Post 9mrJPHzaAolXPrAqAa by AVBodge@mastodon.xyz
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(DIR) Post #9mrIFHa2kZuFHwtPbU by piggo@piggo.space
2019-09-12T21:17:29.359830Z
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funny how to Brits "overseas" means the same as "abroad"
(DIR) Post #9mrJPHU247Wpq0Pdzc by AVBodge@mastodon.xyz
2019-09-12T21:20:03Z
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@piggo also, "to oversee smth" means the opposite of "to oversee smth"
(DIR) Post #9mrJPHjH9RiobHXoki by cpsdqs@icosahedron.website
2019-09-12T21:21:26Z
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@AVBodge @piggo wasn't übersehen/oversee another “false friend”
(DIR) Post #9mrJPHzaAolXPrAqAa by AVBodge@mastodon.xyz
2019-09-12T21:23:45Z
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@cpsdqs @piggo nuh-uhIt's just not that frequently usedStill works
(DIR) Post #9mrJPIREW0sqnc6vGi by cpsdqs@icosahedron.website
2019-09-12T21:24:47Z
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@AVBodge @piggo huh must be rare enough for it not to be in the dictionaryweird ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(DIR) Post #9mrJPJWwSH2oBbmzo0 by AVBodge@mastodon.xyz
2019-09-12T21:25:35Z
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@cpsdqs @piggo it's on dict.cc
(DIR) Post #9mrJPKJrWOAydKg43c by cpsdqs@icosahedron.website
2019-09-12T21:27:03Z
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@AVBodge @piggo ah but if you look very closely at this excellently designed website (cough) it says [error] on that entry
(DIR) Post #9mrJPKgYA2K9lhIBQ8 by AVBodge@mastodon.xyz
2019-09-12T21:29:10Z
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@cpsdqs @piggo Hm, because... overseeing smth is an error? 🤔
(DIR) Post #9mrJPKvnFMW8WyQMBE by piggo@piggo.space
2019-09-12T21:30:27.214267Z
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@AVBodge @cpsdqs oversee is a normal verb, what
(DIR) Post #9mrz0l2BR7jkvshxXk by AVBodge@mastodon.xyz
2019-09-12T21:35:18Z
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@piggo @cpsdqs Well that it is either way, it definitely means to keep watch of something.But I apart from the dict.cc entry, and people _wondering_ if it's the same as overlook, I can't find anything on it.
(DIR) Post #9mrz0lEagzf5YMVrsm by piggo@piggo.space
2019-09-13T05:16:40.414747Z
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@AVBodge @cpsdqs overlook has the additional meaning of "to miss / not notice something"