The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 4 个月前I can't believe it tastes differentlemmy.worldimagemessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down128
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1imageI can't believe it tastes differentlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 4 个月前message-square167fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 个月前“Substitute X for Y” means “replace Y with X,” i.e., “for Y, use X instead.” “Substitute X with Y” would mean “replace X with Y.”
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 个月前Now, you’re going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader? That’s a helpful goal, go on, please
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 个月前I’ve heard it both ways. (The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 个月前Yes, people sometimes say things incorrectly, like the commenter I originally replied to.
“Substitute X for Y” means “replace Y with X,” i.e., “for Y, use X instead.”
“Substitute X with Y” would mean “replace X with Y.”
Now, you’re going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader?
That’s a helpful goal, go on, please
I’ve heard it both ways.
(The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)
Yes, people sometimes say things incorrectly, like the commenter I originally replied to.