates”. A more syntactically equivalent synonym would be “causes” or “leads to”.

Like “slightly misusing a word on Lemmy precipitates a nerd-off”.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

“manifests” and “incarnates” are also both capable of being transitive, and i in fact use “precipitates” transitively here, it’s just that i kind of left the object of that verb implied rather than stated, most likely because i was rushing to not get cancelled

an example would be saying just “i like how quietly clouds precipitate” where “rain” is left off because implied. i recognize my sentence was a lot less obvious for sure tho 😝

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