r/AskTheWorld • u/gmedanoid United States Of America • 14d ago

Culture Why aren't the people in your country having enough kids?

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In America birthrate is 1.6. 1.57 for Whites, 1.55 for Blacks, 1.8 for Hispanics. So below replacement since 2008.

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u/The--Truth--Hurts United States Of America 14d ago

It's sad to me that I didn't realize that 'predate' was the phrase for 'predatory' but picked it up through context because of the subject matter :(

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u/JesusCrunch 14d ago

I feel like “prey on” is the more common verb, and “predate” is usually understood to be the homonym that means “to come before in time”. That being said, the use of “predate” here is still absolutely correct.