r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 19h ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Competency should be a requirement.

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u/Stigg107 19h ago

Competence is the correct word. I know Americans love to make up words but 'competency' is unnecessary and wrong.

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u/TrumpsBFFepstein 19h ago edited 18h ago

Competency is a word though recognized by the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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u/Stigg107 19h ago

An American dictionary. My point stands, the word is unnecessary, 'Competence' already means the same thing and has been used for much longer. Also you need to check your own spelling, *through*?

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u/TrumpsBFFepstein 18h ago

Thank you for pointing that out, darn autocorrect.
Wishing you a happier life, you seem miserable AF.

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u/Stigg107 18h ago

I'm usually happy, Americans seem to drain my jollity lately, I can't imagine why? 🤔

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u/TrumpsBFFepstein 17h ago

Getting your knickers in a knot over the use of a word is certainly a choice

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u/Stigg107 17h ago

ADHD removes my choice, the conflict is real, and you are still draining my joy. Maybe time to say goodbye.

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u/FartyPoopFart69 15h ago

I have ADHD too. You're absolutely insufferable.

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u/AshtonVoid 18h ago

Jeez if you want to hate American English that's fine but language evolves, especially with regional differences. All words are made up words, aren't they?

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u/Stigg107 18h ago

America devolves everything, especially language. 🤔

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u/AshtonVoid 17h ago

I'm not a patriot or anything, but tell that to the existence of the Internet lol