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Anonymous
Anonymous
12:23 AM
Hey, does anybody know if the subjunctive form follows this phrase, "It seems that..."?
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
12:52 AM
Guys, I have a question
What's the grammatical term for using proper verb + preposition with a noun? Such as, "Put in earbuds" or "Put on earbuds"
I know it's "put in earbuds" but I want to know what they call it so I can learn it further
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster Verb-preposition constructions. jstor.org/discover/10.2307/…
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
K-thx
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster What is K-thx?
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
"Ok, thanks"
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster Did you check out the link I sent you too?
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
1:03 AM
Yeah, I'm about to read it. But does it require me to purchase the document?
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster You can read the preview. If you wish to read the full document, then you may consult the librarian at a library near you.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
Sounds like a plan
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
It costs $12.00 to download but free to read, if you have an account on the website.
I think the $12.00 purchase for the downloading includes bandwidth cost.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
$12.00 ?!!... I think learning English must be free!
and doesn't have any restrictions like creating an account
Sorry, I'm kidding
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster In economics, there is a proverb that states "there is no such thing as a free lunch."
@EnglishMaster I think you can bypass the account thing, if you belong to a library and hold an active library card in good standing and the library actually owns that journal.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
1:13 AM
I'm not sure if any Korean libraries own this document. If they did, then they would have kicked-ass in English.
 
badass
badass
What is so good about it?
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster Try searching on the Internet then. Search "verb-preposition construction" into Google or your favorite search engine.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
kthx
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
Knowledge isn't free, but it is more accessible than it used to be.
If you had lived during the Middle Ages, then you probably wouldn't be able to write, let alone know what your buddies are doing in the Americas.
Welcome to the Internet Age.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
That reminds me of a stone-age song that goes like "Internet is for free~ Internet is for free~"
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
1:22 AM
@EnglishMaster You live in Korea? Is that North Korea or South Korea?
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
I'm from Sk, you can't find any North Koreans on Internet! Gosh!
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster Ummm... OK. There is no Middle Korea.
 
badass
badass
So there is such a thing as an accessible lunch.
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster That bad, huh? It sounds like North Korea is like China 30 years ago.
But China has tremendous progress since then.
Ancient China had a tremendous cultural influence over the Far Eastern countries.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
I heard North Korean people still sit by a fire and eat rice and pray to Kim Jung "Ohh dear generous handsome leader, give us more rice!! oghg!"
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
1:28 AM
@EnglishMaster Maybe you should pray for a Korean reunion.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
China had tremendous influence over England too, they hooked them up with "tea", you know?
@Anonymous Never!
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster I watched a documentary on PBS that Europeans were mad (obsessed) about spices. I did a little research and found out that the native spices of Europe were just bleh.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
yeah, spice and tea. But English were obsessed with tea and even started a war because of tea. I wonder what was so special about it.
Tea for life!
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster Tea is a caffeinated drink. Caffeine is an addictive drug.
Likewise, the Chinese got hooked on opium.
...which ruined the country.
@EnglishMaster How long have you been speaking English? Your English is fairly fluent.
 
EnglishMaster
EnglishMaster
Probably since I was in highschool? I want to be as good as Julia Guillard one day tho.
I think I'm still not even close to Julia yet, she will laugh at my English.
 
tchrist
tchrist
1:49 AM
 
 
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Cerberus
Cerberus
4:07 AM
@Mitch What are you insinuating, Sir?
En garde!
@tchrist What's that, the year's new expressions?
"New".
And I don't even know what numbers w, 6, 8, 11, and 12 are about.
 
Anonymous
4:34 AM
I don't know number w, but number ω at least is rather large
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Oh, dear.
That was supposed to be number 1.
I'm drunk and apologetic.
 
Anonymous
@EnglishMaster Does she do a lot of that?
 
Anonymous
@Anonymous It is. Although it's relatively benign compared to a (soft) drink that has caffeine along with some form of sugar and carbonation
 
Anonymous
At least in terms of personal health
 
Anonymous
I like tea.
 
Anonymous
4:44 AM
I get a lot more done when I have some form of caffeine in my system
 
Anonymous
I think I'm addicted to hot peppers.
 
Anonymous
I eat them every day.
 
Anonymous
Anonymous
@snailboat carbonated soft drinks
"hard drinks" are probably hard liquor
and liquor is alcohol
@snailboat what kind?
@snailboat I like to drink tea lukewarm on a very cold day.
 
Anonymous
@Anonymous Habaneros! :-) But I also particularly like serrano and anaheim peppers, and also cayenne
 
Anonymous
Red jalapenos are good, too
 
Anonymous
4:53 AM
Pretend I capitalized anything I was supposed to.
 
Anonymous
@Anonymous I like to drink herbal tea. One of my tea snob friends tells me that it doesn't count as actual tea
 
Anonymous
I also drink black tea and green tea
 
Robusto
Robusto
@snailboat 俳句を取って。どうぞ。
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@snailboat Serrano ham?
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus Right. Me neither.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
5:08 AM
@tchrist You are this year's new expressions neither?
Good to know.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus Given that he was referring to jalapeños, I think he means chiles serranos not jamón serrano.
 
Anonymous
If you're talking about me, I am not a he
 
Anonymous
I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't eat much meat. I can't remember the last time I had ham
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus It’s from the New York Times.
@snailboat Sorry!!!!!
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@snailboat Is it hard to digest with snail slime?
 
tchrist
tchrist
5:10 AM
@snailboat Serrano ham is more like prosciutto.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Your marine cousin doesn't seem to have a problem with meat...
 
Anonymous
Or, arguably I am a vegetarian!
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist Prosciutto is just any kind of ham...
 
Anonymous
@Cerberus I am technically also a human being and not a snail. :-)
 
Anonymous
I am also not a boat.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
5:11 AM
I refuse to believe any of that.
 
Anonymous
(In case you were wondering!)
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Snail + boat = conus marmoreus!!
Yay!
 
Anonymous
@tchrist I ate prosciutto once. I was told it would be like pepperoni. I think it was unlike pepperoni.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus No it isn’t.
It’s a dry ham.
Not a wet ham.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
'Tis!
What does that mean?
 
tchrist
tchrist
5:12 AM
@Hugo, tell @Cerb the diff between a wet ham and a dry one.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
All I know is smoked ham v. cooked ham.
 
Robusto
Robusto
@tchrist: Type some of your weird characters, please. The little boxes.
 
Hugo
Hugo
@tchrist one is chiefly eaten in the bath?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
I supposed cooked ham is wetter, if you would call it that.
 
Robusto
Robusto
I'm trying an experiment.
 
tchrist
tchrist
5:13 AM
‭ 𒀁 12001 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES A
‭ 𒀂 12002 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES BAD
‭ 𒀃 12003 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES GAN2 TENU
‭ 𒀄 12004 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES HA
‭ 𒀅 12005 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES IGI
‭ 𒀆 12006 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES LAGAR GUNU
‭ 𒀇 12007 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES MUSH
‭ 𒀈 12008 CUNEIFORM SIGN A TIMES SAG
‭ 𒀉 12009 CUNEIFORM SIGN A2
‭ 𒀊 1200A CUNEIFORM SIGN AB
‭ 𒀋 1200B CUNEIFORM SIGN AB TIMES ASH2
‭ 𒀌 1200C CUNEIFORM SIGN AB TIMES DUN3 GUNU
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
You're trying it before deciding whether you will actually do it, the experiment?
 
Robusto
Robusto
It seems Windows can't handle UTF-8 for realsy. I have to switch to Western (Windows 1252), which I am loath to do.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
I see the signs.
They look as they should.
 
tchrist
tchrist
> Traditional dry cure hams may use only salt as the curative agent, such as with San Daniele or Parma hams, although this is comparatively rare.
 
Robusto
Robusto
Nah, those don't show either. But there are pages where curly quotes are misapplied.
 
Anonymous
5:14 AM
Ooh, ooh, do 1F40C!
 
tchrist
tchrist
> This process involves cleaning the raw meat, covering it in salt (for about two months for Parma ham) whilst it is gradually pressed - draining all the blood. It is then washed and hung in a dark, temperature regulated place until dry. It is then hung to air for another period of time.
> The duration of the curing process varies by the type of ham, with Serrano ham curing in 9-12 months, Parma hams taking more than 12 months, and Iberian ham taking up to 2 years to reach the desired flavour characteristics.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Yay!
I like raw ham.
 
tchrist
tchrist
‭ 🐌 1F40C SNAIL
* fifth of the signs of the Asian zodiac, used in Kazakhstan
@Cerberus It’s not raw. It’s cured.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist Okay, that one I can't see.
@tchrist At least it's uncooked.
 
Hugo
Hugo
I see some Before It Was Cool hats. Have we cracked it?
 
Robusto
Robusto
5:17 AM
Nah, still doesn't work. Fucking Windows.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus It’s like the difference between sushi and ceviche, you know?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@Robusto I saw the other ones just fine in Windows. All it took was installing a font that had those characters.
@tchrist Ceviche?
 
Robusto
Robusto
@Cerberus Which font?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
I don't remember, but I can look it up for you.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus Pickled fish.
> Ceviche is marinated in a citrus-based mixture, with lemons and limes being the most commonly used. In addition to adding flavor, the citric acid causes the proteins in the seafood to become denatured, appearing to be cooked. (However, acid marinades will not kill bacteria or parasitic worms, unlike the heat of cooking.) Traditional-style ceviche was marinated for about three hours.
Ceviche
Ceviche (; also spelled cebiche, or seviche) is a seafood dish popular in the coastal regions of the Americas, especially Central and South America. The dish is typically made from fresh raw fish marinated in citrus juices, such as lemon or lime, and spiced with ají or chili peppers. Additional seasonings, such as chopped onions, salt, and coriander, may also be added. Ceviche is usually accompanied by side dishes that complement its flavors, such as sweet potato, lettuce, corn, avocado or plantain. As the dish is not cooked with heat, it must be prepared fresh to minimize the risk of fo...
 
Robusto
Robusto
5:18 AM
1
A: "Oh The Horror" & "Marauder" Hat Club

RobustoMmmm, smells good. Is it hat yet? Hey, while we're waiting, how about a little Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat?

 
tchrist
tchrist
It’s actually much better than normal pickled fish.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@Robusto Akkadian256.otf
Most likely.
 
tchrist
tchrist
> In Mexico and Central America, it is served in cocktail cups with tostadas, salted crackers, or as a tostada topping and taco filling. Shrimp, octopus, squid, tuna, and mackerel are also popular bases for Mexican ceviche, apart from fish. The marinade ingredients include salt, lime, onion, chili peppers, avocado, and coriander leaves (known as cilantro in the Americas).
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist Ah, I see. Like rolmops.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus Roll ’em ups?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
5:20 AM
I'm not a huge fan of pickled fish.
@tchrist Kind of!
They are rolled up. But the mops has to mean something else. Not sure what.
 
Robusto
Robusto
@Cerberus Nah, still can't see 'em.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
You have installed that font? Odd.
 
Robusto
Robusto
@Cerberus Rollmops.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Is that English?
> Aegyptus313.ttf
> newathu.ttf
Other candidates.
But Akkadian was really written in cuneiform, so I'm surprised that didn't work.
 
Robusto
Robusto
I don't know why it would work if the page doesn't include that font in the CSS.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
5:25 AM
As I understand it, pace @Tchrist, Windows just searches for whichever font has that code point and fills in the right character—unless you have no font installed that has that code point.
No CSS stuff needed, just the reference to the code point and a font having that point.
I remember I couldn't seen the cuneiform and hieroglyphs until I installed some fonts, a few years ago.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Me he pacificado.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Apr 5 '12 at 18:35, by Cerberus
I forgot to install my Cuneiform and Egyptian fonts.
Apr 5 '12 at 18:35, by Cerberus
I restored a clone not long ago, that's why.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
5:42 AM
> I’ve always been attached to the platonic idea of an attic, where traditional families who live in the same house for forever stick their prized possessions and junk, so that other family members can go up and trawl through it at watershed points in their lives to discover some curio that leads them to a cave under a seasonal restaurant that contains a fully intact 18th-century pirate ship.
What does this mean?
A restaurant that is only open during certain seasons?
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus Yes.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
OK.
@tchrist Then what is the building used for the rest of the year?
It seems like a waste of capital...
 
tchrist
tchrist
You probably can’t even get there during the off-season.
Or if you can, such visitors are so few and far between as to make it too expensive to stay open.
We have one of those here.
I’m trying to remember its name.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Ah OK, so it's a rural thing.
 
its_me
its_me
Hi, need some help with correcting this sentence if necessary. XXX covers news from/with a liberal perspective. - should it be with or from?
(Both seem correct to me)
 
Noah
Noah
5:52 AM
Hi
@Cerberus
Are you there?
 
Anonymous
@its_me I like from.
 
Noah
Noah
What's the difference between You promised us last week that you would do such and such you promised us last week that you will do such and such.
 
its_me
its_me
me too, thanks
 
Noah
Noah
Asuming the task hasnt been done yet.
Both sound right to me
but I am not sure which is more appropriate in an official letter.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus You really need to stop being so pissy about that sort of thing.
 
Anonymous
5:55 AM
@Noah Will sounds funny
 
Noah
Noah
@snailboat what do you mean?
 
tchrist
tchrist
It’s not rural. It’s call weather, climate, and tourist seasons.
 
Anonymous
Well, the main clause has a preterite, so my ear is expecting the preterite of will (= would) in the embedded clause. (That is, if you accept that sort of relationship between will and would.)
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist Uhh why am I pissy? There's nothing wrong with the country or thinly populated areas. I had a lovely Christmas dinner last weekend there.
 
Anonymous
You're entitled to think it doesn't sound funny, of course. :-)
 
tchrist
tchrist
5:58 AM
People don’t go to ski areas during the summer.
 
Noah
Noah
@snailboat Well, the deadline for the task is not due yet.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@snailboat I agree: one usually views something from a certain perspective, though with is perhaps not wrong.
 
tchrist
tchrist
A small town with a fancy restaurant wouldn’t bother to keep it open if no one was visting.
 
Noah
Noah
I mean she still has time to do the task.
 
Anonymous
@Cerberus I don't think it's wrong, but it sounds less usual.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
5:58 AM
@tchrist If it's very small, sure.
@snailboat Right.
 
tchrist
tchrist
No, if it relies on tourists.
 
Noah
Noah
The time for the promise part was not fixed.
 
tchrist
tchrist
You just cannot conceive of a place that isn’t overpopulated all the time.
 
Noah
Noah
@snailboat What do you think?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist OK, sure, if the population changes a lot owing to tourism.
@snailboat I would say the switch from promised to will involves a change of perspective. It is possible, but the default option is would.
@tchrist It is possible that we have seasonal restaurants too.
I'm not sure.
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:03 AM
The Netherlands has a population density of over 1000 per square mile. Colorado has around 50 per square mile. Wyoming has around 5 per square mile.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
But we have thinly populated areas too.
 
tchrist
tchrist
It is a completely different world here.
 
Anonymous
@Noah I think I expect the verb in the embedded clause to be backshifted because the verb in the matrix clause is a preterite. I'm not sure it's required, but it does sound funny to me not to. I wouldn't say it that way myself
 
tchrist
tchrist
Your average is over 1000 per square mile.
 
Anonymous
As I said, you are free to think it doesn't sound funny :-)
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
6:04 AM
And yet we have thinly populated areas.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Your idea of thinly populated and mine are unlikely to have anything in common.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
We probably have areas with 50 people per square mile too?
This reminds me of @Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 's theory about the earth's inexorably heating up because we burn fuel.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Hinsdale County, Colorado has a population density of ¾ of a person per square mile.
That is what I consider thinly populated.
 
Anonymous
I've never lived anywhere less densely populated than a suburb
 
Anonymous
I've visited small towns before, though!
 
Anonymous
6:08 AM
I think they may have been more populated than that.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist And there are no seasonal restaurants outside that county?
@snailboat Same.
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus I didn’t say that.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
I'm sure we have nature reserves where the population density is even less...
 
Noah
Noah
Can we say comprendo to mean okay @tchrist
 
tchrist
tchrist
Located in the middle of the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows is the city’s newest contemporary “pop up” restaurant City Porch. Enjoy great indoor and outdoor full service dining areas featuring clusters of casual Adirondack chairs overlooking Navy Pier’s Dock Street. Signature dishes include toasted rice crusted tempura shrimp, pommes frites tossed in truffle oil and fresh Parmesan, mini lamb and feta sliders and much more.
City Porch Chef George Alpogianis has designed the main menu while asking celebrity friends from the popular Top Chef TV series to design guest chef cuisines. City…
That one is in Chicago.
 
Noah
Noah
6:14 AM
Okay as in "Okay, I will do it*
 
tchrist
tchrist
It is open seasonally from May through September.
I promise there are always people in Chicago.
 
Noah
Noah
Chicago is cold.
Very cold.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Here’s another:
Chango Loco
Located in the Crystal Gardens
Open May – September

A delightful Mexican cantina, Chango Loco is a fiesta of great food at budget-pleasing prices presented in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Choose from an array of Mexican favorites including nachos, tacos and carne asada - all served by a friendly, efficient staff. Chango Loco will also be overflowing with specialty drinks, which include the pink senora and the Sauza Cosmopolitan to name a few.
Of course, margaritas, daiquiris and cervezas will be pouring as well. Change Logo is nestled next to Navy Pier's Crystal Garden s…
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist So that is surprising, unless the rent is really low.
Or unless the building is used for other things in winter.
 
Noah
Noah
Does anyone else speak spanish besides @tchrist
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:17 AM
It’s down by Navy Pier.
You know what piers are, right?
Another example of a seasonal restaurant is an outdoor cafe.
Those are very common.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist pier = "pier"
 
tchrist
tchrist
And I’m guessing you understand the concept of ice and snow?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
No?
We only have rain 24/7.
 
tchrist
tchrist
People don’t hang out on piers and enjoy themselves when it’s frozen and the gale is up.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
People go to beach restaurants all year here.
But it is possible some restaurants will close on the islands.
And we have pop-up stores and restaurants, but then the building is used for something else when it closes.
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:20 AM
@Cerberus Um, not if they’re outside they don’t. 
Alaska Catch

New outside food wagon on 4th at State. Alaska Dungeness Crab for $20! Halibut, Salmon and Snapper Sandwiches for $11-$13. Salmon, Crab and Halibut fillets by the pound. This place has no indoor seating, just outside on the deck, but great views! Seasonal.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist A restaurant without a building?
Sure, that will represent little capital.
 
tchrist
tchrist
It doesn’t say that.
It says all seating it outside.
The kitchen is inside. 
STOWAWAY CAFÉ

Alaskan food of Thai and French descent, Cajun Style, Seafood, Steaks, Desserts
 Beer & Wine Service
 Seasonal
STARFIRE

Gourmet dinners, Thai and Mexican food; both inside and outside seating
Seasonal Will reopen in March 2013 this year
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Not sure I would call that a restaurant, but, sure, then there is little you can use it for in winter.
 
tchrist
tchrist
SKAGWAY FISH COMPANY

Seafood Chowder, Fish & Chips
 Beer & Wine Service
Seasonal
It is completely normal to have restaurants that are only open in one or another season.
 
Anonymous
Chicago does get cold on occasion.
 
Anonymous
6:23 AM
It doesn't get as cold here
 
Anonymous
I think I'm happy with that.
 
Anonymous
The Blizzard of '99 was enough cold for me.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Sundeck Restaurant, 915 Moraine Ave, Estes Park, CO 80517  Ph: 970-586-9832

 The Sundeck Restaurant is a seasonal family owned restaurant and have been that way for 65 years! We are currently closed for the winter and will reopen Mother's Day weekend 2014. We look forward to seeing you when we open in the spring! m
 
Anonymous
I know some places get colder than Chicago in the winter, but I haven't lived in those places
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist But without using the building for anything at all in winter, in a city?
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:24 AM
@Cerberus Duh.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
And why am I watching a Nazi film dubbed in Russian?
 
tchrist
tchrist
Why bother?
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Because you have to pay the rent, and you can make some money by using it for something?
Like a non-seasonal restaurant?
 
tchrist
tchrist
Couldn’t.
And people own things you know.
They aren’t “paying rent”.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Chicago is a city. I'm sure there is something it could be used for in winter, even if people visit restaurants less in winter.
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:26 AM
It’s their business.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Then they are foregoing income/profit.
 
tchrist
tchrist
sighs
Capitalist swine.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
...
Hey, I said it was dubbed in Russian.
Obviously after the revolution...but I guess it is possible it was dubbed after the Perestroika.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Try imagining a restaurant at the South Pole.
They jolly well might close for the winter.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Now, I'm sure Chicago isn't that cold.
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:28 AM
Now, what a horrible waste that must seem to you.
Nobody hangs out at the beach when it is frozen solid and the wind comes howling down out of Canada.
There are no pretty sailboats to regard.
Nor scantily clad sunbathers.
Just eskimo-lookalikes.
 
Anonymous
@Cerberus According to Weather Underground, it is now 1.6 °C in Chicago. So no, it's not that cold. Although brr.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Do you expect ice cream stores to stay open during winter?
I mean, seriously?
 
Anonymous
Is it weird to put a space before °C?
 
Anonymous
1.6°C
1.6 °C
 
tchrist
tchrist
I’ve got like 1 below right now.
Ice cream is just not a big seller when even saltwater freezes.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
6:33 AM
@tchrist I think they stay open here in winter.
 
Anonymous
There are still ice cream trucks running here in Northern California
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@snailboat I think you need the space.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Imagine strolling down the frozen lane with an ice cream cone in hand. Yum!
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Presumably, people eat them inside.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Or skating down the frozen canals, stopping at an ice cream stand canalside.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
6:34 AM
I imagine they will sell a lot less ice-cream.
 
Anonymous
I remember not using a space when I was younger. But suddenly I like it with the space
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist The fish stands may be repurposed as pease-soup stands.
 
tchrist
tchrist
When I was a kid, they wouldn’t serve you iced tea during the winter. If you asked, you were told it was out of season.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@snailboat With old age comes the need for more space.
 
tchrist
tchrist
I kid you not.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
6:36 AM
@tchrist American commies!
 
tchrist
tchrist
Not sequitur.
I guess they figured if you really wanted iced tea, you could just set it outside for a spell.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
@tchrist As in, arbitrary refusals from servants. It was really big behind the Curtain.
 
Hugo
Hugo
@snailboat I think it's better without the space
 
tchrist
tchrist
@Cerberus Servants?
Servant != Server
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
I don't know, didn't you have servants at home?
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:39 AM
My little brother, when I could bend his arm.
Servants are so medieval.
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Alas.
 
tchrist
tchrist
Today we only have slaves instead.
 
Hugo
Hugo
@snailboat having said that, it's used both ways. BBC, without: bbc.co.uk/weather FMI. with when used with degree symbol and C, without when just with degree symbol: en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/local-weather
 
tchrist
tchrist
“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” —Robert Oppenheimer — tchrist 1 hour ago
 
Hugo
Hugo
BIWC hat:
in Anime and Manga, 2 days ago, by Krazer
@LoganM what's Before It Was Cool for?
in Anime and Manga, 2 days ago, by Logan M
@Krazer This one was revealed on MSO (though we figured it out here a lot earlier thanks to @Yuki). Create a tag, and have at least one other user ask a question in the tag. May also require your first question to be upvoted, not sure.
please could someone ask a new [rude-words] question? @tchrist?
 
tchrist
tchrist
6:52 AM
@Hugo thought i had done that
 
Hugo
Hugo
I'll check
 
Anonymous
I have a favorite swear word. It's probably not appropriate for a [rude-words] question, though
 
Hugo
Hugo
@tchrist Hmm, this had [rude-words] added to it afterwards, but not when first asked... english.stackexchange.com/posts/142496/revisions
@snailboat Do it!
This question english.stackexchange.com/posts/142891/revisions has been censored so far I don't know what it's asking about
I'll rollback Kris's edit
 
Anonymous
I understand removing swears from question titles, because the policy is not to have not-safe-for-work stuff show up on the Formerly Known As The Supercollider side module
 
Anonymous
But I don't understand removing taboo language in general from questions. It certainly shouldn't be taboo to discuss taboo language
 
Anonymous
7:06 AM
There are linguists who've made careers out of analyzing "bad words".
 
Hugo
Hugo
@snailboat See The F-Word by OED editor-at-large Jesse Sheidlower
 
Anonymous
@Hugo Also Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language by the late Ruth Wajnryb
 
Anonymous
A linguist who passed away last year
 
Noah
Noah
Hi
Again.
 
Anonymous
Hello! (Again.)
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
7:09 AM
@tchrist This is how we agreed to do it, long ago.
 
Noah
Noah
I think we do.
Do we need articles in front of this: HRM(Human Resource Manamgent) is boa bla
 
Anonymous
@Noah Did your messages arrive out of order?
 
Noah
Noah
Now.
the
 
Anonymous
If so, I'm interested but unsurprised that SE chat makes that possible
 
Noah
Noah
The HRMA is a system designed for this and that.
Or should we say HRMA is a system designed for this and that.
 
Anonymous
7:12 AM
What's the A?
 
Noah
Noah
Application.
Human Resource management Application.
It's an internal application by the way.
That's the name of the system.
@snailboat
 
tchrist
tchrist
That’s a really stupid thing.
There is no such thing, at least, not on a computer.
And very little anywhere else, either.
 
Anonymous
@Noah I don't know. I'd tend toward using it in this case, but I'm not sure there's an absolute rule for cases like this.
 
Anonymous
You could always Ask a Question. Or look to see if someone else has
 
Noah
Noah
@tchrist might have an answer. The problem is that I don't know if it's a proper or a common noun in this case
 
tchrist
tchrist
7:23 AM
Huh?
 
Noah
Noah
Do we need the in front of something like this?
 
tchrist
tchrist
Ask @SoylentGreen.
 
Noah
Noah
Who is that?
 
Hugo
Hugo
@snailboat and appropriate here, title in both of those have censored titles, but I'm quite sure the main text isn't!
 
Anonymous
@Noah Apparently someone with five hats.
 
Anonymous
7:46 AM
Considering as a preposition is a little weird.
 
Anonymous
Quirk et al. appear to call it a "marginal preposition"
 
Cerberus
Cerberus
Fowler idem.
 
Anonymous
I still don't know how to wear glasses. I only recently got my first pair
 
Anonymous
I think one of the things you're supposed to learn is not getting fingerprints on them.
 
Anonymous
I would swear I never touched them, but a big ol' fingerprint just appeared across my left lens
 
Anonymous
7:59 AM
So not getting fingerprints on them is a skill I have yet to learn, I guess
 
Anonymous
Hey, it seems like everyone agrees about this marginal preposition business. I was unaware!
 
Anonymous
I have a lot to learn about English grammars.
 
Laure
Laure
9:26 AM
We on fr.SE have started a cw on words that have travelled across the Channel from France to Britain and back. Feel free to help SE build the longest list ever on the words that have built a bridge between froggies and rosbifs (and for the hatolics win the awesome Stallman hat).
 
Anonymous
9:42 AM
I just noticed that I keep saying Quark when I mean Quirk.
 
Anonymous
Simultaneously amusing and embarrassing!
 
Anonymous
I wonder if anyone noticed and was too polite to point it out. :-)
 
badass
badass
10:00 AM
Not in this room.
We need to start a treatment centre called Hats Anonymous for some of these "hatoholics."
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