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Munksgaard
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Perhaps I am unfamiliar with this usage of the word horde, but is it possible that you mean hoard?
satvikpendem
on Jan 17, 2024
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Yes, sorry, hoard, not horde.
redcobra762
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Oh come on, you knew he used the wrong word… This isn’t any better, you know. Some people would see this as patronizing.
satvikpendem
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I appreciate the correction, helps me learn something new.
redcobra762
on Jan 17, 2024
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You didn’t know that horde and hoard were different words?
satvikpendem
on Jan 17, 2024
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I did, doesn't mean people don't make mistakes or sometimes use words incorrectly.
redcobra762
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So what did you learn then?
satvikpendem
on Jan 17, 2024
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I learned that I used it incorrectly in that instance. Why are you so insistent on a simple grammatical mistake? I don't understand why you care whether someone learned or didn't learn.
redcobra762
on Jan 17, 2024
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I don't care about the grammatical mistake (and you didn't "learn" anything then, no knowledge was gained).
What bothers me is the passive-aggressive way the other person pointed it out.
satvikpendem
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I didn't take it passively aggressively at all, as the OP of this thread. Only you're doing so.
redcobra762
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It’s objectively obtuse, there’s simply no way he genuinely thought your mistake was an alternative way to use horde.
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