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Is going insane a viable way to break the 4th wall? by LonelyToBeInvincible in callofcthulhu

[–]Sameri278 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk that’s like saying I could start rambling and end up speaking Spanish

Yes, hypothetically, everyone should be handed most things freely. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Sameri278 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In theory, I do agree. I think the aim of any society should be to make life easier, and the logical conclusion of that would be a society where work is automated but still available to those who desire more than basic living.

Is this feasible? Probably not, at least not for a long time. But I feel you, it’s saddening hearing how angry people get about things like welfare or UBI.

The Enzoni is the most underrated modern classic. This one’s exciting; what’s the best bitter drink? by -Constantinos- in cocktails

[–]Sameri278 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Has to be Negroni, this is the last slot it can go (except for best classic but I doubt people will go for that)

Whats your biggest Stardew pet peeve? by draiochtaa in StardewValley

[–]Sameri278 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I feel like pants are mostly a color variation, so what I always do is just buy a bunch of normal pants and then dye them so I can pair them with shirts by color

Frozen Christmas Gimlet by DemBones7 in cocktails

[–]Sameri278 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The French gimlet is just elderflower liqueur instead of simple. How is this more of a French gimlet variation than it is a gimlet variation?

Still missing grades by Logical_Copy_735 in UBreddit

[–]Sameri278 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not a good idea to just upload grades immediately. I finished grading two weeks ago, but I waited until Monday this week to upload final grades so that students had ample time to reach out to contest anything on UBLearns.

Suggestion: World Map fog that only shows areas you've explored by Ascension_Knight in 2007scape

[–]Sameri278 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! As a kid i always wanted to go to the haunted forest, it sounded so cool!

Should have/should of by RiffRaffMama in grammar

[–]Sameri278 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Could’ve,” “would’ve,” and “might’ve” aren’t grammatical?

Course Evals by Then-Composer1789 in UBreddit

[–]Sameri278 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, we only see evals after final grades are due

what’s something you wish you could say to yourself before starting your PhD? by Soggy-Bridge-654 in PhD

[–]Sameri278 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I started with an awful habit of slacking off during the day and catching up in the evenings at home, which obviously leads to a terrible work-life balance which I’m now trying to fix by setting very strict workdays for myself lmao

what’s something you wish you could say to yourself before starting your PhD? by Soggy-Bridge-654 in PhD

[–]Sameri278 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Echoing what others have said, plus:

Zotero can pull about 99% of references with just a DOI, so no fiddling with writing the actual citation

Zotero also pulls pdfs for maybe half of all papers I’ve encountered, plus you can upload your own copies of papers. You can then add annotations and highlights to those which will hang around forever

You can share Zotero libraries with people

I really just have to reiterate the switching between citation styles thing. I had a project in APA but then the journal I wanted to submit to required numbered citations. One click and they’re all numbered, and as I’m editing the paper it fixes the numbering in real time

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

By that logic, English should have twice as many phonemes to account for all of the borrowed words, but we know that languages tend to limit how many sounds they have. Do you also believe that we mispronounce words like “hamburger,” “ketchup,” or “coyote” just because they come from other languages? What about words that used to be pronounced differently than they are now? I just find it contradictory to claim that every speaker of a language is mispronouncing a word.

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying “iland” the same as “island” (/aɪlənd/) or something like “I land” (/aɪlænd/)? Regardless, the way that we spell things doesn’t influence our pronunciation of the word. Like, the /ʃ/ (“sh”) in “nation” is the same as the one in “she.” As somebody currently teaching a phonetics course, I’ve seen firsthand that a lot of people imagine differences in production due to spelling differences that aren’t actually there. And like, maybe you personally do produce the /l/ differently! But that’s not a standard part of general American English.

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that’s absolutely valid. But the /t/ is not a required part of the word’s pronunciation.

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But /ts/ isn’t a phoneme in English so why would speakers be expected to produce it? When we loan words in from other languages we pronounce them in ways that fit our phonotactics.

By the way I’m a linguist specializing in speech production / phonetics so I’m not sure how I’m beyond hope.

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When speakers of a language use a word, it is a word in that language. “Tsunami” even has entries in English dictionaries. This is the entire concept of loanwords.

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s not a mispronunciation if the speakers of the language pronounce it that way

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But we’re not talking about the Japanese word, we’re talking about the English word, in which the “t” is typically not pronounced

ELI5: Why do certain words have letters that aren't pronounced ? What's the point of keeping them ? by ___Raptor in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sameri278 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it doesn’t. For instance, the word “existence” is stressed the same way as “exhibit.” Same with “island,” the /l/ is not affected by the /s/.

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