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It's an OCD pet peeve of mine. Worse yet is "2x slower!" To me, 1x slower is "stopped". I know they MEAN "1/2 the speed", but it still bugs me.
by michaelcampbell 4y ago
It's an OCD pet peeve of mine. Worse yet is "2x slower!" To me, 1x slower is "stopped". I know they MEAN "1/2 the speed", but it still bugs me.
- smcl 4y agoOh that's like the US thing of saying something as "10 times less than ..." rather than "one tenth of ..."
- michaelcampbell 4y agoExactly that. I'm in the US and see it, but didn't know it was a US "thing". But yes, that.
- smcl 4y agoIt could also just be a new thing for English overall that I've associated more with the USA because I listen to or watch a lot of American podcasts, videos and streamers. I'm not the type who gets worked up at American vs British English :-)