Another Angry WomanJul 12, 2023
Feel like there's a typo here but I cannot for the life of me figure out what they *meant* to say
Show threadSophieJul 12, 2023
@stavvers do you mean “using in anger”? It’s as less common turn of phrase but it means “using for real”
Show threadAnother Angry WomanJul 12, 2023
@sophie I've literally never heard this construction in my life
Show threadSophie
@stavvers clearly the people around you weren’t using that phrase in anger
Jul 12, 2023 at 7:51pmWeb
Show threadSophieJul 12, 2023
@stavvers “have you tried GPT-4?” “I’ve played with it a bit. Haven’t used it in anger, but it seems interesting” (shit example but you get the picture)
Show threadFeralRobotsJul 12, 2023
@sophie @stavvers
yeh at a guess I think I probably learned that phrase from silver-age science fiction. feels like something Silverberg or Heinlein would say. I remember using it in front of my dad once (probably about digging with a new shovel or something) & him thinking it was funny.
Show threadmoved servers ➡ @[email protected]Jul 13, 2023
@sophie @stavvers
ohh it's a British thing
Show threadJenJul 12, 2023
@sophie @stavvers I did not know this was not known. I love how varied and wonderful language can be.