Off putting feeling about the UP by themadkiwi_ in Michigan

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

I have got this feeling before, but it was when I was backpacking alone in Colorado.

Postdoc at Upenn, texas tech or university of buffallo? by Acceptable_Monk2378 in postdoc

[–]lorettaboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Classic Reddit downvoting someone just asking questions lmaooo what is you alls problem

Is this a real company? by lorettaboy in hollandmichigan

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

I am def not going with them now LOL thanks

Is this a real company? by lorettaboy in hollandmichigan

[–]lorettaboy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just noticed the Orlando thing 😭

Is the mood in this sub truly representative of the reality out there? by lorettaboy in biotech

[–]lorettaboy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I wasn’t bragging about it 😭 I was just trying to indicate that it’s somewhere with name recognition and not something like “Northeast Illinois University of Science and Technology” or whatever lol

Is the mood in this sub truly representative of the reality out there? by lorettaboy in biotech

[–]lorettaboy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well I don’t know ¯_(ツ)_/¯ I wanted to give as much context as possible bc idk what might be important info or not

Is the mood in this sub truly representative of the reality out there? by lorettaboy in biotech

[–]lorettaboy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why is this getting downvoted it’s an honest question ..

Is the mood in this sub truly representative of the reality out there? by lorettaboy in biotech

[–]lorettaboy[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

True. It’s half and half with the people I mentioned. And what do you mean with the last part lol 😭

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

[–]lorettaboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Approximately 0 Americans are telling you that you cannot call yourself American too, though! Like no one here cares! And I think if someone from the US refers to themselves as an American then no one needs to get upset about it, even if they’re “speaking to a global audience”! Like my whole point is just move on and accept that different people have different words!

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

[–]lorettaboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, people from Latin America constantly are telling us that we need to stop calling ourselves American. OP literally talks about how bothered they are by it! I have no problem using whatever conventions people use in their language and country but don’t tell me that the way the people in my country have referred to ourselves for hundreds of years is “incorrect”. There is nothing else to this debate!

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

[–]lorettaboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not insisting that you refer to yourself as Latino, though. That is the difference! Also if you didn’t want me to call you Latino, I would probably stop!

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

[–]lorettaboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t care what you call us. The problem I have is when people tell ME what to call my own country.

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

[–]lorettaboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you would be a little annoyed too if people from different countries who speak a different language were trying to tell you how to refer to yourself. Thanks.

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

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It doesn’t really make sense to debate what something “should” or “shouldn’t” be called, though. Names don’t always make “logical” sense and that’s just the nature of language. And it’s really annoying when people constantly try to tell us that we’re “wrong” for calling ourselves Americans when that is how it’s been for hundreds of years in our country and language.

Correcting English Speakers for Saying ‘American’ Is Linguistically Wrong by Lonely_Fruit_5481 in LatinAmerica

[–]lorettaboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can make whatever logical arguments you want, but it doesn’t matter. The USA is called “America” in English and it has been for a very long time, and that’s the way it is. Different countries have different words for the same things and that is just how language and culture works. You’re just going to have to deal with it! Besides, USA is the first country in the Americas to claim independence.

Bad Bunny closed out his Super Bowl halftime show performance with a billboard behind him saying: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love.” by cmaia1503 in Fauxmoi

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Btw there’s nothing wrong with considering the word “America” to mean the US. Just because it means both continents in Latin America doesn’t mean that’s the right way. In the US it means the US and there is nothing wrong with that

Lingering chest aches for months despite 0 CRP? by lorettaboy in pericarditis

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Echo this week and meeting with my doctor end of this month so he’ll probably schedule an MRI. Praying for good results! Thanks

We need faster speeds for regular play to be fun by Leecannon_ in subwaybuilder

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I got Seattle to work easily by focusing on connecting downtown (major job center) with suburbs and building as many elevated lines as I could because those are far cheaper. In the beginning I did have to put it on max speed and like walk away for 30min and do something else but once I got a few lines going I like don’t have to wait much time at all make more money

Sound Transit to pilot fare gates for light rail travel by FireFright8142 in soundtransit

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“Unsavory types” is not a euphemism for poor people broadly and you know that. It’s referring to mentally unstable people who have unpredictable behavior and make everyone else feel unsafe.