• Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    1081·
    1 year ago

    If you’re up for something, or down for something, it means the same thing.

    If you fill in a form or fill out a form, it means the same thing.

    English is fucked.

    • Chriszz@lemmy.world
      20·
      1 year ago

      Think about filling in a form, though. Filling in a form—“to fill” is unambiguous. In/out isn’t even necessary when you think about it. “I’m going to fill a form” means the same thing too.

      • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        I feel like you’re technically correct, but saying “fill a form” just sounds weird to a native English speaker.

    • ezures
      11·
      1 year ago

      Also try this inflammable table with flammable chairs.

      • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
        2·
        1 year ago

        I hate this one, it confuses Dutch people from time to time, so they think “inflammable” means “fire resistant”.

        Extra scary when there’s only an English-language warning on this

    • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      1 year ago

      Don’t forget you might already be in the right place and don’t need to go up or down. Then you can say you’re “there for something”