Boys. Not ONLY boys, but... Boys.

[Daggon Forescout he/him]

1 hour ago, Scout_Fox said:

Yess tru, tru. If you look on Google the earlier spelling in French was "coronel" so I can see "kernel" a tiny bit better from that but who's the genius who decided the R should be swapped for an L? English be mad confuzzling sometimes

R and L are actually more similar than most people think, at least when it comes to pronunciation. Here's a 3 minute video by Tom Scott on a similar topic. His Language Files videos are pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld3A3QCpXd4

57 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

It wasn’t announced or anything, but using the internet wayback machine we can see that very recently the Oxford Dictionary on their website changed the word “bigot” from something like “someone who is intolerant of other peoples opinions” to “someone who is unreasonably or obstinately attached to a belief.” And many feel that’s targeting Christians, among others, because to them religion is unreasonable and people who believe in such things are stubborn. 

As someone who doesn't consider religion to be unreasonable, really? I agree that the new definition is not quite as good of a match for how I use the term, but Oxford has to describe how a planet's worth of people are using a particular word. For that matter, I'd probably change the old definition myself if given the chance. Language is fuzzy, and I can't help but feel that you're reaching a little

[Knight of Iron she/they]

5 hours ago, Daggon Forescout said:

As someone who doesn't consider religion to be unreasonable, really? I agree that the new definition is not quite as good of a match for how I use the term, but Oxford has to describe how a planet's worth of people are using a particular word. For that matter, I'd probably change the old definition myself if given the chance. Language is fuzzy, and I can't help but feel that you're reaching a little

I agree with you, but (personally) I find it hard to believe personally when the moment that ACB uses the term ‘sexual preference’ that the Webster’s dictionary adds ‘offensive’ to the definition of it.

I’m not necessarily saying that the change of definition was specifically targeted at Christians, but it could easily include them. I find it easy to believe why people would see a Christian still holding on to a belief against gay marriage to be obstinate, when, really, it just plain comes down to religious beliefs, which mean nothing in arguments and logic. Therefore, unreasonable.

 And to anyone reading this, it’s just my opinion and I’m just trying to explain why I personally believe the dictionaries are biased, and I do not want to start an argument arguing over this, or gay marriage, or the offensiveness of ‘sexual preference’, or ACB. I very much dislike political arguments.

[BreezeCauthon he/him]

14 hours ago, Condensation said:

Why not say hee hee, then? Hee hee is in the dictionary.

Because, for me at least, hee hee is not the sound I make when I chuckle. Hehe is.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

41 minutes ago, BreezeCauthon said:

Because, for me at least, hee hee is not the sound I make when I chuckle. Hehe is.

Hee hee sounds like a little schoolgirl being chased by her crush on the playground.

[BreezeCauthon he/him]

1 hour ago, Knight of Iron said:

Hee hee sounds like a little schoolgirl being chased by her crush on the playground.

You're not wrong.

[Condensation she/her]

1 hour ago, Knight of Iron said:

Hee hee sounds like a little schoolgirl being chased by her crush on the playground.

I disagree with that statement. However, I'm tired and can't think of a good rebuttal, so I'm just not going to try.

[Scout_Fox he/him]

11 hours ago, Daggon Forescout said:

R and L are actually more similar than most people think, at least when it comes to pronunciation. Here's a 3 minute video by Tom Scott on a similar topic. His Language Files videos are pretty good.

Huh that's actually kinda interesting. Woulda never guessed they are made with the same movement. Oh, I guess I also have a speech impediment now who knew  That's super interesting actually how the way people make their r has changed over time for so many people now they are like "well, guess it's just another way to say it instead." I wonder what causes that to change.

Still though, while they are similar in how you pronounce it, I think at least spelling wise and in the word they are pronounced quite differently it seems odd to swap.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

2 hours ago, Condensation said:

I disagree with that statement. However, I'm tired and can't think of a good rebuttal, so I'm just not going to try.

Understandable, I will pretend to respond to your rebuttal with a further explanation I  am too tired to explain.

[Condensation she/her]

16 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

Understandable, I will pretend to respond to your rebuttal with a further explanation I  am too tired to explain.

Good, we understand each other then.

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

5 hours ago, Knight of Iron said:

Hee hee sounds like a little schoolgirl being chased by her crush on the playground.

You're not wrong.

[NameIess]

17 hours ago, Bearer of all agonies said:

996! Don’t miss your 1,000! @Nameless

Don't worry, I won't.

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

What is it going to be?

[Knight of Iron she/they]

13 minutes ago, Bearer of all agonies said:

What is it going to be?

I guess we’ll find out. He did say he knew what it was going to be yesterday.

[NameIess]

5 hours ago, Bearer of all agonies said:

What is it going to be?

 

5 hours ago, Knight of Iron said:

I guess we’ll find out. He did say he knew what it was going to be yesterday.

I put out a RoW spoilers theory.

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

Nice! How are you a Shardbearer? You have so many reps!

[ShawnMC he/him]

On 11/12/2020 at 0:15 PM, Scout_Fox said:

Huh that's actually kinda interesting. Woulda never guessed they are made with the same movement. Oh, I guess I also have a speech impediment now who knew  That's super interesting actually how the way people make their r has changed over time for so many people now they are like "well, guess it's just another way to say it instead." I wonder what causes that to change.

Still though, while they are similar in how you pronounce it, I think at least spelling wise and in the word they are pronounced quite differently it seems odd to swap.

My father was originally from New York but moved away before having me and so I was born and raised in Ohio. Do you know what you get when you're an Ohioan raised by someone with a New York accent? In my case, a lisp and funny sounding R's. 

[Scout_Fox he/him]

34 minutes ago, ShawnMC said:

My father was originally from New York but moved away before having me and so I was born and raised in Ohio. Do you know what you get when you're an Ohioan raised by someone with a New York accent? In my case, a lisp and funny sounding R's. 

Oh nooo! That's just too many combinations in there  Like it sounded like a good idea to mix them but once you finally get it your like huh... yeah maybe not. Well all it means is that you are extra unique! 

[Condensation she/her]

5 hours ago, ShawnMC said:

My father was originally from New York but moved away before having me and so I was born and raised in Ohio. Do you know what you get when you're an Ohioan raised by someone with a New York accent? In my case, a lisp and funny sounding R's. 

Sounds unique, but it also sounds kind of fun. You can sound like you're not from anywhere.

[+Doomstick he/him]

14 hours ago, Bearer of all agonies said:

Nice! How are you a Shardbearer? You have so many reps!

so are you

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

Just barely. And I have a lot more posts. 

[Condensation she/her]

16 hours ago, Doomstick said:

so are you

You are no longer a Shardbearer. You're a Tarachin Superstar, good job. Are you good at circular reasoning?

[ShawnMC he/him]

On 11/18/2020 at 6:14 PM, Scout_Fox said:

Oh nooo! That's just too many combinations in there  Like it sounded like a good idea to mix them but once you finally get it your like huh... yeah maybe not. Well all it means is that you are extra unique! 

 

On 11/18/2020 at 10:52 PM, Condensation said:

Sounds unique, but it also sounds kind of fun. You can sound like you're not from anywhere.

Ha! Not anymore. Years of speech therapy have done wonders. But I can still bust out a killer NY accent when I want to and my Bostonian isn't too shabby, either. 

Edited November 25, 2020 by ShawnMC

[Condensation she/her]

17 minutes ago, ShawnMC said:

 

Ha! Not anymore. Years of speech therapy have done wonders. But I can still bust out a killer NY accent when I want to and my Bostonian isn't to shabby, either. 

Nice, that's great! I don't know if I have an accent. I probably do, living in Utah.

[Scout_Fox he/him]

3 hours ago, ShawnMC said:

Ha! Not anymore. Years of speech therapy have done wonders. But I can still bust out a killer NY accent when I want to and my Bostonian isn't to shabby, either. 

Agh well now it's just your secret super power! Talking normal one second and then BAM New Yorker! And hey double superpowers with that dabble in Bostonian! 

[Bearer of all agonies he/him]

10 hours ago, Condensation said:

Nice, that's great! I don't know if I have an accent. I probably do, living in Utah.

I got a great Vermonter accent.