Learning with @vesaldi that intimated is a word after we thought it was a typo. And it has nothing to do with intimate. Or intimidate. Why is English like this?
Or it's like. TECHNICALLY a secondary/tertiary meaning of intimate but not one we usually use. And intimated is used more in the past tense verb sense. THIS IS ALL WEIRD.
@jessmahler
Been speaking it for 29 years and yet.
@PlanetaryKnight I'm a linguistics hobbyist, and the more I learn about English the less I understand it.
@jessmahler
There's just. SO MUCH.
@PlanetaryKnight wait whaaaat
hmm language peeps @lizardsquid calling ya in
@LottieVixen @lizardsquid
I just always thought it meant like close/personal/sometimes romantic/among close friends. But apparently it also means to make aware/known/hint at.
@PlanetaryKnight Welcome to English