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| age | 55 | |
| visits | member for | 9 months |
| seen | May 29 at 8:51 | |
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Former Java developer now learning Python as a hobby. Also ex-English language teacher. Basically a has-been.
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Mar 5 |
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Languages understandable to English-speakers without learning @Hugo +1 for the link to Eddie Izzard. The best laugh I have had on EL&U for a while. BTW by a similar logic, I find I can read Dutch, but I cannot even try to speak it;) |
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Feb 19 |
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Why is “hard water” and “soft water” so called? Like @Roger, I have lived mostly in hard water areas. Soft water feels soft and soapy, compared with hard water. My first experience of it puzzled me, because after washing my hands it felt like I could not get the soap off. Also, hard water has a kind of 'bite' to it which is lacking when drinking soft water. |
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Jan 23 |
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Does the word “newbie” have a negative connotation? Perhaps the best summary is that 'newbie' can sometimes be perceived as mildly derogatory, due to confusion with 'noob', which is unambiguously derogatory. So, it's best not to use the term with folk you don't know, as @Mithun's brother suggested. |
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Jan 16 |
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Is there an idiom that corresponds to the Hungarian expression “fall off the other side of the horse”? The tale of Scylla and Charybdis is usually used to depict a choice between two evils, rather than over-enthusiasm. |
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Sep 24 |
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How “Devil may care” is different from “After me the deluge”? My apologies for inaccuracy. However, I think the gist of my argument remains true. |
