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starkebn posted:
No. e: Both of the examples basically come down to "Webster liked the shorter forms". ee: By the way, anyone at all interested in the history of English - or any other aspect of English - should read David Crystal's The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. (And never read anything by Bill Bryson because literally nothing he says about anything can be taken to be true. Usually it isn't.) 3D Megadoodoo has a new favorite as of 00:36 on Oct 31, 2018 |
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Oct 31, 2018 00:24
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Was Webster the weirdo that wanted all the vowels and double letters to go away forever?
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Oct 31, 2018 00:42
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WICKEDLY A BIRD posted:This guy TIL Archie stands is short for Archibald.
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Oct 31, 2018 00:44
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Jerry Cotton posted:(And never read anything by Bill Bryson because literally nothing he says about anything can be taken to be true. Usually it isn't.) He was right that Australia is super racist.
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Oct 31, 2018 02:44
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Queen Combat posted:You know, a lot of conversations make more sense now. 
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Oct 31, 2018 02:48
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Memento posted:Was Webster the weirdo that wanted all the vowels and double letters to go away forever? Melvil Dewey (his spelling), of library-organization fame, was the guy that wanted to radically simplify spelling. Theodore Rossevelt was one of his supporters, but the movement never took off.
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Oct 31, 2018 07:20
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Chillbro Baggins posted:Melvil Dewey (his spelling), of library-organization fame, was the guy that wanted to radically simplify spelling. Theodore Rossevelt was one of his supporters, but the movement never took off. I thought you were doing the name but then I realized you just misspelt it. Also misspelt may or may not be a word depending on who you ask.
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Oct 31, 2018 07:33
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starkebn posted:
No, that isn't true at all.
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Oct 31, 2018 08:28
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Lite beer has fewer calories. Prove me wrong.
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Oct 31, 2018 08:31
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Is that the family guy I keep hearing about?
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Oct 31, 2018 08:48
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Baron von Eevl posted:He was right that Australia is super racist. I was talking more about anything he says about language but OK.
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Oct 31, 2018 10:18
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Trust me, the language is plenty racist too.
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Oct 31, 2018 17:01
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Can we just say that anything posted on Tumblr is inherently false?
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Oct 31, 2018 17:36
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Queen Combat posted:You know, a lot of conversations make more sense now. The character in your avatar isn't wearing headphones, so why does she put a hand to her ear as if she is? Is a thing I just figured out.
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Oct 31, 2018 20:06
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I think of it more like her cheek? Or easy answer: Mike Inel doesn't care?
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Oct 31, 2018 20:12
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Chillbro Baggins posted:Melvil Dewey (his spelling), of library-organization fame, was the guy that wanted to radically simplify spelling. Theodore Rossevelt was one of his supporters, but the movement never took off. Dui, actually. If you get a look at some old editions of his decimal classification, he uses that spelling.
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Oct 31, 2018 23:46
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fruit BOO!ts posted:Is that the family guy I keep hearing about? Kinda, yeah
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Oct 31, 2018 23:54
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Ugato posted:Kinda, yeah Why are you letting me get away with this
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nexus6 posted:Can we just say that anything posted on Tumblr is inherently false? No because I post very true nice cups of tea there.
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nexus6 posted:Can we just say that anything posted on Tumblr is inherently false?
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Nov 5, 2018 00:15
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That the Macadamia nut is named after someone called MacAdam.
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Pookah posted:That the Macadamia nut is named after someone called MacAdam. well poo poo
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Nov 18, 2018 13:44
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Pookah posted:That the Macadamia nut is named after someone called MacAdam. So's tarmac.
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Nov 18, 2018 14:40
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A man a plan a canal Panama Amanap lanac a nalp a nam a Oh, huh
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:A man a plan a canal Panama Anu maksa pillu kakka kulli paska muna.
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Nov 18, 2018 17:22
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The Mighty Moltres posted:The character in your avatar isn't wearing headphones, so why does she put a hand to her ear as if she is? kpop
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Olive! posted:kpop Kpop, kpop never changes
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Nov 18, 2018 18:16
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:A man a plan a canal Panama Go hang a salami. I'm a lasagna hog. I, madam, I made radio. So I dared. Am I mad? Am I?!
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rydiafan posted:Go hang a salami. I'm a lasagna hog. This some Grade A nostalgia right here
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Nov 18, 2018 19:47
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I didn't figure this one out myself but it was shown to me and now I can't unsee it. https://twitter.com/PlinketyPlink/status/1063592555563151360?s=19
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Nov 18, 2018 20:15
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Your Taint posted:I didn't figure this one out myself but it was shown to me and now I can't unsee it. 
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Nov 18, 2018 21:05
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Your Taint posted:I didn't figure this one out myself but it was shown to me and now I can't unsee it. *checks calendar* 36
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Nov 19, 2018 15:24
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Except that just depends on the particular card manufacturer. Not all of them layout the diamonds/hearts/whatever in that pattern. It's still neat but not a universal thing.
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Nov 19, 2018 16:29
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Ferrule posted:Except that just depends on the particular card manufacturer. Not all of them layout the diamonds/hearts/whatever in that pattern. Not all European deck patterns even have diamonds as a suite so of course it's not universal. 
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Nov 19, 2018 16:35
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Jerry Cotton posted:Not all European deck patterns even have diamonds as a suite so of course it's not universal. Where the gently caress is that deck from? I have never seen anything like this and I'm very much one of those dirty Europeans What is that suit even called?
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Nov 19, 2018 18:39
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It's a traditional German-style deck, and those are 'leaves'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_playing_cards
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Nov 19, 2018 18:52
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One Swell Foop posted:It's a traditional German-style deck, and those are 'leaves'. But but but... I'm German...
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Nov 19, 2018 20:00
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One Swell Foop posted:It's a traditional German-style deck, and those are 'leaves'. or, as they call it, "maize"
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Weatherwax posted:But but but... I'm German... Not anymore you're not
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