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"point in case" is a funny term. Are you a mathematician or programmer, using "case" in the sense of "branch of a proof", not "matter to be settled"?
by lupire 3y ago
"point in case" is a funny term. Are you a mathematician or programmer, using "case" in the sense of "branch of a proof", not "matter to be settled"?
- iacvlvs 3y agoI assume it’s a simple accidental transposition of “case in point”, an instance or example that supports, or is relevant or pertinent to, what is being discussed. https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/usage-of-case-in-point https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/usage-of-case-in-po...
- sofixa 3y agoIndeed, thanks, I've been using it wrong for months if not years... never realised I swapped it at some point in my mind.
- notpushkin 3y agoThat's interesting: I've only seen "point in case" being used, never "case in point" (although it does make a lot more sense, now that I think of it).
- whimsicalism 3y agoyou must not be a native speaker, i have never heard 'point in case' before this conversation. but fwiw, neither really make much sense to me
- 1letterunixname 3y agoPedantic language shaming is uncool and other people's experiences are different from your own. Get over it.
- maxcoder4 3y agoAs a non-native speaker I appreciate comments like GP, because they let me improve my English and speak better. It's not pedantic if the "shamer" is obviously right (I've consulted internet and it looks like he is). I think correcting other people speech is valuable because it lets us all understand each other better.
- notpushkin 3y agoSame, didn't read any shaming at all here :-)
- whimsicalism 3y agoif you read shaming in my comment, it was a misread. it's of course perfectly fine & great to not be a native speaker
- lupire 3y agoHa! I always thought "case in point" meant "the whole case demonstrated in a single point", as in, the small argument that summarizes (and hopefully answers) the whole overall question.
- nsomaru 3y agoThe idiomatic equivalent is "case in point"