• Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    1071·
    10 months ago

    If you’re up for something, or down for something, it means the same thing.

    If you fill in a form or fill out a form, it means the same thing.

    English is fucked.

    • Chriszz@lemmy.world
      19·
      10 months ago

      Think about filling in a form, though. Filling in a form—“to fill” is unambiguous. In/out isn’t even necessary when you think about it. “I’m going to fill a form” means the same thing too.

      • Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        10·
        10 months ago

        I feel like you’re technically correct, but saying “fill a form” just sounds weird to a native English speaker.

      • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
        2·
        10 months ago

        I hate this one, it confuses Dutch people from time to time, so they think “inflammable” means “fire resistant”.

        Extra scary when there’s only an English-language warning on this

    • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      10 months ago

      Don’t forget you might already be in the right place and don’t need to go up or down. Then you can say you’re “there for something”