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Probably a tangent but if I'm going to die on a prescriptivism hill it's going to be to explain what the term "waxing" means As in "he was waxing eloquent" or "waxing nostalgic" or "waxing poetic" Waxing means growing or becoming, and it has to be paired with another adjective because you are becoming that adjective, like as part of your soliloquy. He was growing poetic in his description of the good old days. Not "he was waxing on and on". "Waxing" is not a synonym for "speaking" I feel comfortable in this pedantry because the only people who would use "waxing" at all are the kind of people who ought to care to get it right
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Pope Hilarius II posted:That's a thing that I found so incredibly weird during my hitherto only visit to the US (I went to Chicago) - American flags everywhere. Like, yo, I know I'm in the US and presumably the people who live there know that even better. It's pretty creepy. In the 1/4 mile from the entrance to my ex wife's development to her house, I count 12 flags (and 2 think blue line ones). I'd put the flag to no flag ratio at around 70% flag. I understood in the wake of Sep 11 but now I don't know what to call it. It's something like desperation mixed with anger combined with just plain old showing off that screams "I AM REPUBLICAN" Also probably christian. And white.
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Data Graham posted:Probably a tangent but if I'm going to die on a prescriptivism hill it's going to be to explain what the term "waxing" means It can also mean building which is where waxing on and on comes from. As in 'They were constantly building to the point but never got there.'
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We still use the terms "waxing" and "waning" to describe the moon, which makes the meaning clear.
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ultrafilter posted:We still use the terms "waxing" and "waning" to describe the moon, which makes the meaning clear. Or so you'd think But then I wonder what % of the population even know that let alone make the connection
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 We inherited my grandparents' home, but it came with, in a way, taking care of my great-aunt who's slightly mentally disabled and never moved away from [that] house. She could never have maintained it on her own. Anyway, because of her we're obliged to maintain the American flag which had always been proudly displayed on a pole in the front lawn; definitely not something I would have done otherwise, especially after a recent conversation with a black friend of mine where she told me that when she sees a white neighbor with a big flag like that, she feels like she knows they're not allies. Particularly because of that conversation I do as much as I can short of yelling, "We're not chuds, I swear!" to signal to our black next-door neighbors that we do, in fact, want them around. My aunt must have a stash of them or some poo poo because I got excited once when our flag was looking pretty ratty, thinking I might be able to replace it with our state flag or something, but just when I was about to suggest it to our erstwhile roommate a brand new one replaced it overnight as if by magic.
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I'm waxing my car.
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Waning is when the moon becomes wan.
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Don't take the flag down, just add a pride one underneath itOwlFancier posted:Waning is when the moon becomes wan. Oh gently caress am I about to learn that I've been pronouncing something wrong for years
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BiggerBoat posted:It's pretty creepy. In the 1/4 mile from the entrance to my ex wife's development to her house, I count 12 flags (and 2 think blue line ones). I'd put the flag to no flag ratio at around 70% flag. I understood in the wake of Sep 11 but now I don't know what to call it. It's something like desperation mixed with anger combined with just plain old showing off that screams "I AM REPUBLICAN" As a Brit who went to Florida in 2002 to do the theme parks, I distinctly recall seeing an advert on TV. *Picture of American Street* *Fade to black* Caption: On September 11th terrorists tried to change our country forever *Fade back in, now all the houses are flying flags* Caption: They did. Even as a teen, one year after I remember thinking that must've been the hardest anyone has ever missed a point. I'm also one of the few Brits to have seen Pluto Nash in theatres, because we were at Universal Studios and we were gonna watch something, Eddie Murphy, he's funny, this'll be alright.
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Velocity Raptor posted:You're not alone. I remember AOTS. I also remember seeing a pic of Olivia Munn  the Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers via a Snapchat screenshot.(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Android Apocalypse posted:I remember AOTS. Thanks for sharing
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Android Apocalypse posted:I remember AOTS. How was his hog?
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Android Apocalypse posted:I remember AOTS. And now she’s having a baby with John Mulaney. What have you done with your life?
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Android Apocalypse posted:I remember AOTS.
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flavor.flv posted:Don't take the flag down, just add a pride one underneath it "waning" is a form of "to wane", which is pronounced exactly the way you'd think.
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Captain Splendid posted:I definitely did not until the age of 22 believe that the verb "to misle" existed in the English language and had instead been misreading "misled" the entire time. Honestly it's a great verb, sounds just right
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look I'm sorry I hosed up trying to attach a file ok
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hawowanlawow posted:When I was a little kid I read peanuts and didn't know what the gently caress *sigh* meant It means don't sigh your posts Whooping Crabs has a new favorite as of 20:13 on Sep 12, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/Kofie/status/1437037739300511749
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They'll never shut down my pirate radio station! 
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LifeSunDeath posted:They'll never shut down my pirate radio station! It looks like he's vaping.
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Paladinus posted:It looks like he's vaping. if he was alive today he would be
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Christian slater is though?
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Christian slater is though? I can't find a single photo of him vaping, which means he's dead.
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Android Apocalypse posted:I remember AOTS. This is the worst post.
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"Fellatio"
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I took this photo at Half Priced Books earlier today.
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novaSphere posted:memory loss 1/10. Only one frame. Add the other three and then you'll have something.
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MrUnderbridge posted:1/10. Only one frame. Add the other three and then you'll have something. look closer
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BOOTY-ADE posted:"Fellatio" Or irrumatio
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BrianBoitano posted:I mentally swapped the i and o in grandiose, thought it was French, and so pronounced it grand-wa until I was in my mid 20s When I was in year 4, I did this with "loincloth". I'd never seen the word "loin" before, and it made sense to me that hunter-gatherers would wear lion cloths around their waists. The teacher made fun of me. gently caress you, Mrs Metcalfe 
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I used to pronounce scimitar as "smite-er". Not that it comes up often, but when you are talking nerd stuff about mmos with your friends, you kinda look like a dumb rear end.
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Hyperlynx posted:When I was in year 4, I did this with "loincloth". I'd never seen the word "loin" before, and it made sense to me that hunter-gatherers would wear lion cloths around their waists. The teacher made fun of me. Similarly, a kid in my 8th grade class was trying to say something was vague, but kept pronouncing it 'vahhhg'. The teacher just did not pick up on what he was saying the whole time, and it clearly took the wind out of his sails. I always felt bad because he wasn't normally outspoken in class, or even interested in joining an academic discussion, so to be shut down for mispronouncing a word that he clearly just read and never heard pronounced was pretty rough.
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got kicked out of the salvatore reading circle for calling the character "drizzle donut"
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Zil posted:when you are talking nerd stuff about mmos with your friends, you kinda look like a dumb rear end. Mmo players love to pronounce reagent like regent
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