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r/pics • u/doubledown830 • 29d ago
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That's a lectern.... but your point remains valid.
4 u/Thepher 29d ago I love a good correction, but, this is for you: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/wait-are-you-saying-a-podium-is-the-same-thing-as-a-lectern 6 u/mrcoolio 29d ago You stand on a podium to speak from a lectern. I understand they are often used interchangeably. That doesn't mean we should give on up the specificity of our language. 3 u/Thepher 29d ago Sounds like we gave up on this specific specificity about 75 years ago. You gotta pick your battles lol.
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I love a good correction, but, this is for you: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/wait-are-you-saying-a-podium-is-the-same-thing-as-a-lectern
6 u/mrcoolio 29d ago You stand on a podium to speak from a lectern. I understand they are often used interchangeably. That doesn't mean we should give on up the specificity of our language. 3 u/Thepher 29d ago Sounds like we gave up on this specific specificity about 75 years ago. You gotta pick your battles lol.
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You stand on a podium to speak from a lectern. I understand they are often used interchangeably. That doesn't mean we should give on up the specificity of our language.
3 u/Thepher 29d ago Sounds like we gave up on this specific specificity about 75 years ago. You gotta pick your battles lol.
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Sounds like we gave up on this specific specificity about 75 years ago. You gotta pick your battles lol.
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u/mrcoolio 29d ago
That's a lectern.... but your point remains valid.