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Q: A word for non physical forces that affect the physical world

I'm looking for a word that can be used to classify all forces that are attached to some sort of physical entity and affect the world around them. Forces in this sense is like Gravity, like it is intrinsic to an object and can impart some sort of change on it's surroundings. Examples of these for...

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3:11 AM

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Q: What's the Germanic word for "defendant"?

Defendant in German: Beklagte Defendant in Dutch: Verweerder Swedish, Danish, Frisian and Icelandic also have their own unique Germanic word for it, whilst English uses a French variant of it. My question is, does English have an actual Anglic/Germanic word for "defendant"? Our sister languag...

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Q: making someone unable to do something

What would be a good verb for conveying the meaning of "making unable". For example, it can fill the following blank: high prices ..... us to buy anything.

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Q: Are you not hot ? And Are you hot? How to answer?

If i am cold. Then for the question: Q: Are you hot? Answer: No, I am cold. Q: Are you not hot? Answer: yes, i am cold. Is this correct? Or should i say NO for both ?

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Q: Words like astronaut for dimensional traveller

I was looking for a word like astronaut but for dimensional traveling, so I looked up latin for Dimension and got ratio, so Rationaut (dimension sailor) I guess. However I did not like how that sounded so I tried latin for reality (rem) and made Remnaut (Reality sailor). I just want to know if ei...

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6:24 AM

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Q: What is the right word/phrase for receiving and registering goods in a company?

Situation. A restaurant receives frozen french fries (supplied by some other company) and puts it in the storage and registers in the books (for accounting purposes). Example. Once the goods are delivered, they must be entered in the books. My versions: enter in/into the books, register in/on ...

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Færd

8:01 AM

@Xanne Yeah, that's the catch. You lose the spatial sense of the text. But for casual reading it could be useful.

Then again, you don't usually read every single word when skimming or scanning through something.

For me, the use is to gradually set it to go faster and faster, to hopefully help with my reading speed.

Xanne

8:51 AM

@Færd I read a study a long time ago that said that good readers decode every word (this was based on analyzing eye movements, in think). You have to know whether it says "not" or "now", or you get it wrong. But I skip chunks of text where I don't want the descriptive detail or whatever--and I'm probably scanning for key words coming up. I was comfortable at 250, but found 400 a little difficult.

I just don't think I'd be able to recall a sentence presented in single flash-card words. I wouldn't know what the relative pronouns represented, stuff like that.

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9:04 AM

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Q: Single words for different measures of being lost

I want to describe two different measures of being lost, The first is of being just somewhat lost, like i made a wrong turn in the road and now i need to spend a few moments figuring it out. The second is a more life threatening lost in the mountains situation where i have no idea where i am an...

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Xanne

11:16 AM

@tchrist I don't think I've ever seen what I'd consider a five or ten minute version:)

tchrist

2:34 PM

And now you have.

MetaEd

I migrated a comment thread to a chatroom. This automatically left a link to the chatroom in the comment thread. I just had a report that the link was borked. Has anybody else run into this? See:

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Q: Natural usage of the full verb 'have' in an imperative, as in "Have you one!"

A year ago in a local hamburger joint in rural Arkansas a cousin of about 40 years age, born and bred in the area (rural Arkansas, USA), held up a plate of fries or cookies or similar and invited me to have one. In fact their very imperative (acting as an invitation) was Have you one! ...

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tchrist

@MetaEd Dunno the story, but that first link is certainly borked.

MetaEd

@tchrist Right, and I don't remember editing it so I assume it was borked by the thread migrator.

tchrist

There's no edit mark, so that one's an original.

Lawrence

2:54 PM

@MetaEd @tchrist Does the second link work for either of you from a phone? It doesn't work for me from a phone even though it does from a traditional PC.

tchrist

I dunno, I'd have to go find a phone.

Lawrence

That's ok.

MetaEd

On my PC: the first link does not work, the second link does. I'll try now from a phone. Do you mean the phone app, or the mobile site, or the full site?

Lawrence

@MetaEd Not the app. I'm not sure about the difference between the other two, but it looks like the full site.

MetaEd

@Lawrence In the app, both links work.

I notice the room is deleted for inactivity. So maybe the link redirection isn't working for deleted chatrooms.

Lawrence

2:58 PM

@MetaEd Oops, sorry - it was the other way around. It works in the full site from a phone but not from the mobile app.

MetaEd

@Lawrence In the mobile site, the first link fails, the second link works.

Lawrence

@MetaEd On my phone's browser, the URL starts with https://english.stackexchange.com/. I take that to mean it's the full site, viewed from a phone - 1st link doesn't work, 2nd works.

From the app, I get 'page not found' in both cases, overlaid with the message "Welcome to The Stack Exchange Network chat! You'll need 20 reputation to talk here. This site is moderated by the community, so please be respectful of your fellow The Stack Exchange Network users. And while you're at it, check out the FAQ!"

@MetaEd Leaving this with you and the site's programmers now. Thanks for looking into it.

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Q: What is the correct verb for killing an animal for food?

What is the correct verb for killing an animal for food? Can it be "Slaughter" or "Butcher" or "Harvest" ? I am looking for a verb a farmer would use. For example: "I will "verb" two of my cows this year."

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Q: Word meaning "the virtual manifestation" of something

Is there a good word that means the "visual and real manifestation" of a theoretical and abstract concept? For example it would be able to fill the following blank: Students who do not do any lab experiments, have a very limited understanding over the ............ of what they learn in class.

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3:29 PM

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Q: Is there a word, phrase or idiom for "a person who is incapable of thinking about the future"?

I need a word/ phrase/ idiom to describe a (real) person who is always living in the past and present, but is incapable of thinking about the future. He has often been criticized by someone for bring unable to think ahead or make long range plans. He told me himself that he has vague anxieties a...

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4:31 PM

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Q: replacement for "still standing"e.g., the tech-giant is still standing. Any verb (one word) to replace "(is) still standing"?

e.g., the tech-giant is still standing. Any verb (one word) to replace "(is) still standing"?

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Q: Difference between set up and setup?

I have been working on some piece of code recently, and I noticed a subtle tweak in the usage of a word. When creating a method about setting things in place, I noticed it was called: `setUp` In this domain, this is called Camel Case, and it means that it should be read in two parts. So it is ...

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5:03 PM

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Q: What is it called when there are 2 ways to say the same thing?

What do I call it when there are 2 ways to say the same thing? For example, 2+2 = 4 1+3 = 4 or I need to water the plants before I go away for the long weekend or they will die I'm going away for the long weekend and my plants will die if I don't water them beforehand.

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Q: Suggest proper term for this character/person

Proper term to be used for a person who is not interested to work but is smart enough to deal with his colleagues so that they don't question his uselessness

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5:46 PM

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Q: What to put in a future work schedule section's title of my pre-dissertation

I'm writing my doctor's degree "qualification" (that's what we call in Brazil), I'm not sure if something similar is required in other countries, but it's like a pre-dissertation that you have to present after 2 years of work. Even tho I'm in Brazil I'm writing it in English, it just makes it muc...

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6:01 PM

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Q: I am looking for a word that describes someone who always pawns off work to others and is lazy at work.

I have a co-worker that always sends me her work to complete and/or take care of because she gets away with it. I want to use a word that can be funny, to call out when i get ticked off that no one would know instead of me getting angry.

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6:58 PM

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Q: Word for a thought long present but not spoken or written until now

Use case: she expressed the that-word thought. What I mean is, she pondered for quite a long time on it. Not only that, the thought itself was expected sooner by a person she talks to. Like a week ago for example.

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Færd

7:36 PM

@Xanne As good readers indeed do. But too often you just automatically guess a lot of those based on the context and the tone. It happens in verbal communication too. And that's about my range of comfort too. Did you grow up using a European alphabet?

@Xanne Give it a try. Allow for some adaption. Use it on a non-too-complex piece. You'd be surprised.

Xanne

8:31 PM

@tchrist Thank you. As some wise man once said, "For the most part, consonants are straightforward, but vowels are impossible." Pronunciation guides with words
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-pronunciation-guide/
https://deepenglish.com/article/english-pronunciation-guide-english-language-learners/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_(simple_guide_to_markup,_American)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/ipa-english-uni.htm

Those are the references I've thought were useful or entertaining on this topic.

The uk one seems to connect the symbols in your chart to example words.

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10:52 PM

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Q: A more formal or alternative way of saying the phrase "Getting no pussy for a week"

Yo, anyone know a more formal or alternative way of saying the phrase "Damn son, look's like you ain't getting no pussy for a week". Example: Frosty iN hOodZ: Aye yo, homie, put some link with them grits! I am hungry as hell. Dickson: Da fuck, do I look like alice bitch? Frosty iN hOodZ: Why ...

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