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| bio | website | boredomsoft.org |
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| location | San Francisco, CA | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 2 months |
| seen | Jun 8 at 12:50 | |
| stats | profile views | 47 |
Software is like coffee: well made, it can make the most tedious tasks bearable; made badly it can ruin your whole day.
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Apr 9 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Dec 21 |
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In natural disasters: died or killed? Or, Everyone perished. |
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Dec 18 |
answered | The difference between an analogy and a metaphor? |
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Nov 19 |
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When can an adjective be postposed? @Kris, No, I can't as I wasn't relying on a source. That's why I posted my suggestion as a comment. |
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Nov 19 |
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When can an adjective be postposed? The adjective can be postponed if it is the sole or principle descriptive term needed to understand a plural (or non-singular) category. e.g. matters mathematical courts martial inspectors general |
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Nov 14 |
answered | Generic terms for people on opposite sides of a transaction |
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Nov 10 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Nov 6 |
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Scripts ran/run/running/? Perhaps, but then my whole point was that run is probably not the best word to use here. |
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Nov 6 |
answered | Scripts ran/run/running/? |
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Apr 8 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jan 22 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Jan 22 |
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Is 'petrichor' the only noun in English that means a specific scent? @BigDogg More accurately, the page says Geosmin, which literally translates to "earth smell", is an organic compound. |
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Jan 22 |
answered | Is 'petrichor' the only noun in English that means a specific scent? |
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Dec 2 |
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What does the phrase “You're out of your element” mean? +1 "A fish out of water" is a great example of the literal and intended meaning. |
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Dec 2 |
answered | What does the phrase “You're out of your element” mean? |
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Dec 2 |
answered | Is there a formal term for “snail mail”? |
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Nov 23 |
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Collective word for food and drink +1 for mentioning 'vittles' :) |
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Nov 18 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
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Jul 13 |
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What is a word/idiom for 'unable to decide'? +1 that's what I would say. |
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Jul 5 |
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“He is to resist the vulgar prosperity that retrogrades ever to barbarism” Commencement addresses are notorious for high-flown language ;) |
