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  • OutlierBlue@lemmy.cadeleted by creatorEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    object lesson.

    abject

    adjective
    (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.
    (of a situation or condition) extremely unpleasant and degrading.
    (of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.

    • leadore@lemmy.world
      112·
      1 year ago

      Not sure why you’re putting a definition of abject here? Are you saying that they should have said abject instead of object? That would mean something different.

      object lesson
      noun
      something that serves as a practical example of a principle or abstract idea
      Examples of object lesson in a Sentence
      His life story is an object lesson in how not to run a business.

      • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Maybe they were suggesting a new term of art? I don’t know. I avoided up or downvoting because I couldn’t tell if they were trying to be clever or confidently wrong.

        I try to assume the best in people but… the world is full of all kinds. I’m hopeful, though.

        • leadore@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          Yeah, that’s why I said “not sure”, but I figured since they put a definition, it would be OK for me to also put a definition.