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  • Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Can I just say I hate this new trend of replacing “and” or / with “x”

    Godzilla x Kong, the title to this article, any new song that gets released has “x” instead of “feat./featuring”

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zip
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      1 day ago

      I’ve seen Japanese using it to mean “cross” as in crossover decade before, but i guess since the airing of Spy X Family anime the usage has spread from there.

    • Agent_Karyo@piefed.worldOP
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      1 day ago

      Fwiw, for non serious writing, I’ve been using the “x” form since I was teenager.

      For Threadi headlines, it’s a useful space saving measure since the title has a limited number of characters.

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        1 day ago

        it’s a useful space saving measure since the title has a limited number of characters.

        + or & would do just fine.