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As a non-native speaker, I have never heard of dissaving. Is it a common word?
by zirror 3y ago
As a non-native speaker, I have never heard of dissaving. Is it a common word?
- burkaman 3y agoNo, it might be common in economic circles but I've never heard it either.
- nu11ptr 3y agoNo. I've been a native English speaker my whole life and it was a very weird sounding title IMO.
- toast0 3y agoAs a native speaker, this is the first I can recall seeing or hearing it.
- mherkender 3y agoNo, it's a real word but it's not commonly used. It may be more common in some specialized areas, like economics.
- jsf01 3y agoAs a native speaker, it was my first time seeing the word, too. Not common at all.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoNope, I’d never heard it either.
- arebop 3y agoIt is common in economics
- dylan604 3y agoI guess "living beyond their means" is too plebeian for snooty economic type in their ivory towers?
- andsoitis 3y ago“Dissaving” is more practical: - succinct - also applied to governments
- HumblyTossed 3y agoIt's an old word, but not a common word. Most of us (native English speakers) would never use it.
- maicro 3y agoAs plenty of others have said - nope, dissaving is very uncommon word. As a native American English speaker, I don't recall ever seeing it either. One clue for future reference - the linked article had to clarify the meaning of the word _in the title_. That strongly indicates to me that, even if in certain areas the word is well understood, the author expected there to be confusion.