Citing English as an orthographic trainwreck is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Having said that, the W is one of its rare letters whose pronunciation never varies and is predictable in both directions. But it's a semi-consonant, not an "oo" sound. French, Spanish, and Japanese all feature the same semi-consonant, although with different spellings of course. Although it can indeed be spelt with a W in Holland, Belgium, and French Flanders.
The "quatre-vingts" system fails when combined with the French way of pronouncing phone numbers as series of two figure numbers. 06 43 90 12 56 is pronounced exactly the same as 06 43 92 56 which invariably prompts the reply "you only gave me only eight figures there"
French spelling needs ways of expressing its variety of vocal sounds, true, but does it really need to have a gazillion ways of writing the sound "oh"? (o, ô, oo, os, -od, -ot, au, eau, aux, eaux, -aut, -aud, -ault, -eaut, -eault,...)
Diacritics lose a lot of credibility when it's possible to type in capitals in, say, French, and not have to use them. And it's a lossy change if you then need to spell a proper name correctly when all you've seen is the upper case, non-diacritical version.
You thought DRM had something to do with digital rights? DRM stands for digital restriction mechanism — an accurate description of what it does, I believe.
Pro tip: Words like "Mr." and many other handles (with or without a ".") should always be followed by a nbsp to stop possible dissociation across a line break, Mr. bluefoxlucid
I like the idea of people having a purpose. I like the idea of being able to choose that purpose unfettered by the conventions we have developed even better. Now go back and try again.
"Opportunity charging" is nothing new but it's been mostly used for public transport (collectors at bus stops). How long does a bus stop at a bus stop?
That's rather blatant isn't it. It's like erecting a sign at the end of the street saying houses number 5, 19, and 25 are unlocked and you can take anything you want from inside for free.
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"80 Mpg isn't that hard. Tesla is getting Zero MPG."
Zero MPG is the easiest fuel economy to achieve by a zillion miles. Even in an armchair.
If it's anything like the other Stack forums, that seems highly likely. And that includes the mods.
The French don't hesitate to reduce their language to the bare bones when convenient. FranceMerde is all that's needed.
"We come in peace!"
Citing English as an orthographic trainwreck is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Having said that, the W is one of its rare letters whose pronunciation never varies and is predictable in both directions. But it's a semi-consonant, not an "oo" sound.
French, Spanish, and Japanese all feature the same semi-consonant, although with different spellings of course.
Although it can indeed be spelt with a W in Holland, Belgium, and French Flanders.
Correction: 16 43 80 12 56 for the first one!
The "quatre-vingts" system fails when combined with the French way of pronouncing phone numbers as series of two figure numbers.
06 43 90 12 56
is pronounced exactly the same as
06 43 92 56
which invariably prompts the reply "you only gave me only eight figures there"
French spelling needs ways of expressing its variety of vocal sounds, true, but does it really need to have a gazillion ways of writing the sound "oh"? ...)
(o, ô, oo, os, -od, -ot, au, eau, aux, eaux, -aut, -aud, -ault, -eaut, -eault,
Diacritics lose a lot of credibility when it's possible to type in capitals in, say, French, and not have to use them.
And it's a lossy change if you then need to spell a proper name correctly when all you've seen is the upper case, non-diacritical version.
Because we wouldn't be able to use the correct word for a bundle of brushwood or a savoury duck.
You thought DRM had something to do with digital rights?
DRM stands for digital restriction mechanism — an accurate description of what it does, I believe.
Which is why you put Pro-tip and not Pro. tip.
Got it.
(BTW my language or is senior also.)
Pro tip: Words like "Mr." and many other handles (with or without a ".") should always be followed by a nbsp to stop possible dissociation across a line break, Mr.
bluefoxlucid
I like the idea of people having a purpose. I like the idea of being able to choose that purpose unfettered by the conventions we have developed even better.
Now go back and try again.
Because for "thinking" games at least, they find that amazing graphics are no substitute for an interesting challenge.
"Opportunity charging" is nothing new but it's been mostly used for public transport (collectors at bus stops). How long does a bus stop at a bus stop?
I once said "I want to fuck you" to a woman and she interpreted it as wanting a hug. I didn't push the matter.
(In my defence, she had been insistently fondling my dick in front of her friends.)
Simple. Two pairs for OOC and one pair for just an aside.
Where's the belly laugh smiley when you need it?
The menus were predictable. That's the least to be expected.
This may (or may not) be well intentioned but too many people have now poisoned the well.
That's rather blatant isn't it. It's like erecting a sign at the end of the street saying houses number 5, 19, and 25 are unlocked and you can take anything you want from inside for free.
Well that's an hour I won't get back. Unfortunately it's too American pop-culture oriented for me.
We were talking about recycling, not smelting. That means no bauxite, just pure metal.
If you're going to use solar energy for heating, why bother with the electricity part?
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