> came off as quite geocentric
replyDid you mean to use another word here? I mean, the vast majority of people are still on Earth so many things are geocentric and that's rarely considered a problem.
> Did you mean to use another word here?
replyHazarding a guess at egocentric considering it's just two characters next to each other swapped, and happens to fit.
I am mortified. I was going for something along the lines of ethnocentric. Thank you :)
replyStopping to listen to someone is not very egocentric. Without the headphones (in the scenario) she would have just ignored him or politely declined the flyer.
replySo either way, wrong word.
They’re making an oblique reference to Pope Urban VIII.
replyYeah, they're always leaving the Martians out!
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