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> But it was still faster than trolling the internet. I'm guessing you mean trawling the internet rather than trying to upset and annoy the internet:)
by teh_klev 3y ago
> But it was still faster than trolling the internet.
I'm guessing you mean trawling the internet rather than trying to upset and annoy the internet:)
- JimDabell 3y agoNo, “trolling” is actually correct. It’s less widely used than the meaning you refer to these days though. > the act of searching among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want > It takes me 45 minutes of trolling on the internet and I’m still confused. — https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trolling https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trolling
- scarface_74 3y agoToday I learned: while trawling is probably the word I should have used, I was unintentionally correct either way…
- teh_klev 3y ago"Mainly US" though which explains a lot ;) I see as well that the US English spelling for "trawl" (as in fishing) is troll. Again, mainly US.
- nerdponx 3y agoI would bet $30 that "weary" is listed as an alternative spelling for "wary" in Merriam Webster by 2030.
- scarface_74 3y agoEven though the sibling comment said I was technically not wrong, I think “trawling” is the better term. And I assume trawling vs trolling is one of those things that you feel the urge to point out just like I hate when someone says “jive” instead of “jibe”. That last sentence was not meant to be passive aggressive at all. It was just an observation.
- teh_klev 3y ago> That last sentence was not meant to be passive aggressive at all. I certainly didn't read it that way. It just stood out because British English is my native language.