An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction
  • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
    281·
    1 year ago

    “They can tell” implies "they can speak“

    That… isn’t what that phrase means in English. I assume you’re new to the language?

    • 7uWqKj@lemmy.worldEnglish
      127·
      1 year ago

      I’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of “tell” meaning both “understand” and “communicate”. But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.