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"but they were also on their way to being controlled and understood by a tiny exclusive slither of society." I think that should be "sliver".
by andyjohnson0 3y ago
"but they were also on their way to being controlled and understood by a tiny exclusive slither of society."
I think that should be "sliver".
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- OJFord 3y agoI was going to say they're synonymous; checked Wiktionary which calls it 'nonstandard' for sliver, though common in the UK (where I am from and live) blaming 'th fronting'. I assume that's the name for, ahem, 'that is just anovver word for it'.
- jph00 3y agoI'm Australian so I didn't know about this -- I guess I'll switch to "sliver" since it seems it's more broadly understood. Thanks for letting me know!
- OJFord 3y agoNo wuckers ;) I didn't know either, I only really checked because I was curious if they had a completely different etymology and only happened to be spelt^ and used similarly. (^or if, like spelt and spelled, the same root had just come to be used in two ways for the same.) So, note to self, slither is not a noun! (Except to mean limestone rubble apparently, but I think I can ignore that.)
- arketyp 3y agoNote to self, "a sliver of hope" is not to be confused with "the silver lining".
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- WendyTheWillow 3y agoIn American English, "slither" is more frequently associated with the movement of snakes, specifically. A snake "slithers" by "moving smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion." [0] [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+slither https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+slither
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoDepends on your opinion of the reptile nature of those doing the controlling.
- agravier 3y agoAn animal muppet would know.