• earthworm@sh.itjust.works
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    2 hours ago

    Is there an intuitive way to tell the difference?

    I tried to think of other places where dis- vs mis- is used, but we only ever seem to use one:

    • miscommunicate vs discommunicate
    • misinterested vs disinterested
    • misunderstood vs disunderstood