Talk:leave someone unread

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@Jberkel how can this be a synonym of leave someone on read? read and unread are exact opposites. Ioaxxere (talk) 15:36, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Maybe it's just a misunderstanding/mishearing of "on read". "Unread" would be a message which got delivered, but not read. Wouldn't that be worse than "on read" ? I.e. not even bothering to read the message? – Jberkel 16:07, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

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leave someone unread

SOP. Ioaxxere (talk) 00:07, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

As I said on the talk page (and how it was in the entry before you changed it), this might simply be leave someone on read. – Jberkel 08:34, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps {{misconstruction of|leave someone on read}} could be used. Einstein2 (talk) 08:50, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

Yes, that sounds good. The second cite is from a podcast, so it might just be a transcription error there, but I've seen this form mentioned on reddit as well. Jberkel 09:08, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

I just don't see evidence that this is a misconstruction of anything—see for example [1] Ioaxxere (talk) 10:29, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

This articles takes some time to define both phrases, it's not that transparent (referring to someone's messages, not the person). – Jberkel 15:41, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

• Delete as SoP. — Sgconlaw (talk) 11:10, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
• Comment. Here someone states, “I guess I'm still on read.” And here someone asks, “Which here wants to remain on read?” It thus appears that leave someone on read = leave someone +‎ on read.  --Lambiam 20:17, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
• Comment. If I were using this de novo, I'd mean leaving the author's works unread, e.g.: "I've looked at the UK's 'Inklings' group, loved Tolkien, had mixed feelings about Lewis, and couldn't get into Williams at all, so I left him unread." Likewise for email or social media posts. – .Raven (talk) 03:41, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
• Delete. If one leaves ”someone” unread it means the ”works he has written”. The ivory tower would recommend me Hegel but I left him unread. Dating experts recommended me to watch Star Wars but I left it unwatched. Hypebeasts recommended me shitty NIKE shoes, but I have left this meme brand unworn / it is yet unworn by me. And so on. Not all combinations are equally likely, but this does not make some idiomatic in the sense that a dictionary entry is required. Fay Freak (talk) 11:30, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Deleted. bd2412 T 03:55, 15 April 2024 (UTC)