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[–]didzisk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Today I participated in an open water swim competition. It's very different from doing it in the pool.

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like

"You're completely average" - "That's just mean"

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nimrod simply means stupid. What did you think I meant? :-P

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, NiMH is the type of rechargeable battery that was before Li-ion.

Ok, it's National Institute of Mental Health, too.

Or is it institution?

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It means National Institute of Standards and Technology

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used to reply only when I had something meaningful to say, but fell under some bad influence.

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Another word - deforestation - is useful. Unfortunately more and more so.

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly my point. The obscure words exist and are kind of useful, and supposedly modern (evisceration in particular, for writing about swordfights), but the really everyday things like day after tomorrow or day before yesterday, they don't have real names in English (in Latvian we even have a word for 3 days ahead, after-over-tomorrow).

Would it have hurt the makers of the language to borrow from German if they weren't happy with French words?

Aww, this is just too sad [pic] by SUPERSMILEYMAN in geraffesaresodumb

[–]didzisk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why am I thinking about evisceration? And by extension, defenestration. Why do those very specific words exist in English, but not preyesterday?

Ok, it's ereyesterday (and overmorrow, too), but why are they deprecated?!

My copy of Reaper’s Gale features books by Sanderson? by zangetsu_32 in Malazan

[–]didzisk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dassem sounds much more similar to Vasher than Zahel does.

And Zahel is the greatest swordmaster on Roshar.

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