'War Stories'
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You are going to have a really fun weekend, Jars. The HSQ is definitely on the way.
It's true that Nathan's nationality is never really mentioned. But then, neither are some other Welsh and Scots accents made mention of.
I know what 'innit' means, but what does 'safe' mean?
Kids these days, I tell ya. I'm still not used to the trans-definition use of 'sick' here. How did that come to mean a good thing?
I first heard it in US urban culture, so I guess it spread!
I'm reading that thinking "trans people use 'sick' in a different way?" It's still early. I should eat breakfast.
I read that way too at first, ita.
Heh. On reread, I do too...but no, just an unfortunate attempt at being clever. No biscuit me.
I still don't know what 'safe' is supposed to mean though. Or, is there no hip interpretation?
Speaking of dumb American losing the plot, can anyone explain to me the differing use of 'maths' vs. 'math'?
I swear, I never heard the use of maths until less than a year ago. Is that a recent contraction or have I just missed it?
Is it about there being a variety of types of mathematics or is it Math(ematic)s vs. Math(ematics)?
That's how I said it when I took Maths A Level in the 80s, so it's definitely not new.
It's just dialect.
Speaking of dumb American losing the plot, can anyone explain to me the differing use of 'maths' vs. 'math'?
all the brits i've talked to about that say it's called mathematics, not mathematic. *shrug* i still think it sounds wrong with the "s" added on.
But you don't usually abbreviate a word by taking out the middle.
Still, really, it's about what you grew up with. So it all sounds reasonable to me.
all the brits i've talked to about that say it's called mathematics, not mathematic
This makes perfect sense to me, though I can't think of any similar plural abbreviations.
That's how I said it when I took Maths A Level in the 80s, so it's definitely not new.
That was my assumption, but given what a crazy Anglophile I am, it's boggling to think that particular word never crossed my ears before.