ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoWhy "administrator" instead of "administer"?message-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhy "administrator" instead of "administer"?ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-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-down1·2 months 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.