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| location | Calgary, AB, Canada | |
| age | 26 | |
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Formally known as 'glowcoder'.
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Mar 11 |
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Is “guy” gender-neutral? In northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, you often hear "Yous guys". |
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Mar 11 |
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Should I follow English conventions, or write what sounds better? We do say things like "The data tells us" but I've never seen something like "The datas tell us" which you would expect given the first scenario. |
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Mar 3 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Feb 28 |
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What is the correct form of address for a police officer? @tchrist I completely agree. Apparently, they don't office, they troop! I would just be glad that someone is making an honest attempt at civility, if it were me. |
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Feb 20 |
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“integer multiple” vs. “integral multiple” +1 for setting personal preference aside in favor of the target audience. |
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Feb 5 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Jan 22 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Nov 23 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Nov 22 |
answered | Better way of saying “two people have worked on their stories together” |
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Oct 30 |
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What is the correct form of address for a police officer? I've had "state troopers" be very offended by calling them "officer" instead of "trooper". |
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Oct 13 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Oct 1 |
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When a sentence starts with “e.g.”, should the e be capitalized? Always is a very, very strong and unforgiving word. |
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Sep 24 |
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“Key thob” and “key fob” @MT_Head What a thorry excuthe. |
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Sep 5 |
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Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view I had considered commend, but it seemed too real. That is, you need something to be commended for, and the PR campaigns that would be run are based much more on nothing than they are on something (if that made any sense!) As far as lionize, I actually agree with your description of 'wonderful' - but would my users also 'wonder' what it means? |
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Sep 5 |
accepted | Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view |
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Sep 5 |
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Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view It crossed my mind, but there are two cons against it. One is the MTG mechanic exalted, and the second is the inherent religious connotation associated with the world exalt. Despite the image that underworld figures have of being highly religious, it doesn't seem appropriate given the context - a context that you personally are more familiar with than any other poster ;-O Ohhh no I've said too much. |
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Sep 5 |
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Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view @ΜετάEd I disagree that the question is not constructive. I researched single word requests on meta before and after posting this question. My primary criteria were [here]meta.english.stackexchange.com/a/1659 and I believe I hit no 'bad' criteria, and all of the 'good' criteria. |
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Sep 5 |
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Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view Endorse would work, but it would require the endorser to be someone important. If a nobody were to come forward with a story about how you saved their cat, it wouldn't be much of an endorsement... who wants to be endorsed by the guy who let his cat require saving in the first place? |
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Sep 5 |
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Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view Being a verb is preferable to being a noun, as it's an action an entity performs. This does seem to fit the bill, but I see two problems with it: 1) it's fairly obscure, so it's meaning would be learned by users as opposed to intuitively apparent, and 2) teenage users would never live it down... |
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Sep 5 |
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Looking for a verb that would be the opposite of smear, from a political/public relations point of view This is very insightful, and I do like both terms. I get the feeling, though, that they are instances of what I seek. That they are too specific for the particular application in question. |
