that would help if everyone who speaks english already knew what subjects and objects are, but they don't
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 28 October 2018 20:57 (five years ago) link
true
― calamity gammon (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 28 October 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
Yrself is steam
― calstars, Sunday, 28 October 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
xxp just put "is/are gonna do it to" between the pairs huh
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 29 October 2018 09:59 (five years ago) link
Heard on the radio this morning that Twitter is going to eliminate their like button and replace it with something that will incentivize good behavior. Not the worst word in the world, but encourage perfectly well. (When did incentivize enter common usage? Guessing within the past 25 years.) The problem is that the next step is to start punishcizing bad behavior.
― clemenza, Monday, 29 October 2018 11:35 (five years ago) link
"works perfectly well"
in instruction manuals:"simply.. (action)"subtext: u moron
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 29 October 2018 12:04 (five years ago) link
Step 1: purchase the parts. Step 2: assemble the object. Step 3: enjoy.
― pomenitul, Monday, 29 October 2018 12:05 (five years ago) link
simply enjoy
― Karl Malone, Monday, 29 October 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
"Then, simply press up on the outer ring and turn clockwise without disengaging the battery housing"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 29 October 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
“Disgusting savages”
― valorous wokelord (silby), Wednesday, June 6, 2018 7:51 AM (four months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
plz maybe start a new thread about ppl whose foibles annoy you with a different goddamn title ffs
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
Before I had had enough coffee to laugh it off, somebody said to me today "I think this will be a good solve" and I didn't mean to just stare at them slackjawed for a moment but somehow I did.
― mick signals, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
“Fixed that for you” w strike through and “joke” edit never need to see this again
― Mordy, Friday, 2 November 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
agreed
― flappy bird, Friday, 2 November 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
People who pronounce “timbre” as “timber”X-post to the disgusting savages thread
― calstars, Sunday, 4 November 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link
lol yeah like Howard's dad
― flappy bird, Sunday, 4 November 2018 23:55 (five years ago) link
Haha yes. Everyone on the HS show is now pronouncing it like the morons they really are, even smartypants Robin
― calstars, Monday, 5 November 2018 00:00 (five years ago) link
"...gives me pause"
Have we had that? I hate it so much.
― brokenshire (jed_), Sunday, 11 November 2018 08:29 (five years ago) link
sounds like a plan
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
gives me pause gives me cause to post here
― omar little, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:38 (five years ago) link
Someone on my fb was saying that kids in school music classes are calling the sharp# a hashtag. blech.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
I like "gives me pause" because I always picture the speaker with little paws, sitting up and begging.
― mick signals, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
Lol
― brokenshire (jed_), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
"Level best". Is it just me or is this suddenly being used a lot recently?
― maffew12, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
i've been around programmers/developers my whole life so i've always heard "#" being referred to as hash, so it's not a huge deal to me
i've never heard anyone refer to it as a sharp outside of music though, it was mostly number sign or pound
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
thanks for the info, Fhash Ahash
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:30 (five years ago) link
yup yup yup
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:33 (five years ago) link
TIL there are a lot of signs similar to the sharp sign, and a lot of names for them! i already sorta kinda knew abt "octothorp" (tho i couldn't actually remember it, which is why i looked all this up)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:33 (five years ago) link
foctothorp
when i'm canada the recorded voice when calling places say "number sign"
when in the us, they say "pound"
some odd exceptions in the us, because murica
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
says*
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
yeah I know a few teachers and they've all brought up the flat/hashtag thing to me, totally exasperated
what do those kids think of the "phone" icon on their smartphones?
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
flat/hashtag would actually be exasperating
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:38 (five years ago) link
flattag
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
The sharp sign is obviously not a hash/pound sign
♯ vs #
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:41 (five years ago) link
i used to use an actual sharp sign for my dn but people wanted all my pithy comments to be searchable
#fanservice
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:44 (five years ago) link
btw any media outlets not properly diacriticizing Spanish names (let alone French, or Vietnamese) in 2018 needs to get their acts together, you look illiterate when you write "Bogota"
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:46 (five years ago) link
Bah-GOAT-uh, Columbia
I just realized that when I used to notate music I never wrote the sharp slanting the right way.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:47 (five years ago) link
you really don't have to
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:50 (five years ago) link
I can definitely hear when it isn't slanting tbf
― ROCK MUSIC (Tom D.), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
it's less sharp right?
― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:58 (five years ago) link
btw any media outlets not properly diacriticizing Spanish names (let alone French, or Vietnamese) in 2018 needs to get their acts together, you look illiterate when you write "Bogota"― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby)
― I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby)
Yes, and there's a big difference between "año" and "ano," NY Times Crossword editor
― Josefa, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:58 (five years ago) link
you guys are ripping nytimes a new ano
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:00 (five years ago) link
http://www.rpmseattle.com/of_note/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/03_QT_Symbols-500x171.png
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:06 (five years ago) link
waht
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:06 (five years ago) link
quartertones baby
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:07 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7vZURdhucM
― mark s, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Llpd%2B1%C2%BD.svg/164px-Llpd%2B1%C2%BD.svg.pngmicrotone4lyfe
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:11 (five years ago) link
What is this madness.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:11 (five years ago) link