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Jan 20 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Oct 14 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Aug 24 |
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“for” or “because”? You could also drop the "because" or "for" thing and add a semicolon: "Mackenzie's clarinet squealed like a startled puppy; she hadn't practiced in weeks." I should also note that there is some ambiguity regarding whether "she" refers to Mackenzie or the puppy ... |
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Jun 2 |
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Does the term “garbledy gook” have racist origins? @cornbreadninja Bafflegab is reminiscent of Balderdash, another of my favorites. "Cut the technical bafflegab; it's just balderdash, and you're not being paid by the word anyway." |
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Sep 2 |
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Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity? @Peter Shor yes, by all means, I have seen things other than asterisks as well. Good point. |
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Sep 1 |
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Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity? +1 @Thursagen I'm leaning toward Scene Break. Thanks for the blog link, very interesting stuff. I'll leave this up for a bit to see if anything else pops up. |
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Sep 1 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Sep 1 |
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Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity? Hah, it's really funny that you linked to a wikipedia page including LaTeX code, b/c my reason for asking this question in the first place was that I was in the middle of writing a business letter, and I wanted to find the LaTeX code for asterism or whatever it turns out to be called. |
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Sep 1 |
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Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity? added 107 characters in body; edited title |
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Sep 1 |
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Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity? @Monica: edited question to clarify object of my inquiry |
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Sep 1 |
awarded | Student |
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Sep 1 |
asked | Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest temporal discontinuity? |
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Apr 3 |
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How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women? clarifying answer |
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Apr 3 |
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How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women? @Mitch. I like your point about the listener being the judge of whether something said is derogatory. That's how obscenity laws work, by the way -- "the community" decides on a standard. Imagine I were to say (without regard for truth) 1) "Mitch, you're a cunt" and 2) "Mitch, you're a chick" The first is obviously, unambiguously, derogatory, even if we're best friends. That's what I mean by intent being wholly irrelevant for words like _cunt_. But the second is permissible, to the extent that my intent does not aggravate some social rule. |
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Apr 3 |
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What is a feminine version of 'guys'? I said "discrimination implies intent," not "discrimination requires intent," but I'll let the Court draw the lines. |
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Apr 3 |
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How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women? I fail to see how your example applies. Words like cunt and n***** are words that have but one meaning (connotation). Thus, while I agree that the intent of the person who utters those words is wholly irrelevant, regardless of whether she does so within the earshot of virgins, "chick" is a grayer word which positively abounds with meaning, and is thus generally permissible in planes, trains, and automobiles, subject of course (as I said originally) to the speaker's intent. |
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Apr 3 |
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What is a feminine version of 'guys'? @Tynam not sure what you mean by "unconscious discrimination." For example? |
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Apr 3 |
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How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women? Actually, that's exactly my point. Words themselves are not "offensing," as you put it, on their own. They require direction. See how the above definition says, "used with object"? Whether you're referring to women, trees, houses, or baby chickens, words are only offensive when intended to refer to their object in a derogatory manner. Consider, for example, a non-native English speaker who uses "chicks" by accident or ignorance. Is he a bigot? According to you, yes. By the way, you should probably reserve your downvotes for people who are wrong, not just people you disagree with. |
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Apr 3 |
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How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women? gratuitous typo |
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Apr 3 |
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How derogatory is “chicks” when used to refer to women? See revised answer. |
