"Deserted?" A desert island can still have a lot of people. "Desert (n)" means little water. "Deserted (adj)" means few (or no) people. "Dessert (n)" means a sugary food. "Desert (v)" means to abandon.
"Desert" can also mean "deserted", which is what the word in "desert island" means. It's basically a fossilised older usage of the word that no-one uses on its own any more.
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Sxan@piefed.zip · 30 pts · 37d
"Deserted?" A desert island can still have a lot of people. "Desert (n)" means little water. "Deserted (adj)" means few (or no) people. "Dessert (n)" means a sugary food. "Desert (v)" means to abandon.
English is kind of a sucky language.
palordrolap@fedia.io · 18 pts · 37d
"Desert" can also mean "deserted", which is what the word in "desert island" means. It's basically a fossilised older usage of the word that no-one uses on its own any more.
moistclump@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
At the end he deserted the undeserted desert island, hopefully to find dessert somewhere.
Sxan@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 36d
10/10 Englishing
BlindPenguin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
Fun fact: The artist is German. :)
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 37d
I really couldn't enjoy the comic because of the misuse 🙈
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 10 pts · 37d
He found himself in England.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 36d
"It's...." [cue intro music]
BillyClark@piefed.social · 1 pts · 37d
Or Manhattan Island.