Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-square304fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1353arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square304fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@AndrasKrigare@beehaw.orglinkfedilink13•6 months agoI think it’s used more often in computer science, but the difference between contiguous and continuous. Continuous means “without end” and contiguous means “without break.”
minus-square@bradorsomething@ttrpg.networklinkfedilink3•6 months agoGandalf brought an extra eagle because he didn’t know if Smeagol survived.
minus-square@tetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•edit-26 months agoLook, you cant just go around throwing mind-bending wisdom like that into a random thread.
I think it’s used more often in computer science, but the difference between contiguous and continuous. Continuous means “without end” and contiguous means “without break.”
As in the continuous United States 🦅🦅🦅
Gandalf brought an extra eagle because he didn’t know if Smeagol survived.
Look, you cant just go around throwing mind-bending wisdom like that into a random thread.
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