Things I just learned

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

ok, ill start: the abbreviation "ofc" means "of *beep* course" not just "of course"

[Wittles he/him]

Wait really?? That...makes both more and less sense

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

Graphing square roots is hard.

[Treamayne]

SPAG = Spelling and Grammar (in the context of edits and fixes)

BLUF = Bottom Line Up Front (a TL;DR that comes before the post)

a/o = As of (usually a date)

TOW = The Other Wiki (a.k.a. Wikipedia - nickname borrowed from TVTropes)

IAW = in accordance with (following a rule, regulation or other objective guidance)

FYSA = For Your Situational Awareness (Something to know, but not necessarily required to take action)

IOW = In other words

• i.e. and e.g. are not synonyms. 
  • i.e. =  id est = “that is” - providing clarification (synonyms, rewording, or other means of clarifying meaning)
  • e.g. = exemplī grātiā = “for the sake of an example” - supplying an example of a given set
• also
  • et cetera = etc. (not ect.) = meaning "and more (related) things" and is used for things. For people, please use
  • et alii = et al. = and other people

"Man" was originally gender-neutral - which may be why it forms the basis of so many species terms. The gendered pronouns from old English/Saxon (where all three derive) are:

• Wer = Man, Husband (modern derivitive examples: werewolf, wergild, etc.)
• Wyf = Woman, Wife (modern derivitive example: wife)

Edited July 9, 2024 by Treamayne
SPAG/Updates

[Ravenclawjedi42]

On 11/7/2023 at 1:25 PM, TheRavenHasLanded said:

ok, ill start: the abbreviation "ofc" means "of *beep* course" not just "of course"

I’m…surprised. I always thought it was of course.

[KelsierFortnite he/him]

There was a Roman Emperor named Pupienus, and his name is pronounced in the funniest way possible.

[Throw TheLiving Silverware he/him/il/lui]

On 11/7/2023 at 7:25 PM, TheRavenHasLanded said:

ok, ill start: the abbreviation "ofc" means "of *beep* course" not just "of course"

I... didn't ever thought it could be anything else than "of course". Thanks, I guess?

 

I realized fairly recently that the "Bros" in Warner Bros was the same as in Super Mario Bros, and that it was the plural of bro (short for brother).

[Ookla de los Cuervos he/him]

2 hours ago, Just a Silvereye said:

I... didn't ever thought it could be anything else than "of course". Thanks, I guess?

 

I realized fairly recently that the "Bros" in Warner Bros was the same as in Super Mario Bros, and that it was the plural of bro (short for brother).

Yes, its weird. also, i know know that i am not gonna use ofc with teachers lol.

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

there is a difrence between ionic and covalent atomic bonding. and metallic is to difficult and confusing to be taught to my class at the moment.

[Ravenclawjedi42]

That if you use voice memos to record a CD (because it’s scratched in a way that sound really cool) it actually comes out well.

[Robin Sedai she/her]

The lyrics to Sunrise, Sunset go "Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers"

Not "ceilings".

[Throw TheLiving Silverware he/him/il/lui]

6 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

there is a difrence between ionic and covalent atomic bonding. and metallic is to difficult and confusing to be taught to my class at the moment.

I had never heard of metallic bonds until today, and I have studied chemistry for a while. I've looked up the wikipedia page, and this thing is indeed weird and really cool. So I learned something too today.

And it's the second time this kind of thing happens in this thread even though its still page one. Thanks everyone for posting and educating me!

 

(For the curious, the short version is: metallic positive ions are sharing electrons that belong to neither of them. Also the way it's organized is a crystalline structure with the positive ions making the crystal proper and a "soup" of free electrons between the ions.)

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

54 minutes ago, Just a Silvereye said:

(For the curious, the short version is: metallic positive ions are sharing electrons that belong to neither of them. Also the way it's organized is a crystalline structure with the positive ions making the crystal proper and a "soup" of free electrons between the ions.)

Oh so that would be why it’s so conducive.

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

On 1/26/2024 at 4:17 AM, Just a Silvereye said:

I had never heard of metallic bonds until today, and I have studied chemistry for a while. I've looked up the wikipedia page, and this thing is indeed weird and really cool. So I learned something too today.

And it's the second time this kind of thing happens in this thread even though its still page one. Thanks everyone for posting and educating me!

 

(For the curious, the short version is: metallic positive ions are sharing electrons that belong to neither of them. Also the way it's organized is a crystalline structure with the positive ions making the crystal proper and a "soup" of free electrons between the ions.)

what's a TruthDancer?

*LE GASSSP*

YOU'RE READING LES MIS?!

YAY!!!

Edited June 4, 2024 by Anguished_One
LES MIS!!!! :O

[BlueWildRye he/him]

Probably Truthwatcher Edgedancer hybrid

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

1 minute ago, BlueWildRye said:

Probably Truthwatcher Edgedancer hybrid

...why a chicken? 

[BlueWildRye he/him]

I like them. They are my favorite animal.

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

1 minute ago, BlueWildRye said:

I like them. They are my favorite animal.

I'm reading your book, btw

it's good

but

Spoiler

I CAN'T READ IT FAST ENOUGH 

 

[BlueWildRye he/him]

2 minutes ago, Anguished_One said:

I'm reading your book, btw

it's good

but

  Reveal hidden contents

I CAN'T READ IT FAST ENOUGH 

 

Haha, I'm going to post a new chapter right now! Actually I gotta turn in my schoolwork so in an hour.

Edited June 4, 2024 by BlueWildRye

[Throw TheLiving Silverware he/him/il/lui]

9 hours ago, Anguished_One said:

what's a TruthDancer?

 

9 hours ago, BlueWildRye said:

Probably Truthwatcher Edgedancer hybrid

Yup, Truthwatcher with Edgedancer coloration.

Likewise, Huffleclaw is Hufflepuff with strong Ravenclaw coloration. (Although I have gotten every house as a result, but those are my favourites. )

 

9 hours ago, Anguished_One said:

*LE GASSSP*

YOU'RE READING LES MIS?!

YAY!!!

As a French person, you are legally obligated to read Les Misérables or you gotta eat just old bread and water for 19 years. 

Spoiler

Actually haven't touched it in a while now, life stuff interrupted me and I kinda never restarted

Spoiler

The tab is still open on my phone though...

 

 

Edited June 5, 2024 by Just a Silvereye

[reisleK she/her]

On 1/23/2024 at 10:28 PM, KelsierFortnite said:

There was a Roman Emperor named Pupienus, and his name is pronounced in the funniest way possible.

Poo-pee-ay-nus? 

(Latin student here who can't pronounce things)

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

13 hours ago, Just a Silvereye said:

 

Yup, Truthwatcher with Edgedancer coloration.

Likewise, Huffleclaw is Hufflepuff with strong Ravenclaw coloration. (Although I have gotten every house as a result, but those are my favourites. )

 

As a French person, you are legally obligated to read Les Misérables or you gotta eat just old bread and water for 19 years. 

  Reveal hidden contents

Actually haven't touched it in a while now, life stuff interrupted me and I kinda never restarted

  Hide contents

The tab is still open on my phone though...

 

 

...You're a French person??! 

[Throw TheLiving Silverware he/him/il/lui]

20 minutes ago, Anguished_One said:

...You're a French person??! 

Frenchman through and through.

We're getting slightly off topic though, so maybe we should take it to PMs?

[Just-A-Stick she/her]

Just now, Just a Silvereye said:

Frenchman through and through.

We're getting slightly off topic though, so maybe we should take it to PMs?

Sure, sorry.

[Shatter He/Him]

You know how octopi have 1 central brain and 8 autonomous nerve systems for each arm... Humans have the central brain and 2 autonomous nerve systems: the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve systems. The sympathetic system deals with the 'fight-or-flight' reaction and the parasympathetic system deals with the 'rest-and-digest' or 'feed-and-breed' reactions.