I don't know how else to interpret roll + frolic
― Left, Saturday, 9 December 2023 18:06 (four months ago) link
It is meant to describe rock and roll that is polite and takes its shoes off
― STUPID CRAP FACE (Neanderthal), Saturday, 9 December 2023 18:09 (four months ago) link
rollicking is a good vocab word to bust out in whimsical moments, but don't actually use it
― she fell asleep with her hand around my throat (Austin), Saturday, 9 December 2023 18:23 (four months ago) link
obviously it's an improvement on "is influenced by", which ppl shd stop saying
― mark s, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1:48 PM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
"is influenced by" is definitely presumptuous, but surely "in dialogue with" can mean something other than "influenced by?" Like a band who's never heard Spirit of Eden could nonetheless unknowingly be "in dialogue" with that album, right? As in channeling something without awareness of its lineage? Unless I'm misunderstanding the jargon, which is totally possible
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 9 December 2023 18:39 (four months ago) link
I don't mind Don kee-ho-tay but Don quicks-oat bugs me.
Ditto Don Jew-on vs. Don Wan.
The explanation I have heard is that those anglicized pronunciations were prevalent when travel was rare.
― ; Powell (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 9 December 2023 20:01 (four months ago) link
I’ve never heard those pronunciations (beyond how “quixotic” is pronounced)
― This field is required (morrisp), Saturday, 9 December 2023 20:25 (four months ago) link
....wait just a second! it's not pronounced like "smith"!?
― she fell asleep with her hand around my throat (Austin), Saturday, 9 December 2023 20:37 (four months ago) link
xps personally I prefer 'in conference with'. mostly because of it being a lot like 'in dub conference'.
I have been guilty of using the i-word in conversation - i have spent two thirds of my life reading wikipedia you see - but i wouldn't use it in prose. bcuz inspired/impacted/other 'i's are better/closer/other 'er's etc
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 10 December 2023 00:43 (four months ago) link
"let's nut this out"
let's... not??
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Monday, 26 February 2024 11:14 (two months ago) link