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4:00 AM
People in the backcountry, too.
 
But everyone other than hospitals or factories or maybe data centres can manage a power outage of 21 minutes a year.
 
We know we cannot rely on the government to protect us. We must protect ourselves.
Frontier mentality.
 
Heh.
Of course a hospital cannot afford even a second of no power.
 
That’s right.
Or NORAD. :)
 
But almost all companies can, ones that don't deal with very heavy or sensitive machinery.
Good SSDs have their own batteries to protect themselves from data loss in case of an outage.
They don't even have to be expensive.
 
4:08 AM
Most outages are only for 5–20 minutes. But they are frequent here.
Probably the number that last in hours are under ten per year.
Maybe even 5 or so.
You learn to live with it. It’s just how things are.
Actually, most are under 10 seconds.
But that’s still death to computers.
-1
A: Meaning of "about to [do something]" when it refers to somebody's action

Rev. Ronald E. BostromThe last Great move of God is about to begin! Here in Western Canada ... before the Raptue of The Church, The Body of Christ , His Bride! Glory to God in and through His first begotten Son and by The Holy Spirt! Amen & Amen! This is Prophetic! Believe it!

Please spam flag that bastard.
 
Do mods have special spam deleting power?
 
@tchrist Please vote to delete.
 
@tchrist Oh, you know. Colombian coworker, mostly. Why not? Seems like a useful language.
 
@Mahnax It is. It will help you draw closer to your destiny of becoming the first president of a United North American States. :)
 
@tchrist Destiny? Good heavens, you've got high hopes for me.
:-)
 
4:17 AM
Well, I have reason to.
 
Aw, shucks.
 
> Onen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim.
Not a perfect fit, but close enough.
 
How are you doing tonight, Tom?
 
About to sleep.
 
Good, good. Kitties nearby?
 
4:22 AM
I’m ok. I’ve been kinda off my feet all week due to a knee injury exacerbated by running around with an old college pal and her 13yo son last weekend.
Yes, the kitties came in early due to the storm.
 
Oh dear. I hope that heals quickly.
Any luck with the job you tested for?
 
Yes.
Fly out east next week for in-person interview.
 
When do you start?
 
I’ve had five over the phone.
 
Oh, well.
Five? God, when will they be sated?
 
4:24 AM
Oh, we aren’t there yet. But I imagine they will hire me. They worry I won’t be kept interested enough.
I just need a job.
 
No kidding. I hope they recognize that they'd be silly not to take you, because you are a very, very talented person. And, of course, you need a job.
 
The fight over health-care since June 1st between three different companies has left me with nothing. So I didn’t see a doctor or anything. Just wore a knee-brace and took previously prescribed opiates for three days. But then again, that’s all they would have done.
The need a job thing is the big thing.
If I hadn’t paid $13k in flood repairs, I could maybe have coasted a while.
Now it is not convenient.
I’m not desperate yet, but I’ll take a job if it comes to me.
 
I hope you get this one. Five interviews and counting is a lot.
 
Yes, and that is just with one company!!
Oh, little Lorin is asking me to come to bed.
Honest!
 
Haha. Goodnight, Tom. Good luck!
 
4:28 AM
Did I tell you I measured his tail feathers and they are 6 inches wide?
 
Goodness!
You did now :)
 
That is, each tail hair is 3 inches.
So when extended it is a cylinder half a foot wide.
Probably wider than he is.
It is amazing. The rest of him is not like that.
He is very silky, not a short hair by any means, but the tail is like something from a Maine Coon.
 
Wild. He has such a nice tail.
I got to play with a very friendly, fluffy, soft kitty today.
 
It takes a lot of his time grooming it.
 
She purred very loudly.
 
4:30 AM
He is on my lap, talking to me.
Yours was a young one or not?
 
Not young, not old. Middle years.
Six or seven, I think.
 
They are all love.
At least, mine always are.
 
Mhm. Still playful. She tried to bite me when she got tired of cuddling, and then chased my hand awhile.
 
My friend from college, who shows dogs and sometimes cats, was very impressed by how affectionate mine were.
Oh, not a real bite though.
It is a play-bite.
If she wanted to break your skin, she would have.
 
Of course.
Trust me, I know. She was just playing :)
 
4:32 AM
Lorin sometimes does that.
When I am combing him.
 
Hehe.
 
Eventually he tired of it and attacks the brush.
 
My old cat was not a fan of the brush.
 
After a small struggle, I surrender. The struggle involves all four legs.
And teeth.
 
She was, however, a fan of the large planters we had by the front door.
 
4:33 AM
But I always have two brushes.
Lorin needs brushing. He has long hair, just not extra long like the tail feathers.
It is summer. I do not want him to get too hot.
Randy doesn’t seem to shed much. But he is a short-hair.
 
Absolutely not. Cats must be kept at the correct temperature for optimal results.
 
Lorin stays in during the heat, as Randy did during the cold.
Oh my, now he is attacking the keyboard and mouse!
Jealous kitty!
He’s very insistent. I fear I must take my leave of you.
 
Awwwww. You'd better give him some attention.
 
Good night!!
 
Goodnight!
Have fun :)
 
5:08 AM
How did this get reopened?
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Q: 'as of' in ‘Excusal as of right’

LePressentimentI tried to reference this, but this doesn`t comport with the context, from P151, How the Law Works, Gary Slapper. I'd guess that as of = by, but please explain or refute? ‘Excusal as of right’ meant that certain classes of people, including MPs and doctors, could be excused from service wi...

The answer makes it clear that it's GR.
 
What does "GR" stand for @Mr. Shiny
 
6:07 AM
@skullpatrol General Reference
 
Thank you @Jolenealaska :-)
 
 
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9:20 AM
!!wiki piraña
 
@skullpatrol The Gods of Wikipedia did not bless us
A piranha or piraña (/pɨˈrɑːn(j)ə/, /pɨˈræn(j)ə/, or /pɨˈrɑːnə/; Portuguese: [piˈɾɐ̃ɲɐ], Spanish: [piˈɾaɲa]) is a member of family Characidae in order Characiformes, an omnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers. In Venezuela, they are called caribes. They are known for their sharp teeth, powerful jaws, and voracious appetite for meat. == Taxonomy and evolution == Piranhas belong to the subfamily Serrasalmina, which includes closely related omnivorous fish such as pacus. Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Serrasalmus are considered...
 
10:11 AM
Question! Why does I tend to come last in lists? "My brother and I went...", "Jon, Dan, and I...", etc.
Would it actually be incorrect to use I first?
Googled around a bit, but it seems like most people don't know the actual reason behind this
Ooh, found it!
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A: "My friends and I" vs. "My friends and me" vs. "Me and my friends"

NoldorinThe difference between "I and my friends" and "my friends and I" is purely a matter of courtesy - they are both grammatically correct. I would tend to stick to the latter though, as it's a) more common-place, b) considered more polite, c) seems to flow better. Indeed, your example of 'incorrect'...

 
11:11 AM
@SomeGuy by politeness
 
11:32 AM
Yeah, seems that way
 
@Mahnax how long he lived?
my parents have a 12 years old persian
he produces hairs like a sheep
!!wiki persian_cat
 
The Persian is a long-haired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. Its name refers to Persia, the former name of Iran, where similar cats are found. Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century, it was developed first by the English, and then mainly by American breeders after the Second World War. In Britain, it is called the Longhair or Persian Longhair. The selective breeding carried out by breeders has allowed the development of a wide variety of coat colors, but has also led to the creation of increasingly flat-faced Persians. Favored by fanciers, this...
 
> this head structure can bring with it a number of health problems
like bulldogs
like ... humans
 
hai
i had one query in letter writing and i hope will be possible to ask here?
 
*I hope it will be to ask it here
 
11:44 AM
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Q: How to write an English Letter for an unknown topic?

overexchangeAs part of IELTS practice test, I wrote a letter to Hotel manager, based on the below question: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Question: You have seen an advertisement for weekend work in a hotel in the town where you are staying. You have worked in a hotel before and think that the job would be...

 
@kwak I hope it will be possible to ask here.
@overexchange That's definitely off-topic, I'm afraid. It's writing advice, or proof-reading. It's not about the nitty-gritty nuts and bolts of English; how the language works.
 
ok
If am asked to write a letter, how do i think of bluffing a topic?
like the one asked in my query.
Do you think this is part of English learning?
 
OK. That's dealt with the question on the site. We need to close off-topic questions.
Let me have a think about how best to go about what you to want to know.
 
But we have letter-writing as a subject in stackexchange, How do we utilise it?
ok
But we have letter-writing as a subject in stackexchange, How do we utilise it?
 
I've no idea. It's possible that that tag is old and the site's rules have changed since it was created.
Let me help with the questions.
Bluffing...
In the context of a test about English, it's doubtful that they expect you to know about the intricacies of a job you've never done.
All they are interested in is whether you can write about it plausibly.
You've done that: you said "weekend job", and you've thought about what the receptionist might do and written about it.
 
11:56 AM
ya based on what i observed in hotel, when i go their to have some Dosa or Idli for breakfast
 
Exactly.
I'm not sure what you meant by "Can you let me know some phrases that catch good points like 'If you ask me'?"
 
generally i see some people(mainly company managers) using some indirect phrases like 'If you ask me' instead of directly saying something like ' Can i place an opinion?'
 
Oh right. It's a hedge (that is, something that makes something less blunt).
You didn't ask, but he's telling you anyway.
 
So "if you ask me" is a way of saying "Well, this is what I would have said if you had asked me..."
 
12:02 PM
mainly when your mgr screws you in one-on-one wrt your daily work
 
Everyone has their own style.
 
So, Basically my goal is to write a letter to score good marks
I dont know what additional content would add more value
to score more
this is my actual question
So my question is an hedge
on the site
 
ELU only deals with specifics (see my comment on the question about proof-reading). If you have a question about something specific, like "Why can't I write when here instead of where?" we can answer. But we don't go through texts and say "You should use where instead of when" even if we could add a "...because..."
 
@overexchange Politeness always scores the best marks :-)
 
12:09 PM
The [letter-writing] tag is for the specifics of letter-writing, like this question:
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Q: What is the correct way to greet a specific person when only their business title is known?

RLHI need to write a letter to a specific person, who I only know by title. I do not know their name or gender. I can think of a couple ways to greet this individual in a letter, however I can not decide which greeting is the most optimal. Should I start my letter with: Dear Sir or Madam, ....

 
@skullpatrol i think(correct me) politeness is measured when you ask something to other person and my statement looks like this: "So, I would like to know the kind of work that is expected for the same as i hope it is possible to apply for this vacancy?"
 
In fact, I think Andrew has very politely answered your question(s).
 
@AndrewLeach ya i agree
 
Could you tell me what the responsibilities of the job are, please, as I may be interested in applying.
 
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Q: How do expert writers avoid using "I" when they have to refer to themselves in their article?

ItsmeHow do competent authors, in a refined and perhaps (slightly) formal way, refer to themselves without saying I? I've seen the term "this writer" somewhere. How is it with a native? Are there other terms that are a little bit more formal and delicate than I is?

Shouldn't this be migrated to Writers.se?
I tried to vote for that, but the only "migrate" votes we can make are to Meta.
 
12:14 PM
@Robusto Yes. Apaprently that's by design.
I'll ask them about it.
 
@AndrewLeach yes this seems to be better statement?
 
Writers is an obvious destination for many of our questions.
 
@AndrewLeach Can i place such questions(about measuring politeness) on the site?
 
12:17 PM
@overexchange Not really, because politeness is very much a matter of opinion.
I suspect such a question would get closed quite quickly.
I doubt that you would even get away with "Why is X considered polite and Y considered rude"?
 
You could try, as long as it is specific.
Such as, what is the difference between "may I please" and "please may I"?
But provide plenty of specific context :)
 
Can someone explain the roots of the expression "to call bullshit on something"?
 
it is a card game
 
I don't see why the call verb is used
!!define call
 
@kwak call A telephone conversation.
 
12:24 PM
call means "call your bluff"
 
I think learning English is just not to go thru Grammar classes but instead talk to English native speakers.
 
!!wiki bluff
 
to call on = To visit
 
Bluff may refer to: == Geography == United States The Bluff (Atlanta), a westside neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia Bluff, Kentucky Bluff (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, a neighborhood also known as Uptown Bluff, Texas, a settlement Bluff, Utah, a town Other countries Bluff, Queensland, a town in Queensland The Bluff (Cayman Islands), the highest point of the Cayman Islands, located on the island of Cayman Brac Bluff, New Zealand, a town and seaport in the South Island Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal, a geographical region of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Extra-planetary Bluff, a crater on Mars named after the...
 
@skullpatrol I hadn't been to any Grammar class till date
 
12:25 PM
@overexchange I just want to understand why someone came with that expression
 
always expressions have a reason behind
 
!!wiki bluff card game
 
@skullpatrol No result found
 
call on
Pay a visit to (someone):
he’s planning to call on Katherine today
 
12:26 PM
@kwak My reason is just to make sure that am in safe zone, by sharing this expression
 
Call = pronounce, as in an umpire's line call
 
@AndrewLeach umpire?
!!define umpire
 
@kwak umpire (tennis) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
 
Tennis.
 
oh
I call ok
 
12:27 PM
@AndrewLeach That doesn't mean it's by good design. Mistakes are made with the best intent all the time.
 
@AndrewLeach I call thanks on you
 
@Robusto Yes. Read my comment with a hint of sarcasm/irony/whatever.
 
Cheat (also known as Bullshit, B.S., Bluff, I Doubt It, Chaarso Bis and 420) is a card game where the players aim to get rid of all of their cards. Normally played with at least three players, it is often classed as a party game, and is a game of deception. A challenge is usually made by players calling out the name of the game, and the loser of a challenge has to pick up all the cards in the middle. As with many card games, cheat has an oral tradition and so people are taught the game under different names. The game is called I Doubt It by Hoyle and is sometimes known as Bullshit in the USA. ...
 
@skullpatrol In English, Do we have something called expression, I thought only programming languages have concept called Expressions, How Expression is different from statement in English?
expression vs phrase vs statement
 
12:30 PM
!!wiki expression
 
@skullpatrol The Wikipedia contains no knowledge of such a thing
 
!!define expression
 
@overexchange in programming the 2 are different, but I forgot why exactlyn there's a stackoverflow question on this, easy to find it
 
@AndrewLeach expression A particular way of phrasing an idea.
 
!!define phrase
 
12:31 PM
@AndrewLeach phrase A short written or spoken expression.
 
Oh. Circles.
 
!!wiki express
 
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists sought to express meaning or emotional experience rather than physical reality. Expressionism was developed as an avant-garde style before the First World War. It remained popular during the Weimar Republic, particularly in Berlin. The style extended to a wide range of the arts, including...
 
@kwak In programming, expression evaluates to a value and statement defines the flow of execution (if..else or for..loop)
 
yes right
an expression = multiple statements
 
12:33 PM
@overexchange OK, so that might be an on-topic question. But to be a good question there has to be quite a bit of research.
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Q: How much research is needed?

LePressentimentPlease advise or enlighten me if such guidance already exists. For example, for this question, I sought to record my thoughts and opinions on how to gloss that sentence. Yet it was still closed as `too broad'? Also, for this, I did cite Etymonline but user Avner Shahr-Kashtan's comment explain...

 
I call bullshit on bullshit callers
 
@AndrewLeach sure
 
in USA do you say "hang on a phone call" or "answer a phone call"
I know brits probably like their hand on, hang off
 
@overexchange And do search first, because there may already be a similar question with a relevant answer.
 
12:35 PM
ok
 
We answer the phone.
 
yes, right
 
We hang up [the phone] at the other end of the call.
 
the person hanging up is also the person answering the call?
 
to place the receiver back, I say, hung up the call
 
12:37 PM
@kwak No, either end can hang up.
"I answered the phone, said Hello, and the *** hung up on me!"
 
ok, it's the end of the call
 
It's the action of ending the call.
 
ok, but isn't the a hang + something too for the action starting the call?
 
Not in BrE.
 
You pick up the phone to begin a call. You hang it up to end it.
You also pick up the phone to answer a call.
 
12:39 PM
@Robusto ah, ok
 
@AndrewLeach So, In general, Can i say that any letter should be less blunt & very cohesive & very structured & more concise
 
That sounds good. To get less blunt and more concise together takes some practice.
 
@AndrewLeach ...hung up on me? or .... hung up the call?
 
BrE doesn't really use "hang up the call".
 
hang is never used
 
12:42 PM
So I can refresh my translation table "saisir le téléphone = pick up ...", "raccrocher = hang up", "répondre au tel = answer the phone"
 
"Hung up on me" is the same structure as "walked out on me": I'm left stranded.
The translations look ok to me.
 
!!define strand
 
@kwak strand The shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.
 
Beached is another way to look at it.
Left high and dry.
 
left alone
 
12:43 PM
@JarvistheBot Strand verb sense 2.
 
abandoned
 
*abandoned
 
@AndrewLeach I feel language should look obvious to understand for average english listener, so hung(verb) has to be performed on call(Phone line) but not on subject who is talking on other side, correct?
 
Hang up the phone. BrE doesn't hang up a call, although AmE might do that.
Hanging a person is something rather different.
 
@skullpatrol Hi
 
12:48 PM
it's weird to use "up" for something ending
 
@AndrewLeach As per my job background, It has been 10 years talking on phone to English native speakers and non-English native speakers. I never got a chance to learn English Grammar in school or talk in English at home as such. With this experience I am talking to you guys.
 
Are odesk & freelancer bs?
Would be fun with short projects when bored
 
@JohanLarsson bs?
 
bullshit, I use it as a catch all for all things !awesome
 
@overexchange Great. Chat here (especially when it's quiet on a Sunday) is a good thing. It can get rather manic though.
If that happens, you might find the English Language Learners chat a bit better.

 English Language Learners

A room to talk about English, linguistics, or anything you wan...
But if you're OK here, that's fine.
 
12:52 PM
@AndrewLeach i think language comes by practice, programming or english
 
room topic changed to English Language & Usage: This time it's personal (no tags)
 
@overexchange Yes. There are books in both cases, and for the tricky corners there are SE questions.
Could I suggest using I instead of i, and a full-stop at the end of the sentence?
 
on weekends?
 
@AndrewLeach I also see usage if I in middle of the sentence
of*
 
I is always a capital letter.
 
12:56 PM
@AndrewLeach Usage of I in middle of an expression is something new for me
 
For example, if I am talking to you, I always write a capital I.
 
@JohanLarsson there's elance too
 
have you tried it?
 
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Q: Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?

didxgaWhy should we capitalize first person pronoun 'I' even if it does not appear in the beginning of a sentence? Why it is not the case for other pronouns?

 
@JohanLarsson yep I'm registered
@JohanLarsson lower fees I think
 
12:58 PM
@kwak have you done any projects?
 
@JohanLarsson no
 
It looks really strange with a vague description and then bidding
 
odesk take 10%, elance less
 
@AndrewLeach The reason looks historical but not technical
@AndrewLeach So never use i, always I?
 
Well, there is a technical reason in that -- perhaps particularly in handwriting -- a lower-case I could get lost, and an upper-case I is far less likely to.
Yes. Always I to refer to oneself.
 
1:02 PM
i² = -1
I² = I (identity matrix)
 
Yeah. Thanks for that. :-)
 
you're welcome
 
@AndrewLeach are you native english speaker?
Are*
 
$$j²=\bar j, j³=1$$
 
hope this is not perl syntax.
 
1:04 PM
@overexchange Yes. I was born in the UK and have always lived here.
 
@overexchange latex syntax, if you have a small extension script, it renders latex/mathjax
 
@AndrewLeach Do you belong to English language by profession as well? Being a native speaker, I would expect you to be in some other famous language room like spanish or french?
 
But I don't speak Spanish, and I have only schoolboy French.
 
@AndrewLeach Unless you want to share knowledge to non-native learners
with*
 
@AndrewLeach tu as fais l'école buissonière?
 
1:08 PM
You can edit lines here. Either use the V arrow between your icon and the text, or press the up-arrow keyboard key to get to previous posts.
 
(it means skip courses)
 
Ah. Play truant? No, never did.
My mother taught at the school I went to. Too much likelihood of getting caught.
 
@Zoe I saw it. Really thanks :)
 
@AndrewLeach To be honest, Am bending my brain to feel the fine pulse of good Listening/Reading/Writing/Speaking skills for my exam which is in a fortnight.
@AndrewLeach So, I can say, I had been thru a selfish thought before getting in here in this room.
@AndrewLeach Backspace button has kicked me out of this room for a moment.
 
Yes; backspace would do that.
I hope the experience you gain here is useful.
And that the exam goes well.
 
1:15 PM
!!define elance
 
@skullpatrol elance (transitive, archaic) To throw like a lance; to hurl.
 
icic
 
@AndrewLeach Do you think stackoverflow & stackexchange community strength is going to break records in future and leave behind all other networking sites like Facebook/linkedin/..., Mainly because of good control by Moderator and Quality stuff in any discipline?
 
I very much doubt that Facebook will be eclipsed in a hurry. But SE communities are not the same as Facebook. (But I don't use that, so it's only my impression from hearing how others use it)
 
1:26 PM
I never used Facebook, virgin from this crap, but I do lose time on internet too
 
@AndrewLeach I have an account on Facebook, But i felt better to get out from there becasue of the alerts i get from the backend programs of Facebook that send you frequently
 
@overexchange Facebok is done by some 12 years old interns
 
@AndrewLeach I always feel uncomfortable in using phrase ` I have` Is this the right usage?
I has - I had, looks fine to me
You have - is one usage
 
conjugaison tables are your friend
 
I has - You had - I have doesn't look obvious to listen.
 
1:31 PM
You can't say I has because has is only used for 3rd person singular ("He has")
I have, You have, He has.
 
ok
@AndrewLeach OK, It is time to have dinner now, I would be back after sometime.
 
OK. I'll need to go out soon. But I'm sure there will be others around.
 
sure
thank you for your time
 
Oh crikey. I’ve edited down the yelling from the title, but this is not a question of English.
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Q: Is it possible that the singular “name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” is “Jesus”?

Vince Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Name is singular. Does it mean that Father, Son, Holy Ghost all share one name? I think name is singular and pertains to a single name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. ...

Now where is that Lawler comment?
@BrianDonovan: Deinde ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis, in nomine praesentis, et perfecti, et verborum infinitivorum. — John Lawler Jun 21 at 16:31
That absolutely is an ablative singular nomine there. :)
 
1:52 PM
@tchrist No, it will be going elsewhere, but at the moment I don't have time to clean it up and send it there. I have to be elsewhere too. Fret not; it will be dealt with appropriately.
 
Ok, thanks.
I thought the ALL CAPS bits were not appropriate for the title, so reduced them.
He also doesn’t seem to understand the grammatical construct that distributes name across a compound of X, and of Y, and of Z.
 
2:23 PM
Should one break off bread or cut it with a knife?
 
@tchrist You minusculled them.
 
I apostrophed you
 
Hello.
 
2:57 PM
Hola, que tal
 
 
1 hour later…
4:09 PM
in Mathematics, 11 mins ago, by N3buchadnezzar
@skullpatrol The only time the word incorrectly isn't spelled incorrectly is when it is spelled incorrectly
 
I normally spell it it.
 
@tchrist When you say "it" are you referring to the meaning of the word or the spelling of the word?
 
It seems obvious.
 
spell it out for me :-)
 
i
t
 
4:16 PM
are you referring to the meaning of the word or the spelling of the word?
 
posted on July 27, 2014 by sgdi

There once was a hornet near me I felt like I needed to flee Away from the beast Six miles at least And six miles more if need be

 
4:37 PM
The use–mention distinction is a foundational concept of analytic philosophy, according to which it is necessary to make a distinction between using a word (or phrase) and mentioning it, and many philosophical works have been "vitiated by a failure to distinguish use and mention". The distinction is disputed by non-analytic philosophers. The distinction between use and mention can be illustrated for the word cheese: Use Cheese is derived from milk. Mention "Cheese" is derived from the Old English word "cyse". The first sentence is a statement about the substance called cheese; it uses the word...
 
5:15 PM
There once was a hornet near me
I felt like I needed to flee
Away from the beast
Six miles at least
And six miles more if need be(e)
 
you're a poet and you didn't even know it :D
 
5:51 PM
in English Language Learners, 34 mins ago, by skullpatrol
math:poetry::dictionary:thesaurus
 

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