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fullroundaction posted:(in American English) But you repeat yourself.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:I like Springfield, Oregon Same. I live in Portland and remember being so happy and shocked to learn that a ton of Simpsons characters were named after our streets.
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Mar 13, 2018 21:17
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Inzombiac posted:Same. Isn't Groening from Portland?
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Mar 13, 2018 21:23
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syscall girl posted:Condolences if you're from Springfield Oregon
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Mar 13, 2018 21:31
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Randaconda posted:Isn't Groening from Portland? Yeah but I think (???) he lived in Ashland. My memory is super fuzzy on this.
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Mar 13, 2018 21:38
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fullroundaction posted:TIL that “judgment” (not “judgement”) is actually the correct spelling of the word (in American English) after our copywriter proofed something for me. It still bothers me that "refrigerator" has no "d".
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Mar 13, 2018 22:50
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sweeperbravo posted:It still bothers me that "refrigerator" has no "d". I work in the commercial kitchen equipment industry and let me tell you, you ain't alone
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Mar 13, 2018 22:53
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There's no n in restaurateur.
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Mar 14, 2018 00:36
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And it's spelled "minuscule".
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Mar 14, 2018 01:32
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Hirayuki posted:And it's spelled "minuscule". well gently caress me running.
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Mar 14, 2018 01:46
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Believe it or not, the correct spelling is actually "ruming." Little known fact, an "m" should actually be used whenever there would be two "n"s next to each other. Hence the old name, double-n. edit: no poo poo I thought half these posts were fake holy poo poo. Restaurateur? Really?
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Mar 14, 2018 03:13
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Baron von Eevl posted:edit: no poo poo I thought half these posts were fake holy poo poo. Restaurateur? Really? To be fair to you this thread is basically a series of goddamn bear traps interspersed with moments of bizarre revelation.
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Mar 14, 2018 03:28
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When using a key to lock a deadbolt, turn the key in the direction the bolt goes into the frame. Opposite for unlocking it. I am three decades old and just realized this. No more will I turn the key the wrong way first when I get home.
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Mar 14, 2018 03:57
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I guess you mean "so the top of the key goes in the direction the bolt goes" unless your bolts rotate into place. There are a couple doors I have to deal with regularly where the lock is installed upside down and you have to turn the key in the opposite direction of what you'd expect, so the bottom moves in the direction of the bolt. Example, lock is on the right side of a door, turning the key counterclockwise moves the bolt rightward into the doorframe. edit: here's some content that I didn't just make up myself, related to clockwise/counterclockwise: Modern clocks run in the direction they do because that's the direction the shadow moves across a sundial in the Northern hemisphere.
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Mar 14, 2018 04:13
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Baron von Eevl posted:Believe it or not, the correct spelling is actually "ruming." Little known fact, an "m" should actually be used whenever there would be two "n"s next to each other. Hence the old name, double-n. I watch a ton of cooking shows and even knowing the correct spelling I keep hearing the nonexistent N anytime anyone says the word.
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Mar 14, 2018 05:49
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Hirayuki posted:And it's spelled "minuscule". I want to thank you for educating me, as someone who's feathers get super duper ruffled (Hi, Literally a Bird) by people spelling and pronouncing the word ridiculous incorrectly. I make a point of ridiculing them, because they are worthy or ridicule. It's REEDICULOUS.
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Mar 14, 2018 06:23
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Jail and prison mean the same thing (over here anyway, I think they’re slightly different in the US) but jailer and prisoner are opposites.
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Mar 14, 2018 08:39
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Organza Quiz posted:Jail and prison mean the same thing (over here anyway, I think they’re slightly different in the US) but jailer and prisoner are opposites. That's because 'jail' is a verb as well as a noun, and a jailer is a person who jails others. I guess 'imprisoner' would be the equivalent for 'prison'.
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Mar 14, 2018 08:50
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So does gaol 
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Mar 14, 2018 08:52
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iajanus posted:So does gaol That took me a while to figure out as a kid And 'draught' Draught beer, draught horse, a kind of checkers, a leaky room. Drott.
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Mar 14, 2018 09:10
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Mr. Bad Guy posted:I want to thank you for educating me, as someone who's feathers get super duper ruffled (Hi, Literally a Bird) by people spelling and pronouncing the word ridiculous incorrectly. I make a point of ridiculing them, because they are worthy or ridicule. It's REEDICULOUS. This thread makes it so hard to tell whether someone is trying to make a joke or they're just sincerely mistaken...
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Mar 14, 2018 09:33
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Mr. Bad Guy posted:(Hi, Literally a Bird) 
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Mar 14, 2018 12:04
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LITERALLY A BIRD posted:well gently caress me running. This phrase never fails to make me giggle. See also: "having a running fit" I guess I find the word "running" funny? Idk,
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Mar 14, 2018 12:55
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Organza Quiz posted:Jail and prison mean the same thing (over here anyway, I think they’re slightly different in the US) but jailer and prisoner are opposites. It's term and who runs it. In the US and Canada a jail is for awaiting sentencing, and shorter sentences. In the US it's run by some local authority, like the county or the city in a big enough one (For example Riker's Island is a jail run by NYC, not a prison.) In Canada they're run by the province. A prison is for longer term. In the US that's the state or federal, Canada federal.
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Mar 14, 2018 13:46
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Baron von Eevl posted:I guess you mean "so the top of the key goes in the direction the bolt goes" unless your bolts rotate into place. syscall girl posted:And 'draught'
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Mar 14, 2018 13:53
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Tiggum posted:Are you saying you pronounce "draught" as "drott"? Because that is not how you pronounce "draught". Actually that's exactly how it's pronounced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P_pOYPQN-4
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Mar 14, 2018 13:57
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Tiggum posted:I've never understood how that "lefty loosy right tighty" mnemonic is supposed to be helpful. Instead of memorising that and also remembering that you're talking about the direction of the top of the circle rather than the bottom, why not just remember that counterclockwise loosens? Neither one is easier to remember than the other. Because it's supposed to be for kids.
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Mar 14, 2018 14:10
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It's also more about the direction to turn a screw or similar thing than locking and unlocking doors, at least that's how it was taught to me
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Mar 14, 2018 14:12
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Tiggum posted:
I'm saying if you read it in a book it looks like it should be pronounced like "caught" much like "gaol" should have a hard 'g'
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Mar 14, 2018 14:49
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syscall girl posted:I'm saying if you read it in a book it looks like it should be pronounced like "caught" much like "gaol" should have a hard 'g'
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Mar 14, 2018 15:09
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Aphrodite posted:Because it's supposed to be for kids. Because it's also more whimsical than "counterclockwise loosens" and flows off the tongue better
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Mar 14, 2018 15:33
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i was actually always taught "counterclockwise loosens" and it kept tripping me up because it's like, what, do they mean the side i'm looking at, or the other side? i totally understand tiggum's confusion on this one
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Mar 14, 2018 15:39
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On a similar note, the correct word is remuneration. I almost ended up "correcting" the spelling on some financial statements I was working on until I found that one out.sweeperbravo posted:It still bothers me that "refrigerator" has no "d". Back when I used to work as a bartender, one of the old bartenders had written a note reminding everyone to turn the refrigerator off when you're done with it, except she wrote "turn frig off" which just reminds me of Randy: 
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Mar 14, 2018 15:51
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Tiggum posted:Are you saying you pronounce "draught" as "drott"? Because that is not how you pronounce "draught". You don't know that when you're seven (in the US). syscall girl posted:I'm saying if you read it in a book it looks like it should be pronounced like "caught" much like "gaol" should have a hard 'g' I knew that gaol meant the same thing as jail (because Mr. Toad got locked up), but thought that it was something like a weird spelling of goal.
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Mar 14, 2018 17:35
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You already know that "righty" means clockwise because that's how you steer a wheel or bicycle handle to the right.
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Mar 14, 2018 18:01
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In Tiggum’s land of down under you actually have to steer left to turn right
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Mar 14, 2018 18:14
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Righty-tighty, port to thwart.
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Mar 14, 2018 18:28
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DACK FAYDEN posted:I made both of these mistakes as a young child! Also "epitome" as though it was a type of book. The Epi Tome. "Convoluted" for me. I knew the word "convulsed" so I thought it was con-vul-ted for the longest time. My dad made fun of me for years for that one.
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Mar 14, 2018 20:32
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Aphrodite posted:Because it's supposed to be for kids.
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Flyball posted:I knew that gaol meant the same thing as jail (because Mr. Toad got locked up), but thought that it was something like a weird spelling of goal. Soysaucebeast posted:"Convoluted" for me. I knew the word "convulsed" so I thought it was con-vul-ted for the longest time. My dad made fun of me for years for that one.
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