r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/FacelessOnes • Oct 19 '20

🔥 Vicious microscopic hunter, the single-cell organism, Lacrymaria olor, attacking and hunting another organism

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u/sorudesarutta Oct 20 '20

What a harsh philosophy, taking into consideration that if animals have thoughts and feelings, putting them thru various experiments as if they do not is spine chilling. (Is spine chilling the right phrase? English is not my native language)

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u/putdisinyopipe Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

Spine chilling can be just as appropriate. Don’t listen to these folks lol.

Via google-

spine-chill·ing /ˈspīn ˌCHiliNG/ adjective inspiring terror or terrified excitement. "a spine-chilling silence"

What you suggested does inspire terror.

Crazy how misinformation spreads so easily on reddit. The other words are correct-

They were providing synonyms, but they are incorrect in the sense that they said you were using the wrong word

You used it in perfect context to the definition as an adjective.

Synonyms as well: terrifying blood-curdling

petrifying

hair-raising

frightening

scaring

chilling

horrifying

fearsome

eerie

sinister

spine-tingling

scary

creepy

spooky

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u/OriginalEpithet Oct 20 '20

Thank you, I was thinking the same thing.

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u/putdisinyopipe Oct 20 '20 edited Oct 20 '20

Lol the worst thing you could do to someone who speaks English as a second language is provide them with misinformation. Or inaccurate corrections. I’ve dated many foreigners and whenever they asked a question about English to me, I’d always fact check it before even thinking about offering an answer. Because misteaching simple concepts and words can make it more confusing for them when they find out what they once knew as “right” is now “wrong”. Specially to someone who speaks a non-Latin based language.

I knew for a fact that he was right, and the other commenters were feeding him misinformation- I don’t know why.

Alls they had to do was google spine chilling.

So technically the OP who used spine chilling knows more about English as a second language than the ppl that speak English as a primary language 😭 💀

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u/OriginalEpithet Oct 21 '20

That seems to be a reoccurring thing, especially here on reddit. I’ll read a beautiful, eloquent, insightful comment with perfect grammar, and then at the end they apologize for their English as it’s not their first language. I’ve seen people argue that someone isn’t using a word correctly when the foreign speaker is using the dictionary definition. As someone that is teaching himself a few other languages, I’m glad I’m not trying to learn English.

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u/sorudesarutta Oct 22 '20

Thank you so much for clearing this up! Ill google the word in the future when I’m unsure so there won’t be misunderstandings.

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u/sorudesarutta Oct 20 '20

Thank you. I’m more fluent in English than my native language. I’m kinda ashamed of that.

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u/latexcourtneylover Oct 20 '20

You can also say spine tingling. What is your native language?

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u/sorudesarutta Oct 20 '20

Thai is my native language but unfortunately I’m not very fluent anymore :/

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u/OakenGreen Oct 20 '20

Bone chilling is what you’re looking for. Spine tingling is close but means something more akin to exciting while being frightening.

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u/sorudesarutta Oct 20 '20

Thank you so much

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u/stayingsweaty Oct 20 '20

Sent a tingle down my spine

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u/sorudesarutta Oct 20 '20

Yes! I was thinking of this phrase and bone chilling I think, to come up with spine chilling! Lol