• dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Sub cannot refer to subreddit outside the context of reddit. You say it can only be used exclusively for one thing only and disregard its general definition as a prefix. That’s like claiming sub cannot refer to a submarine in a marine context because “it’s already short for subreddit”

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          2 months ago

          Stopped reading at the insult. I did not insult you. I was entirely cordial. If this is how you talk to people, no wonder you use Reddit terminology.

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            2 months ago

            doesn’t necessarily need be a part of another word, can also be used as a noun on its own, just as part of a bigger whole. If it necessarily needs to be a prefix, think of subpage.

            Why’d I need to have heard it in order to use it. But yes, I heard people use it on lemmy to refer to communities

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              2 months ago

              I heard people use it on lemmy to refer to communities

              Because they came from reddit and call them subreddits

              Just take the L dude

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                2 months ago

                So people need to copy other people’s usage for it to be justified? What kind of dumb warped logic is that. It makes sense on its own. How hard is that to get