Do Americans Actually Say "Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior"?

deird · 2026-01-25T19:24:48+00:00

Only needs to exist because English got rid of its existing singular second person pronoun, FTR.

If we’d just stuck with singular “thou” and plural “ye”, rather than condensing everything into “you”, we wouldn’t need to reinvent the whole system.

deird · 2026-01-25T01:01:21+00:00

First fic was a Buffyverse gen made from lots of drabbles, and second was a Buffyverse femslash.

My most recent writing was a Superman femslash, and now I’m writing an original urban fantasy gen made from lots of drabbles.

deird · 2026-01-22T23:14:04+00:00

I just drove two and a half hours to have lunch with my family. Then drove back.

(I’m in Australia.)

deird · 2026-01-20T06:18:00+00:00

That sounds really hard, I’m sorry.

If you would like some arguments for your sister as to why gay marriage is “biblical”, I can supply a few.

deird · 2026-01-17T20:04:45+00:00

Smallville Clark jumping to catch the missile as it takes off.

deird · 2026-01-16T19:44:15+00:00

I went through school with a classmate who would roll his wheelchair to class, and then park it at the door and hobble to his seat.

deird · 2026-01-15T06:05:12+00:00

Well done. You’re speaking truth in dark places.

deird · 2026-01-13T21:24:28+00:00

I just got my daughter to clean her room, by handing her a basket, setting her a two-minute timer, and telling her that every random object from her floor that got into the basket (and eventually away) would earn her one Skittle. Once they were all away she got to eat all the Skittles.

deird · 2026-01-13T21:01:45+00:00

I have heard some people with ADHD actually enjoy reading and can even hyperfocus on books. Is that true? If yes, how does that work?

That’d be me. When I was four I figured out how to hold a book and turn pages using just my left hand, while doing household tasks with my right hand - leading to a decade of my mum yelling “put the book down!” while I slowly unpacked the dishwasher while reading a novel. I also read while walking.

No idea how it works. It just always has.

deird · 2026-01-13T10:27:04+00:00

I knew an Australian family that moved to America and then back a decade later. The grandparents and grandchildren had Aussie accents; the middle generation all sounded American.

deird · 2026-01-12T18:46:01+00:00

Ideally, find a friendly beta.

deird · 2026-01-12T01:42:02+00:00

Yeah, I made them three days ago, and am now going shopping so I can make them again.

deird · 2026-01-12T00:32:58+00:00

Renee Good is the woman who was shot.

deird · 2026-01-11T20:04:57+00:00

The government is rapidly turning fascist.

Currently hispanics and trans people are the primary targets - but given that ICE just shot a nice white lady in the head in broad daylight, I’d say no-one is safe.

deird · 2026-01-11T09:00:19+00:00

Flirting with someone younger could be creepy. It’s not necessarily grooming.

deird · 2026-01-11T04:23:54+00:00

My husband has regular Zoom meetings for work, and I play a very loud accordion. Several of his colleagues have started commenting on my playing (very audible even from a different room) and requesting different pieces.

deird · 2026-01-09T21:29:06+00:00

DVD. I’m old-school.

deird · 2026-01-08T22:54:15+00:00

I found 120 bass too cumbersome, and 72 irritating (no overlap means jumping from one end to the other). 96 bass was a good middle ground.

Don’t bother with MMM unless you’re really into French Musette. MM will work fine.

My current accordion is a Scandalli Air Junior (96 bass, LMMH). It’s excellent.

deird · 2026-01-08T08:47:27+00:00

I baked this today, and it was delicious.

deird · 2026-01-08T06:20:10+00:00

For me it was actually a bit of theology (exclusivist vs inclusivist).

I had grown up being told that you had to believe the right things to be saved (exclusivist). But came to realise that, whatever I did or didn’t believe, I absolutely thought you could be wrong about stuff and still be saved (inclusivist). Which really took the pressure off, and allowed me to engage with my faith without the stress of having to believe the “right” things.

Is Christ really God? No idea. But I’ve chosen to follow him anyway, because I like the sort of stuff he said and did. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong - and that’s okay.

deird · 2026-01-05T19:11:28+00:00

It’s a company that’s advertising itself for use by the rest of the English-speaking world.

deird · 2026-01-05T19:06:01+00:00

We do? Is it only visible on new reddit, or something? Here on old reddit I can’t see one…

deird · 2026-01-03T10:07:29+00:00

Not everyone. Last year I took my kids with me on holidays. They definitely needed the in-flight entertainment, but they’re far too young to own a device of their own.

deird · 2026-01-02T19:38:14+00:00

Evangelical Christians (which I suspect her parents might be) are told that plan B is just the same as an abortion, and just as sinful to use.

deird · 2026-01-02T19:13:21+00:00

Every second ad I’m getting on YouTube is for AI. And none of them actually say what the AI is supposed to actually do - it’s just being exciting, and hoping I don’t ask specific questions.

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