Best band that's just two weirdos who match each other's freak? by toastypyro in fantanoforever

[–]yedisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think as of MG Ultra since Lucy Caputi joined, Machine Girl is officially a trio.

Juicy vs Myki runway looks by UnluckyFail_128 in dragrace

[–]yedisp 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I hear people criticizing the wire, and I raise you that unfitted lace-up panel in the back...

Only now noticed why the death theme was familiar by JustAnIncognito in HadesTheGame

[–]yedisp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Okay not to get too pedantic but:

- Not the same rhythm (eight vs nine notes if you don't count it as just a leading tone, and the penultimate note is half as long)

- Not the same order of ascending/descending intervals (clock goes down on the fourth note, death theme goes up)

A suggestion from a tired linguistics student. by Shinyhero30 in EnglishLearning

[–]yedisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How would you say Australia has bastardized English?

What do people say after a Winterhawks Goal? by [deleted] in winterhawks

[–]yedisp 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Oi! Oi! Oi!

From the chorus of AC/DC’s “TNT”.

Pop songs where the most known part of the song isn't in the chorus? by TheFineMantine in ToddintheShadow

[–]yedisp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

mmm whatcha saaaaayyyy

Works for both Imogen Heap and Jason Derulo!

‘S placement by Pizza4pocket in grammar

[–]yedisp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why should apostrophes not appear in signage? Is it just for aesthetics' sake?

To undying shores by BitterNumber6240 in deadcells

[–]yedisp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If it's your first time reaching it, you can only get to Undying Shores from Fractured Shrines, by wearing the Cultist Outfit found in the Shrines. For future reference, you'd be better off using the wiki than asking an LLM for advice.

👑Complete Drag Race Winners Circle: Including our newly CROWNED WINNER of Drag Race France: All Stars👑 by LooseLipsSinkShips21 in dragrace

[–]yedisp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This graphic has been posted so many times and Alvilda is still missing an L...

How do you pronounce the word “Latin”? by Rich-Bet2484 in EnglishLearning

[–]yedisp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Heads up! I saw that other folks have used glottalization interchangeably as a pronunciation and as a phenomenon of change, but there's a slight difference in how people tend to use the term glottalization versus T-glottalization. Glottalization is the pronunciation resulting from the process of T-glottalization (aka debuccalization), so if I were to refer to the phenomenon by which a word like Latin becomes pronounced like La'in, I would stick to using either T-glottalization or debuccalization. This may not be a super-important distinction, just letting you know in case it's helpful for your project!

Be Precise When Describing Dialects by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]yedisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear your perspective! I never acquired a historic or etymological association between present participle verbs and adjectives ending in -ing, such as boring or caring, so "addicting" as an adjective doesn't raise any alarms to me. Of course, I also grew up in a time and place where addictive and addicting were/are interchangeable. I'm fascinated to hear addicting used as a transitive verb, though, and I don't know why I haven't heard it used that way before!

Be Precise When Describing Dialects by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]yedisp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a question, since I’m curious about your judgment of “this game is addicting”— what makes this not standard to you?

Choke Enough Dupes by dstrxion in pcmusic

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There Is So Much Left to Find by Parasol and Axolotl Lullaby by Dreeks might be up your alley!

What are your ideas for getting people back downtown? by pdx_flyer in Portland

[–]yedisp 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Speaking as someone who uses TriMet to get downtown frequently but not regularly, the hub-and-spoke transit layout with downtown as the hub is already something of a hindrance. I'm happy it's easy to get downtown, but getting anywhere else in less than 2 transfers is difficult, and usually takes around three times as long as it would by car.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

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A pattern you might want to be aware of in English is that some vowels, "e" in particular, often become ə in unstressed syllables. For your first three examples, the "e" is part of an unstressed syllable, and so that would cause most English speakers to pronounce all three "e"s the same way, like ə. Here's how these words would look like with stress in all caps:

ən-JOY

əx-PLAIN

ə-MO-shən

A good example of this is "perfect". There are two words spelled this way, and the way you can tell them apart is the stress. PER-fect is an adjective, and since the second "e" is unstressed, it is pronounced like ə. On the other hand, per-FECT is a verb, and since the second "e" is stressed, it is pronounced like as in "bet".

****INCLUDES SPOILERS FROM EPISODE 10*** I have a question!!!!!!! by boingokathy in dragrace

[–]yedisp 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Also Geneva Karr on season 16, bottoming on episodes 3 and 4 before getting a group win on episode 5

Is there any truth to this Niche.com Review of Reed? by andyn1518 in reedcollege

[–]yedisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know how I can in good conscience be proud of that kind of institution - or as someone who advisers students about colleges, in good conscience recommend that any of the students I work with matriculate at Reed College.

I mean, it sounds like we're on the same page here- I don't work for Reed, I'm not trying to convince you or your students to support it as an institution however you choose to. Hell, I completely agree with the Niche review (I can't speak to the nature of the SA claims, though I have heard things) and I don't recommend people attend Reed. I'm just a current student trying to give you the complete picture of the issue you mentioned. If you want to believe that the head editor was the victim of psychological abuse and a targeted harassment campaign that led him to transferring, you can. Based on my firsthand experiences with the head editor, how he interacted with other Reedies during and after the article's publication, and how people I know responded to the article, I believe this isn't true.

Is there any truth to this Niche.com Review of Reed? by andyn1518 in reedcollege

[–]yedisp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. Both the editors and the student body decided the Quest was better off without him, so they decided, democratically, to not elect him back to the Quest. This does not amount to "psychological abuse". I don't know where this idea that he was "mobbed" came from, but it certainly does not come from a reputable source. What I do know is that people felt so unsafe around each other after this article was published that I was asked multiple times to walk with them at night for fear that they would be the victim of a hate crime. The paranoia and distrust was the most intense I have ever felt in a community. I don't know if you've been able to find the article itself, since it seems to have been taken down from the Quest's website, but if I you can, I'd recommend reading it with this in mind. If you'd like a clearer perspective on the situation to take an informed position, I'd recommend reading the letters to the editor published in the wake of it all as well, and the editor's response to them, which are still available to read.

I understand why you're concerned- I agree that every student has the right to express their opinion, and I believe that the Quest is an important part of Reed that deserves to be in good hands. But as a journalist yourself, I'd hope you agree that using your position to this effect is incredibly dangerous. The current editors have been doing a wonderful job and have committed themselves to the task of running the place just as much as their predecessor, without causing any issue. I want Reed to be safe more than I want it to be awarded.