LOL began as an acronym used purely in written form, standing for Laugh Out Loud, to indicate a reaction to humor. However, I increasingly see another usage for the term which has made its way into actual speech even either as /lΙΛl/ or /Ιl oΚ Ιl/.
This new meaning is added onto the ends of phrases and is used simply to indicate casual speech as far as I can tell by my own usage. For instance, when talking to a friend, one could say or write "I'm bored lol." Obviously, they aren't laughing about being bored, but rather it's setting the context of this speech as being "friendlier" or something.
I find this to be an interesting development as I've now heard people using it in speech rather than just texting, so I'm interested in if there's a term for words and phrases that have this sort of functionality, setting the context of the sentence as more casual.
I'm wondering about its etymology and its usage as a verb. I'm also wondering about the origins of its use as a noun and its etymology.
Anyone know if a 4th edition is forthcoming? I have the 2nd edition from 2001 and am wondering if it's worth buying the 2011 3rd edition. If there is a new version coming out soon or the third edition does not add much to the second then I'm probably fine without the third edition. Any thoughts appreciated.
I've noticed a lot of words have "jack" in them, e.g. jack-o-lantern, jack of all trades, blackjack, jackboot, Jack the Ripper, and stories like Jack and the Bean Stalk, and Jack and Jill, to name a few.
Was the word "jack" just a generic slang for "person" like we use the word "guy"? If it was, did it fall out of use, but names for certain things just stuck?
Did they ever say things like, "John's that jack over there!"?
Greetings. Yesterday I found a first edition, 1930 print of the Dictionary of Modern English Usage for around 1.3 USD converted. The first page features a handwritten dedication "From a friend to a friend - July 21st 1932". It is obviously very old as the ink is already brown and left an imprint on the frontispiece. You can see the dedication in subtle white on the aged yellow page.
The author H W Fowler died in 1933, so the possibility that this was written by him cannot be ruled out. However, since there is no autograph, it can't be proven that he wrote it either. Do you think it's worth investigating?
The title is the whole question.
Thank you in advance.
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Greetings everyone, I've decided to join the world of Tarkov and PC gaming! Pretty stoked about that! Managed to score an EVGA 3060Ti FTW3 a couple days ago and built a PC right away. I've been enjoying the game so far. Just started yesterday and I must say I feel like I'm in way over my head. There is so much to learn and know in this game. I have just been playing offline so far because im afraid to lose the gear I recieved in the standard edition by dying foolishly while having no clue what I'm doing! I've just been testing the combat mechanics and I am thrilled with this game. It's incredible. Looking forward to getting my PC dialed in.
My specs are;
Ryzen 5 5600x - using stock wraith cooler
RTX 3060Ti
32gb 3200 ddr4 ram
Msi b550 gaming plus mobo
Evga 750w g6 PSU
MSI Optix G271 1080p monitor
Not having much experience building and operating PCs, I am surprised I did as well as I did with a friend helping me over the phone. Everything went well during the build, however I am concerned that I am not getting maximum usage of my components.
For some reason my GPU and CPU average at 40% usage fluctuating between 30-50% with GPU temp averaging 55Β° C, and cpu between 60-65Β° C. The weird part is that my FPS is only around 65-80 sometimes 90+ depending on the map, but I have a cap at 120. Does anyone know why I am not achieving full usage of my components yet my frame rate seems to be limited? I've been looking online and it seems people with the same CPU and GPU or similar are getting much better performance than I am.
If anyone could share their experiences with the same or similar hardware or provide some insight as to what is happening so I can begin to mitigate this I would greatly appreciate it.
Also some crucial knowledge for a new Tarkov player would be appreciated too. Although I'll have to admit that not having my hardware performing as I feel it should is currently cutting into my enjoyment of the game.
I would also like to add that I have yet to perform any sort of of overclocking on my system, as I am not yet knowledgeable in that area.
Any help or wisdom would be greatly appreciated. I would also be interested in getting together to play this incredible and mindblowing game!
Thank you for your time!
I'm asking because as a speaker of French, I've seen a lot of educational contents in book shops targetted at French speakers, and none of them would even mention the existence of long vowels in Latin. After personally reading 2/3 of LLPSI and related works in English, I would feel lost in a world where macrons would be removed at once, so I can't really make an use of all the books sold in the French speaking world.
So my question is whether it is only the English speaking world that uses macrons in Latin, or whether it was just a coincidence. Or is it only LLPSI that consistently writes them?
Thanks a lot!
Thou, Thy, Thine -v- You, Your, Yours and when to use "Ye"
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Thou is a singular person, You is to refer to multiple people.
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Thou, thy, thine = you, your, yours in usage.
- If you would say today "you are and idiot" to one person,it's "thou art an idiot."
- If you wish to insult a group just go with "you are idiots".
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"thine", like "yours", is possessive.
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"Ye" is nominative, "you" is oblique as in "I/me" (Thank you for the correction!), or for formal settings.
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EDIT: clearly I should add that "you" is primarily used to address your "betters" or to be polite; not just multiple individuals. Thanks to those who took time to address this!
How to use "-est" and "-eth" endings.
- Only use the -est ending on verbs following or preceding "thou".
- Example: Thou fighest thine own lord.
- Only use -eth ending on verbs following or preceding "he/she"
- Example: He fighteth his own lord.
- Questions don't need -est or -eth, and quick retorts don't always.
- Example: Can he fighteth his own master? He can; not that he shouldeth.
- The irregulars "-st" and"-t" all follow "she/he/it":
- wouldst/ shouldst / couldst/ canst/ shalt/ wilt (instead of willest)/ hath
As always the "be" verbs are jerks.
- All the "be" verbs:
- "I am" | "she/he/it/this is" | "we/ye are" | "she/he/it was" | "they/you/ye were" | "you/ye/it/this be" | "thou beeth" | "she/he beest" | "I/we/ye/you have been" | "thou art" | "she/he hath been"
"a,an", "thy, thine", "my, mine"
- If the word begins with a vowel or an "h" it needs "an/mine/thine" before it.
- Example: I have mine horse, thou hast thine apple, He haveth an hour
I wanted there to be a quick reference for this stuff, as I have seen far too many bad examples of supposedly Olde Fashioned English. Please, if you know more or have a correction or addition I should add, let me know.
