English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

CowperKettle

12:05 AM

CowperKettle

12:18 AM

Cerberus

Funny.

Yeah, benzine.

The title is wrong, though.

jlliagre

@Cerberus How Gasoline is called?

Xanne

What petrol is called.

Cerberus

@Xanne *benzene but ding.

jlliagre

@Xanne What essence is called then.

Xanne

12:31 AM

And what do we call diesel?

Cerberus

I wonder why Iberia says gasoline.

I mean, it is not a gas, where is the logic in that?

Xanne

Is benzene diesel?

Cerberus

I think diesel is probably a type of diesel?

jlliagre

@Cerberus They say gasolina.

Cerberus

But why?

Xanne

12:32 AM

@Cerberus I would go for that!

Cerberus

In practice, we differentiate between bezine and diesel as two types of combustive car fuel.

@Xanne Err oops!

*diesel is probably a type of benzine

jlliagre

@Cerberus Why not. We call diesel gazole in French, and Diesel is the kind of engine that uses it.

Cerberus

Can someone teach me how to type properly?

@jlliagre Hmm why gazole?

jlliagre

It's a frenchified gas-oil.

Cerberus

@jlliagre I always assumed diesel was from a proper name.

Xanne

12:34 AM

i once used diezel instead of benzene—it worked fine.

Cerberus

@jlliagre But why gas?

jlliagre

@Cerberus It is, the name of the guy who created the eponymous engine.

@Cerberus Because it is volatile?

and flammable like a gas?

Cerberus

But it's not that volatile?

jlliagre

Rudolf Diesel

Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: , German: [ˈdiːzl̩] ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who is famous for having invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him. == Early life and education == Diesel was born at 38 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth in Paris, France, in 1858 the second of three children of Elise (née Strobel) and Theodor Diesel. His parents were Bavarian immigrants living in Paris. Theodor Diesel, a bookbinder by trade, left his home town of Augsburg, Bavaria, in 1848. He met his wife, a daughter ...

Cerberus

And many things solid and liquid are highly flammable?

jlliagre

1:00 AM

@Cerberus Maybe not gas after all but Cazeline.

but a comment states: I find this Cazolene/gasolene connection dubious, since John Cassell was English and, as far as I can tell, never sold his oil in the US, but rather imported it into the UK. As you say, John Boyd was Irish and selling his similarly named oil in Ireland. Both England and Ireland use the term 'petrol', so why would Americans decide they have to use the term Gazolene or gasolene to avoid any trade mark enfringement, for a product not sold in the US?

Cerberus

Oh, it's all about America.

I wouldn't expect Spain to use a brand name from Ireland either.

Meanwhile, I think I am still in Wednesday's game.

Oh, the game switched to another day when I input my guess.

jlliagre

@Cerberus Etymonline says: from gas (n.1) in its then-popular loose sense of "compound of gases used for illuminating and heating purposes;"

Cerberus

I was wondering about Spain.

jlliagre

@Cerberus I guess they just spanishified(?) gasoline.

@Cerberus Set your timezone to Honolulu and you'll have plenty of time to complete it.

Cerberus

Why?

jlliagre

1:14 AM

Because WhenTaken uses your local time to switch from one day to the next one.

@Cerberus Assuming the why was replying to my second sentence.

Cerberus

This was about Wednesday's game.

I restarted the game, and now in the 4th one the map doesn't work.

jlliagre

Oh, I overlook you wrote Wednesday.

Cerberus

Ah, OK.

I tried to pick the same things I picked Wednesday, for the first three photos.

And now the map is not working any more.

jlliagre

@Cerberus Try that.

Cerberus

Not sure what you mean, but that is of course the URL I am already at.

jlliagre

1:23 AM

Sometimes the map fails to load or is incomplete when I have connection issues.

Cerberus

Good to know.

jlliagre

Ha ha, I just replayed Wednesday game and I scored axactly the same that when I played it the first time. Different errors though, but they exactly compensate each other.

#WhenTaken #162 (07.08.2024)

I scored 925/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 203 km - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 191 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 17.8 metres - 🗓️ 8 yrs - ⚡ 189 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 789.4 metres - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 200 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 90 km - 🗓️ 17 yrs - ⚡ 160 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 99.4 metres - 🗓️ 10 yrs - ⚡ 185 / 200

https://whentaken.com

Cerberus

#WhenTaken #162 (07.08.2024)

I scored 845/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 526 km - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 184 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 85.2 metres - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 199 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 310 km - 🗓️ 4 yrs - ⚡ 186 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 122 km - 🗓️ 37 yrs - ⚡ 94 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 52.4 metres - 🗓️ 11 yrs - ⚡ 182 / 200

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My year for 4 was disastrous.

I made different mistakes from yours.

The one about New Guinea: the language threw me off.

jlliagre

Here is my original game:

#WhenTaken #162 (07.08.2024)

I scored 925/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 667 km - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 180 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 10.5 metres - 🗓️ 2 yrs - ⚡ 198 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 374.3 metres - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 200 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 961 km - 🗓️ 7 yrs - ⚡ 162 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 427.5 metres - 🗓️ 10 yrs - ⚡ 185 / 200

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Cerberus

Quite different!

jlliagre

1:36 AM

Not that much.

Except #4

I was proud to locate #3.

Cerberus

Which one was that?

jlliagre

@Cerberus West New Guinea protest.

Cerberus

Right.

I remember walking around in the most obvious place, not finding the location.

Then decided it must be in a different place, also considering the language.

jlliagre

You were close but not there. Which place did you pick?

Cerberus

2:32 AM

@jlliagre Spoiler.

CowperKettle

3:09 AM

Criggie

@alphabet `dis you?
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/780346583837442069/1272258260443070475/IMG_1715.jpg?ex=66ba5256&is=66b900d6&hm=26a6075289fdd4e9f3a6a28a8daca267cd6286138dcddafa21fe0281ffd7cb54&=&format=webp&width=693&height=754

@CowperKettle Now do the same, but "distance to the nearest bikelane" and "nearest burger fast food" and "nearest coffee shop"

OH OH OH and "nearest gun shop"

alphabet

3:25 AM

alphabet

3:36 AM

@Criggie Yes. Why was I dressed as a woman and trying to convince that guy that I was his wife? Was it just to get trash? Stop asking questions!

Criggie

:-P

CowperKettle

5:33 AM

My balloon elephant wouldn't fit into the back of the car. So I popped the trunk.

Cerberus

#WhenTaken #163 (08.08.2024)

I scored 985/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 690.0 metres - 🗓️ 4 yrs - ⚡ 196 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 86.9 metres - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 200 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 120.6 metres - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 200 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 30.1 metres - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 200 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 310 km - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 189 / 200

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Thursday's photos.

CowperKettle

7:05 AM

CowperKettle

7:26 AM

- I'm asking for a suspended sentence, your honor. As you can see, I'm just an exhibitionist..
- Yes, I can see that.

jlliagre

8:48 AM

Aug 8 at 13:50, by jlliagre

#WhenTaken #163 (08.08.2024)

I scored 963/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 72.5 metres - 🗓️ 8 yrs - ⚡ 189 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 1 km - 🗓️ 0 yrs - ⚡ 200 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 112 km - 🗓️ 4 yrs - ⚡ 191 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 2 km - 🗓️ 6 yrs - ⚡ 193 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 264 km - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 190 / 200

https://whentaken.com

@Cerberus I would have done better with Google on #3.

user 20458579510081670432

12:38 PM

> For the first time in Olympic history, all eight diving events at the Paris Games were won by a single country.

China

MetaEd

3:34 PM

Wordle 1,150 4/6

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Wordle 1,151 3/6

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MetaEd

3:58 PM

"The church is nearby but the roads are too slick." ... "The bar is across town but I'll be careful."

Mitch

5:02 PM

@MetaEd "Out of sight, out of mind" -> "Invisible Idiot"

"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." -> "The wine is good but the meat has spoiled."

MetaEd

6:34 PM

@Mitch Wie gehts? -> Wie gehts are fine, but the hinges are rusted.

Cerberus

7:16 PM

@jlliagre Hmm what was in 3?

Still a good score.

It seems I got my years really close, but I don't remember at all what most were about.

jlliagre

@Cerberus Wisconsin's Capitol.

Cerberus

I think one was in front of the Rijksmuseum for a very specific demonstration.

@jlliagre Ah, yes.

But I think the name Wisconsin was in the photo?

jlliagre

Yes, I just don't know what random city each American state has chosen as capital.

Cerberus

Ahh OK.

Wasn't it the biggest city?

If you search long enough, you may be able to find the capitol building on the map.

jlliagre

@Cerberus I picked Milwaukee, looks bigger on the map.

Cerberus

7:19 PM

Ah, OK.

jlliagre

Not sure if you played that one, sorry for spoiling.

Cerberus

I didn't see it.

user 20458579510081670432

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Cerberus

I have just zoomed in on the map of Milwaukee, couldn't find a capitol building.

In Madison, it is very easily found.

jlliagre

Yes, I could have spend more time on that one.

Cerberus

7:25 PM

But it may not be as easy to find in all cities.

user 20458579510081670432

*spent(?)

Is that^ a valid correction?

Or a display of grammar Nazism.

Cerberus

Both.

user 20458579510081670432

:(

The English Language and Proper Usage chatroom, sounds like something Hitler would create.

🙊🙊🙊

jlliagre

7:44 PM

Merdre, I first wrote it correctly then overcorrected it.

#WhenTaken #167 (12.08.2024)

I scored 955/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 2 km - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 199 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 3 km - 🗓️ 5 yrs - ⚡ 195 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 870 km - 🗓️ 2 yrs - ⚡ 172 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 944.2 metres - 🗓️ 6 yrs - ⚡ 193 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 822.4 metres - 🗓️ 4 yrs - ⚡ 196 / 200

https://whentaken.com

Mitch

@jlliagre It's not totally random. You can almost always rule out the biggest, most well-known city in each state except Boston and Atlanta...and maybe some other exceptions that I can't remember because yeah it's pretty random.

Why do the humans get top billing in the Olympics Equestrian events?

The horse is doing all the work and has all the talent.

The rider is just... there for the ride.

And what is with the names of horses at the Olympics (and I presume at other competitions)?

Glamourdale
Sertorius De Rima Z
Jagerbomb
Winsome Andante
Baloubet du Rouet

Don't disrespect the horses by giving them outlandish 1930's burlesque stage names.

OK Fine, give the riders goofball names too like

OMG My Back
Bony Ass and Ankles
La La Landa del Rey
Low Tree Branch Finder

jlliagre

@Mitch Yes, let's call them horse20458579510081670432 and so on.

user 20458579510081670432

LoL

🤺

Cerberus

8:58 PM

#WhenTaken #164 (09.08.2024)

I scored 976/1000 🎉

1️⃣ 📍 45.2 metres - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 199 / 200
2️⃣ 📍 633.4 metres - 🗓️ 1 yrs - ⚡ 199 / 200
3️⃣ 📍 18.4 metres - 🗓️ 6 yrs - ⚡ 193 / 200
4️⃣ 📍 184 km - 🗓️ 3 yrs - ⚡ 190 / 200
5️⃣ 📍 1 km - 🗓️ 5 yrs - ⚡ 195 / 200

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The second one had the name of the city.

Mitch

9:28 PM

@jlliagre whoa...let's not get crazy

I'm sorry that's uncool to say that around horses.

The 'w' word.

@user20458579510081670432 knives out

Criggie

what? watt? where? who? when? which? whow? why not?

jlliagre

9:49 PM

wacko?

Criggie

10:06 PM

marco?

Xanne

11:31 PM

Whoa.

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