“Being confident” is dangerously close to straight up bothering people. Plus it only really works if you’re good looking.

  • shuzuko
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    52 months ago

    I don’t believe “ept” is a word, the antonym of “inept” is “adept”.

    • @i_ben_fine
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      62 months ago

      I like ept. It reminds me of whelmed.

      • shuzuko
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        32 months ago

        Hey, I gave up being a language prescriptivist; use it if it makes sense to you! Ain’t no one got time to quibble about that shit if what you say makes sense anyway.

        I can see it being the midground - inept is bad, adept is good, “ept” is just… “well I guess they don’t suck at it”, lol

    • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      42 months ago

      Thanks!

      I didn’t really think it was, just being funny when I couldn’t find the word I wanted.

      Heading off to etymonline now…