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alphabet
alphabet
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
3:29 AM
> Researchers showed that stress altered the gut virome in mice, but transplanting viruses from healthy mice reversed negative stress behavior in the animals. “It was really remarkable that we could normalize it,” said @jfcryan, a study author.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Viruses, even!
 
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
4:51 AM
@Cerberus Ancient viruses that embedded ourselves in our genome play a role in the operation of the brain
Colorado River Toad helps fight depression: nature.com/articles/…
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@CowperKettle I think in many parts of our bodies!
 
CowperKettle
CowperKettle
> A typical Russian sight I shot yesterday after sunset in the Dog Walker's Park (Sobachiy Park) in Yekaterinburg, officially known as Park Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the Leninist Young Communist League (Park 50-letiya Leninskogo Komsomola). The park has a large Russian cathedral at its south-easterly terminus and a medium-sized Methodist church at its north-westerly terminus.
> I haven't noticed any Leninist Youths in this park ever, but the nature is there, the trees are lush, there's plenty of water in the pond, and this species may yet reemerge, to the sheer joy of naturalists
Torre della Ghirlandina
The Torre della Ghirlandina or simply Ghirlandina is the bell tower of the Cathedral of Modena, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Standing at 86.12 metres, the tower is the traditional symbol of Modena, being visible from all directions outside the city. The structure was set up in 1179 on five floors, initially called Torre di San Geminiano. To compete with Bologna's towers, the Comune added the characteristic octagonal cusp, designed by Arrigo da Campione, one of the numerous masters from Campione who took part in the cathedral's renovation in the 13th-15th centuries. The top of the tower is decorated...
> The top of the tower is decorated with two ghirlande (two marble railings), whence the name.
We have the word гирлянда (ghirlyanda) in Russian, meaning a string of lights, as on an Xmas tree, or a wreath.
Гирлянда
Гирля́нда (фр. guirlande, итал. ghirlanda, от лат. gerrae — плетение) — декоративный мотив в виде сплетённых цветов, ветвей, стеблей с листьями, плодов, иногда в соединении с лентами — бандельверками, бантами, маскаронами, букраниями. В отличие от венка или ожерелья гирлянда является элементом орнаментального ряда и поэтому часто включается в композиции различных обрамлений, бордюров, кантов. Гирлянды изготавливали с древнейших времён. В 2006 году в египетской долине Царей, в саркофагах гробницы, были найдены цветочные гирлянды с вплетёнными в них золотыми нитями. Гирлянды встречаются на античных...
 
Xanne
Xanne
5:50 AM
A cognate of a garland, perhaps?
 
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
8:37 AM
veg*n
Adjective: veg*n (comparative more veg*n, superlative most veg*n)
  1. Vegetarian and/or vegan.
Noun: veg*n (plural veg*ns)
  1. Vegetarian and/or vegan; a person who may either eat no animal flesh or eat no animal products at all.
 
Araucaria - Him
Araucaria - Him
9:25 AM
@MetaEd That sounds like it might be useful for teaching critical thinking. I'll have to look it up. That's basically what I teach all summer.
@alphabet I'm pretty good with the modal logic etc. It's everything else, really. Yes, much better than a maths course, for people like me.
 
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
10:46 AM
A drone hit a refinery in Salavat yesterday. Some 500 km more, and Yekaterinburg will be within range.
In some parts of Yekaterinburg, GPS signal gets quite glitchy, I wonder if it's being jammed
 
Criggie
Criggie
11:17 AM
@CowperKettle spoofing.skai-data-services.com is apparently real-time gps spoofing data from opensky's ADSB network.
curiously, its ALL in that area of the world
 
 
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Araucaria - Him
Araucaria - Him
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A: Stress pattern in "Little Red Riding Hood"

Araucaria - HimThe basic rule for compound nouns is that the first element takes stress and the second doesn't (and it doesn't matter whether the compound noun is written as one word or two). Consider: 'stepping stone 'handbag 'aeroplane 'body builder 'writing paper com'puter screen 'walking stick Notice tha...

 
 
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Robusto
Robusto
3:04 PM
@CowperKettle Use GLONASS instead. It has better coverage of the high northern hemisphere.
 
 
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M.A.R.
M.A.R.
5:46 PM
@MetaEd sounds nice, if for no other reason than to refer people to instead of coming up with explanations for things myself
@CowperKettle Salavat? Interesting name
Related to Arabic salavat?
 
 
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Mitch
Mitch
7:09 PM
@CowperKettle That's concerning.
 
 
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jlliagre
jlliagre
9:06 PM
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https://whentaken.com/
 
 
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Mitch
Mitch
10:07 PM
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Q: Prestige dialect speakers: which grammatical/stylistic/vocabulary features in your dialect identify you as using a prestige dialect in writing?

SophieApart from pronunciation differences in the sounds of the spoken language, I'm curious what other specific language features are found in the prestige dialects of English in your country. What aspects mark high-prestige language there to set it apart from stigmatized language or simply from non-p...

formality dialects writing register prestige-dialect
@alphabet, @Lambie ^^^ This is going to be hard to answer even if we limit it to AmE and BrE.
as in aren't there shelves of books about it?
for each variety?
maybe one book for Canada
snort
 
alphabet
alphabet
10:26 PM
@Mitch I think the comments from there will likely get moved to chat, after which people will stop paying attention.
The OP ended up narrowing down their question some in the comments.
The problem is that the question now seems too opinion-based.
It's going to be hard to find a reliable source for how to identify a speaker who doesn't speak a non-standard dialect.
This is one of those "you can't just rely on subjective intuitions" questions
This is like asking "People who have standard pencils, what features identify your pencils as standard?"
"How can I tell a standard pencil apart from a nonstandard one?"
 
 
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CowperKettle
CowperKettle
11:51 PM
@Robusto My phone (Samsung A13) has no selection option..
 

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