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"[Peach] is actually better than Bowser in the [Smash Bros] tier list, hell, she's better than Mario in the tier list, why does she need FrankerZing Mario to come rescue her"
Wednesday, 06-Nov-13 23:55:07 UTC from web-
@redenchilada everyone is cherrying better than Bowser in SSB
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@redenchilada This is the perfect moment to ask why English speaking people do that thing where they add [words] to paragraphs that are more often than not pretty obvious and unnecessary for the comprehension of the text
Wednesday, 06-Nov-13 23:58:36 UTC from web-
@nerthos doing [this] is used when something is a quote from something else, and the word is a pronoun. From the example Red quoted, it was probably "She"
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:00:14 UTC from web-
@rarity In Red's case it's understandable, since it's completely out og context, but in many cases the text is completely understandable without those added words
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:02:06 UTC from web-
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:03:37 UTC from web
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@nerthos Brackets in a quotation are used when paraphrasing around the actual words of the quoted text. If there are parts that aren't relevant then the quoter may omit them with an elipse "..."
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:07:17 UTC from web-
@pony Yeah, I know about the [...], I was talking about added, unnecessary words.
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:10:20 UTC from web-
@nerthos It could just be a reflection on the writer's lack of education or their care for proper application of brackets. *shrug*
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:14:37 UTC from web
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@nerthos teachers always impose word count minimums all the way through college. It's dumb, really, because brevity is the soul of wit
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:00:15 UTC from web-
@prettypurpleprincesspublicprincesstimeline That's a pretty weird thing. Spanish teachers try to teach students to omit bloating words, replacing them with , or pronouns when possible.
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:03:14 UTC from web-
@nerthos I guess American teachers feel like you need to be wordy to have substance. Or something. Not sure.
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:05:50 UTC from web-
@prettypurpleprincesspublicprincesstimeline Maybe. I guess it's kind of the opposite for Spanish, since Spanish is by nature wordy and complex when trying to explain something that isn't simple. It is also far more exact than English, but English generally lets you say almost the same with less letters.
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:09:07 UTC from web-
@nerthos fewer letters
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:10:46 UTC from web-
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:11:58 UTC from web
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Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:00:21 UTC from web
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Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:00:36 UTC from web
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@snowcone imposing word counts on dumb kids just makes them say more dumb stuff
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:08:23 UTC from web -
@snowcone HAH
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 00:10:56 UTC from web -
@oracle I haven't noticed any difference. :PP I dunno if it's in Provo yet, but I may not benefit anyway since I use BYU's network
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 01:36:49 UTC from web-
@pony I guess as an artist, it's easier for me to judge other artwork based on how it makes me feel (as in, raw ability to create a story or flow that elicits a deep emotional response) as opposed to shear technical skill. I severely lack technical skill in creating my work, but eventually it turns out all right and elicits that emotional response I crave from certain people...Perhaps that's why I am the way I am. Hrm. Interesting.
Thursday, 07-Nov-13 01:40:52 UTC from web
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