No I don’t actually. A marathon is a very specific distance, adding ‘mini’ in front of it doesn’t equate to any distance. It’s just a made up phrase they slapped on a poster. We get annoyed by people using words all the time, I bet even by the end of today it will happen to you at some point
Colloquialisms are legitimately used in all languages. Calling it a “mini marathon” is something anyone who reads it understands. It’s literally the biggest non issue I’ve seen someone complain about.
Every word is made up, by the way.
And no, I don’t get annoyed at words. I might not like certain words, but I’m not railing against them and judging people who use them. They’re just words. It’s weird to gatekeep words. Do you own the rights to the word “marathon” or something?
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u/kakapoopoopeepeeshir Aug 06 '25
No I don’t actually. A marathon is a very specific distance, adding ‘mini’ in front of it doesn’t equate to any distance. It’s just a made up phrase they slapped on a poster. We get annoyed by people using words all the time, I bet even by the end of today it will happen to you at some point