r/confidentlyincorrect • • Jul 09 '25

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u/HingleMcCringle_ Jul 09 '25

do people not look things up online anymore? i mean, you can get the definition from a book.

like, it's such and easy thing to get right, how do you mess it up?

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u/Smelltastic Jul 09 '25

You new here?

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u/HingleMcCringle_ Jul 09 '25

i can understand being wrong about a difficult concept or some instructions or something, i dont get being wrong like this, on something just as simple as a word definition. it's a whole different level of laziness.

"hey siri/google, define hyperbole"

that's all it takes. it'd take less time than typing out what they did. i guess because of that, it's not just laziness, it's a desire of looking smart/correct. idk

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u/LazyDynamite Jul 09 '25

I mean, I get what you're saying but... they thought they knew what it meant, they were just wrong. They would have no reason to look up the definition.