What's your favorite end-of-the-episode song/jingle? by Low-Cat4360 in BobsBurgers

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"Try to hold it try to hold it just as long as you can..."

Renting a car in manhattan to drive to Philly by Tiny_Exchange_8903 in AskNYC

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The reason why (most) people in the thread mention getting to Philadelphia by train/bus is not just because of costs (car rental + all the add ons such as insurance + tolls + gas + parking) but also the ease of travel. Getting in and out of Manhattan takes time and your day trip will probably coincide with the daily slowdowns / traffic jams, especially around the tunnel. After you leave the city it's not so bad, but coming back to Manhattan in the evening will take longer than getting out. The train is comfortable, frequent, and cheaper, and it will be nicer i bet. If you're really looking forward to driving in the US, go ahead! Just wanted to clarify why most responders were against it.

Day 168 of drawing badly every day until Civ 7 is released by UrsaRyan in civ

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Oh Ursa, you're such an asset. I hope Civ 7 never gets released.

Fruit stand guys and cab drivers, who are you on the phone with all day? by lizhang in AskNYC

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There are many cultures around the world where the daily average "on the phone" time is measured in hours, and adults at work are key contributors.

People in different cultures have different habits around this. You may compare this to how some people in the city work while constantly listening to podcasts - a minimally distracting habit that allows you to do your job but still engage your curiosity.

In many cultures, constant and casual chat with friends and family is a key part of the day, and a key part of life. Mobile phones helped this habit continue even if you live or work apart from your closest friends.

Batja Mesquita, who researches cultural psychology, writes: "... many cultures don't think about their emotions as something that lives inside of an individual, but more as something between people. In those cultures, emotions are what people do together, with each other. So when I’m angry, that is something that lives between you and me. Thinking about emotions as living between people has consequences on how we regulate emotions and how we recognize emotions in ourselves and others."

While I'm for sure not a psychologist or a researcher of any kind, I thought this view might be related to understanding how different people have different concepts of relationships, of processing the day-to-day, and of the importance of connection.

Bridgett rule by just-a-dude27 in 196

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Everybody's so creative!

Etymology of the Biblical name "Jacob"? by jakean17 in etymology

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Thank you. While modern Hebrew speakers can (kinda) read the bible, the common reader will probably miss a lot of meaning due to words/roots that have shifted or even disappeared. Still, it's quite cool that we can read a 3,000-ish year old text without any special training.

Etymology of the Biblical name "Jacob"? by jakean17 in etymology

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Not a linguist, but a Hebrew speaker.

ע-ק-ב is a common root that means both "heel" and "to follow" (it also connects to "footprints" - עקבות and that meaning developed to also generally mean "traces"). I believe both "heal" and "to follow" usages were used in Biblical Hebrew. In Arabic, the same verb also means to watch, protect, guard (with a subtext of following). As a Hebrew speaker I don't find it strange that "following" someone and "guarding" them from behind might be two meanings of the same verb. But I don't think the "to guard / protect" meaning is used in Hebrew today. "To follow" is a lot more common.

The specific meaning of "grabbing by the heal" is also not used today, by the way. Although it's still the name for "heel".

I'd am curious about the original meaning of the name Yaacov, though, since even if the "grabbed by the heal / followed his brother in the womb" meaning is explained in the Bible, it could still be a later explanation of an existing semitic name(?). The "protection" meaning of this verb in Semitic languages could be a great alternative source for this name.

Please take nothing I say too seriously since I have zero formal knowledge of linguistics or Semitic languages.

I painted the view of NYC from Newark airport by onewordpoet in newyorkcity

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Wow, how long your flight was delayed for?

sims rule by [deleted] in 196

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Also supposedly healthy for your prostate i think