Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoMP who helps shape AI, auto policy owns Palantir, Tesla stocktheijf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkMP who helps shape AI, auto policy owns Palantir, Tesla stocktheijf.orgRat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days agoThere seems to be a trend in journalism to avoid the word “and” and replace it with commas. I hate it. This is much more readable: MP who helps shape AI and auto policy owns Palantir and Tesla stock
minus-squareTheStrongestBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·6 days agoThat “trend” started in the 16th century.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·6 days agoOP did say trend. Not anything to do with when. Just sayin
minus-squareTheStrongestBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoIt isn’t a trend. It isn’t a trend. It isn’t a trend. It isn’t a trend. It’s older than the majority of words you use. It isn’t a trend.
minus-squaretb_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoJust curious; Can’t a style of writing specific to an industry be considered a trend? Or does it have to be a recent/popular fad to be considered as such.
minus-squareTheStrongestBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIt implies something recently cropping up. The “trend” of the last thousand years is, like, your culture, or something. At some point it’s the norm and not an aberration.
There seems to be a trend in journalism to avoid the word “and” and replace it with commas. I hate it.
This is much more readable:
That “trend” started in the 16th century.
OP did say trend. Not anything to do with when. Just sayin
It isn’t a trend. It isn’t a trend. It isn’t a trend. It isn’t a trend. It’s older than the majority of words you use. It isn’t a trend.
Just curious;
Can’t a style of writing specific to an industry be considered a trend? Or does it have to be a recent/popular fad to be considered as such.
It implies something recently cropping up. The “trend” of the last thousand years is, like, your culture, or something. At some point it’s the norm and not an aberration.
Ok