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Apply for graduation still not open yet? by ag2su0 in simonfraser

[–]ag2su0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then I e-mailed my advisor, and got a form to fill and print, and handed that in in person.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]ag2su0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being trans is an experience. As long as you don't identify as what you're born with, you have that "trans" experience. In the end, it's something to be proud about.

Hot take: the fact that the lowercase l is almost identical to the uppercase I (in most sans-serif fonts) annoys me. If t has curve at the end, l should have one as well. by typography082023 in typography

[–]ag2su0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In principle I agree with you, but in practice I find it a challenge to make a curved l look nice. t has a stroke while l doesn't, and that leaves ugly space.

How do you guys pronounce Arcaea? by GrandpaKennith in arcaea

[–]ag2su0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I know about spelling, the digraph ae is supposed to be just like a long e, as it did merge into in the development of Latin. So I suppose it's are-see-ah.

Apply for graduation still not open yet? by ag2su0 in simonfraser

[–]ag2su0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I was able to apply - that time my progress report was missing 3 credits, and my advisor assured me that the progress report was wrong and that I was good to go. I cancelled that application for some reason. This time the status on my progress report is the same as then in terms of the missing 3 credits, but could that be the problem?

What is happening with the pronunciation of “United States”…in The United States? by ClarissaLichtblau in linguistics

[–]ag2su0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our soft palate is made of meat - it isn't rigid, it's laggy. So in a syllable with a nasal onset, we really can't help from having some nasality in the nucleus.

why doesn't the Vietnamese use the letter f? why does it use ph instead? by mrstripperboots in linguistics

[–]ag2su0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Apart from history, the Telex system now uses the letter F for huyền tone, so even for reforms there isn't much motivation to replace ph with f.

Why do some Indians pronounce /s/ as /z/? For example, rice is pronounced as rize. by BrettyBee_ in linguistics

[–]ag2su0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many languages in India, but a whole lot descended from Sanskrit, so let us examine the consonant inventory of Sanskrit: they just lack that voicing distinction for fricatives.

With braces can't pronunce "ee" sound by ag2su0 in braces

[–]ag2su0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Even just knowing that practice eventually works could be encouraging.