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Beachcomber posted:Math is short for mathematics. 'Maths' is the same as saying 'Mathematicses'. Filthy mathematicses, they stole our passing grade from us!
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3D Megadoodoo posted:I used to like them, too, but then I watched like ten Ashens videos and now I hate them. I also now hate the word femtosecond. Thanks, Youtuber with bad haircut*, for overusing words. I do hope he abandons the comb-over, just shave your head dude it will be ok.
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Oct 27, 2020 17:30
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Brits also say "sport" instead of "sports". I like to think that's the extra 's' they put on "maths". Like some sort of "conservation of letters" principle or something.
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Oct 27, 2020 20:46
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I hear that if you mention the letter "z" every UK citizen in a three mile radius suddenly bursts into flames.
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Oct 27, 2020 20:49
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christmas boots posted:I hear that if you mention the letter "z" every UK citizen in a three mile radius suddenly bursts into flames. Except for all those fake words and names invented by Dickens, Road Dahl, Lewis Carroll. Overcompensating I guess
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Oct 27, 2020 20:56
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Then perhaps it is Math's, with the apostophe replacing the 'ematic' bit
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Oct 27, 2020 21:00
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I had no end of frustration when I was in a group that had weekly web conferences with a UK group, which heavily centered around discussing some technical parameters with Z in the name. We finally have up and just used the British pronunciation just to make things go smoothly without switching it every other sentence. Anyway, thank you for listening to my Z Talk.
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Oct 27, 2020 21:00
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For having zed be part of my internet identity for more than half my life I am ironically incorrigible in my use of zee even when faced with UK english speakers constantly.
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Oct 28, 2020 01:50
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It took me a long time until I learned where Lord Zed and Zed from men in black got their name ngl.
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Oct 28, 2020 03:10
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Failed Imagineer posted:I'm not American, the point is that no-one itt has yet identified Anglophones anywhere who say this dumb thing It's what we say in Scotland. Though some Scots say "Away to bed".
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Oct 28, 2020 08:45
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The stick blender my parents had when I was a kid was a Bamix not a Barmix, I feel like my brain just glitched like when I realized that gas torch brand was Bernzomatic not Benzomatic.
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Oct 28, 2020 09:41
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Bernzomatic Bears
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Oct 28, 2020 09:48
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christmas boots posted:I hear that if you mention the letter "z" every UK citizen in a three mile radius suddenly bursts into flames. I know I've spelt a word correctly when I use an S where a Z looks correct by the red squiggle. Also spelling neighbour with the U in it.
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Oct 28, 2020 10:28
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Beachcomber posted:Math is short for mathematics. 'Maths' is the same as saying 'Mathematicses'. math's efb
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Oct 28, 2020 11:21
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The Baltimore Ravens are named that because of the famous Edgar Allen Poe poem The Raven. Poe lived in Baltimore. Also their mascot is named Poe.
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Oct 28, 2020 12:44
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:The Baltimore Ravens are named that because of the famous Edgar Allen Poe poem The Raven. Poe lived in Baltimore. Also their mascot is named Poe. They have three mascots. The others of course are named Edgar and Allan.
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Oct 28, 2020 13:25
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Henchman of Santa posted:They have three mascots. The others of course are named Edgar and Allan.  E: Oh... WAIT A MINUTE?! 
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Oct 28, 2020 13:30
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Aramoro posted:It's what we say in Scotland. Though some Scots say "Away to bed". The superhero Scotsman Away! To bed
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Oct 28, 2020 14:12
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I was looking through an art book lately and came across this Caravaggio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacchus_(Caravaggio) I noticed that you can see a little of the mattress that's hidden under the sheet.When I was a kid, old mattresses still used that same fabric covering, I remember when we threw out a bunch of them after a big household clearout by my grandparents. I know modern mattresses don't use this blue/white striped covering anymore, but it just blows my mind that this material was in use and basically unchanged, for at least 500 years. edit: on the 'go to bed'/'go to my bed' thing - is is a north of England thing maybe? I've heard people from that part of the world refer to their parent as 'me Dad' even when they are talking to one of their own siblings, which always sounds a little weird to me. Pookah has a new favorite as of 16:07 on Oct 28, 2020 |
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:The Baltimore Ravens are named that because of the famous Edgar Allen Poe poem The Raven. Poe lived in Baltimore. Also their mascot is named Poe. More importantly, Poe died and is buried here. Baltimore, it's a city that knows how to say, "Sorry 'bout that. Mind if we use your name, works, and image to promote ourselves?"
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Oct 28, 2020 16:09
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gleebster posted:More importantly, Poe died and is buried here. Baltimore, it's a city that knows how to say, "Sorry 'bout that. Mind if we use your name, works, and image to promote ourselves?" I mean, he aint using it anymore...
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Oct 28, 2020 17:59
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Pookah posted:
I'm from the north west of England, Lancashire/Greater Manchester area, and I have never said 'I'm going to my bed' just 'I'm off to bed' or 'I'm going to bed' or even 'time for bed!' There are a lot of dialects across the north of England though, way more than people would think and the differences can be subtle to outside ears but every town basically has it's own dialect. I can't recall hearing any say 'going to my bed' though there are areas that would say 'my mum/mam' and 'my dad' (it sounds like 'me' just because of pronunciation). Around our way we call everyone 'our', so 'our mum' 'our dad' 'our kid' 'our Susan' etc but I think that's a Greater Manchester thing really. I can recall elderly relatives from East Lancashire talking about people 'taking poorly' and that the person 'took to his/her bed' while they were ill.
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Oct 29, 2020 00:38
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*Tips mortarboard* M'aths
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I had thought that the difference between my accent and an American one was mostly just vowel shifts, but I just realised one instance where a vowel sound is just completely swapped. Americans pronounce the first a in "aqua" the way I pronounce the a in "castle", and vice versa!
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It's pronounced castle
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Oct 29, 2020 02:06
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MariusLecter posted:Costle? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_back_unrounded_vowel not https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_back_rounded_vowel
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I played the original Final Fantasy a lot as a kid. Not as much as my brother, but still, a lot. I was today years old when I learned that six spells within that game won't work right.
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Oct 29, 2020 02:43
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And with the spells that do work, they forgot to make any of them factor in the INT attribute. Intelligence does absolutely nothing in the whole game.
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Oct 29, 2020 03:09
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Jack Huston, who plays the cop with OCD on the current season of Fargo, was Richard Harrow on Boardwalk Empire. Hard to recognize him with a full face.
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Don't feel bad. I didn't recognize Catherine O'Hara's Moira Rose as Delia Deetz, even though they're basically the same character.
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Oct 29, 2020 04:15
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Z-chat reminds me that I didn't know zephyrs were a thing until I was well into adulthood because when I was a kid, my mom was friends with a hippie chick whose son was named Zephyr.
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YeahTubaMike posted:Z-chat reminds me that I didn't know zephyrs were a thing until I was well into adulthood because when I was a kid, my mom was friends with a hippie chick whose son was named Zephyr. I think Zephyr Teachout’s congressional campaign was torpedoed by her incredibly lame name.
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Ugly In The Morning posted:I think Zephyr Teachout’s congressional campaign was torpedoed by her incredibly lame name. Zephyr is a cool name and while Teachout isn't, her husband's name (Juliusburger) might actually be worse.
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Headed out with my buddy to go check up on some property he has in the middle of nowhere. It's cold as poo poo (For Texas) tonight. Usually we just car camp, but he he called up a water park that has an attached camp ground. We're in a dope little tiny cabin that sleeps 6, with a shower, heat, TV, kitchenette, etc, for like $60. As far as I can tell we have the place to ourselves. When we got here, we had to call and have someone come from home to give us keys and a code. Place is super cool and I never would have thought to call up shut down water parks in the middle of the week to snag a cabin.
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MisterBibs posted:I played the original Final Fantasy a lot as a kid. Not as much as my brother, but still, a lot. My experience with so-called JRPGs and so-called computer RPGs in general is that absolutely no harmful spell that doesn't do direct damage via fire or whatever works at all, ever, against anyone. So I just completely ignore them in any such game. e: If anyone knows a game where a "scare" or "confuse" type spell actually works on an enemy you actually can fight in the game, please tell me. 3D Megadoodoo has a new favorite as of 13:22 on Oct 29, 2020 |
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3D Megadoodoo posted:My experience with so-called JRPGs and so-called computer RPGs in general is that absolutely no harmful spell that doesn't do direct damage via fire or whatever works at all, ever, against anyone. So I just completely ignore them in any such game. The Shin Megami Tensei series of JRPGs has a slew of buffs, debuffs, status effects, etc., that work really well on enemies. 
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Pastry of the Year posted:The Shin Megami Tensei series of JRPGs has a slew of buffs, debuffs, status effects, etc., that work really well on enemies. Really? Does that apply to the Digital Devil Saga games, because I have those (2 anyway) and haven't played them yet?
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3D Megadoodoo posted:My experience with so-called JRPGs and so-called computer RPGs in general is that absolutely no harmful spell that doesn't do direct damage via fire or whatever works at all, ever, against anyone. So I just completely ignore them in any such game. Sleep is by far one of the most useful spells for most of the first Baldur's Gate Confuse is pretty decent in Baldur's Gate II, too However, like you I tend not to trust this type of spell either, and the safer bet is usually just to spam fireball twenty times.
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