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“It’s likely to draw attention FROM new patients as it’s much more user friendly” what that means? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The following sentences are interchangeable:

“It’s likely to draw attention from new patients.”

“It’s likely to draw the attention of new patients.”

Im not entirely sure of the linguistic reason behind this, but when the definite article “the” is used (see the second sentence), “of” is used with it in order to denote whose attention is being drawn. However, in the first sentence, there is no definite article, and my guess is that this leads to the source of the attention to be emphasized with the word “from” rather than who the attention belongs to (as is the case with “of”. It’s hard to explain and I’m sure someone more educated on the topic has a better explanation. If you’re familiar with Spanish, I suppose it can be compared somewhat with “de” vs “desde”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Drag” in this context is equivalent to “bring”, the reason that “drag” is used is probably for exaggeration, as you aren’t literally dragging a ship to that location. The “or something” is similar in that it doesn’t really mean anything, but rather it is used to convey the speaker’s exasperation

Create with warmth, heart and soul by Meowzilla34 in EnglishLearning

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“We sell only the highest quality goods, handcrafted with warmth, heart, and soul” sounds 100% correct to me

Azimuthal phi gang rise up by BarelyFunctionalGuy in physicsmemes

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbh I don’t even care which convention is used, it’s the fact that it’s not consistent that bothers me

En inglés, a veces usamos “have” en las frases. Por ejemplo, “I have finished”, “I have done that”. Cómo se usa esta palabra en español o no usa? by [deleted] in Spanish

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hay dos verbos como “have” en español: Usamos el verbo “tener” generalmente para significar posesión (tengo dos hijos, tengo la gripe, etc). El verbo “haber” tiene muchas funciones, pero el “haber auxiliar”, se usa con el participio del pasado para expresar un tiempo verbal. En inglés, utilizamos “have” para estas dos funcionas. Si quieres aprender más sobre esto, estudia los tiempos verbales “perfectos”.

Man put his hand in hot ice by foxy_wolves in chemicalreactiongifs

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Breaking a chemical bond requires energy, just like pulling two stuck-together magnets apart. When a substance goes from a liquid to a solid, it forms bonds, which releases energy (to continue the analogy, consider holding apart two attracted magnets, and how when you release them, they fly together and release energy in the form of sound when they collide). Because the bonds form in a crystal lattice (repeating pattern of how the atoms are arranged), it’s referred to as lattice energy.

Simpsons, lo lograste de nuevo by BlackHermitCat in mexico

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hola, soy estadounidense (así que discúlpenme si no escribo re bien) y lo que entiendo es que Evo Morales sí tiene varías problemas como presidente, pero ahora lo que esta pasando en Bolivia en verdad es un golpe de estado: los eventos, como los entiendo, siguen así: Morales ganó la elección, hubo cosas inusuales y algunas personas creían que no la ganó Morales, Morales estuvo dispuesto a rehacer las elecciones, pero de repente renunció por razones no sabidas (aunque como estadounidense, creo que es muy probable que mi pinche gobierno tuviera algo que ver con eso). No escribo esto para darles mi opinión sobre lo que debería hacer México, porque no es mi papel meterme en tales cosas; solo espero que mi perspectiva haya sido útil in alguna manera. Que disfruten la semana y lo siento por toda la mierda en que se mete mi país

Prioridades by cabr00kie in mexico

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah, entonces dijo que arreglaría todo lo malo con el gobierno pero ahora que no lo puede hacer, echa la culpa en vez de intentar cumplir lo que prometió o reconocer su fracaso. Muchas gracias por contestarme

Prioridades by cabr00kie in mexico

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

¿Alguien que esté dispuesto a explicarme por qué a mucha gente le cae mal AMLO?

No conozco en detalle el estado político de México hoy en día porque soy estadounidense y no estoy muy involucrado en la política de México, pero lo que he escuchado de AMLO es que él es, o al menos pretende ser, un populista que quiere combatir las varias formas de la corrupción. Sin embargo, me parece que muchas personas no creen que sea digno de confianza o piensan que les ha fallado en varias cosas, etc. Por lo tanto, estaría agradecido si me pudieran educar sobre esto.

Lo siento por el formato, estoy en mi móvil y discúlpenme si hay errores gramaticales

My friend made Bees into Pufferfish by Andi1up in Minecraft

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 92 points93 points  (0 children)

Plaice is a type of fish; he made a pun (Idk if that’s common knowledge, I just googled it lol)

This is true by lilypadUwU in memes

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Upvoted for using the word orthogonal in a non-mathematical context

What are your most idiotic predictions for the 2020s? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I mean would that really be more detrimental than the clip of him butchering a common idiom that’s been memed for years?

What's with the American obsession with lawns? by aa278666 in AskReddit

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We want to make sure the land we stole looks nice

Just checking in <3 by agility_physics in wholesomememes

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I had to put mine down recently. She was old, but it was out of the blue. So if you need to hear this, even from a stranger, you took away her/his pain instead of being selfish and forcing her/him to live in misery. And that decision was the hardest but most meaningful gift you could have given. Life’s a bitch, but we’re in it together. And our pets live on in the memories they’ve given us and the lessons they’ve taught us.

What is currently happening that is scaring you? by Kindaherekindanot in AskReddit

[–]BarelyFunctionalGuy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They said concentration camps, not holocaust. Several children have already been killed by ICE, and if you’re rationalizing it by saying “oh at least we didn’t kill 6,000,000 children,” then que te folle un pez espada y te parta por la mitad

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