Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoMy wife doesnt like when I tell story's that took place before my wife died. She says, "its very disrespectful to refer to them that way."message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down129
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareMy wife doesnt like when I tell story's that took place before my wife died. She says, "its very disrespectful to refer to them that way."Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 days agoYou misunderstand. Their wife is still alive so Everything is still “before she died”
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days ago“before she dies” English has a conjugation for that… There shouldn’t be a misunderstanding. What a weird post.
minus-squareDokPsy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoBut they’re speaking of their wife in the future tense as it’ll be a future event. That’s the point and why she’d find it disrespectful
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoYeah nah I’m not disagreeing, it’s just really weird as well. 🚩
You misunderstand. Their wife is still alive so Everything is still “before she died”
“before she dies” English has a conjugation for that… There shouldn’t be a misunderstanding. What a weird post.
But they’re speaking of their wife in the future tense as it’ll be a future event. That’s the point and why she’d find it disrespectful
Yeah nah I’m not disagreeing, it’s just really weird as well. 🚩