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SmokeDetector

11:40

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Link at end of answer, potentially problematic ns configuration in answer (62): What is the difference between booking and renting something? by Mirza Zamir on ell.SE

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14:14

Q: Possible meanings of "IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT USE ELEVATOR."

Background Below are cited from pp. 14-15 of Introduction to Mathematical Thinking by Keith Devlin: You often see the following notice posted in elevators: IN CASE OF FIRE, DO NOT USE ELEVATOR. Obviously this notice is intended to mean: If there is a fire, do not use a elevator. But the wri...

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ColleenV

17:07

@EddieKal This is what a rude/spam post looks like to high rep users:

JR and I both were editing out the nasty stuff, but it wasn’t really necessary unless the text was so extensive or abusive we didn’t want to have to look at it ourselves.

Eddie Kal

17:29

@ColleenV Roger!

Didn't know that. Thanks!

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Usernew

18:45

Hello peepul

Anyone here who can help with phrases?

I have many doubts that will be too broad for questions

M.A.R.

@Usernew Hi, sure

Usernew

She tells you to dance like no one is watching. Here, the infinitive phrase has no direct object?

I am confused as the site marks " to dance like no one is watching" as an infinite phrase

So, is "like no one is watching" modifier?

@M.A.R. lost in the molecules?

M.A.R.

19:02

@Usernew Chatting in five different places, sorry

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

I think I’m in the wrong place.........

Usernew

@M.A.R. Different molecules assigned to different chat rooms. Ah! Same old MAR

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

Soory

Usernew

No problem

M.A.R.

@DevilsbestfriendisLunar Which chatroom are you looking for?

@DevilsbestfriendisLunar Very Canadian of you

@Usernew Honestly I've forgotten about all the terminology. Can't your question have something to do with parasites and amino acids and anticholinergic drugs?

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

19:04

What? Oh well I was looking for the Minecraft chat room, which was right by this one and I accidentally tapped this one

That took me a while to type

The chat room is called Minecraft talk

How do I leave?

M.A.R.

@DevilsbestfriendisLunar You can search for it in chat home (chat.stackexchange)

Usernew

@M.A.R. of course!

M.A.R.

@DevilsbestfriendisLunar There's a button below the room description on the upper right corner

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

Okay. I found it. Thanks! @M.A.R.

Site rooms?

or all rooms?

M.A.R.

@Usernew So isn't like whatever is after "like" is a complement, rather than a modifier, for "like"? And I totally forgot how analysis works for infinitives

But you could call it an apple pie for all it matters

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

19:09

Never mind found it sorry

M.A.R.

@DevilsbestfriendisLunar All rooms. Or you can search for rooms from a site, then browse there

Usernew

@M.A.R. yeah, a student raised a doubt, and quite honestly, my brain is not the same anymore.

And phrases were never a strong point for me.

I hate them

Well I hope all are doing fine amidst this corona stuff

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

Ok. Thank you @M.A.R.

M.A.R.

@DevilsbestfriendisLunar tips hat

You're gonna leave and come back whenever I ping you, don't you

@Usernew So that was the exact question? What is the class about? It sounds a bit irrelevant to learning English, it just seems like a sentence analysis exercise

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

Most likely

sorry, my account just has a teal number, I was made to have curiosity. So my curiosity won me over. Here I am typing this and sorry for disturbing you

Usernew

19:18

@M.A.R. nah! Plenty of questions. Bu all related to phrases. It's all about exercises.

DevilsbestfriendisLunar

If you pin me, your choice completely, I will ignore it. Good day. Or afternoon.

M.A.R.

No no problem, I'm the one tingling your curiosity

And I'm not pinging you not to keep you here any longer. This is one of the odd days when I don't feel like trolling people

Usernew

@M.A.R. You just trolled that guy!

M.A.R.

Hush, very mildly

Usernew

@M.A.R. [insert table flip]

@M.A.R. speaking of which, Parasite is a nice movie.

jeez

M.A.R.

19:23

ಠ_ಠ

@Usernew Ooooh yes it is!

I loved that guy before it was cool

Usernew

@M.A.R. you liked what guy?

the protagonist?

hello @EddieKal

any input? chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/message/57650854#57650854

M.A.R.

Bong Joon Ho

But yeah, "that guy" is also a commoner in cool Korean movies

Usernew

I saw The Host a long long time ago.

@M.A.R. pretty much

M.A.R.

Korean cinema just sometimes amazes you

Oldboy

The New World

Usernew

The wailing

@M.A.R. I think it did more than just amaze me

M.A.R.

19:30

Train to Busan

Usernew

Snowpiercer

Why one one has ever made a movie that has an avalanche of misunderstandings all stemming from a misquotation or misunderstanding of the English language.

Well, I hope the answer comes in my sleep

Will sleep

Good Night all!

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SmokeDetector

20:47

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Manually reported answer (94): Can anyone hep me to determine, which one is right by James Brown on ell.SE

S..

Hi. Anyone here?

Eddie Kal

21:27

@S.. Yes?

S..

Thanks for replying, @EddieKal.
I was looking for a word, but got it already.

Eddie Kal

@S.. Okay, no problem. You are welcome to hang out here anytime

S..

Sure.

Eddie Kal

@Usernew Sorry was AFK, just saw this. That's indeed an infinitive phrase functioning as the object of the verb

@Usernew the phrase is a nominal infinitive, so I don't understand what you mean its direct object

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M.A.R.

22:33

@EddieKal Yeah that was confusing me too

@Usernew Wait, they have, I think

M.A.R.

23:06

Though of course it's often just the one gag in an almost funny sitcom

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23:42

Q: Should questions be edited out of answers?

I came across this answer that repeated the contents of the question verbatim. I made a suggested edit that essentially removed the question from the answer. However, the edit was rejected by the post author on the grounds that it didn't improve the readability of the answer The edit does not im...