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-squarewedge@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·30 days 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.
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.