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0 pointsJimDabell2y ago0 comments

No, “trolling” is actually correct. It’s less widely used than the meaning you refer to these days though.

> the act of searching among a large number or many different places in order to find people or information you want

> It takes me 45 minutes of trolling on the internet and I’m still confused.

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"Mainly US" though which explains a lot ;)

I see as well that the US English spelling for "trawl" (as in fishing) is troll. Again, mainly US.

I would bet $30 that "weary" is listed as an alternative spelling for "wary" in Merriam Webster by 2030.

Today I learned: while trawling is probably the word I should have used, I was unintentionally correct either way…

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"Mainly US" though which explains a lot ;)

I see as well that the US English spelling for "trawl" (as in fishing) is troll. Again, mainly US.

I would bet $30 that "weary" is listed as an alternative spelling for "wary" in Merriam Webster by 2030.

Today I learned: while trawling is probably the word I should have used, I was unintentionally correct either way…

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse