minus-squareDave Coe@lemmy.worldtoEnglish usage and grammar@lemmy.ca•A quirk of the English language. Ability Vs disabilitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days ago“Ability” and”disability” aren’t opposites. The ability to climb stairs would be lost given the disability of having no legs. My ability to climb stairs would get worse as I aged. My disability would get worse if I only had one leg and lost a second. linkfedilink
minus-squareDave Coe@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why does incest result in birth defects?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWell, there’s a new insult: “You soggy-bones looking mother fucker.” linkfedilink
“Ability” and”disability” aren’t opposites. The ability to climb stairs would be lost given the disability of having no legs.
My ability to climb stairs would get worse as I aged. My disability would get worse if I only had one leg and lost a second.