Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoWoman paid £3k after police laugh at her sex toyswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1389arrow-down15
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkWoman paid £3k after police laugh at her sex toyswww.bbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squarechunkystyles@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·8 days agoI understood it just fine. “Got paid” sounds very informal. “Is paid” or “was paid” would be slightly clearer. The opposite would be “fined” or “pays”.
minus-squareMajorSauce@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·edit-28 days agoI would have went with awarded. Edit: This is partly a joke because of the context.
I understood it just fine. “Got paid” sounds very informal. “Is paid” or “was paid” would be slightly clearer.
The opposite would be “fined” or “pays”.
I would have went with awarded.
Edit: This is partly a joke because of the context.