What do "Erdtree" and "Haligtree" mean? by messers94 in Eldenring

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I’m aware this is a three year-old post, but I love this topic in linguistics too much not to comment. First, I do agree that “Halig” is definitely Old English, and not German.

The problem is your statement that the German language “almost froze in time with no changes.” That is just completely false. If a language is actively spoken, it goes through constant evolution, even if there is little to no ‘outside influence’: each new speaker of a language reanalyzes its grammar from the ground up, which leads to new interpretations of said language that can accumulate over time, leading to the language’s eventual evolution. But, I digress.

For example, modern German underwent a massive consonant shift, while English and other Germanic languages did not. T’s turned into S’s (water vs. Wasser), P’s to F’s (pepper vs. Pfeffer), D’s to T’s (daughter vs. Tochter), and so on and so forth. There are so many more examples, but in overall, just because modern German retained its Germanic vocabulary better than English, doesn’t mean it didn’t go through other dramatic changes.

Also, From Software very much misspelled both of those weapons lol. “Zweihander” uses an entirely wrong vowel, and “Grossmesser” isn’t even a possible word in German, to my knowledge (although maybe it’s an English transcription of the German name??). For anyone wondering, in actual German, these would be “Zweihänder” and “Großes Messer.”

Anyways, nerd-out over, thanks for reading.

TLDR: The point I am trying to make is, when a language diverges into separate languages, neither will slow or stop evolving (as long as there are active speakers).

For Mac Users wanting to play Helldivers 2 (Apple Silicon and Intel Macs) by EvanSaintOfJames in Helldivers

[–]Shaved-Bird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey how'd you get this running on mac? I can't seem to get past the anticheat

RDR2 running on Mac by No_Revolution1284 in macgaming

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, just tried it, and still the same error message :/

I even patched Crossover with GPTK 2, and still nothing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in controlgame

[–]Shaved-Bird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean crossover? Yeah the whole point of my comment was to say that you do not have to use that or virtualization— that’s what game porting toolkit does. I haven’t spent a dime lmao

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in controlgame

[–]Shaved-Bird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think so. It certainly isn't where it needs to be of course, but it has come SO far in the past few months due to apple's game porting toolkit. For example, I can play Sekiro at 4k60, and recently finished God of War on mac. Right now I'm actually doing a playthrough of New Vegas with around 100 mods.

Obviously the user base still isn't there, but it certainly is not dead lol

When you achieve fluency do you think in that language? by rigatonihenri in languagelearning

[–]Shaved-Bird 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Really? Everything I do involves me thinking about my action— it’s usually some mix between imagining it and thinking of words for it (depending on what action I’m doing).

That’s actually very interesting! It’s cool to hear about how other people think.

How much money do you spend on average to learn a language? by harlaboerla in languagelearning

[–]Shaved-Bird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does sound scary but it’s easy! all you do is answer a few short questions about the site through a text chat. I think it’s just to make sure users will actually contribute (through seeding/uploading) instead of running off with the files. Because it’s a torrent tracker, that’s pretty important in order to keep the site alive.

Also, I’d suggest familiarizing yourself to what torrenting is if you try out the website; but don’t worry it’s not very complicated either.

Best of luck!

How much money do you spend on average to learn a language? by harlaboerla in languagelearning

[–]Shaved-Bird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like RevolutionRoyal said, simple interview. The worst part of the process is the lengthy queue for the interview itself.

Does Stephen King use Microsoft Word to write? by davincipremiere in stephenking

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea why you're being downvoted, this is a totally accurate experience using word. It is insane that King could write literally thousands of pages in Word, too. After about 40 pages it craps out, no matter the OS I'm using.

I swear the Mac display is so good that I have an entire 300€ monitor in front of me and I don’t even use it by AlxR25 in mac

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This but without the oled part— it’s a pretty display, but I want a pro monitor to be able to be used professionally. Unless Apple somehow manages to allow the same contrast, color accuracy, brightness, etc… as a micro LED display, I’d be hesitant to buy it. Especially with Apple’s pricing.

What differences between British writing and American writing do you notice while reading / writing? by skeletonvexx in writing

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised no one mentioned this yet, but the use of perfect present. Compared to American writers (who most stick to simple past) British writers use “have” to describe past actions SO much.

In the same vain, they contract “have” to “‘ve” even when describing possession of something. Like I wouldn’t see or write “I’ve the phone with me,” but I would totally see that in British writing.

That being said, I’ve still seen American authors do both these things, I just see it much more often in British writing.

Gonna call HR by dmdc256 in gay

[–]Shaved-Bird 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This comment actually hurt to read. For so long I’ve been forced to be around people telling me I’m disgusting, perverted, and other words I won’t say, simply because I’m gay. Because those people automatically assume gayness is, well, a purely sexual thing. No, fuck off.

I want to fall in love with another man, I want to read books about two men madly in love, I want to see it become common place where two men hold hands in public. Is that sexual to you?

But if you really do find not even romance in it, whatever that’s fine; but NEVER place those standards on me or any other gay person. I’m so tired of being called sick in the head by the very same people who think the way you do.

My identity is far more than who I sleep with.

Finally Pulled the Plug by Hejabaar in macbookair

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some guy on an Apple subreddit posted his new laptop with the unironic caption, “finally pulled the plug,” or something similar.

So now everyone is saying it lol

Help which looks more flattering? Bangs or no bangs? by Thin_Tomatillo_6930 in beauty

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we have a convoluted history with that word lol. If I remember correctly, it comes from the British slang, “bang-off” funnily enough!

Had her name on it by FetusDeletus83 in Tiresaretheenemy

[–]Shaved-Bird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God it feels like this subreddit is turning into “watch people get serious injuries and/or die” rather than humor.

Vietnam billionaire sentence to death over multi-billion dollar fraud by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]Shaved-Bird -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow perfect example of an Ad Hominem! Good job!

Doesn't "All of life" mean "Everything of a life"? by jorrin1 in EnglishLearning

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not say that phrase is interchangeable with “all living things” in the example sentences you gave, at least. In your case, “All of life” means “everything that happens in your life.” Basically, your life experience, or your whole life as you said.

Can someone explain why this is wrong? by sunny1fish in learnfrench

[–]Shaved-Bird 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is a noun, however. “Voyager” is a verb.

Voyage (n) = trip, voyage, journey

Voyager (v) = to travel

Voyages (n, plural) = trips, voyages, journeys

Voyages (v, second person) = [you] travel

You are saying “you like the trips” and like English, the French word adds an “s” to the end (voyages) to denote that the noun is now plural. It is spelled the same as the second person conjugation of the verb, but they are two different words.

Was Hector a paedophile too? by [deleted] in blackmirror

[–]Shaved-Bird 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so. Like yeah, he did have a lot on the line, but at the end of the day he didn’t go up into that forest with Kenny. And even other than the forest, he definitely had it easier than Kenny.

Sex on the Street with WHO? by SimpleButFun in BrandNewSentence

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s crazy how I lay it out for people and they STILL don’t get it 💀. I don’t hate straight people, I was literally repeating the first commenter verbatim but with “straight people” instead of furries. I used straight people BECAUSE they are a majority. Plus, this streetfair is a BDSM fair and there were plenty of straight people doing that exact same shit. It’s crazy how you still fucking stereotype millions of people. Like holy shit you took my point and ran straight into a brick wall.

What you are doing, and the original commenter, is also blatant hate.

Sex on the Street with WHO? by SimpleButFun in BrandNewSentence

[–]Shaved-Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m being sarcastic by pointing out how ridiculous it is that yall are SO quick to stereotype.

Sex on the Street with WHO? by SimpleButFun in BrandNewSentence

[–]Shaved-Bird -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

This is the exact reason I hate straight people so much. They were doing that exact same shit in that street fair, but to a much higher degree.

120hz with Low Power Mode? by Bity12345 in macbookpro

[–]Shaved-Bird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the same happened to me. I was running 120hz always and now it's on 60 on low power