I could have used it I guess as I don’t know the gender of it, but what’s wrong with things? I love animals and I didn’t mean to use it in a derogatory way.
in this case, thing isn't derogative to a native speaker, in my opinion. I can see where your confusion is, though.
my tip would be to look at the other words in the sentence to try and grasp the tone of the entire statement. I know it's difficult, but you'll get there... good luck!
Thing is a synonim of stuff and they don't really have any kind of different connotation. Stuff might be more coloquial, which doesn't mean thing is formal, I wouldn't use stuff in a form setting, that's all.
I just today watch an episode where someone said "you are the thing I love most" to a person as if it was a sign or something but it's just selective memory.
I'm sorry for being stupid I guess. We are all here to learn.
It's adorable but it's bigger than just the white fluff of feathers that we can see in this picture. It does fool the eye a bit but you can see the outline of the rest of it's body going down behind the branch.
I wasn't sure when i first saw this but had to image search myself to check.
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dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 54 pts · 2y
That’s damn cute and today is a bad day so I needed to see something like this.
Hate to anthropomorphise things but it looks like it’s smiling, like a big shit eating grin.
Okokimup@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
I hope your day gets better.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 2y
Thank you. I’m sure it will, if not I’ll go to bed lol
TheFriar@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
I hope you one day find something better that will bring a smile to your face other than eating shit.
sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
Sending you good vibes, internet friend!
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks friend.
lugal@lemmy.ml · -16 pts · 2y
Don't call animals "things" but I see what you mean
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 2y
Why?
I could have used it I guess as I don’t know the gender of it, but what’s wrong with things? I love animals and I didn’t mean to use it in a derogatory way.
lugal@lemmy.ml · -8 pts · 2y
Why didn't you say:
Or stuff still feels more neutral. But I'm not a native speaker of English so maybe "thing" isn't as derogative as it sounds to me
big_slap@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
in this case, thing isn't derogative to a native speaker, in my opinion. I can see where your confusion is, though.
my tip would be to look at the other words in the sentence to try and grasp the tone of the entire statement. I know it's difficult, but you'll get there... good luck!
fushuan@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
Thing is a synonim of stuff and they don't really have any kind of different connotation. Stuff might be more coloquial, which doesn't mean thing is formal, I wouldn't use stuff in a form setting, that's all.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
As the other person said, I just don’t believe it’s an issue for native English speakers to use “thing” in that context.
lugal@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
I just today watch an episode where someone said "you are the thing I love most" to a person as if it was a sign or something but it's just selective memory.
I'm sorry for being stupid I guess. We are all here to learn.
DarkGamer@kbin.social · 28 pts · 2y
That's a onecan.
WalrusByte@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
Now I wonder what a threecan would look like. Must be fearsome
shootwhatsmyname@lemm.ee · 15 pts · 2y
rmuk@feddit.uk · 10 pts · 2y
Biblically accurate borb.
WalrusByte@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
😱
IMongoose@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 2y
BABY BIRDS DO NOT WORK LIKE THIS, GOOD NIGHT
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc · 14 pts · 2y
This cutie is 45% beak 😂
TheCannonball@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
It's adorable but it's bigger than just the white fluff of feathers that we can see in this picture. It does fool the eye a bit but you can see the outline of the rest of it's body going down behind the branch.
I wasn't sure when i first saw this but had to image search myself to check.
Devccoon@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Yeah, the framing is cutting off/hiding most of the bird.
JoShmoe@ani.social · 12 pts · 2y
I am fully convinced that’s a sock puppet. There is no bird in this picture.
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Well of course there's no bird in this picture. Birds aren't real!
pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Can... can we snuggle it?
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 10 pts · 2y
It would be rude not to.
TheFriar@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
Don’t lie We all know that’s a beanie baby someone propped up in a tree.
eldoom@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah this just further solidifies my belief that birds aren't real