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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Eggsy Terra

[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How is it even a discussion?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Think about how stupid the average ~~American~~ person is. Then, realize half the people are dumber than that."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I consider the writers of Futurama to be on average smarter than what I would expect the average American to be, yet I've heard the professor say 'ex cedra'. Yet they also use 'axe' instead of 'ask' so it may be on purpose.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's totally on purpose, as they joke about it. "Ask is an archaic form of axe."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I know the 'axe' thing is on purpose, I was just wondering if the 'ex cedra' thing was on purpose as well, since they don't really reference it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are we talking season 1 writers or season 8 writers? Because there's a huge difference. Maybe partied too hard idk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

It's definitely one of the earlier seasons. I can't tell you the exact minute of the exact episode though

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Agreed as it's so obvious. i.e., some people like sandwiches with ham, cheese, tomato, ex cedda. But me, I prefer all of the things - i.e., like butter, ex all.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

ex cedda

... Don't take the bait, don't take the bait, don't take the bait.

ex all

Damn it! You suck for doing this to us. 😆

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Butter.. You monster! 😁

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Red is just wrong. Worse than ice cubes in beer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Water under the fridge.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

In germany we say 'usw' and i think this is beautiful.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

"und so weiter" which is a phrase that literally has no English equivalent. It's so special and unique and conveys a feeling of....

Nah, just kidding. It means "and so forth."

(This comment is informative and not directed at OP, who I'm sure already knows this.)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

So is this what the kids mean when they text each other "asf"? "And so forth", I like it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

We use 'usw' informally and 'etc' formally.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Swedish version is o.s.v

It's exactly the same words as the German version.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

You ex fucking what now??

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why ex? And why is this a discussion? This isn't even a GIF vs JIF situation. "EX" is just wrong and makes no sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Also no X in espresso. Maybe a linguist can help us understand.

<Lights linguist bat symbol, which kind of looks like the rolling stones logo.>

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Etc. in French. Et cetera

[–] FistingEnthusiast 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I want to punch people who say "on accident"

Hard.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That seems like an overreaction. It's not like they're doing it by purpose.

[–] FistingEnthusiast 1 points 6 days ago

Well played

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Yikes, I've said that sometimes accident lee.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] FistingEnthusiast 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a hobby

Yanks don't speak English. They speak a bizarre, bastardised language that resembles English

It's a reflection on the literacy rates, which are terrible. This isn't a criticism of individuals, it's a criticism of the system

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yanks don’t speak English

No one speaks standard English. The rules we follow when we write are almost meaningless when we speak. If you can be understood and you minimize ambiguity, language is serving its purpose.

Also really, you want to talk about “Yanks” and English? How many absurd dialects does the UK have in a landmass the size of Michigan? 😉

As far as “by accident” vs “on accident” goes, this is largely a regional difference, but it’s not like it changes the meaning. It likely comes from being the opposite of “on purpose” and, since linguistic rules should generally be descriptive rather than prescriptive (again, assuming it is understood and minimizes ambiguity), it’s perfectly cromulent.

The one that drives me insane is when people say, “I’m going to try and ” instead of “try to .” I struggle with it syntactically, but since it has become such a widespread construction, I’m learning to accept the construction of the infinitive using “and” instead of “to.” Its origin makes sense to me, there are plenty of places in English where we combine verbs with “and,” (though in many of those cases we aren’t using the infinitive for the second verb). Like “go and clean your room” or “I will come and see.”

I accept this thing that is a violation of the rules of standard English I was taught because it’s widespread enough to be an accepted usage of the language. That’s how language works. They are not something handed down from on high, they are something people create over time, and they continually evolve.

[–] FistingEnthusiast 2 points 6 days ago

"Try and" VS "Try to" also bugs me

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

... and so on

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

i’m reppin ex cedrin

ad vilnausium

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also it's "a whole other" and NOT "a whole nother"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

... And the rest?

... From cedra????

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

(Per aspera)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Egg setter, eh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago