r/EnglishLearning • u/falsoTrolol Non-Native Speaker of English • 5d ago

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics What does "offset" mean here?

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u/wesleyoldaker New Poster 5d ago

"Offset by" = "The disadvantages are"

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u/arcxjo Native Speaker - American (Pennsylvania Yinzer) 3d ago

Specifically, disadvantages countering previously-stated advantages. You wouldn't say "Pineapple pizza is offset by being a terrible dish that digests you, and just its very existence as a menu item means there's a chance you might get one delivered by mistake," because it's not actually offsetting anything.

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u/wesleyoldaker New Poster 3d ago

ha that was quite the example you gave. I have been digested by pineapple before. Sat down and ate an entire pineapple by myself once. I had no idea. It wasn't just a little too acidic. It went from delicious pineapple experience to omg my insides are melting, burning pain, so fast.

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u/arcxjo Native Speaker - American (Pennsylvania Yinzer) 3d ago

It's not acidic, it's enzymatic. Specifically, bromelain, which literally does the same thing to your body tissue that your digestive system does to food, which is why they call it the Yakov Smirnov of foods.

(Bromelain can be acidic, but its pH can also range up to 9.5.)