OsakaWilson

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[–] OsakaWilson 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

It seems that 'less than' from math is referring to less value, which is uncountable. That one checks out.

[–] OsakaWilson 2 points 1 year ago

I've found that it happens less often on Chrome than it does on the Brave browser.

[–] OsakaWilson 3 points 1 year ago

The line from 1770 says a lot. It appears this has been an issue for a long time. Maybe the pendulum will swing the other direction later.

"No fewer than a hundred appears to me not only more elegant than no less than a hundred, but more strictly proper."

[–] OsakaWilson 2 points 1 year ago

That's cool with me. I just wanted to give others the chance to move their posts.

[–] OsakaWilson 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It didn't appear to be processing and I F5ed it and started again. I think that was it.

[–] OsakaWilson 2 points 1 year ago

Were you all just sitting there waiting for someone to post first? It took me like two weeks to get this much traction on a community that I started.

[–] OsakaWilson 12 points 1 year ago

I could say that I, as the author of the sentence, perceived 'posts' as a unified entity. But that would be bullshitting you. I didn't re-read before posting. I fixed it. Thanks.

[–] OsakaWilson 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am a descriptivist overall, so I accept that language changes and evolves. However, people have to pass tests, get through job interviews, and come across as respectable, so I do support everyone learning what it expected, so they can achieve what they want in society.

I am going to continue doing what is traditionally correct. But I'm going to keep the cringe to myself when others do it. However, I have children and a faculty of youngish English professors under my direction. The traditional grammar will be enforced for them.

[–] OsakaWilson 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I can find this here each day, I have no more reason to go back to that other place every day.

[–] OsakaWilson 5 points 1 year ago

Your final statement is very true, however there is a reason that Fox News had to defend themselves by claiming they are entertainment. Anyone who believes that Fox News does not have more logical fallacies than most other news really needs to assess their own cognitive biases. I can see logical fallacies on topics I agree with and they piss me off more because I believe that they throw discredit on the perspective that can be argued on it's own merits.

[–] OsakaWilson 33 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I taught my daughters the usual logical fallacies from a young age. While doing that I learned that while occasionally, they appear in pristine form (looking at you, Slippery Slope and No True Scotsman), usually, they come rather nuanced, often clustered together, and difficult to identify.

A great way to get good at them is watch Fox News and identify them as they come. You can watch other networks and find them, but for a constant stream, Fox is a goldmine.

[–] OsakaWilson 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, yeah. Lemmy can be the Eurovision of social media!

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