English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

Vasilia

01:07

@Tonepoet Hi. Why are they detested?

Cerberus

01:23

@Mitch You moonlander!

Mitch

01:44

@Cerberus I've never explicitly claimed to have landed there

@M.A.R. I saw that

M.A.R.

@Vasilia there is always a tag or a set of questions on each site that draws considerable traffic, is usually entertaining, but, as a result, becomes infested with low quality, stupid questions.

SWR is that for ELU

Mitch

What is it for SE?

questions about PHP?

M.A.R.

What.SE?

Oh, you mean SO

Mitch

whatever the first site was

yeah. sure. SO. whatever

M.A.R.

I guess it'd be popular programming languages, especially those popular in Asia

Mitch

01:48

I just use results from there, I don't actually pay attention

M.A.R.

So, from what I gather, JS, PHp or however the hell it's capitalized, and VBA

Mitch

I thought VB was supposed to be ...uh... killed?

or whatever you do to things like that to make them not be a thing anymore

M.A.R.

@Mitch this side of the world goes through a time shift and is a century behind

Just as look at Iranian manufactured cars

Mitch

do you have pizza?

M.A.R.

India is even worse. Millions and millions of ambitious youngsters

@Mitch peeezay? What is that?

Mitch

01:52

what are the Iranian car companies called?

M.A.R.

@Mitch Saipa, and Iran Khodro

Mitch

@M.A.R. it's iike lahmacun but with cheese

M.A.R.

Get your facts straight. That's Turkish food

Mitch

@M.A.R. which is better?

M.A.R.

@Mitch at sucking?

Mitch

01:54

@M.A.R. yeah but you know what it is

@M.A.R. haha everybody judges cars

M.A.R.

I used to think Iran Khodro is better but ever since we've changed a specific part of our car that functioned for 6 years, we have to change it every 3 months

@Mitch they're silent and can't fight back

Mitch

because it falls apart or because it is designed to be replaced that frequently?

M.A.R.

So really, it's hard to tell which one is deteriorating quality faster

@Mitch because it's worse than its Chinese equivalents

Or car just celebrated its 12th birthday

Mitch

nice

M.A.R.

But they same model cars these days wouldn't last 2, and you can tell from the sound the exhaust pipe makes

Mitch

01:59

use parts from the old cars to rebuild the newer ones

M.A.R.

The other day I entered a brand new Peugeot-like taxi Iran Khodro makes, and its rear window didn't work properly

Mitch

ugh...cars

M.A.R.

@Mitch like Lego?

Mitch

exactly

M.A.R.

I could use a Lego car

Mitch

02:00

except with gas engines

M.A.R.

The two car companies are state companies, there's no real rivalry happening, obviously the quality degrades

@Mitch I could use a balloon

Mitch

the only problem with balloons is steering

also power lines

also slow

M.A.R.

And the worst part is they seem to import most of the car parts from China, despite all the fuss about supporting national economy

The smaller car part makers keep going bankrupt

It's a funny mess

@Mitch we'll use a balloon and attach jet engines to it

Mitch

@M.A.R. hm...engineering to the rescue

all problems solved.

the power lines will have to get out of our way

Cerberus

03:25

@Mitch Nor denied.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Offensive title detected: Clean alternative words for "shit" by Taryn Lambert on english.SE

Mitch

03:39

@Cerberus clenches jaw

rocks back and forth

grinds teeth

slaps face repeatedly

I AM SAYING NOTHING

skullpatrol

04:04

Houston we have a problem ;-)

Feeds

04:39

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Q: Looking for a word/phrase to describe a situation in which a person is impediment to sth

Imagine you are in a group and as a team you want to build sth, and a member just keep making excuses and questions like "We don't have enough resources!", "Why he has to do that?!", "If you want me to do this you have to do that!!" and doesn't help! Is there a word to describe both the situatio...

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NVZ

06:34

@tchrist 100k congratulations!

5

skullpatrol

06:49

Congratulations to the newest member of the elite 100k club and a long time chat room maestro!

Feeds

07:38

0

Q: Is there a single word for "accidental information leakage"?

I'm not talking about computers and coding! Imagine there are some necessary information for doing a certain operation and they leaked out so the operation must be cancelled now! and Can I say "He leaks the information"? or "the information leaks"?

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Rohit Shekhawat

08:47

Hi

What kinds of talk should be done here?

skullpatrol

09:01

Hi, English is preferred.

Feeds

10:51

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Q: Suggest a word - an area of land which cannot walked through because of obstacles / thickets

I want to find a word for an area of land which cannot walked through because of obstacles namely thickets and thick hedges. Insuperable was my best guess but there should be better

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Feeds

11:26

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Q: Word choice: rut, dent, groove, hollow, ridge

My American friend gave my daughter a self-assembly toy and I want to ask her how to assemble it. I want to describe the cuts or dents in some parts that are used to attach something to it. Is "dent" okay? I feel like this word is used for damages. I found the words rut, groove, ridge and hollow.

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Feeds

14:22

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Q: Word for the object that encircles another object

What is a single word for something that is used to encircle another object? For example, a general name for rings that encircle Saturn. 'Encirclage' is my guess, but it seems the word doesn't exist. Sample sentence: The encircled regions are complete events. The geometrical shape of the __...

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Feeds

14:39

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Q: What is a lesser-used way of saying 'power shift'?

What is a lesser known was of say "power shift" in particular with regards to the rise of China to global prominence. Shifting tides of global power... etc etc

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SmokeDetector

15:01

[ SmokeDetector | MS ] Few unique characters in answer, repeating words in answer: Can "immigrant" be used to refer to a "person who moves from rural area to city"? by abdi on english.SE

Sayros

17:26

Hi guys

I have one question about phrasal verb

can we say "tail up" to mean put something in the last of the queue ?

example : please tail up this ticket in the release XY

MetaEd

As long as you're understood.

Is that something people say in your workplace?

Sayros

no never an Idea come to mind because I would say it in a conversation but I am not sure

as you know phrasal verbs cannot have demontration sometimes

and I've just predicted

Feeds

0

Q: Is "law enforcement" a singular and plural noun?

I'm trying to use "law enforcement" as a generic reference for agencies outside of police (i.e. sheriff's office, state patrol). Should I reference to it as a singular or plural noun? Local law enforcement is thanking the public ... Local law enforcement are thanking the public ...

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MetaEd

@Sayros It does not seem to break any rules of grammar.

Sayros

yes ofcorse and I would not say that .. but this particular one ...

I did not use to think like that :(

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if you all have questions and interested you can joing here meet-a-mentor.slack.com

that can help you so much

MetaEd

17:42

Sayros

lol yep

MetaEd

What I see:

Is that a pair of birds, or a happily biting snake?

Sayros

haha yes sounds like biting snake

and Cobra would say

Mitch

18:21

@Sayros no, no one says that.

Just say 'add this ticket to release XY'

Or if you want to specifically mean that you are adding this on to a queue of things, you can say 'append this ticket to release XY' (but that sounds a little off, because release XY is not really a list but a set of features)

Feeds

19:18

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Q: Common but also formal espression for bad facts "German-Misstände"

I am asking for a common but also formal expression for bad facts. In German we use "Missstände". I am wondering that I didnt' come across that expression in my business-studies by now. Dictionary says "grievances, abuses, nuisances ills" or "to remedy shortcomings" and also "social injustices. ...

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skullpatrol

unbelievable:

in Mathematics, 17 mins ago, by Mike Miller

Apparently "i should minimize my use of curse words" was flagged

AND the user was suspended for about 1 minute.

Mitch

20:28

@skullpatrol they used profanity in the prior message.

But also, independently, if two people flag you in chat, I think that might be an auto-suspend. Even if you're just screwing around.

Not that there's anything wrong with profanity.

Just that if something bothers people, then... well, poop.

skullpatrol

Yeah, he said "f*ck you're right."

Mitch

Yippee-kai-yay, maternal intercourser!

You doggone washable simians, deistically anti-bless you to the bad place!

God Damn You All to Hell! - Charlton Heston

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skullpatrol

Da math room is strange that way :-/

Mitch

Really?

skullpatrol

Yup, they're over sensitive.

Mitch

20:36

I don't know. Sometimes profanity just hurts your ear and you'd rather not hear it. Like a McDonald's hamburger at a fancy French meal

Mmmm... french fries

Oh. I'm sorry for my slip.

skullpatrol

Yeah, timing has a lot to do with it pal.

Context reigns supreme.

You're right @Mitch the statement drew attention to the previous profanity.

Mitch

And in some circumstances, bowdlerizing is just way uncool. You're sitting at the bar, downing shots of whiskey to clear out your palate from the foul alcohol you had before, barely covering the stench of sardines and halibut from your hard driving fishing job. You stub your toe, and let out a harrowing "Goldurn it eff it to H, E, double hockey sticks".

Everyone turns toward you at the bar and starts laughing.

You slink away to shoot up heroin ale alone, the pariah of all the cool people.

@skullpatrol flagged

skullpatrol

lol

Mitch

For drawing attention to my drawing attention to a message drawing attention to profanity. Which otherwise might have raised eyebrows, but that is all.

skullpatrol

I got banned once for just giving an explicit example of this: "hey you, ya you f...."

And I used quotation marks and everything.

Feeds

21:04

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Q: Is there a higher expression of achievement than 'genius'?

The word 'genius' is in contemporary usage both to describe a person ('Genius at work - Jorien Ter Mors') or to describe a way of doing something ('genius way to cut dog's nails'). But I was surprised to learn that the word's principal meaning (according to OED) is that of supposed or mythologic...

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Mitch

What is this world coming to when you can't distinguish between use and mention anymore.

Argh...dammit... 'use' and 'mention'

PLANET OF THE APES (1968) ORIGINAL ENDING: Killing My Lobster

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A lot of work went into that

skullpatrol

nice

Of the apes, by the apes, and for the apes :P

Feeds

21:38

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Q: Looking for word or succinct phrase for group incompetence

I'm looking for a non-vulgar word or short, succinct phrase to describe group behavior wherein all of the individuals are making the same stupid choice. The vulgar "clusterfuck" is close. Acting like "lemmings" has some of the connotations I'm looking for as well. Example: The other day I dro...

single-word-requests phrase-requests

M.A.R.

@NVZ his real rep is 10 million, he's just being modest

@Mitch you "'gotta"' be more care'ful' with your "q"uotation marks"""."""

Feeds

21:54

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Q: Adjective for a work that needs no significant support, clarification, or defense?

I vaguely remember using a word before that describes a work (general document, proof, program, etc.) as being so clear, complete, and high-quality (etc.) that it requires no serious explanation, clarification, or defense. Cogent comes to mind, but I feel like there was a more more broadly relev...

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MetaEd

22:06

@Mitch Are you mentioning use and mention, or using use and mention?

Feeds

0

Q: A word for things which often appear in the same place

If you find the first thing there's a high chance that you'll also find the other thing. An example sentence: "Cats have three main properties: They're mammals, they give live births, and the internet loves them. Among house pets those first two are common and even [word-goes-here], but the thir...

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Feeds

22:47

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Q: I'm looking for a word that means a set of things which creates the ideal opportunity for something else to happen

It is not a prerequisite to the event happening, it breeds it.

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Færd

23:08

@Cerberus At the time we were talking about a business owned and managed by its workers and you suggested those pages. However, I can't find anything about workers-ownership in them. I guess such a business could be best described as a cooperative.

Cooperative

A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise". Cooperatives may include: non-profit community organizations businesses owned and managed by the people who use their services (a consumer cooperative) organisations managed by the people who work there (worker cooperatives) organisations managed by the people to whom they provide accommodation (housing cooperatives) hybrids such as worker...

Feeds

23:21

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Q: Two word Latin phrase for the community service of an upper class (i.e. kings/royals)?

This phrase is reserved for when a member of a wealthier class feels obligated (out of pity/sympathy/equity) to participate in some form of community service for a lower class. Help!

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