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minus-squareMilitantAtheist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down8·edit-27 months agoI understand what you mean with groom, but poor choice of words. 😂 Mentor/onboard/fast track, or any other would have sounded better. Groom just sounded like you wanted to fuck him.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·7 months agoThanks. Call me old, I come from a time where “to groom” had no sexual connotation.
minus-squareatkion@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·7 months agoI disagree honestly, the context made it very clear what was meant here, and was a proper use of the word imo.
minus-squareCancerMancer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·7 months agoThe word has been used that way for a long time though.
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 months agoAnd molest has been used to mean bother for some time. But I think most people shy away from using it that way now.
minus-squarebreakfastburrito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months ago“Boner” is a clumsy error
minus-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIt sure was in school when I got called up to the chalkboard.
I understand what you mean with groom, but poor choice of words. 😂
Mentor/onboard/fast track, or any other would have sounded better. Groom just sounded like you wanted to fuck him.
Thanks. Call me old, I come from a time where “to groom” had no sexual connotation.
I disagree honestly, the context made it very clear what was meant here, and was a proper use of the word imo.
The word has been used that way for a long time though.
And molest has been used to mean bother for some time. But I think most people shy away from using it that way now.
“Boner” is a clumsy error
It sure was in school when I got called up to the chalkboard.