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Sovcit was called a sovcit in court, says no u. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's just not the accepted and used English for those actions. If it was something like "rotated" then it would be ambiguous and subject to interpretation, but the word "shook" already has a meaning

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So it sounds like you’re just not familiar with the phrase. It might not be “accepted and used” in your area, and I agree it’s confusing. But it is common, regardless.

Many examples can be found in your choice of search engine, here’s one result but it’s very very common.

As Schwanz’s granddaughter approached Lemmon’s casket, she shook her head yes and said, “That’s her,” referring to her great-grandmother, Rummerfield.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not only is "common" unfortunately not a quantitative assertion (and I disagree), many incorrect usages are "common."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_shake

As earlier stated, obviously some people might use the opposite words for a particular effect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I mean feel free to count search results if you care to assess exactly how common it is. Regardless, writing this phrase is not “insanity”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I'm pretty sure I only said it was wrong.