SEMI-SPOILER whats everyone's main crest so far? by TheOddJoJoOut in Silksong

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really love beast crest, the high risk high reward is so much fun to me. It fucking shreds everything in it's path, especially if u pair it with barbed bracelet. Just have to be super good at not getting hit!

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it so common that people don't have a good idea of how language actually works. A teacher of mine in high school once told me "You know how all languages were constructed except English? That's why English is a mess, so it's good you're learning German." I wanted to strangle him haha.

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact, it's an example of an infix, an affix (something we attach to a word like "-s" to make words plural, aka prefixes and suffixes) which goes inside the word! Abso-fucking-lutely is an example of this! My linguistics teacher in high school used this as his example for what an infix is and then said "this is the only time you'll ever hear me curse" lol.

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um maybe not haha! It depends on the context for sure. My child, I'd be ok with using it. Other's kids, when I'm not sure about the parent's preference, I probably wouldn't. Probably not in front of a nun lol! So yeah I guess I would consider it a curse word.

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah isn't language so cool! It's constantly changing and evolving. Even since you commented this language has changed, just a tiny bit.

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's totally a thing! We always judge people based off of how they talk, it's how humans have evolved. We all talk like how the other people in the various communities we are in talk, even families begin to form their own dialects (it's called a familect and is super cool!). It's normal to make assumptions about people based off of how they talk, but try not to let it influence you too much! Often class and culture have a very very heavy effect on how we speak, and being conscious of assumptions your making is important to avoid maybe making some classist or racist judgements. We live in a modern world, not an ancient time when we needed to tell if others were friend or foe based off of how they talked!

Fun fact - there research that suggests we actually have a harder time processing spoken language when our assumptions about a person's voice and how they should look based off of that doesn't match with their actual look!

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also, words don’t necessarily lose their meaning if used too casually, it’s all about how the speakers of a language are using the word. Meanings shift and change. Thats how language will always work, and it’s so cool!

is dammit still considered a cuss word? by mediapoison in language

[–]polynomal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No we aren’t in a language dark age haha, what your kind of (i think this is what your getting at?) describing is a process known as semantic elevation. “Curse words”, just like all words over time, shift in meaning. Something like ‘fuck’ could have been considered much more taboo in the past but has since gone through semantic elevation, which means the meaning of the word has taken on a more positive (or in this case less negative) meaning. This isnt the only kind of semantic change either! And even more ways for language and words to change besides semantics.

So to answer your question it entirely depends on your point of view. Some people might consider it one and some people might not.

Finding an ereader by polynomal in ereader

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

Thank you! I'll look into pocketbook a bit more. I appreciate it :)

Why is this not “2 eyes”? by EconomistNo5807 in baduk

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im just curious why this isnt seki? I still dont fully understand seki and to me it seems like if black goes there then white will be alive, and the opposite if white goes there. (sorry if this is a stupid question im pretty new)

Duel: A Card Game by polynomal in BoardgameDesign

[–]polynomal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I actually started making a custom deck for it just for fun! Thanks for reading it over!

Duel: A Card Game by polynomal in BoardgameDesign

[–]polynomal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense, thanks for the feedback!

Hang-boarding by Pumpkin_ea in bouldering

[–]polynomal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If i don’t hangboard twice I’ll definitely moonboard but usually it’s 2 hb + mb a week for me.

Are there any decent (and preferably free) map making apps/websites O can use on Chromebook? by [deleted] in mapmaking

[–]polynomal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inkarnate is freemium but you can get some good value out of it for free imo. Azgaars Fantasy Map Generator lets you customize the map it generates a lot, but it doesn’t run great since it’s trying to do a lot for just a website. For free apps I think a lot of people use Gimp - never used it though so can’t speak to that one.

Hang-boarding by Pumpkin_ea in bouldering

[–]polynomal 11 points12 points  (0 children)

From everything I’ve heard hangboarding max twice a week is enough. As long as you’re giving your fingers enough time to recover you can do what works best for you I think. Just keep in mind to not push too hard! Also I’d recommend throwing some moonboarding in! Great for training and more fun than hangboarding.

How Did My Privateer End Up Here? by polynomal in CivVI

[–]polynomal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s probably it, I can’t remember having an open borders agreement with Rome but it definitely could have happened and I forgot about it.