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yesterday at 4:05 pm - via Reshare - Link
"English will become more like Chinese in other ways, too. Some grammatical appendages unique to English (such as adding do or did to questions) will drop away, and our practice of not turning certain nouns into plurals will be ignored. Expect to be asked: "How many informations can your flash drive hold?" In Mandarin, Cantonese, and other tongues, sentences don't require subjects, which leads to phrases like this: "Our goalie not here yet, so give chance, can or not?"" - Ana
This article was fascinating. Reshared from Chris's feed. For once, I wish that our FOAFing were less aggressive so I could just "like" it and more people would see it... - Ana
Heh I shared this on Reader as well with my personal favorite "Please do the needful" as a comment. - Erica Baker
Reminds me of a recent episode of Radio Lab on NPR. I never knew about tonal languages before hearing it. Fascinating. - Harvey Simmons
The title is misleading. Languages have been spoken imperfectly by foreign speakers since time immemorial, but has that impacted the way the standard dialects are pronounced? Also iiuc you don't have what's defind as a dialect until you have a group of native speakers. - j1m
@jim Yes. Language is ever mutating in large part to cross-cultural saturaton. Every language historically shows this. - Michael W. May via twhirl
well, we have similar effect in Russian where language norm is kept more stringently (since Russian empire) - like changing noun's gender for irregular (borrowed) nouns, etc - silpol
it is fascinating to see so many French words in english traced back to 1066 normandie conquest. - Pokai
English is very much like Chinese: damn simple grammar and words you can't imagine how to pronounce right given their written form: http://www.mipmip.org/tidbits/... - 9000
@Michael: do you have any links to interesting descriptions of historical examples? (Where foreign-resident populations' grammar choices effect how the language is spoken where it is primary, without invading like the Romans and Normans, and where this is driven primarily be foreign-resident speech, not by speech patterns adopted by immigrants?) But rereading the article, I guess they don't mean to suggest that, just to talk breathlessly about how English is spoken overseas....which of course is a startling new phenomenon this last million years. - j1m
The article doesn't really suggest Chinglish will spread back into core standard English, but that it will become recognized as a first class language variant. I'm not sure about that - people in places like China speak English to engage with English speakers abroad (or with people who do, or to orient themselves in that direction), and I think that prevents their dialect from "centering" in a way that intellectuals will strive to codify and honor its local rules. - ⓞnor
Having spent time in Malaysia & Singapore, Chinglish is already the dominant language but not just Chinglish but throw in a bit of Hakka, a bit of Hokien, a sprinkle of Malay and you have thousands of variants based on an English kernel. metaphorically, English will become Facebook and the variations of English will become the mob wars or super pokes. Even though you may not understand it completely, you get the gist and understand why others use it. - Dedric
Can I enshrine that in some sort of metaphor hall of shame? :) - ⓞnor
I'd rather you didn't. Not my best work. - Dedric
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Photo of the Day: Chinese anti-terror Segway commandos - Autoblog
Thursday at 5:40 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Absolutely awesome. - j1m
Totally Johnny Quest. Too bad they don't hover, but that's awesome enough as it is! - Tad Donaghe
That is... awesome... - Daniel Bruce
I'll see your Chinese commandos and... raise you Roman Centurion dudes: http://lucylc.smugmug.com/gall... - Richard Chen
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A disaster guide for the Beijing Summer Olympics. - Slate Magazine
Wednesday at 2:04 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
""The magnitude of the pollution in Beijing is not something we know how to deal with. It's a foreign environment. It's like feeding an athlete poison," said a respiratory expert assisting American marathoners." - Ana via Bookmarklet
There were obviously concerns before the L.A. games about pollution but proved to not be an issue. Athens also had its pollution issues four years ago. Tibet is the biggest potential for disaster as I guarantee a medal winner will make some sort of podium protest a la Tommie Smith's black power salute at the 68 Games. - Chris Reed
They're already making excuses for their lack of medals?!? Wow... Usually that happens AFTER the games. - Prolific Programmer
It's hard to parse out when a story on China's environment is being sensationalized from the standpoint of an American journalist who is used to clean air but it is also hard to overstate the pollution in Beijing. No, you're not going to die after breathing the air for a day but for us pampered waiguoren, you may be uncomfortable (and a bit dirty.) - Jennie Lin
I lived in Beijing for 2 months 6 years ago... I didn't find it any more polluted from an air quality standpoint than the valleys in LA, New Delhi, Sacramento, etc. But it does get muggy and humid in the summer... - Roshan Vyas
Just you wait till London gets them! WE WILL OUTDO EVERYONE (especially if Boris remains mayor) <g> - Prolific Programmer
I am looking so forward to the London games and plan to be there... - Chris Reed
你~好~ - gamcat
Beijing's air is much worse than Los Angeles or Sacramento. Delhi gives it a run for its money, though. For example (from a couple years ago): http://www.iht.com/images/2006.... People notice different things, and the air varies from day to day and week to week, so subjective impressions vary. - ⓞnor
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SYTYCD!: Ana posted a message
Wednesday at 11:29 am - Link
but you HATE katee. - eviltom
we also watch on Tivo and when I'm ready to talk about thing I figure everyone else is past those things already. I also loved Katee/Joshua's routine, also Twitch and Kherington's! And as for the judging last week, I didn't care which of the boys went though I would have preferred if Thayne left (I don't think it will be long for him anyway). But with the girls I think they got it wrong! I think Chelsea is a much better dancer than Kourtni, I don't think Kourni is that great a dancer at all. - Rachel L Fisher
I know, I am warming to her though... - Ana
what?! you cant hate a person and they say that you're warming up to her. you are either with her or you're against her. i think george bush said that. - eviltom
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SYTYCD!: eviltom posted a message
June 18 at 5:23 pm - Link
Yes, I guess she could be as evident last night with her Samba! - paisano
Am I the only one who didn't like that argentinian tango at all? She looked like she was in terrible shape--at least, she didn't look like she had the physique of a dancer. - Ana
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Ana had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk
July 1 at 3:29 pm - Link
I am honored to sit next to him. - Ana
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Ana posted a link
Man Saves 375 lbs Black Bear from Drowning (with Photos and Video)
July 1 at 10:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Reshared from Chris (give credit where credit is due they say), but this, Brian, is just to prove that you don't have the monopoly on bear stories! :) - Ana via Bookmarklet
What a hero - Parvez Halim
that is humanity at its finest, and maybe craziest, right there. - Geoff Schultz
dumbass. :) - Albert Cheng
OK even though the bear was darted, cojones of steel. - John Samuelson
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Ana had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk
June 30 at 2:26 pm - Link
Ah, private rooms. - Ana
i'll bet ana has super user access and can read our private rooms at will. - eviltom
But would she really want to read some private rooms is the question! - Geoff Schultz
the private room called "I hope Ana doesnt read this private room" might be too tempting to resist. - eviltom
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Ana posted a link
Algae Threatens Olympic Sailing - NYTimes.com
June 30 at 9:17 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Photographs in the Chinese media showed rickety wooden boats overflowing with green mounds of algae collected from the sea. One photo showed a young boy crouched on a beach beside piles of the leafy glop as a dump truck carried off a large load of algae. State media reported that 100,000 tons of the algae had already been taken out of the water." - Ana via Bookmarklet
that's awesome - let's just have the track team enter the competition and run the boats across the mountains of algae. - Steve Craft
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Bret Taylor posted a message
We finally got job titles at FriendFeed
We finally got job titles at FriendFeed
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June 27 at 2:59 pm - Link
Can I be the staff photographer? - Thomas Hawk
Awesome times two! - Wm Scott Rees
where's your bret ? :)- - Peter Dawson
"Supreme Allied Commander" - Bret Taylor
do you get business cards with the titles too? - Thomas Hawk
Deputy Senior VP? Gimmie a break. ;) - ron k jeffries
So who's getting "Final Cylon" then? - Mark Dykeman
whatever happened to the "aggregated aggregator?" - Marc Canter
Awww. I liked "FriendFeeder". :-( - Mitchell Tsai
huh, that's odd, I was under the impression that you were the Senior Executive Vice *Group* Director of VP Coordination & Vision... did you not allocate your synergies properly and get demoted?? - felix
"Senior Executive Vice Director of VP Coordination & Vision" and "Deputy Senior VP of Strategic Synergy" Fantastic! SEVP of VPCP and DSVP of SS... - Mitchell Tsai
bingo? you had me at strategic synergy. - Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Ah! Interesting :) The funniest is that these guys don't even wear shoes at work, and play with thier bicycles in the office - directeur via NoiseRiver
ok pauls title is really wacky - "Sr. Executive Vice Director of VP Coordination & Vision" - like wtf does that mean ? SERIOUSLY !! btw what does "VP" stand for ? - Peter Dawson
Scott Adams (?): "If it's more than two words, it's not a career" - Philipp Lenssen
I want Senior Fetchit Boy reporting the Staff Photographer. - Russellreno
These are beyond fantastic. Can I be your Human Branding Liaison? - Ginger Makela
ahh good quote Philipp :)- - Peter Dawson
I know a guy who runs a 600-person company, and walks around the offices barefoot! Not even sandals. My brother works there - Rhythm & Hues Studios - http://rhythm.com - Mitchell Tsai
Another company I helped rented a house at the beach - rather than a traditional office. Lot of fun having meetings there. They took surfing breaks for lunch. - Mitchell Tsai
I think i need to include those in full in all posts from now on - MG Siegler
longest title i've ever seen - you could have thrown in an acronym! - Allen Stern
awesome job titles! - Susan Beebe
this is hilarious :) liked it! what lies in the name of title-fame? - Aditya Kothadiya
...China, Korea, India, WYOMING, Singapore... HA! - Clare Dibble
Ana, what is my title? - Gary Burd
LOL, how about numbers like in movie Brazil "010046" - Pokai
any Historian-on-duty ? :) - silpol
You need a staff librarian. No, really, you do. I'm available, and like most librarians, I work cheap. - Cecily Walker
Did you guys steal these titles from Yahoo? - Eric Eldon
Is Ana still the "Chief Miscellaneous Officer" or does she go by a different title these days? Also, I'd like to know the other FFers' titles. - April Buchheit
Did you get to make up your own? The coolest title I've seen has been for a Microsoft employee - Professional Geek (before he worked there his title was Amateur Geek) - Craig Thomler
I actually have an outstanding diplomatic relations issue with wyoming. Who would I talk to about that? - J. Phil
So Bret, what's your title ? (This kind of culture is the kind that spawns neat stuff. Always has, always will. Keep it up!) - Charlie Anzman
Mine is "Supreme Allied Commander." I was always jealous of NATO. - Bret Taylor
I'm a little scared that some people don't seem to realize it's a joke. - Alan Cheslow
And here I was soo confused thinking Bret was the CEO! hehehe (ok he really is guys!!) - Susan Beebe
I just noticed Casey has Asian strategy in Wyoming? yo what?! - that's funny! - Susan Beebe
Do you have any Master Squirrel Hearders (project mgrs) yet?? that's my specialty - Susan Beebe
I really want a title too. If I bring all the Mommybloggers over...I better get one dammit - Erin Kotecki Vest
So is Casey's job to reach out to those parts of the world that twitter works? - Nancy Babyak
What's yours, Jim? - Anne Bouey
+100 - Josh
Very funny. You almost had me fooled for a minute :-) - Andy C
I want all those titles - Calos via twhirl
Kind of funny, but hey, that FriendFeed business card in the background looks nice. - Daniel Schildt
@bret NATO is not cool - seen them through cross-hairs back in end-of-80s, they ain't that cool as they try to pretend :) - silpol
Wow! - Yuvi
I got mine this morning: "Kevin Fox - Comptroller Third-Class, Tiger Team V" We are so going to kick Tiger Team III's ass at this year's interoffolympics!!! - Kevin Fox
haha! I wish more work places were like this. - Tsega D
I'd like to be the senior vice associate president of all things that the senior executive vice director of vp coordination and vision doesn't see. - Robert Scoble
Nice job title Paul! Did you try to max out the characters that would fit? :) - Alex Barbara
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Ana posted a link
June 27 at 10:15 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
This one is just calling to you Tom. Have at it. - Ana via Bookmarklet
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FriendFeed News: Ana posted a link
June 25 at 11:45 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"“We want to maintain the personal nature for discussions, so we are trying to make FriendFeed continue to grow while still providing each person his or her own community,” Buchheit said." - Ana via Bookmarklet
silly question: where's the "best of" ff feature people talk about? - Marcos Marado
Marcos, it's in the top right of your FriendFeed home page. For example, here's a "best of the day" link: http://friendfeed.com/summary?... - Tony Ruscoe
AH! Silly me... Thank you very much! - Marcos Marado
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Paul Buchheit posted a message
June 25 at 9:08 am - Link
Congrats! - Mike Wills
Congrats! - Dana Franks via twhirl
YAY!! Congrats :) - Paula Hawk
You people aren't helping my 'baby fever'!!!! Congrats! - Michelle Miller
Just one. How very conventional. Only joking - congratulations ! Particularly to your wife/partner who does all the hard work. - Andy C
Wow! Ahead of schedule, but things look like they've progressed perfectly so far. Wishing you and April the very best! - Louis Gray
Michelle - you aren't alone, at least I will get some relief when I see my 2.5 yr old niece today! :) - Paula Hawk
Congratulations! - Mark Trapp
So many babies!! Yay! Congrats, Paul. - Lisa L. Seifert
Good luck.. - Derek Collison
Awesome! Just don't name them Friend Feed Buchheit or Kevin Fox Buchheit.... :-) - Chris Reed
Con'grats and btw it seems to be raining Babies within FF community !! - Peter Dawson
Congrats!!! - Loic Le Meur via twhirl
I hope everyone comes out ok. - Clare Dibble
Congrats. - Russellreno
Congrats to you and the mommy! - Mike Fruchter
Wow, UPS tracking has gotten much better. Where is the baby now? Make sure you're home during the delivery, though. Whenever I'm not, they just leave it at the front door. (Congrats, by the way ;) ) - Vince DeGeorge
Congrats! - Jonathan Tang
Congratulations! - Tudor Bosman
I thought he was scheduled for July delivery. - Gabe Schaffer
hooray! more babies to gush over! :) who's next?? (1-2-3, not me!) - Jeanette Martinez
Congratulations Paul & April!!! - Ross Miller
Congrats to you and April! - Hutch Carpenter
I want to "Like" baby's photos soon!! - Erhan Erdogan
Congrats and good luck! - Shey
What is this? Baby on Friendfeed week :) Between you and Louis...hehe. So does this make Friendfeed an aunt or an uncle? or maybe a cousin? Congrats Paul! - Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Congrats Paul and April ! - Charlie Anzman
@Erhan, actually I would like to see the true babies pic and then the a render pic from http://makemebabies.com/. It would be awsome to see how closely the two would match up :)- - Peter Dawson
Wonderful news. - RAPatton
Congratulations, Paul, from all of us here. - abacab via twhirl
hope everything goes well, Paul - mathew ingram
what an awesome day for you both! Congrats!!! - Rachel L Fisher
Congrats! - Mike Reynolds
Congrats! - Steve Rubel
Congrats! It'll be nice to watch her photos soon ;-) - Bita
Best of luck!! Anxiously awaiting news - Michael Hylkema
Talk about a 'mandatory day of fun'! Congrats and good luck!! - Kevin Fox
Best of luck and congratulations! - Chris Rossini
weird that FB launches its babyfeed today too :) - Congrats! - Mrinal Desai
congrats and welcome to the club! hope you both got enough sleep the past few months to get you through the first few nights! - LuluGirl896
Fantastic! Envious in Ohio... Kids are so wonderful. - Mitchell Tsai
Congrats! - Marcos Marado
Good luck, can't wait to meet the baby! - Erin
Congrats!!! - Dobromir Hadzhiev
awesome, congrats - D 'gadget' Domingo
Congratulations!!! - Joe Dawson
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ⓞnor posted a link
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Casey Muller published a photo on Flickr
Doing the birthday boot. Damn germans.
June 24 at 10:55 pm - Link
And here I thought you were referring to the boot you had to wear on your bum foot. - Ana
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Ana posted a link
June 24 at 11:47 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"The heightened sense of alert over security threats in the capital has done something else too: it has spawned a huge number of rumors about other actions the government may or may not be taking. Among them: a border region with North Korea has been closed to prevent security risks; foreign students and migrant workers are being asked to leave Beijing during the Olympics; all volunteers need to register with the police; bars will be forced to close early; and all outdoor parties planned for the three-week-long Olympic celebration have been banned, putting the hex on some of the entertaining events that had been planned for the Games." - Ana via Bookmarklet
The entire thing is embarrassing. - Sacca
Well, I guess our Olympics in 2012 may be seen as a success by comparison! Go Boris! - Prolific Programmer
Oh God - I forgot that Boris Johnson might have a hand in the event :( - David W
The article mentions 100000 troops/police/security being dispatched for the Games. In China I've heard 250000.... - darren
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Ana posted a link
June 20 at 11:51 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"More expensive -- and more effective -- at cutting traffic will be the country's new gasoline prices, which rose by a record 17 percent yesterday." - Ana via Bookmarklet
Everything is a short term solution . Can we seriously look at some long term solutions to reduce the pollution ? There're lots of average people's life being significantly impacted because of Olympics , while no so many foreigners will buy the effectiveness of the short term solutions . Obviously a lose-lose situation . - Richard Mao
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Ana posted a link
June 20 at 11:23 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"What an amazing example for today's young women who aspire to fail spectacularly at the highest levels." - Ana via Bookmarklet
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Ana posted a link
June 20 at 11:20 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
According to Jim, "woah". - Ana via Bookmarklet
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Ana had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk
June 19 at 5:01 pm - Link
You could be. - RAPatton
This is impossible to listen to without moving some part of your body to the beat (in my case, my head). - Kevin Fox
She and I bonded and became friends b/c we shared the same name and spelling. I'm going to her show in Oakland next weekend. I'd have gone to her show in NY on Saturday at COSM if Christian and Tom weren't so lame, and hating on my plans to be ferociously social ;) - Ana
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Bret Taylor posted a message
Ross.tv
June 19 at 4:50 pm - Link
Ross is working on a secret project. Enough said. - Bret Taylor
I wonder if FriendFeed stickers could become the "official adhesive product for do it yourself gadget-eers" - Robert Seidman
"FriendFeed: It's sticky" - Kevin Fox
I forgot to buy aluminum foil for Ross's helmet today. How will he keep his brains from being fried by the aliens? - Ana
Hey, I'd wear that hat! :-) But seriously, is video coming to FriendFeed soon? Hmmmmmmmmmm.... - Robert Scoble
Wait... you mean the stickers didn't protect me from the aliens? - Ross Miller
What Scoble said. Curious. - Brian Daniel Eisenberg
FriendFeed Street View powered by Ross - Erica Baker
OK, I just want to know when Ross grew a beard! - Sheila Taylor
I thought it was kind of cute...Rob had a beard more like Jesus at Ross' age. - Skye Miller
btw, I really like the helmet...looks like a safe environment at FF. - Skye Miller
where can we get the shirt? - Orli Yakuel
sdfsdfsdf - FaceySpacey
Ross! This live video feed rocks! Only problem with living vicariously through you is that I have much less time to live vicariously through myself. Mini golf and organic yogurt through your eyes is just too entertaining ... - Tom
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Ana posted a link
June 19 at 1:10 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Have I mentioned that I love Joe Biden? - Ana
joe biden puts america to sleep. - eviltom
At least he doesn't keep waking us up with those 2 am phone calls. - Jim Norris
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Ana posted a link
June 19 at 9:34 am - via Reshare - Link
An editorial in the People's Daily... as close as one gets to an official statement by the CCP. - Ana
Wait, these are not the same things. Your post was an article in the IHT *about* the editorial in the People's Daily. Mine was the actual editorial! - Ana
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Ana posted a link
June 19 at 10:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"For the past 15 years, he shelled out a substantial amount of money for one dreadful memory after another (with the exception of an improbable playoff run in 2002). What made him keep sending those checks with no daylight in sight? He hoped for another game like the famous Bird-Dominique duel in 1988, when Larry had come through enough times that you could actually feel it coming before it happened. After that masterpiece of a sporting event -- really, it was a life experience -- we were too wired to head right home, so we found an ice cream shop called Bailey's in Wellesley and ordered a couple hot fudge sundaes. I don't think we said anything for 20 solid minutes. We just kept eating ice cream and shaking our heads. What could you say? Can you put something like that into words? We were speechless. We were drained. We were lucky." - Ana
Whenever Bill Simmons writes about his dad, I always get a little choked up :) - Ana
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Obamamania: Kerim Friedman posted a link
June 19 at 5:04 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
This is as close as one gets to an official statement by the Chinese Communist Party about the Obama campaign - an editorial in the People's Daily. - Kerim Friedman
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Ana posted a link
June 18 at 7:10 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Mr. Ma also repeated his demand that China remove the more than 1,000 short- and medium-range missiles that it has aimed at Taiwan. Their removal is needed before any peace talks can begin to end the legal state of hostility that has persisted since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, he said." - Ana
These negotiations will be quite interesting to follow. - Anne Bouey
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Jim Norris posted a link
June 18 at 4:23 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's.   Follow this rule whatever the final consonant. Thus write,   Charles's friend..." - Jim Norris
Jesus is my exception - Ana
Chris' opinion is that 's should not follow s. - Chris White
I am fond of just the ' after a final s. So, +1 to Chris' opinion :) - Jennie Lin
It seems like people with an s at the end of their name dislike the 's and prefer just the apostrophe... Myself included... How does one go about requesting a grammar change? - Ross Miller
But surely you pronounce it "Chris-is opinion is that...", so why not spell it that way? - ⓞnor
Because I said. It's my name with my s, so I get to say. :) You don't see me dictating how @ is pronounced. - Chris White
I hereby grant you irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to pronounce, spell, and punctuate ⓞ however you like. So there. - ⓞnor
Don't let this info get out Jim, as an English major in a tech field you're endangering my job security. Composing a sentence makes me a Golden God here. - Steve Craft
I'm going to start calling you "ⓞ⊽" - Jim Norris
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Ana posted a message
June 18 at 1:56 pm - Link
LOL! Who said that? - Erica Baker
Classic - Mark Krynsky
sounds like something my S.O. would say! - Erin
Zapp Brannigan: "Oh and have the boy lay out my formal shorts." Kif Kroker: "The boy, sir?" Zapp Brannigan: "You! You lay out my formal shorts." - April Buchheit
*cackle* Good ole Futurama - Michael W. May via twhirl
April's quote is from Futurama. Mine is not. Someone I know actually uses that expression. And not ironically. - Ana
my husband does that all the time and i call him on it and he starts laughing ... hehehehe! - Susan Beebe
I think I might have already said that today... - Clare Dibble
Futurama FTW! That show never gets old. - Kevin D. White
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