Ryan Thompson

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	121 reputation	bio	website		visits	member for	2 years, 7 months
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Sep 30	answered	How to say that the phone is held between shoulder and ear?
Mar 13	comment	Is the use of the phrase “left as an exercise for the reader” appropriate for technical documents? Along with "beyond the scope of this document", you might also consider providing a reference where the reader can learn more about the topic being elided.
Feb 12	awarded	Teacher
Oct 12	comment	Correct way to say “km^2” I believe that people say "kilometers squared" when reading off a formula or a value because this word order matches the order of the characters on the page, which means they don't need to "read ahead" to see the 2 before saying "kilometer" as they read the formula from left to right. I've never heard of "kilometers squared" meaning anything different from "square kilometers".
May 16	answered	Why would the “wind blowing in the East” be considered a bad thing?
Sep 28	awarded	Supporter
Sep 28	comment	“same as” vs just “same” I'm in the US, and I've never heard the second form among any of the accents I've encountered. You may sometimes hear "same as" being contracted to "same's", or at least a less-pronounced separation between the two words.