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Jasper

00:51

@Zenon Why not just use he?

Mitch

@Jasper or them

Or 'that dude'

Yeah that one

Jasper

@Mitch I don't really like the singular they, lol.

Mitch

Well ... it. Might be more than one person?

Maybe you don't believe in uptalking?

Jasper

I will make a confession.

I only knew about the singular they when I saw it on ELU.

I will never ever use it myself, lol.

Mitch

01:24

I bet thinking you use it naturally enough when you're not aware.

I will make a confession myself

Half of every word I'm thinking is profanity

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Zenon

02:54

@Jasper Speaking about hypothetical persons here. I'm writing six pages comparing and contrasting psychological theories.

@Mitch I'll see if I can incorporate a "they" here or there.

Feeds

-1

Q: What is one word (noun) of a person who is initiative?

One word for a person who is initiative enough?

single-word-requests

Zenon

@Jasper APA is weird on gender-neutrality. I've wanted to use "he" or "she" in a hypothetical sense, but my handy-dandy 300-page stylesheet doesn't say it's ok, so I need to assume it isn't.

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Feeds

07:06

Q: What's the name of this shade of blue?

Is it navy blue or another color?

single-word-requests

Feeds

07:25

Q: a word to describe: Who, What, Where, When

I'm looking for a word to describe: Who, What, Where, When. I'm using these words when something has changed and I need to keep track of who did it, when he did it, what he did and where he did it. Unfortunately I do not know if there is a word to describe this. I'm not looking for the 5 W's or...

single-word-requests

Feeds

07:39

Q: What is the equivalent term for 'mutiny' in a monarchy?

I am looking for a word that would mean to oppose or overthrow the ruler in a monarch (the king or queen) led by another member of the high ranking officials. I considered rebellion but this would have a connotation of a faction of rebels. In my case, the word should rather denote a conspiracy, o...

single-word-requests

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Feeds

10:16

Q: What do you call these long rectangular tables you usually find at McDonald's?

What do you call these type of tables? Bar table? Joined table?

single-word-requests

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Feeds

12:01

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Q: Strangulation fetish

Not autoerotic asphyxiation, hypoxyphilia or asphyxiophilia. The term for someone who is aroused by strangling another person (unconsenting in this instance, if it makes a difference).

single-word-requests idiom-requests

Feeds

12:34

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Q: WHAT DO YOU CALL A PERSON WHO GIVE LOTS OF WORKS?

I really need this for my assignment.

single-word-requests

Mitch

12:45

@Zenon Oh. If it is technical writing, it may actually make stylistic sense to be consistent and only choose a single word that you use throughout. It all depends.

@Zenon I don't think that's the right meta rule to use. It could easily be the case that anything they don't mention is OK.

Tonepoet

@Feeds Who wants to bet the intended word is prolific?

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Feeds

14:00

Q: Does "nonstandard English" come across as judgmental?

In this comment about describing someone's hard to understand English as "nonstandard," an Academia SE participant wrote I had the same reaction against "nonstandard." It's not really a big deal, but I think it has a very slight moralizing overtone, since it associates "English I can understa...

single-word-requests meaning-in-context accent political-correctness tone

Jasper

@Tonepoet Have you sold your Paravia for a few thousand dollars? lol

Tonepoet

@Jasper Nah. Maybe I should've. I dropped it and damaged it slightly though. XP

How are you anyway Jasper?

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Feeds

16:27

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Q: Word for "the guiding words that teacher says during training to help participants perform the exercise"?

For example, in Taiji, Yoga, etc., in a training class, during the training the teacher might say a series of words as guides for what the participants should do, such as "lift this body part up" "move this body part in this way" "close your eyes" etc. What's the word in English for this kind of...