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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•5 days agoIt’s… Wait for it… A bike that you hire.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoTraditionally you hire people, not objects.
minus-squareTheTechnician27linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-25 days agoIt’s chiefly a UK usage of the word. And happy cake day!
minus-squareDreamButtlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 days agoSo language is this funny thing that organic creatures do. And organic creatures, being organic, change over time. So too does the things they do
minus-squareJustinlinkfedilinkEnglish2•4 days agoIn sweden you can hire the right to live in a building. “Hyresrätt” = “Rental apartment”
It’s… Wait for it… A bike that you hire.
Traditionally you hire people, not objects.
It’s chiefly a UK usage of the word. And happy cake day!
Not at all true, though.
So language is this funny thing that organic creatures do. And organic creatures, being organic, change over time. So too does the things they do
In sweden you can hire the right to live in a building. “Hyresrätt” = “Rental apartment”