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Wed Dec 19 00:09:43 EST 2018

So, if you use they/them/their/theirs for an individual of unspecified gender, what do you do with the verb? Do you make it plural, to match the pronoun, or do you keep it singular, to match the subject?

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10/1/2018 2:50 PM

The initial version is NOT the initial revision.

This is an annoyance from our timecard system (for starters), which labels our initial submissions revision #1. The initial version is Not a revision. A revision is a change. You can't have any changes if there's only one version. (If you insist on numbering it as a revision, it ( Read more... )

Fri Sep 21 08:41:58 EDT 2018

We could use left (“), center ("), and right quotes (”) to indicate 3 different speakers in a conversation.
Hmmm, those don't look so different in this font. There's also (❝) and (❞). And («) and (»).

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Why do we still speak of "footage" when almost all recordings are now digital, and there is no film or tape?

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Sat Jul 7 15:07:17 EDT 2018
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Sun Jun 24 01:33:12 EDT 2018

Today's fun typo:vote with my valet

From a product manual:CITY Mode: Designed for urban riding.
ROAD Mode: Designed for road riding.
TRAIL Mode: Designed for outdoor riding.
I thought "urban" and "road" riding were outdoors too.

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Mon Jun 11 02:05 EDT 2018FOX 5 Washington D.C. Headlines (via Accuweather)
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner pose with Caps, Stanley Cup in viral tweet photo
The eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, Ivanka and husband Kushner were at Cafe Milano when the star team came in.
Does Trump have more than 2 daughters? [No.] And the non-restrictive ( Read more... )

Fri Apr 20 2:46 EDT 2018

Why don't the IM apps have a toilet emoji?

When we have 7+-hour conference calls, people need potty breaks. A little toilet icon would say all that's needed. (They could add a red one for urgent ( Read more... )