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CowperKettle

03:03

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Q: Ways to say 'get smaller', 'decrease in size' in one word

What are the proper ways to say that something gets smaller (decreases in size) in one word? I am not asking about cases when what we discribe represents a measure of something (price, volume, weight, height). In those cases I know that it is correct to say, for example The price decreases Th...

Ways to say "Single-word requests make me wish I were dead" in one word.

Rajat Audichya

06:44

Hello, I need some in help in sentence formation

Try to frame a sentence

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

@RajatAudichya Hi! Don't ask to ask, just ask!

Rajat Audichya

Yes I am trying to frame the question wait, It is quite complicated :P

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

@CowperKettle Dude, you're not supposed to take that stuff unless explicitly approved by the physician . . .

IIRC Tegretol was used to help MS patients

I just generally have a very negative outlook on drugs that have to do with brain.

All drugs suck, but some suck more than others.

Rajat Audichya

Let me tell a scenario to explain my idea.

There is a celebrity who kept a certain standard look before he was famous(without beard) and then after
a while when he gets famous keeps a beard look. Now he is identified as a bearded guy.

Question:-how would PERSON 1 describe the celebrity to PERSON 2 in the future when PERSON 2 is finding it hard
to recollect as a lot of time as past by and the player is now history
and what would you call such type of scenario when you try to help someone recollect using a physical attribute in the future?

M.A.R. ಠ_ಠ

@RajatAudichya So basically person1 is trying to tell 2 that the guy didn't use to have a beard?

Why not just say that?

Then, there was silence . . .

Rajat Audichya

07:19

Basically, the celebrity went beardless again and now I am describing a scenario poetically "that his standard look will be remembered as an identity to help recollect someone who has forgotten the celebrity in the future"

How would someone describe the quoted scenario poetically?

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ The silence continues. . .

I really wish there were more active users on this chat. . .

Alex

@RajatAudichya You just make it rhyme: There once was a guy who grew a beard, but realized that it looked quite weird, so took the plunge that we all feared, and with a blade his face he sheared.

Rajat Audichya

Hahahaha

I think poetical is not the word I was looking for :P

J Cover

07:37

If I find a year-old, unanswered question, is it better for me to give an answer that I am pretty sure is correct but don't really want to research, a comment-answer, or no answer at all? A comment-answer isn't ideal, (ell.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4903/…) but I feel might be the right choice. @M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ, seeing how you gave the answer, what do you think is better in this case?

CowperKettle

07:49

I wonder if there is a shorter phrase of "accidental switching of samples" (when the wrong sample is chosen among the two for analysis)

негерметичность пробирок = non-leakproof-iness of test tubes

Is there a short phrase in English for non-leakproofiness of something?

J Cover

08:05

@CowperKettle Do you mean something like spillable? That assumes you mean that the test tubes leak through the top when tilted. If not, how are the test tubes leaking in your example?

CowperKettle

08:39

@JCover They are not leaking. The word негерметичность in Russian means that there is a lack of leaktightness in tubes. That theoretically, under some conditions, a tube may admit external air, or leak. This is a theoretic possibility due to a lack of full integrity in the tube.

The tube may even contain some non-spillable material, or even be empty.

Maybe it's one of those words in Russian that have no counterparts in English.

> Protein solution after keeping fails to conform to the limits

I need a word for keeping

Hm. What is meant here is that the solution, after its preparation, was "left to sit" for some time.

And there's a Russian word for this, but there's no English word for this.

Storage is too long-term.

> Protein solution, after having been left to sit, failed to conform to the limits.

Argh.

CowperKettle

09:00

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Q: Is there a noun or a noun phrase describing the "let stand" part in "Prepare the solution, let stand for 10 min"?

I'm translating a table of deviations in a biotech manufacturing process. One of the sentences concerns an occurrence in which a solution was found not to conform to prescribed limits. Protein solution after выдержки failed to conform to the limits: the content of acidic forms exceeded 35%. ...

phrase-request translation

CowperKettle

09:13

@M.A.R.ಠ_ಠ It was 10 years ago, and I had discussed the issue with my psychiatrist friend prior to trying it.

It's basically not a very harmful drug. You only need to be careful the first weeks, that is, to monitor your blood formula. It can sometimes cause some issues with white blood cells.

Captain Bohemian

09:52

I don't think mental counselors are helpful people.

in the past, consulting mental counselors outside university were free, but now it takes money over 1000 dollars once. I don't think many people would really consult them when they have trouble.

Captain Bohemian

10:11

I think paying to visit mental counselors and psychiatrists are wealthy people's privilege.

CowperKettle

@CaptainBohemian 1000 USD for a single visit?

@CaptainBohemian I think that they could be helpful, but I'd use them in conjunction with endocrinologists and general practitioners.

Because somatic conditions can affect mental function.

Captain Bohemian

10:32

@CowperKettle over 1000 NTD. I forget the accurate number, may be 1200 or 1300.

@CowperKettle my mental problem is all caused my trouble in dealing with some issues, particularly accademic issues.

visiting mental counselors in university remain free, but I guess you need to hold a position in that university to visit them. But I would prefer to visit professors than them.

CowperKettle

10:48

@CaptainBohemian Ah! 1000 NTD = 2130 Russian rubles. A psychotherapist in Yekaterinburg (cognitive therapy) charges the same rate. That's why I never went to him.

Because a salary of 40000 rubles is considered good.

And a salary of 30000 rubles (450 USD) is considered average.

So paying 1/15 of your salary for an hour is exorbitantly expensive.

@CaptainBohemian Jim Reynolds @JimReynolds works in a scientific medical journal in Taiwan, he might know places where psychological help is cheaper.

Captain Bohemian

@CowperKettle I wouldn't have interest in visiting psychiatrists for personal issues.

CowperKettle

I was offered to get into a clinic for 35K rubles per months, for a month. I did not want to spend that much money, and lose earned money by not working a whole month.

Captain Bohemian

@CowperKettle Indeed spending money in mental counselors aren't really worthy. They aren't strategists.

resolving problems in differnt fields requires different knowledge. It's impossible those counselors know knowledge of all fields.

if I have money to visit a psychistrist, I'd better use that money to get a decent housing and take a warm shower every day.

a housing near research university is very helpful.

also, living in the concrete jungle is suffocating.

moving to a suburb can make mind feel better.

Captain Bohemian