English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

> I great you that this process works and you can come up with very interesting stuff out of it. this could even be implemented by computer software. i would like to have your feedback on this process. please feel free to get back in touch with this post

See? ELU is not the only place frequented by pineapples.

That is from someone who has created an algorithm for writing poetry.

It must be amazing, a boon to humankind.

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Q: In a Single word, how can you describe something that is made for women?

We're starting a blog that will completely cover the women stuff. And we're brainstorming short, brandable name for the same. According to you what will be that one short, brandable word (Can be a mixed word) that we can use here. Waiting for your replies. Any help will be highly appreciated.

ZOMG. Finally, someone is going to cover "the women stuff."

room topic changed to English Language & Usage: Now we cover the women stuff too [elu-the-sequel]

tchrist

1:47 PM

stiff?

Robusto

stiff and nonsense!

I just waded into the review queue and am reminded why I don't do that so much these days. It's just depressing.

And I'm out of votes. They go so fast once you get hip deep into the review queue.

tchrist

Always.

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Q: Whats the sentence means a girl says "Friends are forever, boys are whatever"?

As 3 girls started to live together in a flat, The below sentense they says once the felt comfortable with each other. "Friends are forever, boys are whatever" What does it means?

meaning-in-context sentence-structure poetry

More chickenspit.

dating.se

gurlz.se

Robusto

@tchrist Another SC heard from.

Tipoff: "the below sentense" . . .

tchrist

Always.

Finding "the below" in a post gives you a 98% guarantee that it’s spit.

Robusto

And SC spit into the bargain.

tchrist

1:55 PM

Yes.

Robusto

It is as Inglish as "today morning."

tchrist

Stop.

Robusto

Still, you have to admire the chutzpah of a guy who announces his intention to "completely cover the women stuff." That statement is a marvel of cluelessness coupled with an arrogance born so completely of ignorance that it leaves one nearly breathless.

tchrist

ELU is become stupidity.se

Robusto

We are resisting, but it feels like a losing battle.

RegDwigнt

2:05 PM

@tchrist hey now. I use "the below" all the time. Just to "piss off the misinformed and the self-righteous", as nohat likes to put it.

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A: Which is correct: "the below information" or "the information below"?

Merriam-Webster lists a relevant definition: below (adjective): written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page Given this, there is nothing wrong with “the below information”.

tchrist

@RegDwigнt I know.

RegDwigнt

Well. But the percentage of spit in my posts is a mere 97. Nowhere near your projected 98.

Robusto

@RegDwigнt Nevertheless, that single usage has become as obvious as a caste mark for identifying Inglish.

tchrist

You need more Hindians in your life.

Robusto

He'll be getting more Syrians soon. Does that count?

RegDwigнt

2:08 PM

@Robusto go do the needful about it.

Robusto

I can't. I'm out of votes temporarily.

tchrist

Why would he want Assyrian?

Robusto

I didn't say he wanted them. They're coming whether he wants them or not.

RegDwigнt

@Robusto ha, little do you know, the borders are closed!

Robusto

turns back

RegDwigнt

2:09 PM

Mwuahahaha, fuck you Austria, we'll just close der Borders schnell.

tchrist

After the first 640,000 already came in.

RegDwigнt

Because who cares about that Shengen village. You can't even tell from the name if it's in Luxembourg or China.

Robusto

Some countries feel that it is better to persecute the Syrian refugees because it's too hard to persecute the people who caused the refugee crisis.

Mitch

@tchrist Where is the close reason "This question is just screwing around. Try Yahoo Answers"

RegDwigнt

@tchrist yeah, better still, the next 640,000 are coming in already, because reportedly all you need is a passport.

So the borders are closed in the exact same sense as they are still wide open.

Robusto

2:11 PM

@tchrist This is one place where the response "NO UR" is appropriate.

RegDwigнt

You a fugee? Yes. You got a pass? Yes. Well you got a pass, then you may pass. Next one!

Robusto

@RegDwigнt You people should elect Donald Trump.

Er is an der Reihe.

RegDwigнt

We people have long done so. But for some reason he is stuck in the land of pizza with crust made of pizzas with crust made of sausages with ends made of pizzas.

I cannot possibly fathom what that reason may be. Perhaps he is a ninja turtle?

Robusto

Just flatter him enough and you'll win him over.

Tell him how great his hair looks.

Tell him how he is the smartest businessman evah.

RegDwigнt

Donald Pizza provides Jon Stewart with much entertainment, which Jon then passes on to me. It's the foodchain of life.

Robusto

2:14 PM

@RegDwigнt Spoiler alert: Jon Stewart don't work here no more.

Mitch

@Robusto It's about branding women.

So if they get rustled, it can be returned to its rightful owner

Robusto

What if he wanted them to get rustled? It happens, you know.

Mitch

What's a guy called with no arms no legs and sits in the leaves?

RegDwigнt

Who upvotes the whichs crap?

Robusto

I don't want to know, yet somehow I feel you are about to tell me.

RegDwigнt

2:17 PM

It got shot down as a dupe of a dupe of a dupe and gen-ref, but then someone comes along and upvotes it.

Show yourself, coward!

Mitch

Bing Bong. It's your imaginary friend from when you were 5 who dies when you try to runaway as a teenager.

RegDwigнt

@Robusto yeah I know. By that token, do dump Trump.

Mitch

Also, Russell

@RegDwigнt Which crap?

RegDwigнt

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Q: Is there an equivalent to "whose" for neuter objects?

"The cook who makes the best steak is my favourite." "The plant which carries the best crops is my favourite." We refer to objects of masculine or feminine gender with who and to objects of neuter gender with which. That's normal. But what about this: (1) "I'll choose the cook whose steak taste...

single-word-requests gender whose

tchrist

Whose crap.

Robusto

2:18 PM

@Mitch My imaginary friend was not named Bing Bong. In fact, we used to pick on Bing Bong together. All the time.

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Q: How do I stop using 'which' to explain things

I've been recently writing a lot of graduate school papers and I've noticed that I consistently use the word which to explain concepts. I have a feeling that there is a better way to express my ideas and I'd like to change my writing style up. What are some suggestions to do so? Alternatively, i...

style academic-writing structure

It's contagious, but at least this person is seeking help.

RegDwigнt

Nah, that's a different disease.

The one we have here is "I cannot touch dictionaries".

The one they have there is "I don't know how not using works".

Granted, we've had manifestations of the latter, too.

Aug 3 at 15:40, by RegDwigнt

"I use the word therefore in every sentence. What are some alternatives?" FFS. The one and only alternative is not using the word in every sentence.

Robusto

Mirabile dictu.

tchrist

Doctor, doctor, it hurts when I do this.

RegDwigнt

Things You Didn't Know of the day: Starbucks originally flashed boobs.

The only place where they still do that is Seattle.

As if it needed another reason to be great.

tchrist

Ballsish.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

2:29 PM

Hey Reg, want to become an auctioneer, specializing in Lego?

RegDwigнt

> As an auctioneer, you will be closely involved

Lost me right there.

> with evaluating and arranging lots submitted by our users

Lost me right there even more.

"Look at this picture of my child eating legos. What do you think they might be worth?"

tchrist

Can't you just make a new child?

RegDwigнt

Yes, but how does that interfere with selling the old one for profit?

> Documented commercial experience
Excellent communicative skills

tchrist

That sounds contagious.

RegDwigнt

My experience is entirely undocumented, and my communicative skills are limited to "what do you mean you don't like Queen's Cunting Boat?"

Oh, and this one's a gem:

> Turn your hobby into your career

Jan 9 at 15:40, by RegDwigнt

I have a job and a hobby. I don't want two jobs and no hobbies.

Robusto

2:34 PM

@RegDwigнt They have special boats for everything nowadays. Is that like a fishing boat?

RegDwigнt

Every boat is like a fishing boat, if you think about it. Think about it!

Robusto

I can't think about it. My mind = assploded.

RegDwigнt

Solution: never put ass in skull.

Protip from a certified surgeon.

Robusto

I try hard to avoid that.

RegDwigнt

Good, good.

Good.

Robusto

2:36 PM

Most people do it the other way around.

Mitch

@Robusto My imaginary friend used to beat up your honor roll imaginary kid

RegDwigнt

> We are very proud to be the first Benelux company to have received an investment from the famous Accel Partners and Lead Edge Capital

Yeah. That word famous. I don't think it means what you think it means.

tchrist

Axel

RegDwigнt

> (first venture capital investors in Facebook, as well as [...] BlaBlaCar).

Yeah. That word BlaBlaCar. I don't think it's even a word.

tchrist

I predict an unkindness of ravens.

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Q: How can I kindly ask someone the reason why he wants to meet?

English is not my first language and I was wondering how to best respond to an email I received at work today. The person is requesting to meet with someone in my unit. All he said is that he is interested in our line of work. How can I kindly ask him: "what specifically do you want to meet to d...

word-choice email workplace

Mitch

2:38 PM

@tchrist It's like they're writing their first essay of the year for school. And they got stuck writing one sentence. And because internet.

RegDwigнt

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 that said, thanks for the link.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

heh

They don't seem to have many lego listings.

I think their estimate on how long it would take you to curate them is generous.

The listings seem to be of the same sort you find on ebay, only, there are fewer ridiculous ones and no knock-offs.

Robusto

@Mitch Nuh-uh. You were the one with Bing Bong. We used to give you atomic wedgies.

@tchrist The trick is to ask them kindly.

RegDwigнt

I never ask kindly. Saves a lot of time.

Life is short, ~~children~~ seniors!

Robusto

Arse longa.

RegDwigнt

2:56 PM

Oh, and by the way: the solution to today's geography quiz was New Orleans.

Robusto

Here's another geography quiz.

Where are these devils located, Hell or Texas?

Answer: both.

Mar 16 '11 at 3:52, by Robusto

"Just move to Texas." Listen to yourself, man! General Sheridan ("Little Phil"), who was active in the latter half of the 19th century, famously said, "If I owned Hell and Texas, I would live in Hell and rent out Texas."

RegDwigнt

Wait, I thought Helsinki was hell?

Dec 4 '12 at 13:52, by RegDwighт

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Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@Robusto That is a great quote

Mitch

3:19 PM

@Robusto ashamed of Bing Bong. goes to bus station to run away

Robusto

Seriously, what were you thinking, having an imaginary friend named Bing Bong? Didn't you realize it was going to get you picked on in school?

Now, you don't really have to run away. Next time you go to the playground, have Bing Bong go up to the biggest imaginary friend he can find and beat the living shit out of him. Other imaginary friends will get the message.

Mitch

biggest imaginary friend is really annoyed by this behavior in all new imaginaries. Sees it coming an imaginary mile off

Robusto

Are you sure his name is Bing Bong? Maybe it's Ghandi.

Mitch

Robusto

Tyler Durden: OK: any historic figure.
Narrator: I'd fight Gandhi.
Tyler Durden: Good answer.

Robusto

4:38 PM

@Matt: Do some Brits pronounce impassable and impossible nearly the same?

Matt E. Эллен

5:06 PM

I think a west country accent might do that

Somerset / Devon

SmokeDetector

6:13 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in title: CBS//LivE#~Brest vs Lens Live..Stream by Papri Love on english.stackexchange.com

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

Brestmilk is best.

Johan Larsson

6:35 PM

bbc.com/news/technology-34066941

crl

le lait de Brest?

tchrist

You’d think the gender-picking coin-flip for deriving a modern Romance gender for neuter lac/lactis would have come down on the la leche side everywhere, but . . . no.

Italian has masculine il latte and Portuguese has masculine o leite there, too, whereas Spanish has feminine la leche. Just no accounting for tastes I guess. The langues d’oc seem to have it both ways.

crl

Babys trinken Muttermilch

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

6:50 PM

That reminds me to explore the etymology of lecherous.

It has nothing to do with leche.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

> lecher (n.) Look up lecher at Dictionary.com
"man given to excessive sexual indulgence," late 12c., from Old French lecheor (Modern French lécheur) "one living a life of debauchery," especially "one given to sexual indulgence," literally "licker," agent noun from lechier "to lick, to live in debauchery or gluttony," from Frankish *likkon or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *likkojan "to lick" or some other Germanic source (see lick). The Old French feminine form was lechiere. Middle English, meanwhile, had lickestre "female who licks;" figuratively "a pleasure seeker," lite…

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 I like etymonline.com.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

yeah!

"lickster", what a great word

It's like "trickster", but with more tongue.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

@JohanLarsson Sweet, I can keep doing this miserable job until I die.

Johan Larsson

programmer?

crl

6:56 PM

Robot maker

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

lel

Matt E. Эллен

   1
______
1 + eˣ

that x doesn't look like a superscript x

tchrist

It shouldn't.

It has property Canonical_Combining_Class=Above.

crl

it needs some parenthesis also

tchrist

@MattE.Эллен Are you looking for eˣ?

Matt E. Эллен

7:11 PM

@tchrist yes! how did you do that?

tchrist

It’s modifier character not a combining character.

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

secant, cosine, tangent, sine / three point one four one five nine

tchrist

% echo x | unisupers
ˣ

Matt E. Эллен

ah

tchrist

mac(tchrist)% echo '(x)' | unisupers
⁽ˣ⁾

Matt E. Эллен

7:13 PM

eˣ

good.

tchrist

metacpan.org/source/BDFOY/Unicode-Tussle-1.11/script/unisupers

All you care about is the stuff at the bottom.

Matt E. Эллен

thanks!

tchrist

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  [⁺⁻⁼⁽⁾⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹ᴬᵃᴭᵆᵄᵅᶛᴮᵇᶜᶝᴰᵈᶞᴱᵉᴲᵊᵋᶟᵌᶠᴳᵍᶢˠʰᴴʱᴵⁱᶦᶤᶧᶥʲᴶᶨᶡᴷᵏˡᴸᶫᶪᶩᴹᵐᶬᴺⁿᶰᶮᶯᵑᴼᵒᵓᵔᵕᶱᴽᴾᵖᶲʳᴿʴʵʶˢᶳᶴᵀᵗᶵᵁᵘᶸᵙᶶᶣᵚᶭᶷᵛⱽᶹᶺʷᵂˣʸᶻᶼᶽᶾꝰᵜᵝᵞᵟᶿᵠᵡᵸჼˤⵯ]

Gr.

Still looks like crud.

JSBձոգչ

9:16 PM

i'm sorry but what the heck are you trying to do @tchrist?

tchrist

@JSBձոգչ Making superscripts for @MattE.Эллен

That tr/// will convert regular letters and such to superstuff.

But I mispasted and there is a ) missing from the bottom.

There, that's better. :)

JSBձոգչ

i should have asked a better question

i understand what tr/// does, i just didn't understand why you were doing it

tchrist

2 hours ago, by Matt E. Эллен

1/1+eͯ

Because he used the combining-on-top x not the modifier version.

JSBձոգչ

@tchrist oh, that's terrible

tchrist

It is. The combining marks that are letters are different from the superscript and modifier ones.

MετάEd

10:09 PM

Do I need to cover the women stuff?

Robusto

10:32 PM

@MετάEd No. One of our users obliged us in that regard.

MετάEd

@Robusto I was worried. I don't have women stuff and wasn't sure how to cover it.

Robusto

9 hours ago, by Robusto

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Q: In a Single word, how can you describe something that is made for women?

We're starting a blog that will completely cover the women stuff. And we're brainstorming short, brandable name for the same. According to you what will be that one short, brandable word (Can be a mixed word) that we can use here. Waiting for your replies. Any help will be highly appreciated.

single-word-requests word-usage american-english

@MετάEd That's why we have volunteers for all this complicated stuff.

9 hours ago, by Robusto

Still, you have to admire the chutzpah of a guy who announces his intention to "completely cover the women stuff." That statement is a marvel of cluelessness coupled with an arrogance born so completely of ignorance that it leaves one nearly breathless.

MετάEd

@Robusto "Secret."

Robusto

Women are only secret insofar as men are blind.

MετάEd

Secret (deodorant brand)

Secret is an antiperspirant/deodorant for women manufactured by Procter & Gamble. It is sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Secret was launched as the first female deodorant in 1956, after more than 10 years of research that began in 1945. Secret is the only female brand antiperspirant/deodorant in Procter & Gamble’s portfolio of products, which includes male brands Gillette and Old Spice. There are currently more than 55 different antiperspirant/deodorant products sold under the Secret brand. Products are produced by company plants in Greensboro, NC and in Mexico City, Mexico, which...

Robusto

10:37 PM

OIC

MετάEd

"Strong enough for a man, made for a woman."

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