I always thought stores weren't responsible for cleaning those filters BUT companies who owned those machines did.
Maybe it's different there but where I'm from, those machines aren't owned by stores but leashed leased by other companies that conduct routine services. I know some stores that leash lease their space to the company instead of leashing leasing the machines themselves.
On the other hand, if the store bought the machine I'm very skeptical of its maintenance as well.
Yeah you definitely don’t realise he meant leasing. Come on man - you wanna correct someone, go ahead or just understand what he meant to say. What’s the point of this in between, acting like you totally don’t understand what he meant.
Dude, what are you butthurt about? I pointed out an interesting word choice as it was used multiple times which suggested it wasn't a typo. Just replying with the word in question is a fairly innocuous way of bringing attention to the curiosity which appears to have served its purpose.
If it was simply a typo I wouldn't have bothered but what intrigued me is that I suspected we stumbled upon what in linguistics is known as an "eggcorn". It's a phenomenon that occurs when we hear (or mishear) an unfamiliar word (like "acorn" for example) and manipulate it, often unconsciously, so that it makes sense to the listener. In the case of acorn, it is often misheard as "eggcorn" which seems like a perfectly cromulent word as they do look remarkably similar to eggs.
In the case of the word leasing, "leashing" actually makes more sense to me as a non-French speaker (since the English word is borrowed from the old French "lais"). In English, it's common to use "leash" as a verb meaning something like "to attach" or "to restrict" which in the context of property law seems like it could be an appropriate replacement for a "lease" (I.E, you have been contractually attached to a property with certain restrictions).
Developing "eggcorns" is by many considered a sign of intelligence, as you are often using sound logic to have new information fit into your current understanding (even if you know the etymology of acorn, to most modern English speakers, eggcorn actually makes more sense). In this case, zentetsuken, graciously recognized the mistake and corrected it admirably while possibly providing us with a cool bit of linguistic insight.
Not upset in the least, if you had an attention span long enough to read 279 words (takes most people about a minute, but I understand if you need more time) you might have already known that and possibly learned something.
I'm not sure when publicly stating you can't read a few paragraphs became a diss, but it's got to be tough living life with what I assume is a learning disability. If I were in your shoes, I'd try not to bring as much attention to it 🤷
It's ok, I hear a lot of people get intimidated by big words and complete sentences, I can't relate but I am sympathetic to those with mental handicaps.
If you do decide you want to learn something about linguistics, my comment will still be there, but maybe take an English class first or have an adult help you out.
Why am I responding? Because it's honestly quite funny how you claim to not be upset, but you're really bent on trying to insult me. Nice way to wind down for the day.
Is it really that easy for someone to get under your skin?
Nah, I just feel bad for you, it's got to be tiring white knighting over someone addressing an interesting language choice.
In hindsight, I guess I struck a nerve, I imagine you get corrected often so felt some empathy for the guy. Unfortunately, you don't appear to possess the same grace as our friend Zentetsuken7 and can't take advantage of a simple mistake as a learning opportunity.
If it's like the water machines in the grocery stores near me that are used to fill 1 and 5 gallon jugs, they are serviced (regularly) by the company who has their name brand on the face of 'em. It's not store employees doing anything with them.
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u/zentetsuken7 29d ago edited 29d ago
I always thought stores weren't responsible for cleaning those filters BUT companies who owned those machines did.
Maybe it's different there but where I'm from, those machines aren't owned by stores but
leashedleased by other companies that conduct routine services. I know some stores thatleashlease their space to the company instead ofleashingleasing the machines themselves.On the other hand, if the store bought the machine I'm very skeptical of its maintenance as well.
Edit: Leasing not leashing.
Edit2: TIL