Wudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that reading scores have plummeted in school districts around the U.S.feddit.ukimagemessage-square210linkfedilinkarrow-up1729arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1715arrow-down1imageTIL that reading scores have plummeted in school districts around the U.S.feddit.ukWudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square210linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechonglibloodsport@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoDime is a pretty common word among basketball commentators and fans. It means assist! A point guard who’s dropping dimes all over the place is playing really well and helping facilitate the team’s scoring.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agoYes but I feel like nobody would miss that word if coinage now said “10 ¢” instead (or 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 because numerals are apparently hard). Saying “it’s a dime” is shorter, sure, but that can’t be said about almost anything nowadays.
Dime is a pretty common word among basketball commentators and fans. It means assist!
A point guard who’s dropping dimes all over the place is playing really well and helping facilitate the team’s scoring.
Yes but I feel like nobody would miss that word if coinage now said “10 ¢” instead (or 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 because numerals are apparently hard). Saying “it’s a dime” is shorter, sure, but that can’t be said about almost anything nowadays.