ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoAre the "Upvote" and "Downvote" buttons "Agree" and "Disagree" buttons?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down130file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squareAre the "Upvote" and "Downvote" buttons "Agree" and "Disagree" buttons?ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square95fedilinkfile-text
Because to me, they seem like de facto "Agree and “Disagree” buttons, whether or not it was the intent.
minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·28 days agoThis is a question of prescriptivism vs. descriptivism. People might say they shouldn’t be used as such, but I’ll bet a lot of people who say that are guilty of doing it anyway.
This is a question of prescriptivism vs. descriptivism. People might say they shouldn’t be used as such, but I’ll bet a lot of people who say that are guilty of doing it anyway.