lemonadebunnytoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·1 year agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squarearrow-up13arrow-down10message-square89fedilink
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunnytoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·1 year agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squarejocanibEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkMost people have more than the average number of legs.
minus-squarequinnlyEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkThe average person has one fallopian tube
minus-squarejbrainsEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilink"The average person has… " is very different from “People on average have…”. I suspect you meant the second, but sometimes people truly mean the first. The difference doesn’t matter until it very suddenly matters. 😉
minus-squarequinnlyEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkI was actually quoting Bo Burnham, it’s a direct quote from his 2010 special Words Words Words
Most people have more than the average number of legs.
The average person has one fallopian tube
"The average person has… " is very different from “People on average have…”.
I suspect you meant the second, but sometimes people truly mean the first.
The difference doesn’t matter until it very suddenly matters. 😉
I was actually quoting Bo Burnham, it’s a direct quote from his 2010 special Words Words Words