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0 pointszulln6y ago0 comments

> importing an au pair

No idea if this is the right terminology or not, but it makes it sound really weird in a bad way.

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Presumably because it refers to a person like a thing. Language often betrays our thoughts by being unnecessarily clear.

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0 pointszulln6y ago0 comments

> importing an au pair

No idea if this is the right terminology or not, but it makes it sound really weird in a bad way.

Presumably because it refers to a person like a thing. Language often betrays our thoughts by being unnecessarily clear.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse