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| bio | website | markbeadles.com |
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| location | Columbus, OH | |
| age | 46 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
| seen | Feb 15 at 20:00 | |
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Polymathic renaissance redneck
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Jan 28 |
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Why people pronounce “two” in a weird way? As you have guessed, it's impossible for us to answer this question unless you can somehow describe the sound you are hearing. You write as if you are not a native English speaker, so details of where and when you hear this sound would be helpful to the rest of us. |
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Jan 27 |
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What is the origin of “newbie”? This club seems to have been limited to the environs of Kanawha County, WV. |
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Jan 27 |
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What is the origin of “newbie”? @JonHanna That question could be part of a good answer, but I am asking specifically about "newbie". |
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Jan 27 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? This distinction between "newbie" and "noob" is far from common except in certain parts of the Internet, which is not a sample reflective of general English usage. I suggest that your answer might be improved with some supporting evidence, though. When two words are "misused to the point of confusion" that can be a sign that the words are not seen as distinct by the general population. |
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Jan 20 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jan 20 |
awarded | Student |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? added 66 characters in body |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? @KristinaLopez Indeed; also, there are probably more people in the English-speaking word who are not familiar with those book than those who are. |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? Related because I was curious: What is the origin of "newbie"? |
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Jan 20 |
asked | What is the origin of “newbie”? |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? Yes, I think it's a case of anecdotes vs. data here: in your experience it became common on usenet, in mine it was the military. In both cases it was certainly pejorative, though! I will post a separate question about the origin. english.stackexchange.com/questions/100704/… |
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Jan 20 |
answered | Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? Your first sentence seems to mean that you believe the term originated in talk.bizarre, but it's older than that. |
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Jan 20 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? Newbie's origin is long before the Usenet, tracing back at least to 1969. |
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Jan 19 |
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What is the origin of the term “ginger” for red-headed people? I don't think that's really true, as a google image search for "ginger hair" reveals as many brightly died heads as natural ones. |
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Jan 18 |
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“Al” as a reduction of “Alexander” Knowing the context would help here. I know Alexanders that have gone by Sandy, Al, Alex, and Sasha. If this is for a person you know, it is best to ask them first. |
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Jan 18 |
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What are initials? At least in the US it would be very unusual to have the initials out of order, like you suggest; First-Middle-Last is how it's done. |
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Jan 18 |
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What do I call a number that has a period in it? You could also call the first one a whole number, generally a synonym for integer. |
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Jan 18 |
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Meaning of abbreviated vulgarity Some interesting discussion, though no definite answer, here: straightdope.com/columns/read/2077/whats-the-origin-of-fuckin-a |
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Jan 16 |
answered | How to say the opposite of “check” (for lists)? |
