• 520@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Not sure what you think the relevance of a Spanish-English translation of the word “multiplying” has here

    It’s a more authoritative answer than a random comment by a grammar nazi.

    Also the dictionaries you mentioned aren’t great about including common informal language, which is what ‘times by’ is.

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      10 months ago

      Yes I’m sure those at Oxford and MW could learn a thing or two from wordreference.com’s Spanish translation, which made the same mistake you did.

      Thanks for calling me a nazi though, during otherwise polite conversation… have a good one.