sanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoRepublicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50www.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down12
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minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoSo, something scoring in the 20th percentile really means that it is only better than 20% of the other rated things, but I was facetiously implying an American might think it meant top 20%.
minus-squareClownStatue@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoI know. Was trying to make a joke about dumb Americans. Unsuccessfully, apparently. :)
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoMy life, in a nutshell. 80% sure someone isn’t literally asking for an explanation, but that 20%…
So, something scoring in the 20th percentile really means that it is only better than 20% of the other rated things, but I was facetiously implying an American might think it meant top 20%.
I know. Was trying to make a joke about dumb Americans. Unsuccessfully, apparently. :)
My life, in a nutshell. 80% sure someone isn’t literally asking for an explanation, but that 20%…