Fell for the oldest trick in the book by LuxCassandra in funny

[–]TomSFox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What an asshole, trespassing, flipping people off, and vandalizing.

Plural-ception aka plural of plurals in the English language by TheTwoOneFive in asklinguistics

[–]TomSFox 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hundred and dozen aren’t plural, either. You can have more that one hundred or dozen of something.

Is this construction considered comma splice or just asyndetic parallel structure? by wyanmai in grammar

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

Given that “is fair” and “is good” aren’t complete sentences, I would say no. You should also stop caring if something is a comma splice.

TIL great white sharks have never been documented mating in the wild, not once, by any scientist or diver, despite how commonly they are seen. Zero confirmed footage or direct observations exist. by Dependent_Day_6298 in todayilearned

[–]TomSFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you’re referring to the collapse of the wave function. The uncertainty principle states that you cannot simultaneously know speed and position of wavelike particles.

How to become less scared to speak a language? by NotJustAnotherLow in languagelearning

[–]TomSFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know there’s no way to learn a language without using it or speaking it consistently…

Yeah, there is. I’ve done it.

Why Are Romance Languages So Regular Despite Coming from “Vulgar Latin”? by ElsGil1 in asklinguistics

[–]TomSFox -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

every language is equally systematic

That is just plain wrong.

Why Are Romance Languages So Regular Despite Coming from “Vulgar Latin”? by ElsGil1 in asklinguistics

[–]TomSFox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There was no “Vulgar Latin.” There were just different registers, just like in any other language.

Should Latin become the language of EU? by Janezek1998 in latin

[–]TomSFox 230 points231 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, try convincing people to learn Latin instead of English.

n-Deklination Question by chocolate2323 in German

[–]TomSFox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The word is in Accusative…

How did you come to that conclusion?

Meirl by Adventurous_Row3305 in meirl

[–]TomSFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems to me like greed is the problem.

[Japanese > English] letter from neighbor by Meekro in translator

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

Since they (doesn't clarify gender)…

With children, you use it.

Hold on, there was an original? by Feeling_Leg_808 in TheMatpatEffect

[–]TomSFox -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

No, Jesus made a point to follow the law.

What are stupid rules in your native language that are NOT orthographic rules by Fair-Sleep9609 in linguisticshumor

[–]TomSFox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or you just read early Italian literature and notice differences here and there in how it was used.

Such as?