I was about to say. FFS why? Because Australia.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:46 (five years ago) link
instantiation
like, is "instance" not good enough for you
― Οὖτις
i kind of enjoy this from a descriptivist perspective. first it gets established with the meaning "process of instantiating", then once that's happened somebody forgets what the product of instantiating is and the word "instantiation" pops into their head. i find it endearingly silly.
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:00 (five years ago) link
"Share of throat" is clearly a vampire term
― jmm, Wednesday, 30 January 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
sammies for sandwiches is American, not Australian; FP'd emily.
― sans lep (sic), Wednesday, 30 January 2019 20:05 (five years ago) link