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minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 months agoTechnically a fossil is any remnant of an organism or its activities, not just petrified bones. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil.
minus-squareLommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months ago But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil. This had me in stitches. Thanks :D
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIf I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoOf course it’s company policy never to, imply ownership in the event of a dildo… always use the indefinite article “a” dildo, never “your” dildo.
minus-squareNewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIt’s okay. Nine times out of ten, it’s an electric razor.
minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-26 months agoOmg the pedentry needs to stop. Specific to what ever fossil is being refered too.
Technically a fossil is any remnant of an organism or its activities, not just petrified bones.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil
But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil.
This had me in stitches. Thanks :D
If I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
Of course it’s company policy never to, imply ownership in the event of a dildo… always use the indefinite article “a” dildo, never “your” dildo.
It’s okay. Nine times out of ten, it’s an electric razor.
Omg the pedentry needs to stop. Specific to what ever fossil is being refered too.