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Low-value post on my part but I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be foment, not ferment.
by arcticbull 5y ago
Low-value post on my part but I'm pretty sure that's supposed to be foment, not ferment.
- toast0 5y agoIf only we had a Federal Editors' Project right about now.
- naravara 5y agoNo it’s ferment. It can also be used to describe something that’s intensely active or roiling. Sort of like how juice or malt starts to bubble and foam as yeast works on it.
- arcticbull 5y agoHeh, there's some overlap between the terms but foment is likely the right one. For others curious: > When change is a brewin', remember: 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. [1] [1] vocabulary.com/articles/chooseyourwords/ferment-foment/
- naravara 5y agoNah it's definitely ferment. "Cultural ferment" is a pretty well established stock phrase going back forever. https://lmgtfy.app/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22cultural%20ferment%22 https://lmgtfy.app/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%22cultural%20ferment%22