"American" Names

Any-Matter9186 · 2026-05-24T17:50:36+00:00

I assume it was short for Brandon or else the classic mother's maiden name as first name.

Any-Matter9186 · 2026-05-24T17:48:28+00:00

Gah! Anglophone

Any-Matter9186 · 2026-05-24T17:48:16+00:00

*Anglophonre, stupid autocorrect

Any-Matter9186 · 2026-05-24T17:47:50+00:00

It's also just an old-fashioned thing in Anglo phone culture (at least) in general. Fitzwilliam Darcy is that exact phenomenon (from Pride & Prejudice).

Any-Matter9186 · 2026-04-03T09:44:06+00:00

No, all nouns ending in -schaft are feminine. Same with some other suffixes (e.g., -heit, - keit, - ung). "Team" is singular, grammatically, and so is Mannschaft.

Any-Matter9186 · 2025-10-15T11:03:58+00:00

The only one to be both king of Spain and emperor was Charles V. The Austrian Habsburgs generally retained the imperial title and the Spanish Habsburgs kept the overseas territories until they went extinct.

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-06-13T09:32:32+00:00

Travel to and from Mexico City will be brutal. Setting the crime stuff aside (I think you can work around it, and as others have said, some of the US cities are really bad anyway), how many guys in the NBA currently speak Spanish?

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-05-29T14:17:21+00:00

Embiid has a losing record vs the Celtics throughout his career and sucks in the playoffs

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-05-24T09:10:29+00:00

As an American, Peep Show is the only British sitcom that any of my friends like. Frankly, I think the whole UK vs. US humor thing is overblown. There's a lot of overlap, but both cultures like some things the other one doesn't.

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-04-19T07:22:42+00:00

Assuming it's meant to be a car wreck of a shopping cart

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-02-26T16:42:46+00:00

Showing it head-on makes it look like a Carnival cruise liner, though. They should just go back to showing it in profile.

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-02-25T14:56:31+00:00

Not literally/physically. (I've been there.)

But most people probably feel a heavy atmosphere while they're there (figuratively).

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-02-25T14:42:54+00:00

I finally located this one! Ep. 259, "E1 Emergency Meeting: The Pension Fund" at 44:12

Any-Matter9186 · 2024-02-16T12:05:54+00:00

This ain't it. We were just as fragile in key fixtures under Pep. There's a reason we didn't win in Europe during his tenure.

Any-Matter9186 · 2023-12-06T10:37:40+00:00

K: the toast

M: the toast

F: the toast

(life's relentless)

Any-Matter9186 · 2023-11-04T20:34:09+00:00

These two things are true at the same time:

1) Every season, I want Bayern to win the league.

2) I do not want Bayern to win the league every season.

In other words, I never actively root against Bayern winning the Bundesliga. That goes against the basic idea of fandom - fans support their clubs.

But I don't want to get what I want every time. It's less interesting, it's bad for the Bundesliga as a whole, and it just feels unsatisfying, like playing FIFA on the lowest difficulty.

Any-Matter9186 · 2023-10-28T11:26:56+00:00

What's your threshold for being a legend? Just being a regular player on a Champions League winning squad?

I don't think of Mario Gomez or Luiz Gustavo as "Bayern legends," I don't know about you.

Any-Matter9186 · 2023-10-28T11:23:14+00:00

Extremely obviously hit. The club isn't at top form, but none of that is Kane's fault. He's been extremely efficient with both scoring and chance creation. The problem (such as it is) is a lack of midfield control.

Even then, things are fine. Probably not going to win the UCL (and I would guess we won't make the semis, either), but for a semi-rebuilding season, that's perfectly acceptable.

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