The Picard Maneuver to Funny@sh.itjust.works • 4 months agoI can't believe it tastes differentlemmy.worldimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up11.06Karrow-down128
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1imageI can't believe it tastes differentlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Funny@sh.itjust.works • 4 months agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•4 months ago“Substitute X for Y” means “replace Y with X,” i.e., “for Y, use X instead.” “Substitute X with Y” would mean “replace X with Y.”
minus-squareladlinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoNow, you’re going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader? That’s a helpful goal, go on, please
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoI’ve heard it both ways. (The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)
minus-square@SpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•4 months agoYes, people sometimes say things incorrectly, like the commenter I originally replied to.
“Substitute X for Y” means “replace Y with X,” i.e., “for Y, use X instead.”
“Substitute X with Y” would mean “replace X with Y.”
Now, you’re going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader?
That’s a helpful goal, go on, please
I’ve heard it both ways.
(The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)
Yes, people sometimes say things incorrectly, like the commenter I originally replied to.