I can't understand people's umbrage and perplexity over the singular "they." It's as if someone said, "How can 'you' possibly be both singular and plural?' "
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It does as much harm as the person allows it to. But Bart Fargo's point is that it shouldn't be enshrined in law. You call me c—-, I call you a jerk, that's just free speech in action. You call me c—- and I have you fined or arrested, that's a problem.
"Not a terrible movie!" crows the AV Club!
They're optional in English. If you're using a foreign word as a foreign word, put it in italics.
Like "walla"? I don't think so, now that it has been fixed.
AP is like a pal who has a (not radically) different political stance. You can disagree about some things but still be friends. People who put two spaces after terminal punctuation, though. Man.
"Nobody wants to see that, Josh" remains one of my favorite lines.
For those paying attention, it's a useful distinction. To everybody else, it doesn't exist.
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means don't read, and you won't be spoiled, just as "wet paint" means you shouldn't put your hand on it and then complain about how you got paint on your hand.
Take it away, Rachel.
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She could just as easily have written, "(looking at you Community, Seasons 1–6)." But I'm fine with it. Keep the meta coming.
Of all the possible criticisms for this movie, I hadn't expected "not complicated enough." I'm a time-travel nerd and did see some things coming, but … goddamn.
Wait, what happened to Obama's Secret Plan for a Third Term? And the gun-seizure vans? You mean that wasn't true?
Thank goodness for the block function. Such a time-saver.
That's also true of the sticks in New York State.
Cummings, for one.
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The original was hand-colored.
"accidentally murdered"
I think you mean "accidentally killed." If it's an accident, it's not murder.
Well that's one data point. Tuition at my alma mater, adjusted for inflation, is 58% higher than 20 years ago.