snek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoIn the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down110
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareIn the phrase “a long-winded response”, “winded” can be pronounced as in “wind” or as in “wind”, and both make etymological sense.snek_boi@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI’d just leave the word out! Or maybe “kind of”. Or “semantic” is an option but I’m not sure about it.
I’d just leave the word out! Or maybe “kind of”. Or “semantic” is an option but I’m not sure about it.