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Antisocial swan removed from Stratford-upon-Avon (www.bbc.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hey! Nothing wrong with antisocial.

“Mr Bennis said Reggie had attempted to drown the native mute swans and had disrupted the nesting swans on the river.”

Oh shit

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Whenever I see the BBC or any British English I assume antisocial means incredibly rude or mean. It’s not the first time I’ve seen it used, and I think a few months ago there was a news article saying “antisocial driving” — still can’t remember what that meant.

[–] iusearchbtw@feddit.uk 8 points 3 weeks ago

that is technically the correct use of the word, "asocial" is what you want for people who just don't socialise