Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMP who helps shape AI, auto policy owns Palantir, Tesla stocktheijf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkMP who helps shape AI, auto policy owns Palantir, Tesla stocktheijf.orgRat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months 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-down1·2 months agoThat “trend” started in the 16th century.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoOP did say trend. Not anything to do with when. Just sayin
minus-squareTheStrongestBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months 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-up1·2 months 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-up1·1 month 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.
Ok
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.