Laughs in Australia
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Railison@aussie.zoneto
Memes@lemmy.ml•I don't even go anymore, it's someone else's cleanup!English
10·1 year agoOh hi ace_of_based, I didn’t
realizeknow it was you
World going to shit. Play it out, keyboard cat!
Railison@aussie.zoneto
Memes@lemmy.ml•If you want to talk to me so bad join my ventrillo serverEnglish
192·2 years agoModern day phone etiquette: it is impolite to call someone on non-urgent personal business without arranging it.
Railison@aussie.zoneto
Memes@lemmy.ml•The bottom guy lost everything, so I hope the trend continues.English
51·2 years agoLet’s see how the incoming regime goes. Most people seem to view him as a useful idiot and it wouldn’t be difficult for trump to bury him by ripping up contracts or regulating him into obscurity
Railison@aussie.zoneto
Memes@lemmy.ml•Apparently drinking isn't as cool if you drink at home in the cheapest way possible.English
3·2 years ago❤️ from a 35yo
Railison@aussie.zoneto
Memes@lemmy.ml•Apparently drinking isn't as cool if you drink at home in the cheapest way possible.English
16·2 years agoIt’s not that I can’t stay up all night, it’s that I have too much on to waste half a day sleeping
This is so mind numbingly fucking stupid. I have linguistics training and my dickhead uncle tried to pull this one on me. He’s never tried to flex his grammar on me since.
Next time this shit happens to you, try this trick.
In the above question, the word “can” could be interpreted in one of two senses.
- One is the deontic sense, which denotes permission or approval.
- The other is the epistemic sense, which denotes capability.
As a competent English speaker, you will easily infer that vampire is using the deontic “can”.
The confusion seems to derive from the recipient’s inability to understand that modals in English grammar can possess different senses depending on context.
It is worth noting that the deontic “can” has been documented in writings for hundreds of years. It is a normal and standard element of English grammar. Case in point: the idiot trying to flex on you knows what you mean but they’re pretending they don’t.
It’s not my problem that you don’t understand basic English grammar. Maybe you should go read a few books and educate yourself.
Railison@aussie.zoneOPto
Selfhosted@lemmy.world•PhotoPrism vs Apple Photos currently?English
4·2 years agoThanks for the suggestion I’ll follow it up!
I remember HATING clothes for Christmas. But now it’s all I want (so long as it’s my style). I don’t want random useless shit at Christmas, I want stuff I can use for years and wear out.
🪨 💃 << You
Have you seen the stuff she posts regularly?