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xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

Title text:

Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3232/

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[–] bequirtle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Strong disagree, I've literally never seen someone say "X times more" to mean X+1 times as much

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I posted a source below explaining it. If you can find an expert saying they are the same I’d love to see it, as it would rationalize the insanity that’s been peeving me for so long.

[–] bequirtle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol, the way that people actually use language holds way more water than the opinions of an expert

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Except a majority of people do use language the way I do, you simply have been misunderstanding a lot of people your whole life. Language experts love to change language with the times. If you were in the majority, they would.