toomanypancakes to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 days agoWhat's an unexpected skill you have?message-square103arrow-up196file-text
arrow-up196message-squareWhat's an unexpected skill you have?toomanypancakes to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 days agomessage-square103file-text
minus-squarespicy pancakelinkfedilinkEnglish11•8 days ago“own a sailboat and have no money” that’s a redundant statement :]
minus-square@Hadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilink4•8 days agoI think that would be antithetical, or paradoxical. Redundant means superfluous (=more than is necessary)
minus-squarespicy pancakelinkfedilinkEnglish8•8 days agoSee the common conception of boat owners is that they’re rich. And they certainly might start out that way. But a boat is a hole in the ocean into which money is thrown, and thus boat owners quickly become not rich
minus-squarepmklinkfedilinkEnglish5•8 days agoI’ve heard that boat owners are happy on two days. The day they buy it, and the day they sell it.
minus-squareLovable SidekicklinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 days agoYes, that’s why saying “redundant” is a humorous way to imply that sailboats suck up all your money.
“own a sailboat and have no money” that’s a redundant statement :]
I think that would be antithetical, or paradoxical. Redundant means superfluous (=more than is necessary)
See the common conception of boat owners is that they’re rich. And they certainly might start out that way. But a boat is a hole in the ocean into which money is thrown, and thus boat owners quickly become not rich
I’ve heard that boat owners are happy on two days. The day they buy it, and the day they sell it.
oooooohhh, I get it. Indeed
Yes, that’s why saying “redundant” is a humorous way to imply that sailboats suck up all your money.