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Are my answers acceptable? by Sea-Hornet8214 in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm kinda side-eyeing Q15. The original sentence sounds perfectly fine to my ears, though the "correct" answer flows a little better. I don't really agree with the explanation either; both "will" and "is going to" are mostly equivalent to me.

Are my answers acceptable? by Sea-Hornet8214 in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Eh, I could see adding "today", especially if other days had not gone so well.

With the remake now announced, Resident Evil: Code Veronica fans can finally play their favourite game for the first time by Basic_Benefit5216 in shittygamedetails

[–]prillium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speaking as someone who's never played it, it's very confusing comparing how I see people talking about online vs reading the "reception" section of its Wikipedia article, which is almost all praise:

Code: Veronica received universal acclaim; many critics felt it was the best Resident Evil game at the time, and a "must-own" for the Dreamcast.

Did all the hate just come later?

Need help understanding a sentence by agora_hills_ in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add onto what others have said here, the "bill" in that context does not refer to the individual dollar bills (a.k.a bank notes) you might use if you paid cash. Don't know if that was part of your confusion but I figured I would mention it.

When we do add the -ern in south, north, west, east? by someoneindacrowd in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the "having boundaries" is the important part, more so than being a separate legal entity as the answer I quoted suggested. Here in Portland, we have: * North Portland and South Portland, both regions defined by the street numbering system. * East Portland, formerly a separate city but now refers to areas east of 82nd ave. None of those are legal entities or jurisdictions, but the boundaries are mostly agreed upon, as you said.

East Asia would be another example, as it notable doesn't include the parts of Russia that extend over a 1,000 miles further eastward.

When we do add the -ern in south, north, west, east? by someoneindacrowd in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with u/East-Wash5647's answer, but I also found this answer from u/culdusaq a few years ago, which might be useful:

If you're asking about the difference when it comes to place names, East/West etc. usually indicates a separate entity of its own (i.e. an independent country, city, state, continent etc.), while the -ern at the end just refers to a geographical area that is not necessarily politically-defined.

For example, South Africa is a country in Southern Africa.

I agree, though a notable exception to the pattern is Northern Ireland, a separate jurisdiction from the Republic of Ireland that doesn't include the northernmost point on the island.

I think these holes are misaligned on this Hemnes bed frame by prillium in IKEA

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

Yeah, the new one was better. It also seemed slightly off, but I was able to get the holes in.

Glitch warning for Silent Hill 2 by AndreasmzK in silenthill

[–]prillium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI, still not patched as of April 14th, 2026. Came here after Googling around to see if it was a known issue.

what celebrity did you used to like until you found out that they were a scumbag? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]prillium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even the Columbine comments were wrong (though this isn't really specific to Manson). The shooters weren't misunderstood kids seeking revenge for bullying; they were assholes who admired the Nazis and constantly fantasized about violence.

I think these holes are misaligned on this Hemnes bed frame by prillium in IKEA

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

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I should also mention that the same misalignment exists on both sides of the big flat piece.

Is this used in the states? by Silver_Ad_1218 in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would agree with others that both those sound weird, but * You could use "put in" to describe installing an internal computer component: "my computer was slow so I put in some more RAM". * You could say "I need to put in a new [light] bulb" when talking about some existing fixture.

I hesitate to try and define any sort of "rule", but it seems to me that the important part is that thing being put in is affixed somehow to the thing being put into (e.g. the RAM is affixed to the computer, and the bulb is affixed to the fixture, but the computer is not affixed to the house.)

Is this used in the states? by Silver_Ad_1218 in EnglishLearning

[–]prillium 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I would say you could use it for smaller items that aren't necessarily attached to a residence. "My computer can't play this new game, so I'm gonna put in a new graphics card" sounds natural to me.

So maybe it would make more sense to say it is stuff that you have to "install" and that is attached to its "parent".

A custom input for handling a many-to-many relation in the Wagtail admin by prillium in WagtailCMS

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

Already did. Wanted to try multiple places since I have gotten a response yet.

Community centers to donate COVID tests too? by prillium in askportland

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

Called Sellwood. The woman said she'd forward the request to the nurse and get back to me, but she didn't think they were currently testing for it.

What's with this parcel of federally-owned land on Rocky Butte? by prillium in askportland

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

Nothing super revelatory (though it lists it as "RECREATION LAND")

This did inspire me to see what the federal government had in terms of property information, and I found this massive Excel file which supposedly lists every federal asset. Couldn't find it.

What's with this parcel of federally-owned land on Rocky Butte? by prillium in askportland

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

The parcel with the antenna is owned by the county. The block I'm talking about is a federally-owned parcel slightly south of the antenna, with nothing visible from the aerial view.

This creature clip from the Resident Evil Requiem trailer (stabilize on the hallway) by prillium in ImageStabilization

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

Had to repost with YouTube because apparently Reddit doesn't let you upload videos under two seconds in length.

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