ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoWhy "administrator" instead of "administer"?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhy "administrator" instead of "administer"?ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Ministrations are performed by a minister, but administration is performed by an… administrator? How did we get here?
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoAdminister is a verb. Administrator is a noun. An administrator administers. Administrate literally means the same as administers.
minus-squarewedge@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoThis is the correct answer but everyone is going all 3000 IQ about English. Yes, English is nonsense, but in this case it’s pretty cut and dry.
Administer is a verb. Administrator is a noun.
An administrator administers.
Administrate literally means the same as administers.
This is the correct answer but everyone is going all 3000 IQ about English. Yes, English is nonsense, but in this case it’s pretty cut and dry.