Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoNvidia offices raided by French competition authoritywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1425arrow-down14
arrow-up1421arrow-down1external-linkNvidia offices raided by French competition authoritywww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareripcord@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down3·1 year agoBut that’s exactly what I assumed happened when reading the headline. Almost no native English speaker would assume it meant there was a shootout, or violence, or whatever. What you described is a typical “raid” executed against a company.
minus-squaregohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoI think for a lot of people the word raid has connotation with an armed police raid.
minus-squarerishado@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down14·1 year agoYeah a lot of idiots
minus-squaregohixo9650@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoit’s not about idiocity. It is because of for many non native speakers, this word has almost always been seen in that context.
But that’s exactly what I assumed happened when reading the headline. Almost no native English speaker would assume it meant there was a shootout, or violence, or whatever. What you described is a typical “raid” executed against a company.
I think for a lot of people the word raid has connotation with an armed police raid.
Yeah a lot of idiots
it’s not about idiocity. It is because of for many non native speakers, this word has almost always been seen in that context.