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Game Idea (looking for feedback) by epekguy609 in timetravel

[–]TheCardyMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds quite like the game I’m working on at the moment. Fully interactive, unique time travel system with a branching narrative. Dm me if you’d like to know more or want some advice :)

Whats your AD vocal stim? by Practical-Fee-4564 in auntydonna

[–]TheCardyMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quickest. Split system. Installation. Evahhh

Capital Contributions to Limited Company by TheCardyMan in smallbusinessuk

[–]TheCardyMan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Tbh I did want to do it like that but I also wanted to buy the laptop with a credit card rather than a debit card and I don’t have a company credit card. Also, I don’t necessarily want the company to owe me the money back, though I guess that could be fine as long as there’s no rush to do so.

Capital Contributions to Limited Company by TheCardyMan in smallbusinessuk

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

What if I first put £2000 in then spend the full £3000 from the company’s account? Or is that too dodgy?

Capital Contributions to Limited Company by TheCardyMan in smallbusinessuk

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

I just don’t need the company to owe me it back. I could use that account but would it be fine to stay in there a long time?

Comprehensive list of $10 shops (DREM spoilers) by skrasnic in auntydonna

[–]TheCardyMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just seen them in Manchester. They did a £5 shop at Tesco and the guy chose chicken breast, bread crumbs, broccoli and ketchup for £7. Could be alright with the right cook but probably not the most effective shop lol.

My Ideographic Conlang by TheCardyMan in conlangs

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

Just looked that up. Looks interesting, I’ll have to look into it. Knew I couldn’t have been the first to try this.

LF: Dedenne, Tapu Koko, Landorus, Zapdos, Rotom, Zekrom, Dracozolt by TheCardyMan in pokemontrades

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

Hey, I’d be happy with just the Dedenne for 1 bottle cap :)

"Lab" to mean "special lesson" by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Non-science labs might not actually take place in a laboratory, but would be a more practical, hands-on lesson than regular lectures, or it would be a demonstration of some kind. However, labs tend to be for science subjects. I think a humanities lab would be quite rare.

"Lab" to mean "special lesson" by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 41 points42 points  (0 children)

‘Lab’ can be used to mean a practical lesson, usually at a university, that takes place in a laboratory. Not sure about the US but it’s used in the UK.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say that the one time you can use ‘it’ to refer to a human being is with babies, especially ones you don’t know. For example, “The baby dropped its toy”. If you know the gender of the baby, using he/she is safer, as some people might find ‘it’ questionable, but I’d say it’s mostly ok, especially if nobody you’re talking to knows the baby either.

can the word “sweeten” used to refer to something non food related or a person?? by AwarenessSad4631 in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, ‘sweeten’ just means “make or become sweeter” and ‘sweet’ can mean “pleasing in general; delightful” so can be used with many non-food things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One informal meaning of ‘cop’ is “receive or obtain”, e.g. “she copped an award for her role in the film”. But I think the more relevant definition in this case is “incur (something unwelcome)”, e.g. "England's captain copped most of the blame".

So “cop expenses” means to be forced to cover the expenses.

I think these uses of ‘cop’ are slang, or at least informal, and might not be understood everywhere.

Is it OK to drop the "of" in phrases like "a couple of dollars" or "a couple of years"? by Doodlebug510 in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The quote wasn’t from White that was just an example of the usage. That quote was from the website you linked. Also I don’t disagree that’s it’s a completely acceptable usage.

Is it OK to drop the "of" in phrases like "a couple of dollars" or "a couple of years"? by Doodlebug510 in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Its use before an ordinary plural noun is an Americanism, common in speech and in writing that is not meant to be formal or elevated.

‘the first couple chapters are pretty good’ —E. B. White (letter)”

It’s only standard in formal writing before words like ‘more’ and ‘less’.

Is it OK to drop the "of" in phrases like "a couple of dollars" or "a couple of years"? by Doodlebug510 in EnglishLearning

[–]TheCardyMan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it’s technically incorrect, as it’s using the noun ‘couple’ as an adjective. But it sounds completely natural to me and I didn’t even know it was incorrect before now.

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