GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoWomen in the USSR were in space before American women could open a bank accountlemmy.worldimagemessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down156
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minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days ago women can run the 100 meter dash in under 10 seconds. Even though many women cannot actually do so, the statement is true. No, the implication of this statement is that all women can do this. It’s not true.
minus-squareMyBrainHurts@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·11 days agoThat’s not how English works… Game this out a bit for me, why in the meme, does this part refer to a very small subset of women: Women in the USSR were in space And this one has to refer to all women: before American women could open a bank account
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days ago why in the meme, does this part refer to a very small subset of women: Women in the USSR were in space Well, for me it’s basic knowledge of space travel, and the seemingly obvious fact that the USSR didn’t send all of their women into space? Context matters. That is how English works (for better or worse)
No, the implication of this statement is that all women can do this. It’s not true.
That’s not how English works…
Game this out a bit for me, why in the meme, does this part refer to a very small subset of women:
And this one has to refer to all women:
Well, for me it’s basic knowledge of space travel, and the seemingly obvious fact that the USSR didn’t send all of their women into space?
Context matters. That is how English works (for better or worse)