Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMP who helps shape AI, auto policy owns Palantir, Tesla stocktheijf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkMP who helps shape AI, auto policy owns Palantir, Tesla stocktheijf.orgRat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenogooduser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month 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-down1·1 month agoThat “trend” started in the 16th century.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 month agoOP did say trend. Not anything to do with when. Just sayin
minus-squareTheStrongestBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.
This headline hurts my brain
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.