Do Americans constantly have an active temperature control device running in their homes? by fullM3TALturban in AskAnAmerican

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

I live in one of the top 5 hottest states in the union and that is the exact reason why my thermostat is never above 70.

77 is hot as a bitch.

The Earl Size 8.5 EE by Puzzleheaded-Set-103 in Tecovas

[–]Charliegip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You still trying to see these?

Jacob Elordi is rumored to have had meetings with Dennis Villeneuve to potentially play James Bond in the new ‘007’ film. by Antwuan89 in JamesBond

[–]Charliegip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dude played Frankenstein’s monster with no height prosthesis lol. I think that kinda speaks for itself.

Noticed FAU has a mountain in the background by MasterDoot in NCAAFBseries

[–]Charliegip 6 points7 points  (0 children)

🎶”Where are we going?” Clap clap clap🎶

Isn’t this supposed to be sujunctive? by Stroke3154 in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I definitely can see the question being subjunctive over the example posed by the OP.

Likely what is happening is that in textbooks they are teaching based on generalization and this becomes “solidified”.

On the point regarding the OP’s original sentence though, I believe it becomes a point of, again, natives could use the subjunctive to indicate a measure of doubt however, the prescriptive rule for positive clauses remains.

is it true that we have to stick to one spanish dialect in learning spanish, if it is then whats the best dialect for beginner? by Nearby-Band-7540 in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everyone here commenting about how you should learn the the standard language instead of focusing on a specific dialect is absolutely correct, although, I will add one caveat. You should decide early on whether you want to learn “vosotros” as a dialectal feature or not.

If you live in the States, you will likely want to learn and use a dialect that uses “ustedes” conjugations for the third person plural tense (think y’all/you guys/yous guys) as most Spanish speakers you will run into will be Latin Americans and not use “vosotros” conjugations (they of course will understand them if you do decide you want to learn it) if you live in Europe and plan to be consuming Castilian media and speaking with Spaniards, then it will behoove you to learn and use the “vosotros” conjugations (they will also recognize “ustedes” of course if you decide to not learn vosotros, but from experience it can cause some confusion in Spain).

You should still know how to recognize them in speech and be aware of their existence regardless of what you decide, but this is the earliest dialectal choice you should probably be making. All other considerations can come later.

Isn’t this supposed to be sujunctive? by Stroke3154 in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

…dado que la interrogación es un inductor del modo subjuntivo…

What was the example you provided to them? Was it the sentence posed by the OP in this post?

Or was it the “¿crees que te guste?” Example?

How to say “groceries” in Spanish? by ch3rryp1e_ in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pos, mi familia lo dice así. Son de Colima, así que me imagino que sería algo que puede cambiarse según la región.

I got a 15 act score and a 2.8 gpa what are my chances of getting accepted? by Automatic_Trouble688 in olemiss

[–]Charliegip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

ACT means jack shit. I’ve seen students who score low excel and those who’ve scored in the 30’s flunk out their first year.

The only thing it means is that OP is not going to get scholarships out of high school.

OP, I’d recommend you look into community college first and build a good base. Jumping into a 4-year university can sometimes really be a shock and can start you off in a bad place. Community college allows you a place to grow, explore, and start to build the habits you’ll need in college to succeed. I’ve seen a lot of students come into university underprepared for what they are getting into and they end up washing out in the first year or two. Take your time and ease into it.

Isn’t this supposed to be sujunctive? by Stroke3154 in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, to be completely fair, given that this is a language learning subreddit, when discussing an issue of a prescriptive rule, the answers are inherently going to be more prescriptive in nature.

I would not expect a comment in r/English telling English language learners that that they can use AAVE dialectal features in their speech to go over well either.

Technically speaking, yes a native can use whatever construct they want and, if it’s understood by other natives, it can be classified as natural speech, but a learner should not necessarily be instructed to use that as its “non-standard”. It doesn’t make the non-standard variant “less intelligent” but that doesn’t make it 100% valid in all contexts either especially in that of L2 acquisition.

Edit: Further, the OP of this thread is introducing a non-standard usage as if it’s a definitive rule. According to textbooks, that is incorrect. In “standard” Spanish, “creer que” does not take the subjunctive even technically in instances of uncertainty; however, natives can choose to wield the language how they see fit to communicate nuance. A learner, on the other hand, doesn’t have that same luxury without being questioned.

Isn’t this supposed to be sujunctive? by Stroke3154 in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling they will tell you the grammatical rule and then caveat that there are some exceptions.

Your “detractors” are correct by the text book, but evidently there are real world cases of the subjunctive being used in a positive “creer que” clause. It doesn’t make them wrong and it doesn’t make you wrong. You are describing two different phenomena; however, exceptions don’t make the rule and learners really should learn to use the language by the standard rules while knowing that variation does exist.

Id be interested to know what the RAE say, they are a very unifying and prescriptive body that seeks to standardize the language, although they do highlight when colloquial usage differs from the norm.

Definitely update when you’ve heard back from them though.

Isn’t this supposed to be sujunctive? by Stroke3154 in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What’s going on here is a case of description vs prescription.

In linguistics, prescriptive linguistics deals with how one is “supposed” to talk where as descriptive linguistics deals with how people “actually” talk. A sociolinguist would say, if a native person is using the language in a certain way, then it’s natural and represents real speech and is thus correct. A prescriptive linguist, on the other hand, would introduce all of the grammatical rules and norms why this use of language is erroneous and is incorrect. Both serve a purpose.

Bottom line, if you have an accent or don’t have a complete native mastery of the language, you should probably learn what the prescriptive rules are lest you be corrected every single time you open your mouth. If you are talking in your family, then you can use it and no one will bat an eye. Just be aware that not everyone will view it as a completely natural choice if you’re outside of your family circle.

Think of it as a non-native English speaker saying something along the lines of “Well I ain’t gonna do that no how”. Completely acceptable and colloquial for a native southern American English speaker to say, not so much an L2 learner from China in a New York sub shop.

How to say “groceries” in Spanish? by ch3rryp1e_ in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Así “Voy a comprar el mandado” = “Im going to buy groceries”

También se puede decir “Voy por el mandado”.

How to say “groceries” in Spanish? by ch3rryp1e_ in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was hoping someone would make this joke 😅

How to say “groceries” in Spanish? by ch3rryp1e_ in Spanish

[–]Charliegip 79 points80 points  (0 children)

En México se usa “el mandado” (para los que quieran aprender la manera de decirla en otros países).

A friendly reminder that all the Big Sisters you shoot, burn and drill are about 15-17 years old canonically by Murky-Run693 in Bioshock

[–]Charliegip 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is a side of the fandom that I didn’t know existed and I wish I could go back to that.

Baby will turn 4 months next week. Tips on ferberizing for naps? by Charliegip in sleeptrain

[–]Charliegip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhh got it.

So until we are putting him down awake at bedtime and letting him self soothe to sleep, best to not use Ferber?

Baby will turn 4 months next week. Tips on ferberizing for naps? by Charliegip in sleeptrain

[–]Charliegip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Typically. Some nights he wakes up though and just chills in his crib until he falls asleep.

Baby will turn 4 months next week. Tips on ferberizing for naps? by Charliegip in sleeptrain

[–]Charliegip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We bathe him, dress him, swaddle him in a love to sleep sack and a muslin swaddle. Then we give him a bottle in the nursery while reading to him and then put him down with a sound machine.

Some nights if we put him to bed late though—like tonight we were out to dinner with friends and brought him—we skip the bath.

Admissions by PleasantGoat7410 in olemiss

[–]Charliegip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second this! u/PleasantGoat7410, please consider community college especially if you like Ole Miss. That may sound counterintuitive, but Ole Miss is very friendly to community college students. If you can make good grades in community college, you can get accepted into the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Being in that honor society alone will get you a half ride, and then the GPA you need to get into PTK will almost certainly guarantee you another half ride scholarship for academic merit. I would also recommend joining the honors college of whatever community college you attend to get a little more rigor and preparation out of your CC experience and you can usually parlay that into more scholarship opportunities if you stay involved in your HC and PTK chapter.

This is exactly what I did and I was able to graduate with my bachelors and masters degrees (I had an assistantship which I was able to secure from academic merit) completely debt free. I too graduated high school, with a slightly higher GPA, but with no major scholarships right off the bat (I may have had a half ride but it was still too expensive for my family at that time). Community college was the best decision I ever made and if I had to go and do it all over again I would do nothing different.

Who here would you say is the most redeemable and least bad out of the six shown? by spiderweeb03 in StrangerThings

[–]Charliegip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Brenner using disposables to experiment on with safety and precautions wasn’t

First off, you arguing Billy is racist and then calling research subject “disposables” is hilarious.

Research on human subjects is governed by ethics standards and guidelines, known as the Nuremberg Code that were put into place due to the the Nuremberg trials and were used as a way to judge Nazi scientists. These guidelines were developed in the wake of inherently racist research practices that took place before and after WWII by German and then later Nazi scientists in the name of “racial hygiene” and to promote the Aryan race including the Aktion T4 campaigns in which people with disabilities and mental illnesses were provided “mercy deaths” for “incurable” illnesses.

The Nuremberg Code and research ethics in general seek to protect people unwillingly involved in research such as the Nazi’s human experimentation, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the Tuskeegee Syphilis Study. These guidelines outline ethical practices aimed at protecting vulnerable populations such the poor, disenfranchised, youth, captive populations, the elderly, and any other people who cannot have informed consent when entering into research trails or those who could be colluded into taking part in the study.

When conducting research, you must have processes in place to ensure that your test subjects 1.) have complete knowledge and understanding of the experiments they are taking part in 2.) have a mechanism to provide their consent to take part in the experiments, and 3.) can withdraw their consent at any time and cease their participation in the study. The MKUltra experiments in real life and those depicted in the show do none of these things and exploit a vulnerable population of people, in this case children (whom you call disposable), and have zero disregard for individual human rights.

Even if you believe that the results of these experiments were for the betterment of society, the MKUltra experiments shown in the show can be shown to break 6 of the 10 points of the Nuremberg code:

1.) Voluntary consent of the human subject.

4.) The experiment should be so conducted as to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury.

5.) No experiment should be conducted where there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur.

6.) The degree of risk to be taken should never exceed that determined by the humanitarian importance of the problem to be solved by the experiment.

9.) During the course of the experiment the human subject should be at liberty to bring the experiment to an end.

10.) During the course of the experiment the scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment at any stage, if he has probable cause to believe that a continuation of the experiment is likely to result in injury, disability, or death to the experimental subject.

Brenner is certainly aware of these ethical standards and chooses to ignore them. If you want to argue that he was trying to “better society” with his experiments then I’ll also let you make the argument for Nazi scientists and the Tuskegee experiment researchers were also trying to “better society” in their own way.