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Shmoo_the_Parader t1_j9kslzo wrote

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Couldn't get past this bit. If a writer doesn't know the difference between ferment and foment, I'm not going to waste my time.

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Kittenscute t1_j9l0tri wrote

https://www.vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/ferment-foment/

Seems like...it's okay?

> To ferment can also mean to stir up. When you ferment something, you agitate it, you work it up, and then it changes. You can ferment people, too! An inspiring leader might ferment a revolution! See the word in action:

Ferment can be either positive or negative, then foment is almost always negative.

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Shmoo_the_Parader t1_j9n7uck wrote

The headline from that link:

"to ferment is to cause a chemical change to food or drink, like turning grapes into wine, but to foment is to stir up trouble, like turning a group of people into an angry mob."

Fermenting is a fancy word for rotting. Fomenting is arousing or inciting. Neither have necessarily positive or negative connotations. One could ferment a tasty ale or a noxious concoction. One could foment civil disobedience or civil war.

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AtLeastThisIsntImgur t1_j9modjd wrote

You could be less of an elitist snob

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Shmoo_the_Parader t1_j9mpybo wrote

Why on earth would I do that? I'm a busy man. I have from the time I sit down, to the time I wipe my ass, to absorb some news. I make quick decisions whether or not something is worth my time, and I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong. You could be less of judgemental twat. You ever think of that?

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AtLeastThisIsntImgur t1_j9mqhtx wrote

I'm clearly not though. I made a fair and accurate assessment that you agreed with.
If a single typo stops you from ingesting information then your snobbery is counterproductive.

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Shmoo_the_Parader t1_j9mznm6 wrote

"Clearly not," my tidy tucchus. My owning up to being a snob in no way precludes nor absolves you from being a judgemental prick. If my misinformed triage of the content I choose to digest is somehow negatively affecting you, that's a you problem. I made an ill-informed assessment, received a correction, said, "thank you," and went about my day.

Am I an elitist snob? I'd argue against the elitist part and completely cop to snobbery.

Did you needlessly decide to go out of your way to make a judgemental assessment of someone who hadn't said boo to you? Absofuckinglutely.

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Shmoo_the_Parader t1_j9n3ivw wrote

From the article:

"to ferment is to cause a chemical change to food or drink, like turning grapes into wine, but to foment is to stir up trouble, like turning a group of people into an angry mob."

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