schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoBeijing’s EU envoy “appalled” by Trump’s treatment of allies, says peace in Ukraine must not be dictated by US and Russia onlywww.pravda.com.uaexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down15 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-23 days agoYou meant to use jilted (as in jilted lovers) - gilted means covered in a thin layer of gold… and if you wanted gilted you’d probably be better of using gilded which is a much more commonly used word for essentially the same connotation of richness.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-23 days agoLogic dictates that “Jilted” means “covered in Jold”. Ergo, “jold” is a synonym for whatever causes “unfavored” or “fallen out of favor” “We have too much jold and should get a divorce”
minus-squareitslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoI see no flaw in this logic
minus-squareMadagaskar_sky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoUmm, I’m sorry but it’s not ‘be better of’ it’s ‘be better off’.
You meant to use jilted (as in jilted lovers) - gilted means covered in a thin layer of gold… and if you wanted gilted you’d probably be better of using gilded which is a much more commonly used word for essentially the same connotation of richness.
Ah, TIL
Logic dictates that “Jilted” means “covered in Jold”. Ergo, “jold” is a synonym for whatever causes “unfavored” or “fallen out of favor”
“We have too much jold and should get a divorce”
I see no flaw in this logic
Umm, I’m sorry but it’s not ‘be better of’ it’s ‘be better off’.