• Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      I meant the other way. Substitute out lard and substitute in coconut oil.

      • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
        51·
        1 year ago

        “Substitute X for Y” means “replace Y with X,” i.e., “for Y, use X instead.”

        “Substitute X with Y” would mean “replace X with Y.”

        • lad@programming.devEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          Now, you’re going to just brag around with that knowledge of yours, and teach everyone how to write things so that things are correctly understood by the reader?

          That’s a helpful goal, go on, please

        • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’ve heard it both ways.

          (The above is 50% sincere and 50% a Psych reference.)