lady_maria

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

Used to be that all that was necessary to understand one's implication when using the word was situational and maybe cultural context.

When do you feel this has changed?

Because from what I can tell, it still is that way. Both meanings of "weird" that we're discussing (and, surely, the rest of its meanings) ARE the result of cultural changes.

Now, personal context is needed for both the speaker and the subject - you need to know the political/ethical proclivities of both the speaker and subject to know whether it's meant as an insult or compliment.

You understood what those people meant when they used "weird" negatively. Did you know the political/ethical proclivities of every single person? Did you have to comb through their post/comment histories for information to be able to translate what they said? Or, did you infer what they meant based on the context of the post and the culture of the community?

Yes, non-native speakers will struggle more; this language is a particularly difficult one to learn, and envy no one who is trying to learn it as a 2nd/3rd/ect. language. English's fluidity isn't exactly something that is unique to it, though.

What do you propose is the alternative? We can't exactly stop cultural evolution... why would we want to, anyway?

Really, the only difference now is that we have the internet, which just makes it change a lot more rapidly. It's all still the result of culture, though.

 
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MC Hammer is watching you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

👀 I'm sorry to say this, but I actually might be getting some version of these. It WOULD be cute, imo, and they (especially the brightly-colored ones) make me feel little nostalgic.

I lose my phone embarrassingly frequently. I have a wrist/necklace strap now, but I really don't enjoy walking around with my annoyingly heavy phone dangling from my neck/wrist all the time, so I rarely actually use them.

I'll probably be finding away to attach a keyring to my TV remote, too 🙄

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

Ah, that makes sense lol. Glad to help!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

can't have short hair at one of my jobs

I'm really curious about what kind of job that could be lol

Do you use a diffuser?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As originalucifer said, language is fluid; it always has been, and will continue to be so. Its mutability one of the many things that makes it so incredible.

Many, many words mean different things in different contexts. The fact that "weirdo" is used negatively sometimes does not mean it can't/doesn't get used positively elsewhere.

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

How could it be anything but a 10?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Trying to mentally/emotionally distance myself from my "customer service" job. Like, pretending I'm not a CSR, but that I'm playing the role of a CSR in a show, or something. After over 10 years working jobs like this, and for multiple reasons, the stress and asshole customers have been making me even even more miserable than necessary lately.

At the very least, this is helping me stay cool-headed and friendly enough to piss off angriest/most condescending callers, which can be pretty cathartic sometimes. It's not so effective when it's overwhelmingly busy, though.

Also, calling my lawyer, which was extremely stressful to me for literally no logical reason. Actually, I had a reason to look forward to it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Technically, they just taste like pork, so you might be ok?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

For just 30 minutes, no less???

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

The bottles in the US also have safety seals for the same reason

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

We dont want to marry a 304.

Plenty of "304"s ARE married. Sorry to disappoint.

a pandemic of single females

This is so funny to me, because single women are overall happier than married women, and for very good reasons.

This is far from being a pandemic. It's a liberation... from shitty men like you, who insist that they're the prize, simply because they are men. This has been a looooonnnggg time coming.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, it's cute on her

 

No filters were used; I promise. The colors look "normal" when it's (fire*) storming. Feel free to visit my base—a WIP—if you're in the area!

*edit: I was wrong. They're super-heated rainstorms

 
 
 
 

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I was crossing a crosswalk early this morning on my way to the bus stop for work, while the walk sign was on, and the driver turned left onto a main road from a stop light and smashed into my left side. I was later told that I "flew up into the air".

It was all very much a blur and I was pretty dizzy and out of it at first, but no head trauma. Some kind lady who said she was a nurse ran to help me up and to the side of the road, and the cops and ambulance came pretty fast (I think, at least).

I was taken to the hospital and was told that I fractured my humerus head (left shoulder). They told me I may not need surgery, but we'll see what the orthopedic surgeon says during my follow-up appointment in a few days. Other than that, I just have a bunch of scrapes and bruises.

Overall, while I'm in quite a bit of pain, I'm grateful because it could've been way worse. My SO and parents are pushing to sue for pain/suffering, which I was hesitant to do until I read (online) that I wouldn't be suing the person who hit me, but their insurance company), so I guess that'll probably happen. They already found me a lawyer.

I truly have no ill-will toward that person because shit happens, it was dark, and they got out of the car immediately to call 911, so it's not like they didn't do what was right when it came down to it. I'm sure they're traumatized, and that their insurance payment will go way up... which I feel a little bad about given the state of the US rn. But I guess I don't have any control over that.

Honestly, while the whole thing was obviously pretty traumatic for me, too—and I keep replaying that moment in my head—I think I'd rather get hit by a car than hit someone with my car.

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