Submitted by Cunt_With_A_C t3_z5hdye in pittsburgh
Hello,
I'm an exchange student coming to Pittsburg in January and was looking into housing. From what I've seen so far, I like Terminal 21 (although, from the posts I've seen here, it may not be all that), Penn Commons, The Yards at 3 Crossings, and Union on 5th Avenue.
I'd prefer something with internet and a washer/dryer included in the rent.
I'd really appreciate any better recommendations. Thank you.
>Terminal 21 (although, from the posts I've seen here, it may not be all that), Penn Commons, The Yards at 3 Crossings, and Union on 5th Avenue.
I'm not sure I follow. I'm in the wrong subreddit?
You’te an exchange student (perhaps not a native English speaker) and the fact that you misspelled “Pittsburgh” is totally understandable and not at all a big deal, especially given that your spelling would not be flagged by the spellcheck.
I hope you enjoy your time in the Burgh. I really think you’ll find most people here friendly and gracious, I’m sorry the same thing can’t be said about everyone on this subthread. Best wishes.
>You’te an exchange student (perhaps not a native English speaker) and the fact that you misspelled “Pittsburgh” is totally understandable and not at all a big deal, especially given that your spelling would not be flagged by the spellcheck.
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>Thank you for your kind words. And you're right; I'm in fact not a native speaker. I'm really looking forward to my stay there. I'll be sure to make the most of it. this subthread. Best wishes.
Thank you for your kind words. And you're right; I'm not a native speaker. I'm looking forward to my stay there. I'll be sure to make the most of it.
Also, yikes at your username. Maybe you’re from a part of the world where that isn’t a huge insult, but in the US it is.
LOL exactly. Look folks, if this guy had the time to think about creating a name that especially mentions the C word then he has the time to spell Pittsburgh.
Is forgetting the "h" really that deep?
Well no but it's relative right. Curious, why such an offensive user name?
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Yes. The fact that you don’t know that indicates that you need to do more “getting to know the city” research before moving here.
No. It doesn’t. It’s a simple mistake.
Are you as fluent in another language as this young speaker is in English? Do you never make mistakes when writing in your second language?
Everyone who’s so upset by “Pittsburg” [sic] should take it up with the powers behind the spellcheck that never flags it on Pittsburgh threads.
Seriously. That’s where your anger should be directed.
Any “anger” that you think I have is really not about Pittsburgh with an H, but about the misogynistic word in the other person’s username.
Also, for the record, I speak two other languages and also frequently visit other places where I am not fluent in the language and somehow I have never managed to misspell a city or town name in any of those places. And I don’t give a shit about anyone’s age, so don’t try to shame me in that regard.
You’re missing the point. I wasn’t trying to shame you because I attributed some attitude about youth to you. Not at all. I’d brought the poster’s youth up as a mitigating favor. As is clear in its context.
If I was going to shame you about anything, which I’m not, it might be for this comment:
“Yes. The fact that you don’t know that indicates that you need to do more ‘getting to know the city’, research before moving here.”
It was pedantic, remarkably rude and just silly.
You write that you’ve never misspelled the foreign name of any city or town in any country you’ve visited. Perhaps. Perhaps you never make mistakes. Another possibility Is that you have, but the locals had manners.
I teach college. I have a doctoral degree from an Ivy. I care about words and names. I don’t misspell them, and if I accidentally did, I would correct it and beat myself up about it.
What you denigrate as “pedantic” is merely “respecting others.”
I note that in your comments to me you have not addressed or recognized at all the misogynistic slur in the other poster’s username, so apparently that’s A-OK with you while we argue about whether or not it’s necessary to spell the city name correctly?
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I see that you have attempted a reply, which Reddit hasn’t yet recognized somehow. That’s cute that you have an undergraduate degree from Columbia. You evidently have avoided learning the things that college is supposed to teach you. Columbia is probably embarrassed, because these things are things that you could have learned from any community college (at which I have also taught, before you think that that’s a potential arrow in your quiver). I’m sorry you’re so ignorant. Have a pretty life. You won’t get another response from me.
Created a Reddit account a short while after watching The Boyz. First thing that came to mind. Been trying to change it but Reddit doesn't seem to allow username updates.
No, once you have an account, Reddit does not let you change the name. However, since the account is only a few days old, and you don’t have any meaningful history on it yet, you could just jettison it and make a new one with no real losses.
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I'm pointing out how many times you glossed over the correct spelling of Pittsburgh, a place you intend to live, only to come in and misspell it like virtually 2/3 of new posters here. But yeah now that you mention it, you'll probably get some better results in r/Pitt.
Edit: err, I see you're going to CMU. Makes a bit of a difference.
Thank you for catching that! I appreciate your help in making sure I spell everything correctly.
Nothing wrong with the subreddit. You can also try /Pitt to gather more info about campus things.
Lofts at Terrain - inexpensive studios and they do have a washer and dryer within the complex
>Lofts at Terrain
Thank you, let me check it out.
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labgrownfriend t1_ixw38nw wrote
Since people have different wifi needs, most will not have wifi included. Any of the luxury apartments typically have W/D though!