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M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

Nov 20, 2018 07:24

I got a new kidney! FINALLY

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CowperKettle

Jun 20, 2020 06:11

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AIQ

Jun 18, 2020 05:22

Learnt a new word: recalcitrant

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Martin Sleziak

Jun 16, 2020 14:05

English Language Learners was migrated to CommonMark: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/348746/…

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Eddie Kal

Jun 13, 2020 04:13

> Almost never. Comments have no publicly visible revision history (the changes are logged in case of abuse, but these are only visible to moderators). Therefore, it is critical that moderator edits do not misrepresent the author's meaning or intentions.

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Eddie Kal

Jun 13, 2020 04:12

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A: A guide to moderating comments

When should moderators edit comments? Almost never. Comments have no publicly visible revision history (the changes are logged in case of abuse, but these are only visible to moderators). Therefore, it is critical that moderator edits do not misrepresent the author's meaning or intentions. Edits...

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Eddie Kal

Jun 13, 2020 04:12

> When should moderators edit comments?

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M.A.R.

Jun 11, 2020 14:01

@AIQ Most won't. The few that do make all the difference. Be the man of the long journey ;)

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CowperKettle

Jun 4, 2017 08:23

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M.A.R.

Jun 9, 2020 13:34

Word of the day: Consanguinity

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ColleenV

Jun 8, 2020 18:13

@CowperKettle Hot flashes cause flushed faces.

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M.A.R.

Jun 8, 2020 01:57

Be indirect, but not vague. "I would appreciate it if you did not answer questions not deemed high quality by the community so as not to encourage more of them in the future. Some link"

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M.A.R.

Jun 6, 2020 09:57

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A: Is it true that English has no future tense?

Short answer: Yes, of course English has future tense ... for everyone except the most technical, and for them it doesn't have a future tense because they define "have a tense" in a non-intuitive way. So you can go ahead and say confidently that English has future tense. Longer answer: Most eve...

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M.A.R.

Jun 4, 2020 17:13

in English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room, 5 hours ago, by Robusto

Antidepressant or Tolkien character? You be the judge.

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Anonymous

Jun 3, 2020 15:51

Word of the day: condign

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ColleenV

Jun 3, 2020 15:29

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userr2684291

Oct 27, 2018 11:44

Word of the day: wabi-sabi

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ColleenV

Jun 1, 2020 19:55

Oh idiom of the day give (one) a run for (one's) money or offer significant challenge or competition

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ColleenV

Jun 1, 2020 19:44

Pretty much anything can serve as an expletive if you commit to it

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Jasper

Oct 26, 2018 09:18

@CowperKettle I wonder what happened to snail. I hope she is alright.

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Cardinal

Jun 1, 2020 05:36

word of the 1:36 AM: sprawl

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userr2684291

May 30, 2020 15:58

This is the text (Why More English Instruction Won't Mean Better Grammar) if anyone's interested.

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ColleenV

May 29, 2020 20:43

> “Do you have a reason for calling your wedding off?”
“I can’t say I do."

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M.A.R.

May 29, 2020 17:52

It's certainly more real than "Is this conditional type 53? I had had had had lunch yesterday since five years tomorrow"

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Decapitated Soul

May 29, 2020 16:29

@AIQ, Post 'how to pronounce 2x7/8' and see what happens

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AIQ

May 29, 2020 03:22

Oh wow learnt a new word: catharsis

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ColleenV

May 27, 2020 10:55

@AIQ My husband says 2x4s probably won’t be enough, you should diagonally brace it, and joist hangers to join the boards. You may want to check out roof framing designs.

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ColleenV

May 25, 2020 13:08

Archaic word of the day.: mumpsimus

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skullpatrol

May 22, 2020 17:31

@M.A.R. closed: due to social distancing

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M.A.R.

May 22, 2020 17:19

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Pickpocketing

Proposed Q&A site for those who like to pickpocket for fun

Currently in definition.

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ColleenV

May 22, 2020 13:03

Word of the day for AIQ carefree (the rest of us get helping hand, especially in light of the recent flooding in the US on top of COVID)

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M.A.R.

May 21, 2020 19:04

Read: spread my wisdom

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userr2684291

May 21, 2020 14:39

There are two kinds of people: 1. those who can extrapolate from incomplete data sets.

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Anonymous

May 20, 2020 08:36

Word of the day: folderol

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CowperKettle

May 19, 2020 16:50

@ColleenV Word of the day: punnet

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Anonymous

Apr 28, 2017 12:45

Ought to is not an auxiliary verb. Ought is an auxiliary verb.

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Anonymous

May 17, 2020 10:12

That’s a matter of style. Most people agree you should either write the period, or just don’t use Latin abbreviations at all. There is a trend toward less punctuation in abbreviations, though, and some styles leave out the punctuation. I rather like that, myself.

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M.A.R.

May 15, 2020 09:13

@DecapitatedSoul I can totally imagine the random jock declaring on the beach "At the risk of losing breviloquence, ma'am, if you'd be so kind as to relocate your spine so I may apricate in the blazing bless of the noon"

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Decapitated Soul

May 15, 2020 07:18

Word of the second second: Apricate: (intransitive) to sunbathe or bask in the sun. 2. ( transitive) to expose to sunlight.

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ColleenV

May 11, 2020 14:09

You can't teach attention to detail

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ColleenV

May 10, 2020 22:05

Mother’s Day in the US

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Damkerng T.

Apr 17, 2017 00:19

Phrase of the Day: fons et origo

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CowperKettle

May 7, 2020 03:47

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CowperKettle

May 6, 2020 15:58

Word of the evening: omphaloskepsis

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M.A.R.

May 6, 2020 00:24

@AIQ He was abnormally handsome for a samurai

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ColleenV

Sep 20, 2018 13:20

Today's idiom: "sleep tight" "All is ready and we leave as soon as breakfast is over. Goodbye little Diary. /‘Sleep tight and wake bright,’ for I will need you when I return." -Susan Bradford Eppes

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userr2684291

Sep 20, 2018 11:33

Word of the day: pointer swizzling

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Anonymous

May 4, 2020 16:05

@EddieKal @Daniil Thanks for nominating, both of you. I think that, whatever the outcome of the election, it's going to be good for our site and our community.

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Cardinal

Apr 6, 2017 18:07

Advice of the day: "tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip" W.Churchill

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CowperKettle

May 1, 2020 17:33

Word of the night: to be up oneself ("I don't like her; she is really up herself.")

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