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[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

when do you think the last time someone unironically used vim in a sentence apart from vigor

it’s like they are married words, ah the romance

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

when they’re talking about the editor

[–] CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 weeks ago

how to exit vim

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 2 weeks ago

ugh that shouldn’t count but ur right

[–] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That's called a fossil word, a word that only ever gets used in a specific phrase. When was the last time you heard the word "inclement" outside of the phrase "inclement weather"?

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 2 weeks ago

YAYY WIKIPEDIA RABBIT HOLE TY

[–] thebeardedpotato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

What’s crazy is that my brain didn’t even understand how to read “inclement” for a second until I saw “inclement weather.”

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

and the phrase is "how do I exit VIM?" because nobody actually says vim and vigor anymore.

[–] seconded@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

PBS just did a YouTube short on fossil words: https://youtube.com/shorts/nkvMOwhs2YQ

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It’s a veritable cornucopia alright.