That is not what “unstop” means. You unstop a drain that is clogged, you don’t unstop something you want to restart.

    • @oyo@lemm.ee
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      135 months ago

      It’s totally appropriate. They’re conflating their spam with a stream of shit that’s backed up, which is entirely accurate.

  • @viralJ@lemmy.world
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    125 months ago

    I don’t know, the MW defines unstop as “free from obstruction” or “remove a stopper”. You could say that the “stop” text functions as an obstruction or stopper, which you can remove in order to receive texts again.

  • @Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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    85 months ago

    They quoted the term and defined their meaning in context. They could have used any arbitrary codeword.

    Just because “unstop” is most commonly used with regard to plumbing does not mean that the term is exclusive to plumbing.

  • Boxscape
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    65 months ago

    That is not what “unstop” means.

    They should of stayed in school! 😏

  • dohpaz42
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    65 months ago

    I gave up getting upset by little things like that years ago. If I can understand the intention of the other person, then it’s not worth nitpicking. Of course I correct my children, but that’s because they are still learning and need the reinforcement.

    All that to say, I’m much happier putting my sanity first.