English Language & Usage: Multi-Layered Discourse Room

2:40 AM

@Cerberus I have no idea. They seem almost not random. But I have no idea of the politics there to even come close to a guess.

Cerberus

@Mitch No conexion came to mind, but you never know.

Mitch

@PhonicsTheHedgehog hey!

@Cerberus politics...it's like a soap opera. if you start watching one, you have no idea who are all the characters are, who was sleeping with who just five years ago.

user174558

3:00 AM

For the fun if it, I just posted a question on ELU.

user174558

Feel free to post 9000 answers on my SWR.

user174558

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Q: Word for change of information during transmission

A: His eyes are black. B: His pupils are black. C: His students are black. When information gets passed from one person to another, its meaning may be altered. Is there a word for this situation? Such a word X might be used in the following sentence. Misunderstanding arose beca...

single-word-requests

Mitch

@JohnNash is the answer supposed to be 'transmission error'?

user174558

@Mitch I don't know. All answers are welcome.

Mitch

but does that sound right? or are you looking for an actual single word rather than a phrase?

user174558

3:05 AM

A phrase is also welcome. Anything is good. It's for the Christmas mood.

user174558

Even downvotes are also welcome.

user174558

Welcome @cornbreadninja麵包忍者!

cornbread ninja 麵包忍者

@tchrist It gets fairly terrible here sometimes.

I am eating these.

They're quite tasty.

Phonics The Hedgehog

4:22 AM

@cornbreadninja麵包忍者 I want some QQ

SmokeDetector

4:40 AM

[ SmokeDetector ] Few unique characters in answer: How does one identify cacophonous and euphonious words? by user152280 on english.stackexchange.com

Veo

6:24 AM

Hello

stacey

If there is a large proportion of second language English speakers in a community, does that make a significant impact on the way the native speakers speak? For example, i live in such a community and 'reckon' was a word i never used, its was a telltale sign of being an esl speaker. Now, i use it all the time.

Anyone know if formal studies have been done on this? I know language evolves over time and I'm wondering to what extent esl speakers impact that evolution

Another example is that I grew up speaking BE but i hear AE creeping into the language because the esl speakers tend to learn English from (mostly AE) media like tv.

also, would this^ be on topic as a site question?

user174558

@stacey I think it is on topic, but others may disagree. Just go ahead and post, nothing to lose except some fake internet points.

Veo

7:16 AM

Does this make sense? 'But drawing was what I was really good in.'

user174558

Yes.

Veo

Is it too wordy or informal?

user174558

It is fine for what I think you are trying to say.

Veo

Oh okay. It's for an admission essay.

user174558

Ah you going to an art school?

Veo

7:18 AM

Yes :)

user174558

Ah, you can draw beautiful nude figures, lol

Veo

Hahaha :D

user174558

Many people will say good things about themselves in admission essays.

user174558

You must write something special, something that makes you stand out.

Veo

Well...

I would appreciate if you could critique the first few lines of the essay. I've started writing half an hour ago :')

Having slumbered solely under the mellifluous melodies of Mozart and Haydn, I didn’t consider playing a musical instrument until it was to enhance my drawing dexterity.
Nevertheless, my marvellous artistic journey had already commenced prior to first holding the violin. Since the age of three, I’ve been a bona fide member of the National Centre of Æsthetics and a well-known ‘denizen’ of the Japanese culturoscientific division ‘Hikari,’ where I have participated in numerous a…

Anonymous

7:33 AM

I would say good at.

Anonymous

Rather than good in, I mean.

Veo

Mhm, thanks!

user174558

9:05 AM

@Veo Well, I can't critique it, because it has too many difficult words for me! I use very simple words only.

skill patrol

9:17 AM

Like a good math book: simple words in a not so simple way :-)

Hugo

gds.blog.gov.uk/2014/02/17/…

> First, when given a choice, 80% of people preferred sentences written in clear English (for example, 97% preferred ‘among other things’ over the more traditional Latin phrase ‘inter alia’) and the more complex the issue, the greater that preference.

> But second, it found that the more educated the person, the more specialist their knowledge, the greater their preference for plain English. The old argument (or ‘excuse for lazy writing’) that ‘these readers will understand this language’ may be true, but it doesn’t mean they want to read it. Do you?

skill patrol

good point

Veo

9:46 AM

@JohnNash okay! thanks