Similarly, I find stealer to be a better, more evocative word than thief. Plus, it works with one of my long-standing dad jokes: when somebody, say, takes one of my snacks or somesuch, I’ll say something like, “I didn’t know you were from Pittsburgh!”
I should’ve really clarified. I wasn’t really trying to correct, I just find snuck to be way funnier.
Similarly, I find stealer to be a better, more evocative word than thief. Plus, it works with one of my long-standing dad jokes: when somebody, say, takes one of my snacks or somesuch, I’ll say something like, “I didn’t know you were from Pittsburgh!”