1. Positive (adj.). "She was positive, there wasn't any doubt detectable in her voice." 2. Certainly (adv., old fashioned). "Yes, she certainly left the plane before take-off." "Is that true? — Certainly!"
I picked certainly because it seemed more natural sounding in modern English, but you are right that positively would capture the old-fashionedness of stellig better.
you know in many workplaces nowadays, you have a kind of plastic RFID card that you need to use to get through locked doors in the building, that you often wear around your neck? what would you call that? does English have a common term for it yet?
@MattЭллен Yeah that doesn't work in Dutch. That would be positief.
Thank you for the Italian source, Treccani is valuable. But I'm afraid your answer contains several errors, big (there is no connection with Italian testo) and small (tristis does not mean "sad, disagreeable" here). There is more. — Cerberus56 mins ago
@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 no such thing, really. you might think you have it on quietly but if they're like me, their brain has a seriously hard time filtering out the radio noise
@Jez to be serious, that's totally rude in an office cubicle farm. if you're having a discussion, you go to a closed room so as not to disturb others. If you're playing music,play it through headphones. This isn't the 1970's when earphones didn't exist.
@Jez depends on your tolerance. where I am now is annoyingly noisy. I'm sat next to customer support. they chat all day. The place before was a constant hubbub. The place before that was acceptable.
@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 yeah, I am considering it, but there are practical problems, because I need to be able to get at hardware I can't take home. Also, I don't want home to be my office. that would suck.
@Jez Yeah, so it's probably better to first to to them about it in a very friendly manner. Present it as your personal, silly handicap that you happen to be a weirdo who can't work in a noisy environment, even though you really like their music.
@MattЭллен yeah and they'll be told to use headphones. until they have to take them off to talk to someone else at which point they're distracted again by the radio
@Jez It is better for you to present yourself as such. People prefer "I will accommodate this poor person" over "this bully forced me to do things his way".
@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 big enough for me. I do have a spare room, but it has a bed in it and the bed is covered in stuff, because I've nowhere else to put it
i didnt want to take them off, and i also had to constantly play music to shut out the noise. there are times when i just dont want any noise distracting me, even my own music
like, if I had Radio 1 playing right now, i wouldn't be able to concentrate properly on this very discussion. im sure i'm more noise-sensitive than most
One other thing to consider: if you can't change the situation, knowing that you have earplugs on hand as a back-up for emergencies may help you cope with the music better. It's a psychological thing: if you know you can get relief at any time, it's easier to bear the noise, even if you don't use the relief.
@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 yeah. I do want to try it, but my flat is all a mess at the moment with my various hobbies, plus all the stuff I haven't got rid of yet :D
@Cerberus even the wrong-shaped headphones make my ears hurt after a while. you want very soft ones that dont interfere with the ears much. i have a couple of pairs of Sony MDR-V6s, which are fantastic
@Jez I'm sure you can get high-quality earplugs fit to your ears that both block the sound really well and are comfortable enough after some getting used to.
@Jez Either they'll turn off the radio for you, in which case things improve in one respect but maybe degrade in another, or else they do nothing, in which case nothing improves, and you either way may be forced to resign.
I guess only you could decide if being forced to resign because you can't stand the noise is worse than being forced to resign because turning off the radio made you so unpopular you had to quit.
@Jez If you put it to them in an extremely friendly, humble way, the fall-out will be much better. Maybe start by talking to a senior colleague at lunch.
@Jez Anyway, if they value you as an employee they should at least consider your input. You're hardly unique in this respect. And if they don't value you, you're going to quit either way. May as well try to improve things.
it may be mild autism; my brain has trouble filtering sound, and kind of processes all of it. i just need the sound not to be there to avoid distraction.
@Mitch You know what I mean. It really helps. I would be more than willing to reach a compromise where I had to sort of accommodate to an autist. In fact, I am doing that right now, by reading my autist's paper tonight.
@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 I have read about it, and it's all paper thin and unscientific.
"i also have autism and social anxiety. you didnt know what you were taking on when you offered me the job, did you? bet you want to look for a replacement that's lower maintenance now!"
maybe if i just threaten to resign and dont turn up they'll call me and try to negotiate
sexism does exist in the UK, but it's massively exaggerated by politically correct people and femenists. i didn't bat an eyelid at a woman in a management position
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