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

*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) (2 children)

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) (1 children)

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 (1 children)

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

[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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 (1 children)

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 😝