apparently february is for shitposting

[kaberett]

spot the difference!

preferment: the selection of clergy to hold positions of senior office in the Church (of England) (largely obsolete)
preferment: a preparation of a portion of a bread dough that is made several hours or more in advance of mixing the final dough

my recreational reading, you see, currently includes a nontrivial amount of Austen and a nontrivial amount of The Theory Of Sourdough. APPARENTLY in this modern day and age we don't believe in clarifying punctuation. as a result I am spending a lot of time being very confused about theology.

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[alatefeline]

😀

[madgastronomer]

I... actually know this feel from culinary school.

[kaberett]

YOUR SOLIDARITY IS APPRECIATED

<3

[madgastronomer]

<3

[swingandswirl]

/cackles, pets/

[davidgillon]

Ultimately they're both about the creation of hot air ;)

[jesse_the_k]

<3

[cadenzamuse]

I'm giggling over this in Starbucks.

[steorra]

Okay, I'm confused about how punctuation could clarify the distinction between these two.

[steorra]

(Also I just noticed that the icon I chose on the basis of "language" is also appropriate on the basis of "food" :-) )

[kaberett]

"pre-ferment" is what I'd go for!

[steorra]

Ah! And I guess that tells me how it's pronounced too.

[sebenikela]

oooooooohhhhh NOW i get it

english sure is something

[vass]

...Oh.

[kaberett]

RIGHT

[azurelunatic]

It took me a few moments to even begin to understand why one might prefer some of the starter to the position of loaf. :D :D :D

[kaberett]

THAT IS A BETTER JOKE THAN I MADE <3

[azurelunatic]

<3

(And for some curates, if they were preferred to a living with certain ... difficulties ... they might be advised to pre-ferment.)

[hilarita]

Augh! Hyphens are totally a thing! I'm not sure that the clergy aren't fermenting, though.

[ninetydegrees]

APPARENTLY in this modern day and age we don't believe in clarifying punctuation.

Exactly what I tell my students... XD

Funny how pre-ferment sounds French yet isn't a word I'd ever seen before (to me this is levain).

Thanks for this!

[silveradept]

And here I thought someone had chopped a diacritical mark because they couldn't be arsed.

[glass_icarus]

... hee!

[ironed_orchid]

My kingdom for a hyphen!

[sfred]

<3