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tchrist

00:35

@Cerberus Thanks, and no. :)

It was tricky hitting exactly, actually.

I had to fiddle with stuff to outrace an automatic bounty award.

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Cerberus

03:04

@tchrist Neat.

Literally.

Incidentally, I happened upon this example of coding by voice. It sounds and looks rather amazing:

The Eleventh HOPE (2016): Coding by Voice with Open Source Speech Recognition

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Short live example at the time frame in this link.

tchrist

03:36

Q: Can you say..both ways is correct and both ways are correct...which is the correct way?

I am having a discussion with my wife as to which is correct. I said “both ways is correct” when referencing a way of saying something and she said no you have to say “both ways are correct”. Who is right? 🤭🤭🤭

grammaticality

Q: Determining the correct usage of "reminds" vs "remind"

In the following sentence: We celebrate all the shapes, colors, texture, and fun that remind us of what it was like to be a kid. Should it be remind us or reminds us? I'm pretty sure it should be "remind", simply because there are multiple things that are reminding us. But wife claims other...

grammar

That's two domestic disputes involving grammatical number and wives.

Right close together.

Feeds

04:20

Q: Is there a word for the Giver of Names?

Is there a word for the Giver of Names? Other than the obvious "Namer". I am writing exposition in a novel and the character is reflecting on the unknown person who named him. I could make "author" or "originator" but both seem awkward. If there is a modern or archaic word meaning to name somethi...

single-word-requests

Færd

04:31

What do you think the second sign from the left reads?

"Childrens(!) plead for amnesty"?

Oh no. It's "...ade for".

Cerberus

@Færd My first thought was Childrens parade for amnesty.

But I don't know.

Færd

Childrens?

Yeah, parade is good.

Or crusade for.

OK. I'm going with children's parade/crusade for amnesty.

Thanks.

Cerberus

I think crusade wouldn't make sense.

They were parading, not crusading.

They're begging for amnesty for their fathers.

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Feeds

09:01

Q: What is it called when for comic effect, **behavior and words** typical to a well defined situation are used in a different situation?

To help visualize, I would like to present a situation from the comedy series FRIENDS. In the second episode of the second season, monica goes shopping with julie and when rachel finds out, she becomes upset because she is jealous of julie. Now the following conversation happens: Monica: Look, w...

single-word-requests phrase-requests

Feeds

09:37

Q: First attempt at solving a problem

Say you have a problem to solve. It might be a complex one with lots of scenarios to be considered. For simplicity you start by only considering the simplest scenarios that comes to mind and make a solution based on that. You're aware that this solution won't work all the time and the idea is to ...