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Montreal shopping mall plays “Baby Shark” on repeat to prevent unhoused people from loittering (montreal.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

@Grimy Canadian English is a dialect. So is US English. And both have sub-dialects, as well as registers. These are real differences that really do affect how specific words are used and understood.

[–] Grimy 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

In US English, unhoused means homeless. I'm saying that it is used and understood as a synonym (you can't argue this point either way without rhetoric) and that it is also officially considered a synonym (you can argue this point by opening a thesaurus).

I understand your point, it's just wrong in both cases. Instead of explaining it, back it up or am I to believe you just because you can quote the wiki on rhetoric? I guess rhetoric only applies to the other person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

@Grimy Get over yourself.

And goodbye. There's plenty of hopelessly tiresome people online already, and no one needs more.

And grow the fuck up already.

[–] Grimy 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There's plenty of hopelessly tiresome people online already.

Ya, I'm guessing everyone that disagrees with you. You think quoting the rhetoric wiki when it has no place isn't tiresome? Review your own behavior instead of acting offended when you get rebuked.

You literally commented three times under me before I had a chance to respond, told me to "grow the fuck up" and I'm the bad guy here? Is "grow the fuck up" and telling me "get over yourself" a form of rhetoric in your opinion?