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| bio | website | tortoisewrath.com |
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| location | NE WA, US | |
| age | 14 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 3 months |
| seen | May 14 at 4:05 | |
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Dec 19 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions @tchrist Would it be equally valid to say "person" instead of "Mac user" in that sentence? Most of the Mac users I know tend to be less programmer-y than the Windows/*nix users. Not that it really matters how obscure Darwin is. |
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Nov 6 |
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Which term is correct — “Afghan” or “Afghani”? Okay, my eyes are bleeding now, after reading the discussion here, what with its repeated use of the fgh consonant cluster. |
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Nov 6 |
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Is there a word for a non-geek? How much longer will it be until this site devolves into particularly-heated debates over the subtleties in the differences between nerds and geeks? I ask because that's happened on most other sites I visit... |
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Nov 6 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions @Gnawme I would +1, but I reached my +1 limit for today. :( |
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Nov 6 |
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Are the acronyms FYI, BTW, LOL, WTF now considered “normal” words? Ahh... 2010. I remember that year. The English language was right then. |
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Nov 6 |
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What is the correct way to pluralize an acronym?A.T.M.'s looks weirder than A.T.M.s to me; of course, A.T.M. looks weird in the first place. Also, as @tchrist said, I have generally seen SOSes, etc. |
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Nov 6 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions @tchrist Obscure in the sense that the average Mac user (of whom I know) won't understand it at first glance. |
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Nov 6 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions Actually, it would have been most correct to say "exclusive non-Apple user." I'll gladly use *nix; I just don't happen to at the moment. |
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Nov 6 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions @tchrist +1 for obscure OS history references. |
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Nov 6 |
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What are the differences among ‘Hurricane,’ ‘Super storm,’ and ‘Typhoon’? Pretty sure "superstorm" is used whenever people want to be able to brag about their having been in a hurricane even though they weren't in a hurricane. |
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Nov 6 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions Um... no... I meant to say "As an exclusive Apple user, I'm inclined to say 'old-style-eye-phone,' though this might upset those people who put all that time into that crappy old non-Mac UNIX system in the '80s. I like to torture Windows users by calling their phones 'lumps of plasticy, pocket-sized bluscreens.' " |
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Nov 6 |
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Pronunciation of OS X versions As an exclusive Windows user, I'm also inclined to say "oh-ess-eks-ten-point-nine," though I know this doesn't make any linguistic sense. I like to torture Mac users by doing things like that (though my favorite is still the last example in my OP). |
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Nov 5 |
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Is “of which” a proper way to begin a relative clause? Germany is divided into 16 federal states; of these, Bavaria is the largest. Not that one should do this, just that one can. |
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Nov 5 |
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Is this usage of 'for which' correct? ... Thanks for rationalizing that for us. We needed it. |
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Nov 5 |
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What do you call something that is not first in a sequence? @Mitch Lacuna. Irony eliminated. |
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Nov 5 |
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How is SQL pronounced? If I say "my-sequel," do I go to DLL hell? |
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Nov 4 |
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Is this usage of 'for which' correct? Ahh, sorry; didn't see the "with X" part. Updated. |
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Nov 4 |
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Antonym for “Virgin” Relevant? |
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Nov 4 |
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American vs. British English: meaning of “One hundred and fifty” As a hardcore American, I've never heard "and" used in the decimal point sense. We say "point." If someone said "one hundred and fifty," I would most definitely interpret that as 150, not 100.50; this goes for all contexts. |
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Feb 4 |
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Is jargon proper English? That still doesn't help with Microsoft, though. :) |
