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Random quote from the Avs forum on HFBoards: I think we all know what he means.
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It's actually funny in a way: There are all manner of male singers that aren't the best singers but are great entertainers and the world embraces them. But heaven forbid a female singer may be considered mediocre. I could name a ton of male singers that are great singers but not very good singers (you know what I mean). No one cares. The music is good, that's all that matters. But one female singer who maybe doesn't sing like a songbird? Throw shade her way!
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(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
It's only a matter of time until we delve into pronouns. Nonbinary people will frequently express a preference for they/their. It sounds weird because that's a plural pronoun used to refer to a singular person. Does that person have multiple personalities or what? It never feels right when I use they/their for a single person. The Billy Joel song Allentown makes me cringe: Every child had a pretty good shot To get at least as far as their old man got The switch from singular subject (child) in the first line to the plural pronoun (their) in the second line is just.... well, it's incorrect, right? But English has already traveled down this road. There is something called the Royal We where, when monarchs refers to themselves in first person, will use "we" instead of "I". "What shall We decide?" I think it comes from the fact that the monarch represented the body of the state, the entire country, so using "we" means "the whole country and I". "You" used to be the same way; it was the second-person version of "we." The singular was "thou", the plural was "you." "You" was used to address kings, nobles, aristocrats and... eventually just as a formal greeting, since it sounds more respectful that "thou." Eventually "thou" was dropped altogether and we're left with only the pronoun that originally referred to the plural case. So while it feels odd now, the use of they/their to refer to a singular case is not without precedent. -
(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
This one used to bother me too, but the rules have evolved. Fewer generally refers to plural nouns and less refers to collective nouns. But it's now acceptable usage to use less with plural nouns, mostly because many people do it. When half the class moved out of state he had fewer pupils. When half the class moved out of state he had less pupils. <---sounds awful to me but is acceptable. -
(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
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(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
I watch some YouTube videos on language from time to time. I think accents are pretty interesting. One guy I was watching pointed out words/sounds that British actors playing American characters pronounce in their native accent, so you can tell they're not really American. The first step for a Brit to speak in an American accent is to pronounce the R's the way Americans do, instead of in the non-rhotic style of Received Pronunciation (the English taught to the upper classes). Then there are various vowel shifts. But there are other tells that British actors usually get wrong. There's also the "American Rock and Roll Accent" sung by people all over the world. It sounds American, but it's not really the way people speak in the U.S. if you listen closely. For instance, in Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" he doesn't really sing the R in Born. In a singing voice where a note is held, the R is minimized or even omitted. I could go on, but if you're interested you can find videos about language an accents on YouTube. -
(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
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I think we all knew this was the End Game of this thread.
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If getting outshot 18-8 in the third period is shutting them down then yes, that's exactly what the Sabres did. Once again UPL earned a star. I will say, though, that the Kraken effort in the third was typical of post-tank Sabres: Lots of shots from the outside; Oopie only had to make a couple tough ones.
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OT - Sabres the most stressful team to cheer for
Doohicksie replied to steveoath's topic in The Aud Club
Yeah but it's impressive when the fancy stats back it up. Luckily Buffalo fans know how to imbibe their coping mechanism. -
(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/why-people-do-not-pronounce-letter-t-glottalization -
(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
Doohicksie replied to shrader's topic in The Aud Club
Oh, that's a purposeful colloquialism. I didn't start it but I've perpetuated it.