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Why is it called a building

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Why is it called a building

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  • majestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.com
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    Call them “Builts”

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      That’s exactly how it works in German.

      Gebäude (“built”) for building

      Gemälde (“painted”) for painting

      Gedichte (“thing that was said”) for poem

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        No, built is “gebaut” not “Gebäude”. The “Ge- -e” circumfix is unrelated to the past participle. It can also be used with nouns, see “Gebirge” (range of mountains) from “Berg” (mountain)

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    This is less of a brag and more a question for the philosoraptor.

    Edit: Apologies… didn’t even notice that loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works beat me to this observation.

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    I think I would’ve used the philosoraptor instead to make this meme. The idea guy isn’t typically used to ask questions. [Edit: I see it’s been changed to philosoraptor, nice !👌]

  • Nfamwap@lemmy.world
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    Wrong meme, my guy.

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    Why are they called gaming laptops when they don’t play the games themselves?

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      I want to see a laptop capable of fully simulating how pro gamers truly react. AI on its own right now isn’t there yet but monitor manufacturers are implementing “basically cheating” features in that direction.

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    Erection

  • VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works
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    Builting

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    Laughs in language with no tenses

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    Driveway. Parkway.

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      Buildway?

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      And if there’s a highway, why don’t they talk about it on c|trees

      (And why doesn’t the markdown page say how to reference communities?)

  • ℕ𝕠𝕓𝕠𝕕𝕪 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝@lemmy.world
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    buildingup

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    same reason a painting or drawing is named, i guess.

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      Or a piling or filing or filling or recording.

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        yup, good suggestions.
        there’s lots of them apparently.

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    It’s because it is the result of the action, like a drawing. We just don’t say a built, or a drawn. I’m not sure why we used the gerand in English, but we do.

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    I counter with Buffalo buffalo buffalo ruffalo buffalo as being a valid sentence.

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      That that exists exists in that that that that exists exists in.

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        True true true true, true true.

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          Put a bigger space between steve and and, and and and dave on that sign.

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    Buildinged.

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    You don’t building, no you build a building.

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