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'does the curtain match the drapes'

I just don't get it. befuddlement

aren't curtains and drapes the same thing

It's supposed to be does the carpet match the drapes n_u

lmao tec

• pet peeve

i actually hate this phrase (it's a """pet peeve""", so to speak)

how did this ever come to mean 'minor annoyance', and what do pets have to do with it

I really feel like the people that purposefully say, 'I could care less', strive to annoy people.

Quote from: ME## on December 22, 2022, 10:31:51 AMI really feel like the people that purposefully say, 'I could care less', strive to annoy people.

christ lol myface;

"you can't compare apples and oranges"

like... yeah i can stfu

And I do mean it figuratively as well. When I hear people using this expression it's often for things I'd have no problem comparing.

Quote from: Thyme on December 22, 2022, 02:14:44 PM"you can't compare apples and oranges"

like... yeah i can stfu

And I do mean it figuratively as well. When I hear people using this expression it's often for things I'd have no problem comparing.

yeah this has never resonated w me either lol

it's a great example of a thought-terminating cliche (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_clich%C3%A9)

here's the opposite

"i could care less" is actually totally valid and makes sense for what it's trying to convey. simply the act of caring doesn't mean you care very much at all. expressing how much you care by saying that technically you could care less is brutally dismissive. like, i'm capable of caring less but it would be difficult

not sure what everyone's beef is

not a fan of "believe you me"

Quote from: [hedy]Zidone on December 22, 2022, 05:14:58 PMnot a fan of "believe you me"

yeah literally wtf does this even mean lol

Quote from: Majorana's Incantation on December 22, 2022, 05:15:58 PM

Quote from: [hedy]Zidone on December 22, 2022, 05:14:58 PMnot a fan of "believe you me"

yeah literally wtf does this even mean lol

Predicate-subject-object

yeah so fun fact i never quite learned grammar and have no idea what that means either LOL

• "try hard" as an insult befuddlement

• "the" wife

Why "the"? befuddlement

"is this the hill you want to die on" or inversely "i'm not gonna die on this hill"

especially in the context of discussions on the internet

>"""whooomm"""

Fun Fac't: I usually just take a random guess with this one. At worst I'm only wrong 50% of the time. hocuspocus;

Quote from: Thyme on January 01, 2023, 02:06:34 PM"is this the hill you want to die on" or inversely "i'm not gonna die on this hill"

especially in the context of discussions on the internet

termin[/s]ating_clich%C3%A9]THOT -_exterminating_Chicklet's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-[s).wikilink. { xiapproves;}

Quote from: Kalahari Inkantation on January 01, 2023, 11:21:17 PM>"""whooomm"""

Fun Fac't: I usually just take a random guess with this one. At worst I'm only wrong 50% of the time. hocuspocus;

whom is simple

make it a declarative statement instead of a question and replace it w/ her/him/them

to whom are you speaking? i spoke to him/her/them
whom did  you greet at the door? i greeted her/zer/xer/her/them etc

Quote from: ME## on January 03, 2023, 03:21:44 PM

Quote from: Kalahari Inkantation on January 01, 2023, 11:21:17 PM>"""whooomm"""

Fun Fac't: I usually just take a random guess with this one. At worst I'm only wrong 50% of the time. hocuspocus;

whom is simple

make it a declarative statement instead of a question and replace it w/ her/him/them

to whom are you speaking? i spoke to him/her/them
whom did  you greet at the door? i greeted her/zer/xer/her/them etc

Ƕoomm'st. befuddlement

-'pregnant """person"""'

You mean mother? goonish

oof, tec, no...

Quote from: Kalahari Inkantation on January 11, 2023, 04:17:21 PM-'pregnant """person"""'

You mean mother? goonish

If a trans man gives birth would you call him a mother?

Statistically, it's a marginal case but the whole dialogue right now is about normalizing the marginal for the sake of inclusivity both in terms of social acceptance and, by extension, legal protections.

alright folx, boyahpill me on this

Are "trans-man" and "mother" mutually exclusive? I don't see why they should be. huhdoodame;

The biological role one plays as a """birth-person (https://youtu.be/_bhaVOdd3jQ?t=17)""" is mother. One can still be a man for all other intents and purposes and also be a biological mother. I genuinely don't get why the word "mother" needs to be euphemismized here. It does not somehow invalidate the existence of transmen. befuddlement

also,

• "the rats are fleeing the sinking ship !!"

I mean, duh. psyduck;

Quote from: Kalahari Inkantation on January 17, 2023, 03:53:28 PMalright folx, boyahpill me on this

Are "trans-man" and "mother" mutually exclusive? I don't see why they should be. huhdoodame;

The biological role one plays as a """birth-person (https://youtu.be/_bhaVOdd3jQ?t=17)""" is mother. One can still be a man for all other intents and purposes and also be a biological mother. I genuinely don't get why the word "mother" needs to be euphemismized here. It does not somehow invalidate the existence of transmen. befuddlement

Sometimes colloquial definitions are inaccurate. Tomatoes are considered vegetables, but are biologically fruit. Many "berries," such as strawberries, are not berries at all, while bananas and eggplants are.

If you're speaking strictly biologically, sure, but culturally I don't think it holds up.

I've never really thought about it but you asked so that's my impression.

-when, exactly, to use "the"

Although by now I have spoken American for literally decades, it feels like this somehow still eludes me on occasion. befuddlement

funny you mention that, this is something native french speakers can struggle a bit with when they start learning english because in french you use le/la pretty much every time

i'm sure there's many other examples but i can only think of one rn, when you present someone by their title:

"this is the doctor gibbings" (voici le docteur gibbings)
putting it in english sounds awkward
NOT putting it in french sounds awkward

Quote from: Thyme on February 05, 2023, 08:29:58 AMfunny you mention that, this is something native french speakers can struggle a bit with when they start learning english because in french you use le/la pretty much every time

i'm sure there's many other examples but i can only think of one rn, when you present someone by their title:

"this is the doctor gibbings" (voici le docteur gibbings)
putting it in english sounds awkward
NOT putting it in french sounds awkward

i can only imagine how adorable this must sound in fr*nch lol giggle;

.........hey wait a minute

Is that where the Redd*ttors got it? goonish

le big mac hocuspocus;

Quote from: Kalahari Inkantation on February 05, 2023, 07:48:38 PMIs that where the Redd*ttors got it? goonish

I hate that I know this but it's from a rage comic

lmao do you have A Link to the Original­

i NEED to see this

Quote from: Thyme on February 06, 2023, 02:48:21 PMle big mac hocuspocus;

i giggle'd giggle;

i recall it from this and even though knowyourmeme disagrees with me, they agree it started with rage comics

(https://i.imgur.com/rBfNdtg.png)

ME:

>>L'e_'ng Rr^Ed_Di'tueo-rure'e'll.

Quote from: Kalahari Inkantation on February 09, 2023, 01:29:21 PM

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Quote from: Mando Pandango on February 06, 2023, 03:23:59 PMi recall it from this and even though knowyourmeme disagrees with me, they agree it started with rage comics

(https://i.imgur.com/rBfNdtg.png)

also this has to be one of the sickest things i've ever seen lol