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   bignose (bignose@sw-development-is.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 12:01:23 JST bignose

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   @evan
   > intelligence and knowledge are intimately intertwined

   Well that's a different proposition.

   Two things can be distinct and also intertwined. Two distinct pieces of twine, for example.

   As another example: The mind is distinct from the brain. Also, they are intimately intertwined.

   Another: The atmosphere is distinct from the tree. Also, they are intimately intertwined.

   If you're reading "yes" as "intelligence and knowledge are not intertwined", you asked the wrong question?

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   Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 21:55:45 JST Charlie Stross

   #WritersCoffeeClub 26: Do real-life events inspire your writing? Share an example.

   As Ken Macleod remarked, "history is the secret weapon of the science fiction writer".

   Not every time, not for every story element, but it's an *amazing* toy box that you can borrow from whenever you're stuck for an idea! Because fiction illustrates the human condition and humans get up to some really weird shit, for values of "you can't make that up" weird.

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   Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 07:43:15 JST Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한🦣

   I've talked a lot about Philippine English, and gave a few examples. Here's another example, but before that some context.

   Philippine English is a real and recognized variant of English in the same level as American, Australian, and British English. In fact, it is a combination of those 3 variants with influences from the 200+ Philippine languages and dialects.

   It is not:
   1. Taglish / Englog (it's code-mixing not a language)
   2. Singlish (although it is being discussed to recognize as an English variant on its own right)
   3. Kinglish / Konglish (it is actually a subset of the Korean language)

   Now, for the latest example.

   As mentioned previously, in Philippine English, all spellings are valid. You can mix British, Australian, and American spellings in a single sentence, and it's fine.

   That meant words like "color" and "colour" (both are common) mean the same thing. Or, "organisation" and "organization" (we use the latter more).

   But there are some that took a life on its own. In a previous post, I mentioned how we use "center" vs "centre". Today, let's talk about "theatre" vs "theater".

   When we write "theatre", we generally refer to stage plays in a theater. And a "theater" generally refers to the building/place where you watch something, like a theatre play or a movie.

   It's easier to follow than "center" vs "centre", right?

   * Theatre: a stage play; stage acting
   * Theater: the building/place where you watch something

   How about the pronunciation? The same. 😁 Although you'll probably randomly hear some say it as "thea-tre" instead of "thea-ter". It was influenced by the Spanish/Filipino word "teatro". It's not common, but you might hear it.

   These two different usage of the two spellings is older than I am. By the time I was born (1982) it already is that way.

   Two different spellings, the same pronunciation, but with different meanings.

   Tags: #Philippines #Pilipinas #English #PhilippineEnglish #Wika #Language #Taglish #Englog

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   FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 17:41:17 JST FediTips has moved!

   @BarrenPlanet @Gargron @bok_bok_ba_gok

   That's not a "dark web", that's any website with a section that requires a login.

   Websites have had such sections since the beginning of the web. Most business sites have them for internal discussions, for example.

   As I said, if something nasty is going on then the authorities should be informed, but in the specific cases cited by the article the sites are in countries where the content is legal, so all that the rest of us can do is to block them.