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minus-squareloathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·10 hours agoFailure implies he tried. I don’t know why this phrasing is used in this context. Is there something I’m missing as ESL?
minus-squareYOuLibsWoulD [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·10 hours agoIf you’re asking this genuinely, it can also be in the context of a duty or obligation. If you’re meaning he didn’t do shit except actively cover for lies, you’re right.
minus-squareloathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoEven in the context of duty it makes very little sense. It’s like saying Derek Chauvin failed to protect George Floyd.
Failure implies he tried. I don’t know why this phrasing is used in this context. Is there something I’m missing as ESL?
If you’re asking this genuinely, it can also be in the context of a duty or obligation.
If you’re meaning he didn’t do shit except actively cover for lies, you’re right.
Even in the context of duty it makes very little sense. It’s like saying Derek Chauvin failed to protect George Floyd.