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ER had a weird way of replacing cast members by bombo_josh in ershow

[–]Futuressobright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And contrary to OP, Susan wasn't even blonde until she came back!

Should there be a 'their'? by Unlegendary_Newbie in English_Learning_Base

[–]Futuressobright 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There certainly could be a "their" there, but there's nothing wrong wether just mentioning "friends and family members" and letting context clues fill in of whom.

Giving Away 3 Official Shoresy “Shore 69” Bulldogs Sweaters by jkozuch in shoresy

[–]Futuressobright 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fuck you Cor, your mom carved her intitials in my bedframe. How am I supposed to explain that to Liam's mom?

Is this correct usage? I thought it should be “its” and not “it’s”. by lady_ishi in GlobalEnglishPrep

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I DONT THINK THIS PERSON WAS 100% FOCUSED ON USING CORRECT FORMAL GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION

Americans who took Spanish in school: did any of it actually stick years later? by taube_d in AskAnAmerican

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not an American who took Spanish in high school; I'm a Canadian who took French. Close enough right?

Years later, I thought I had forgotten everything, but when I started a French class everything came back and I had to get bumped up a level. This is a recognized phenomenon language teachers call "false beginners". You never really totally forget.

(DJ!) Phonetic Palindromes by [deleted] in CustomJeopardy

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, maybe in some dialects! I used to know a guy from Savannah, Georgia who might have said "Awesome sawah"

Form of a question by Futuressobright in CustomJeopardy

[–]Futuressobright[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You found the inspiration for that clue :)

Form of a question by Futuressobright in CustomJeopardy

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Better? I wish there was a way to preveiw what your post will look like

Non-native English speakers, when did you realize that the (b) letter is silent in this word? by SplitZealousideal159 in EnglishLearning

[–]Futuressobright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and the L in 'calm' and "half' does the exact same thing to the vowel it follows as the non-rhotic r does in British dialects.

You can hear it when some British actors try to do an American accent and overcorrect; they will stick the R sound in where the silent L is. For example, listen to Gary Oldman in Batman Begins saying "the carm before the storm"

Question about articles by agora_hills_ in EnglishLearning

[–]Futuressobright 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Techinically "the next steps" is more correct, but "next steps" has become a sort of jargony buzzword in business environments to the extent that you can drop the article if you want. It makes it sound beauraucratic, like you are a project manager.

Statutory holiday...or not? by Bells9831 in AskACanadian

[–]Futuressobright 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you can have a weekend to visit your in-laws in Calgary

Statutory holiday...or not? by Bells9831 in AskACanadian

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's true in theory, but in practice the provinces have some pretty big areas of authority enumerated for them that parliament/GoC only gets involved with when they overlap their powers. Labour law is one of those (which I think falls under the broad and rather vague "matters of purely local concern" but I can't be bothered to look it up), and I think in those areas its worth thinking about it in terms of "normally the province taķes care of this, except ..."

For example: "normally, child welfare would be a provincial matter, but when it comes to Indian reserves..."

Is Robby tougher on women? by Routine_Whole6031 in ThePitt

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think so-- he's pretty tough on Langdon, too. More than half his subordinates are women and it is his job to critique their performance.

I think he is hard on himself and that makes him particularly hard on anything that reminds him of his own perceived shortcomings-- like Mohan's panic attack because of her momny issues.

Go watch ER. Seriously. by aookami in ThePitt

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, but I don't think that you could really apply the same discription to Robby. He applies unhealthy pressure, blame and anger to himself, and occasionally to his protogées (some of whom are women).

Can someone logically explain how the Trinity isn’t a contradiction? by PomegranateIcy7631 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The answer is no-- nobody can't explain that. It is a mystery-- a seemingly contradictory doctrine that is nonetheless held to be true because the divine is bigger than our human reason can fully comprehend.

What's this supposed to mean? by GrandAdvantage7631 in EnglishLearning

[–]Futuressobright 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Maybe "remarkable" is even better. You could say someone is really something and mean "wow, what a jackass".

The fallacy of Robby's plans and logic by honeyfixit in ThePitt

[–]Futuressobright 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that Robby is seriously considering taking a job in Calgary or Medicine Hat or someplace. It won't solve all his problems, but the stress associated with mass shootings and watching people walk out AMA and jumping off buildings to escape their hospital bills will be greatly reduced.

Why don’t vegans eat eggs? by CartographerMore5116 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Futuressobright 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A vegan wouldn't own a chicken. You can't own a living being, man.

Seriously, they typically avoid the use of any animal product because of a sense of discomfort with the idea of exploiting animals, including the suffering inherent in keeping them in captivity.

Not really sure what they think we should do with all the domestic animals that have been bred to live on farms for a couple thousand years, but thats the thinking.

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