• jbrains@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        191·
        1 year ago

        "The average person has… " is very different from “People on average have…”.

        I suspect you meant the second, but sometimes people truly mean the first.

        The difference doesn’t matter until it very suddenly matters. 😉

        • quinnly@lemmy.mlEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          I was actually quoting Bo Burnham, it’s a direct quote from his 2010 special Words Words Words

          • jbrains@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            I didn’t know the specific reference (I haven’t seen that special yet, so thanks for mentioning it), but I recognize the joke structure.

            • quinnly@lemmy.mlEnglish
              51·
              1 year ago

              You should definitely watch it! It’s a little rough around the edges because he was only 19 when he wrote and performed it, but it’s also extremely impressive because he was only 19 when he wrote and performed it.