I’ve always dropped the censer before entering shops because I was afraid this would happen
Programmer with a linguistics background, dad, trekkie (he/him/his)
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bgainor@thelemmy.clubto The Onion@midwest.social•Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third ReichEnglish2·29 days agoHe’s not as bad (yet, at least). But Hitler didn’t have access to a gigantic nuclear arsenal, so Trump has the potential to do way more damage
bgainor@thelemmy.clubto Linguistics@mander.xyz•Researchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticity13·30 days agoSensationalist headline-writer: “These researchers are neutrally investigating language change? Let’s throw ‘fear’ in there to get up the prescriptivists’ hackles!”
bgainor@thelemmy.clubto Pixel Dungeon@lemmy.world•What is the purpose of the shadowmeld buff in the garden room?English4·1 month agoYou do gain hunger slower in a garden, so if you have to sleep to heal, it’s a better place than just out in the dungeon. Other than that, I find it useful for the assassin to build up turns of preparation without spending cloak charges or potions/scrolls; just remember to turn on your cloak before you leave or it all goes to waste.
bgainor@thelemmy.clubto Pixel Dungeon@lemmy.world•[DEV] Shattered Pixel Dungeon v3.0.0!English1·2 months agoWhat does this bit mean?
The Priest can cast Guiding Light for free once every 100 turns, and can consume the illumination debuff with allies, wands, and some artifacts for bonus damage equal to their level.
bgainor@thelemmy.clubto Pixel Dungeon@lemmy.world•[DEV] Shattered Pixel Dungeon v3.0.0!English1·2 months agoA lot of the cleric’s abilities seem pretty specific. Are you able to use any of them with other heroes with the scroll of metamorphosis?
bgainor@thelemmy.clubto Linguistics@mander.xyz•(Bad linguistics) Language change is wrong, actually4·3 months agoThis is fair. Usually when I hear “prescriptive” I have a knee-jerk reaction to it as something bad because it’s usually used to refer to people using made-up rules to enforce systems of oppression rather than fight against them like inclusive language does, but I hadn’t thought about it as “prescriptivism for good.”
bgainor@thelemmy.clubto Linguistics@mander.xyz•(Bad linguistics) Language change is wrong, actuallyEnglish3·3 months agoUsing inclusive language isn’t linguistic prescriptivism. Prescriptivism is saying “this word is incorrect English/doesn’t mean what you are using it for.” Inclusive language is saying “if you use this word, you’re being a jerk.”
Wish the Onion wasn’t out here giving them ideas…