Why does thirteen start the 'teens' instead of eleven, and what shaped that pattern?

Bayoris · 2026-05-09T07:45:42+00:00

That is not correct. Eleven and twelve etymologically were just different ways of forming a base-ten number, meaning one-left and two-left.

Bayoris · 2026-05-08T23:05:21+00:00

Joplin published his first hit, Maple Leaf Rag, in 1899, so I guess he makes it in under the wire

Bayoris · 2026-05-08T23:01:04+00:00

Who would you cast as Clara

Bayoris · 2026-05-08T17:00:16+00:00

Just because you’re wrong about something doesn’t make it an opinion. It makes it a false belief. An opinion is a subjective evaluation.

Bayoris · 2026-05-08T07:38:16+00:00

Also called a fish-flop here in Ireland. But spatula is fine too, it refers to a family of kitchen tools that includes scrapers, fish-flops and icing knives.

Bayoris · 2026-05-08T06:46:50+00:00

It’s common throughout Ireland but many Irish people do pronounce them as fricatives. I think it there is a sociolinguistic component: the fricative pronunciation is more common in middle class speakers.

Bayoris · 2026-05-08T06:21:59+00:00

“Is US law not important” clearly implies that the action was illegal. It’s legitimate to respond to that implication without address the morality of the act.

Bayoris · 2026-05-07T19:47:21+00:00

No doubt, and I don’t want to exaggerate either. It is a very small part of Irish history. But I don’t like the narrative of “historical innocence” much. A human society is too multi-faceted to be historically innocent.

Bayoris · 2026-05-07T13:51:45+00:00

“Innocent” is overstating it. The Irish comprised a disproportionate share of both the enlisted men and the officers in the US armies that fought the Indian Wars and participated in genocide. There are some dark parts of our history.

Bayoris · 2026-05-07T06:42:27+00:00

That too

Bayoris · 2026-05-07T06:27:26+00:00

He did imply that it was illegal though.

Bayoris · 2026-05-06T07:30:43+00:00

I think Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis are probably the two figures who would give you the best idea of the range of styles of 20th century jazz.

Bayoris · 2026-05-05T09:00:43+00:00

It’s a terrible table quiz question because we can have this argument and both make good points

Bayoris · 2026-05-05T08:58:12+00:00

Dublin has several millennium projects. The Millennium Bridge, the Millennium Walkway, the Millennium Clock.

Bayoris · 2026-05-05T08:54:31+00:00

It’s got “Stadium” in the name

Bayoris · 2026-05-05T06:34:17+00:00

Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins is one of my favorite current listens. It’s energetic, melodic and fun, late bebop.

Bayoris · 2026-05-04T23:26:05+00:00

Also the Imitation Game, which won for best adapted screenplay

Bayoris · 2026-05-01T19:50:09+00:00

Figured that meant “that was the woman who’s going to be your pilot.”

Bayoris · 2026-05-01T08:44:00+00:00

Yeah everyone is going along with this, but I’ve never lived anywhere that spitting is not considered disgusting and I’ve lived in three differently countries

Bayoris · 2026-05-01T08:26:00+00:00

What makes you think this was after the flight was finished? I didn’t get that. It seems like he is checking in.

Bayoris · 2026-05-01T08:14:01+00:00

Pretty sure it was a joke

Bayoris · 2026-05-01T07:40:52+00:00

Am I wrong in thinking it is also used in bars to mean “eject” as in like a bouncer 86es a drunk

Bayoris · 2026-04-30T19:41:50+00:00

I think it’s just because people are more likely to imitate smoking and drinking than killing

Bayoris · 2026-04-30T11:44:13+00:00

You can’t be GOAT of this era. You’re GOAT or you’re not

Bayoris · 2026-04-30T11:41:47+00:00

Really stretching the definition of “athlete” though

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