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― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 16:44 (five years ago) link
ugh
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
instantiation
like, is "instance" not good enough for you
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 20:39 (five years ago) link
The term was originally coined by Coca-Cola as "throat share",[2] in order to measure how much of the world's beverages were theirs, but is now more commonly referred to as share of throat.[3]
― mick signals, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
Today I learned on Twitter that some people call sunglasses "sunnies"
ffs why
Those same people call sandwiches "sammies". I can't help but hear that in a widdle kid voice.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:06 (five years ago) link
I'll allow both if you're Australian, otherwise no.
"Share of throat" is a nightmare.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:08 (five years ago) link
I was about to say. FFS why? Because Australia.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 21:46 (five years ago) link
― 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