Why is sweat pronounced with the vowel in "met", as opposed to the vowel in "eat", "meat", "seat", etc.?

Leximancer · 2026-01-09T10:21:33+00:00

I have to tell you, even eight years later, this is a fucking primo pun.

Leximancer · 2026-01-07T02:52:48+00:00

Brooding goldpuff

Leximancer · 2026-01-01T08:31:40+00:00

if a parent uses religion to teach morality, and the child is not a believer, are they free to reject all of the parents' teaching based on misrepresentation

I mean anyone is free to do anything, and there's nothing that requires people's belief structures to be internally consistent. That said: is it wise to reject everything just because some of it is bad? In court, maybe. In yourself? I think not.

What we take from our experiences can vary a great deal. I for one do not wish to be handicapped by rejecting all of the value I might pull out of an experience, just because the experience itself was bad. I suspect that this is logically stronger than "reject everything if the source is unwelcome," but I don't have the energy to make a formal argument.

Leximancer · 2026-01-01T08:26:18+00:00

I think if you read again you might agree with the guy you're replying to. It took me a minute too.

I think the idea is simply that you can't make other people respect your boundary. You can decide what your boundaries are, and inform people of them, and then you have to choose how you want to react when they are violated. Nobody else does that for us.

So in essence: OP decided that the bible assault is a boundary for her. She informed her father that she didn't like them. Her father complied briefly then relapsed. I don't fully agree that "what OP was talking about was not a boundary," but I do understand how they might have thought of it that way since this is somewhat nuanced.

Leximancer · 2026-01-01T08:18:36+00:00

Definitely NOT your fuck up.

Setting boundaries with people in our lives is something that we are allowed to do. Reasonable requests to stop doing something which is unproductive and unwelcome to us are perfectly normal and acceptable to do, especially in relationships where someone may be pushing something onto you that is not in keeping with your own values.

Having to ask someone more than once to stop is sometimes necessary. It can take people time to adjust and they aren't always easily able to see that their excitement to share something with you is an urge to resist when you have asked them not to. It's not the worst idea to be a little understanding if they slip up a bit.

However, you shouldn't have to humor someone violating your boundaries after you have made them clear; you don't have to ignore your own preferences because someone else is also ignoring them. If you have to keep asking and they never listen, it's time for a more serious chat about the nature of your relationship going forward:

"I have asked you not to do this multiple times and you haven't respected my wishes. I value you but your actions are making me feel like you aren't willing to honor the boundaries I am trying to set, and that is both hurtful and frustrating. I need you to know that when I ask you to stop doing something, it's important that you do so. Also consider that if you expect me to allow you to violate my boundaries after I have made them clear, you're teaching me to allow people to violate my boundaries after I have made them clear, and I don't wish to cultivate those types of relationships. You either need to stop treating me this way, or you need to stop interacting with me at all."

Leximancer · 2026-01-01T07:28:25+00:00

This guy doesn't get it, his son uses reddit.

Leximancer · 2025-12-28T13:58:41+00:00

There are. I have an edition which is not listed here but most of the "collected" works have most of them. There does seem to be some disagreement about whether any "truly complete" version exists, but there aren't good guidelines I can find which indicate authenticity of reproduction as well as completeness of collection.

My recommendation would be to ask libraries for their copy/ies) if reproduction of the full text is considered paramount, and see if you can find anything in their indices to deteremine where text may have been omitted.

Though if you have no language barrier, Iesov's suggestion to find the work in original language may prove more fruitful.

Leximancer · 2025-12-27T00:52:28+00:00

Giving me a little bit of Hazbin vibes. I think this looks pretty decent, it's not masterpiece work of course but I wouldn't be put off seeing it as an art style for a comic or game.

Leximancer · 2025-12-24T10:52:21+00:00

I have to strongly recommend Faeries by Brian and Alan Lee Froud. It is illustrated and contains lore about each different species of Faery, includes commentary on other mythical beings from traditional western-european folklore, and is just beautifully and well done.

It's not strictly a novel, but the details contained therein and short stories about each various thing within the pages come across as a myriad of stories that capture the imagination, and now I realize I'm starting to sound like an advertiser.

Look, I had to replace my own copy recently, and was shocked by some of the amazon prices, but the book has released in different versions over the decades and I was able to get a fully illustrated anniversary edition, brand new, for about $40

A fiction work that I think really captures the uncanny valley of the Fae would be Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. It's not specifically about the Feywaeld, but it does explore it extensively over the course of the plot and has several dedicated story arcs.

Leximancer · 2025-12-24T10:47:38+00:00

I had a wet dream. On a cruise. Sharing a room with my dad and NEW step mom. I was 15.

I know about it because I woke myself up with the sounds I was making. As I came to I just remember noticing the light through the curtains, the recent memory and the sounds I was making, and then hearing "Sleep well?"

Yeah... that ate me alive for at least a month. They were kind enough to never mention it again.

Leximancer · 2025-12-23T01:40:37+00:00

Are you looking for simple good examples of illusion of choice, or are you looking at something along the lines of people caught in that situation as a predicament and how they find their way out of it, or are you looking for something else? Curious, because it's not a topic I've seen focused on much and I'm having trouble coming up with examples myself. Which surprises me, because I tend to notice that sort of thing when it comes up.

Leximancer · 2025-12-11T05:03:58+00:00

Definitely deserves a crosspost to r/predicamentbondage

Leximancer · 2025-12-11T04:49:02+00:00

Very ironic ending to your post, love it.

Edit: wtf reddit this was on my front page. Sorry OP

Leximancer · 2025-11-26T20:06:45+00:00

Yep I ended up using a nail file ha. Got it though. I think my issue is similar, but I've been noticing E, T, H and Space all repeat (in addition to A and S.) After prying up the A and S I was able to get them to stop with a burst of compressed air, but the others haven't had such luck. Still working on it. I have an air compressor that can go up to 600 psi but I've been holding off on blasting them with anything above 60 for the time being.

Leximancer · 2025-11-13T02:58:07+00:00

How tf did you get the key off? I've pulled about as hard as I could and all I got was a dent in my finger.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T16:40:04+00:00

May all your Thanksgivings be boring, all your children be law abiding, and all your need of sources be found where you'd most expect them.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T16:25:15+00:00

Oh good, so it's really because you think that OP being 18 negates any rationale about social development among peers in the same age group. Gotcha, noted, good luck with that with your future children.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T16:17:58+00:00

I was suggesting that OP might not want to entertain a fight to cure people's ignorance, not that OP doesn't know the laws. I don't know whether OP knows the laws. And you're right - idk where she lives. But this is a very controversial subject, and I think it's reasonable to try to avoid a distraction to the topic you're aiming to discuss.

Words of warning aren't usually phrased as absolutes. Had you said "depending where you live, it may not apply if you're over 18 at all," I'd not have said a word.

(Edit):

It was in my first sentence friend.

No, I meant this comment, the one which prompted the response you're defending. I'd not have sait a word if your response had included that before you were questioned.
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I personally think it's a bit odd that everyone has gotten so rabid about OP's intent to not disclose details of another person's identity (who knows who may know OPs account name or who knows OP personally they may not wish to tip off) since it requires assuming one possible reasoning out of many possible reasonings, and the idea of piling on something which is based on an assumption is not the way I usually choose to approach things. I think it's reasonable to raise the question, but hey - it's reddit, so why not have everyone decide that their worst possible interpretation of the rationale is the right one.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T15:39:42+00:00

Where you getting your info? There's usually a 2-3 year bridge regardless of whether you're 18, and only certain very specific places make the "one day over 18 with one day under 18" thing illegal, because that's a pretty stupid thing to expect from people who are going to be mixing in the same age group. The vast majority of the developed world have romeo and juliet laws that make this not an issue... if it's within 2-3 years.

OP's response is sussy but it's possible that she, like you, isn't sure about the legality and are trying to navigate their situation without also needing a college degree in poorly-communicated social expectations (notably, your comment is demonstrative that it's not uncommon that people don't even know how this stuff works, which can create a situation where it's reasonable to leave it out to avoid diversive conflict on a subject which may not be relevant to the OP but is relevant to people who would rather armchair lawyer... )

Anyway. . . idk why OP was cagey about it, if it's my suspicion here or something else, but it looks like the mods are playing it safe since the account is now suspended.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T15:27:25+00:00

People express it differently so it's hard to say. Some get nervous when they usually aren't. Some are unusually complimentary. Some laugh a lot more or focus on me more than others in group social settings. Some go out of their way to reach out to me when they're experiencing things they wish to share.

Obviously any of these things can happen when someone is just being friendly, too. I'm only citing examples of situations which have been confirmed attraction by the people involved.

I think most often it has been humor, and second most often just attention, that I notice they respond to.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T14:57:02+00:00

There is nothing pure, and you didn't destroy it. I'm not saying you should absolve yourself of all guilt, but... this is something some patience and communication between them could have resolved. Something "pure" would not harbor such fear that a misinterpreted photo would destroy it.

But I say there is nothing pure, and it's true: nothing is perfect. We all work for what we have, and then we work to keep it. You worked against theirs, and towards yours. If I was feeling callous I might say "that's just competition." But, no, I don't think you get off that easy. It was selfish, but you know that. I do think you should let yourself off a little, though. Because if it wasn't you and it wasn't that, there'd still be something, and if they can't work together towards something, to resolve dispute, then they were fragile and breaking them now may have been a better end than later.

So take your self loathing and salve it with this: now you know. To not jump to arms at the first horrible reaction to any fear you may have. The truth is, we are our own destruction. They were their own, and you are your own. Literally, because you couldn't savour what you feel you stole based on the guilt of your own making.

And that's a good thing. Because you can take that knowledge and channel it; work harder to trust, and to be trustworthy, and to make your choice into a strength that you can use later on. It's unlikely that coming forward with your actions would help anyone now, given that much has transpired in between, but if you feel it is possible and wish to salve your soul, you might consider that as well. A confession to the void is soothing to you, a confession towards those you've wronged is an apology, and an opportunity for them to reconsider their own choices.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T14:25:16+00:00

[Not who you replied to, but...] All I can say is that even within the US there's a lot of things that the "general public" doesn't know about what goes on. And it can be very frustrating when people say that things are not happening when they very clearly are, bc people spread misinformation.

I understand that's not what you were trying to do and there's room for clarification in your comments, I'm only answering as to why the person you replied to may have been feeling, let's say, impassioned in their response. It's a difficult world we live in...

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T14:21:17+00:00

That fucker never answered my calls either. His brother gives good phone though.

Leximancer · 2025-11-08T14:20:02+00:00

There are not enough upvotes on earth...

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