spafHas anyone else noticed that when time travelers grab you by your shoulders and ask what year it is, and you tell them, they don't reply, "Then I'm not too late," anymore?
That's rather concerning.
Common Ramen@spaf
That's concerning what? Please finish the sentence, thanks.
...unless you actually mean "disconcerting", in which case it's simply gawdawful English.
That's concerning what? Please finish the sentence, thanks.
...unless you actually mean "disconcerting", in which case it's simply gawdawful English.
Christopher Kyba 🇨🇦🇪🇺@DianeLevesque Out of curiosity... what variety of English do you speak?
I'm wondering if that objection is a British English thing or something?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concerning
causing concern or worry : creating reason for concern : troubling
@skyglowberlin
I speak the version of English where "concerning" is a verb. I'm not aware of any version of correct English where it isn't.
I speak the version of English where "concerning" is a verb. I'm not aware of any version of correct English where it isn't.
@DianeLevesque There's a link to Merriam-Webster in the post above 👆
Colin BeveridgeIt's not a verb. It's a preposition (as you used it) or an adjective (as OP did). https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/concerning
Andrew Benedict-Nelson
Arthur van der Harg@DianeLevesque @skyglowberlin It seems like you need to expand your knowledge of correct Englishes.
cognitively accessible math@DianeLevesque @skyglowberlin gerund? gender?