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207 points ZephyrBlu | 7 comments | | HN request time: 0.844s | source | bottom
1. xkcd-sucks ◴[] No.34953248[source]
Yeah yeah it's in TFA, but does "dropped" mean removed from, or released to, public distribution?
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2. jnwatson ◴[] No.34953300[source]
This use of “dropped” started in the music industry. It means released.
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3. xeyownt ◴[] No.34953644[source]
Very weird. I thought they were abandoning it.
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4. ZephyrBlu ◴[] No.34953885{3}[source]
It's common lingo in a lot of communities (E.g. sneakers, fashion, music, gaming, etc), especially ones that skew younger.
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5. WinnieRallycar ◴[] No.34953988[source]
Funnily enough, saying a music label "dropped" an artist means the opposite.
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7. ziml77 ◴[] No.34959567{3}[source]
As far as the usages of "dropped" in music industry terminology goes, I think it's pretty clear which meaning is intended. But outside of that, when the direct object is not a person, it's often ambiguous enough that it would be better to either use a different word or at least change the phrasing to add additional clues to the meaning.