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freddy_guy t1_jbfv6yp wrote
Reply to comment by dblack246 in Consumers respond less positively to new products when their brand names use unconventional spellings of real words, like “Klear” instead of “Clear.” Findings showed that consumers saw these names as indicating the brand was less honest, down-to-earth and wholesome. by geoff199
Which is irrational, since these spellings are due to trademark laws.
freddy_guy t1_ja8is5h wrote
Reply to Humen is a more logical plural to human than humans. It’s men and women, not mans and womans. by frenglish_man
It any sub ever needed to learn a particular thing, it's this sub and it needs to fucking learn how language works.
freddy_guy t1_ja4kdyy wrote
Reply to All the drinking glasses in the world are technically always full and have never been anything less than full. by Few-Opportunity-5196
That is not what ANYONE means by "full" in this context. This sub needs to fucking learn how language works.
freddy_guy t1_j9wimu6 wrote
Reply to TIL That Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is not only south of London, Paris, and Berlin, but also south of Milan, Italy. by scorr204
But it's north of London, Ontario and Paris, Ontario, and Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario.
freddy_guy t1_j9ndzht wrote
Reply to comment by Rosebunse in Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children by HoboWithAComputer
It's worse. Most people will imagine that he implied something, or said something that can be taken a couple of ways. But actually he just flat-out says it.
freddy_guy t1_j9ffw1q wrote
Reply to comment by HealthyMaintenance49 in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
But they're smaller than ligers.
freddy_guy t1_j8wrfcm wrote
Reply to comment by Weazerdogg in Leonardo DiCaprio Is Fed Up That He Has A Reputation For Dating Young Women, Source Claims: It 'Really Bothers Him' by jlozada24
Or it's an understanding of power dynamics. But you do you.
freddy_guy t1_j41e5qs wrote
Reply to comment by Mobely in USC School of Social Work removes term 'field work' because it may offend 'descendants of slavery' by wxcode
It's always funny to see people complaining about other people being offended by words, when they themselves are offended by someone using or not using certain words.
freddy_guy t1_j0tfmh6 wrote
Reply to comment by BmoreLax in Ancient Grammatical Puzzle That Has Baffled Scientists for 2,500 Years Solved by Cambridge University Student by Superb_Boss289
Lithuanian is a very conservative language in terms of the changes that have occurred in it in the many centuries since it diverged from PIE.
This means that to someone who speaks, say, English, learning Lithuanian is just as difficult as learning Sanskrit. So while it's useful in some sense, in that if you already speak Lithuanian it will be somewhat easier for you to learn Sanskrit, it's not like you should learn Lithuanian in order to better learn Sanskrit.
Plus, the similarities between Sanskrit and Lithuanian tend to be somewhat overstated by non-linguists.
freddy_guy t1_iyeudjn wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5 why fraudsters like Anna Sorokin managed to deposit bad checks and immediately withdraw cash elsewhere without banks stopping it? by 6horrigoth
>Would be easier for everyone.
Many small employers disagree. They believe that writing a few cheques each week is actually easier than having to deal with online payments.
freddy_guy t1_iyeu8mp wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5 why fraudsters like Anna Sorokin managed to deposit bad checks and immediately withdraw cash elsewhere without banks stopping it? by 6horrigoth
>Takes like 2 min to type the info online.
You know that not everyone banks online, right?
Right?
freddy_guy t1_iyeu31u wrote
Reply to comment by Cetun in ELI5 why fraudsters like Anna Sorokin managed to deposit bad checks and immediately withdraw cash elsewhere without banks stopping it? by 6horrigoth
>couldn't you just have a bank manager Make a quick phone call to see if she even has $100,000 in her account?
That would not be a "quick phone call", and you would need to make large numbers of such calls each and every day.
freddy_guy t1_iy56cgc wrote
Reply to comment by amazin_raisin99 in Real Philosophers Don’t Just Reflect the Trendy Consensus by DirtyOldPanties
Your post very much sums up discourse these days. Someone says "this idea is incorrect" is reference to an idea that has been thoroughly debunked in any number of ways, and you claim they're "screaming Nazi and running away." You blatantly mischaracterize what was said.
freddy_guy t1_iy56046 wrote
An article defending Rand written by a director of the Ayn Rand Institute, posted on a site that explicitly endorses and pushes Rand's philosophy to the exclusion of others.
Very low-quality post.
freddy_guy t1_ix2e6fw wrote
Reply to comment by Reeetman1 in Chicago Alderman who said he wants fewer cops in his ward is now asking people to PLEASE stop shooting each other for 48 hours by CookieMasochist
Sorry, but the people who most strongly oppose guns are also the people who want to do something about poverty, racism, etc. It's the right wing who wants to do nothing about any of it.
And you have forgotten to mention that the culture itself is partly to blame. America fetishizes guns in a way that is really cringey to non-Americans. It's really gross, from an outsiders' point of view. You also need to fix that.
freddy_guy t1_iw3d82a wrote
Reply to comment by BelAirGhetto in Trump sues Jan. 6 committee over subpoena compelling him to testify and provide documents by Puzzleheaded-Debt716
What is it right wingers like to say? If you didn't do anything wrong, you shouldn't have anything to hide?
freddy_guy t1_iuid6yt wrote
Reply to All babies speak the same language by ggggideon
That's not what anyone means when the use the word "language."
This fucking sub.
freddy_guy t1_irytcny wrote
"I'm a very famous, extremely wealthy, white man. I shouldn't have to face consequences. Therefore everything I do is okay by definition."
freddy_guy t1_jbfvful wrote
Reply to comment by qu1x0t1cZ in Consumers respond less positively to new products when their brand names use unconventional spellings of real words, like “Klear” instead of “Clear.” Findings showed that consumers saw these names as indicating the brand was less honest, down-to-earth and wholesome. by geoff199
You're inferring intent. It has to do with trademarks and product packaging regulations, nothing more.