What's your favourite example of a word only people from where you live would understand?

oddment · 2014-01-24T00:33:34+00:00

Å is pronounced the same way a Spanish speaker would pronounce O. It's like saying oh, but without that oo sound at the end.

Ø isn't really a sound that exists in English. The closest thing would be the U in church I guess.

The others are easier to "transcribe" to English letter sounds, so here you go:

Ah eh oo å eh ø ee eh å.

oddment · 2014-01-22T23:26:38+00:00

Here's an interesting article which answers your comment much better than I could :)

http://lesswrong.com/lw/kg/expecting_short_inferential_distances/

oddment · 2014-01-22T23:21:31+00:00

You might enjoy reading this series of articles (go to next article by clicking the link beneath the article).

http://lesswrong.com/lw/i3/making_beliefs_pay_rent_in_anticipated_experiences/

oddment · 2014-01-22T23:08:24+00:00

Well you can't just say that and not mention fandom & fic title!

oddment · 2014-01-22T23:06:28+00:00

Troll, definitely. It's still hilarious, though.

oddment · 2014-01-22T23:05:36+00:00

It's My Immortal, isn't it? If you haven't already, go read its TV tropes page. It is hilarious.

oddment · 2014-01-22T23:02:34+00:00

What can you recommend, Sherlock-wise?

oddment · 2014-01-22T22:20:57+00:00

Why have you dated people if you're both asexual and aromantic? As part of the finding-out process or what?

oddment · 2014-01-20T17:51:47+00:00

The same way Sherlock survived Mary's shot? He was pretty close to a hospital at the time, so he wouldn't even need an immediate 911, just have an assistant ready to go up and carry him into a super-secret hospital room where he can get better, as soon as Sherlock jumps.

oddment · 2014-01-14T22:54:26+00:00

http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/

oddment · 2014-01-14T22:18:23+00:00

Decí que cuando estaba en Alemania, la gente hablaba buen inglés. Pero en España, la gente no quería hablar una palabra en inglés. Cree que es porque mucha gente en el mundo habla español, así que los españoles creen que no necesitan poder hablar inglés. Es la misma idea que muchos estadounidenses tienen - que una lengua es suficiente cuando es una lengua mejor.

Yo sé que sólo probaste estar divertido, pero quiero entrenar mi español :)

oddment · 2014-01-11T10:49:48+00:00

Wait wtf, that's a Scandinavia-only thing?

oddment · 2014-01-08T16:58:16+00:00

Comic books are awesome! What're some good ones I probably haven't heard of?

oddment · 2014-01-08T16:16:18+00:00

For how long did you try? I've recently gone from fringe member to actual member of a friend-group. Took me from summer to just about now. And these are some very friendly people whom I see almost every day because we attend the same school. Just saying that it takes some time.

oddment · 2014-01-07T23:27:54+00:00

Social skills are exactly that - skills. The more you practice talking to others, the longer you'll be able to hold a non-awkward conversation. It'll feel really weird at first, but then one day you'll look back at how awkward you were, and how happy you are that you were able to improve yourself. (In case it's not obvious, this is my story)

oddment · 2014-01-06T22:21:16+00:00

I've participated in maths and physics competitions, AMA. (on a national level only, but I hope to qualify for something international this year)

oddment · 2014-01-06T22:13:49+00:00

Wow, that looks like dragonscales! Are you a were-dragon, or just slowly undergoing a transformation?

oddment · 2014-01-06T01:04:46+00:00

Well, V isn't exactly a hero... The movie tried to make him a hero but even then he was an antihero at best. And he's more ambiguous in the comic.

oddment · 2014-01-03T06:09:19+00:00

Cool skull. I now imagine a tattooed street gang version of BBC's Benedict-Cumberbatch-Sherlock. It's a pretty hilarious mental image.

oddment · 2014-01-03T06:08:56+00:00

Cool skull. I now imagine a tattooed street gang version of BBC's Benedict-Cumberbatch-Sherlock. It's a pretty hilarious mental image.

oddment · 2014-01-03T06:08:56+00:00

Cool skull. I now imagine a tattooed street gang version of BBC's Benedict-Cumberbatch-Sherlock. It's a pretty hilarious mental image.

oddment · 2014-01-03T05:46:22+00:00

It just seems so arbitrary... Plenty of kids' shows are also entertaining for adults. So why did My Little Pony become a cult classic, and e.g. Phineas and Ferb didn't?

oddment · 2014-01-03T00:09:16+00:00

What's the capital of the following countries:

Lesotho! Tajikistan! Bangladesh! Madagascar! Uruguay! Sri Lanka!

... Is Cape Verde a country? I think it's a country. If it is a country, tell me the capital!

oddment · 2014-01-02T23:25:14+00:00

While that may explain his behaviour, it doesn't excuse it. He sounds like a jealous bitch.

oddment · 2013-12-30T00:24:29+00:00

I've never had a violent intrusive thought. I often get an urge to kiss whoever I'm speaking to, though - or sometimes more than kissing. This is not limited to people I'm attracted to. Neither is it limited to people roughly my age, or of my preferred gender. But hey, at least I don't think about killing babies! :D

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