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[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

A particle of water may be surrounded by water but when we talk about water we're usually referring to a body of water like that in a glass or pot rather than one particle thereof.

Is the water in that glass wet? No. The glass is wet.

A room can be "airy" but the air in that room is not "airy".

A car can be painted but paint is not painted.

... and so on and so forth.

[-] Ebber@lemmings.world 1 points 12 hours ago
[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 hours ago

That is a really good point, by saying water isn't wet you are also saying that water is dry.

[-] pineapple@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I disagree if there is paint on the paint which there would be unless the paint is 1 particle thick then the paint has been painted. I don't know what airy means so I can't comment on that though.

this post was submitted on 01 May 2025
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