Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:17 pm
Only 167... disappointing. Thought we did better than that.
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Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:21 pm
Next time let's shoot for 200!
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:22 pm
Quit buggering up my thread, thank you very much.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:25 pm
What does the "Wo" in "Woman" mean?
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:58 am
It is a modern collapsing and breakdown of the old English basically meaning Wife, as in woman is the wife of man.
Before anyone gets all man-bashy and hateful toward men for all being misogynist because of the English Language, just remember that the language itself is / was evolving and there were fewer words, fewer terms to make descriptions. Centuries ago there was only one word for the Sun. One word for a rock. That the language now seems one sided against women, it is a coincidence. And it is evolving. Chairman? Chairwoman? Chairperson.
Get it?
Before anyone gets all man-bashy and hateful toward men for all being misogynist because of the English Language, just remember that the language itself is / was evolving and there were fewer words, fewer terms to make descriptions. Centuries ago there was only one word for the Sun. One word for a rock. That the language now seems one sided against women, it is a coincidence. And it is evolving. Chairman? Chairwoman? Chairperson.
Get it?
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:02 am
I was just wondering why men don't get a suffix. It used to be werman.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:06 am
You mean prefix? Like I said, the language is evolving. And English certainly is a sticky wicket. Having roots in German, Nordic, Gaelic, and Latin, with a smidgen of Greek thrown in before they even start just making up words from scratch. Tintinnabulation. Spellcheck even recognizes that one. Thanks, Edgar.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:24 am
Got it! From this point on males will be known as Earman!
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:45 am
What do you call someone in the middle and what bathroom do they use?
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 10:55 am
I don't care, as long as they don't pee on the floor, and they wash their hands when they are done.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:52 pm
Transgender and they use the bathroom of the gender they identify as.Clarence wrote:What do you call someone in the middle and what bathroom do they use?
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 6:47 pm
No, a transgender is not "in the middle". The correct term for someone who has charasteristics of both man and woman or who feels both male and female would be androgyn.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 7:13 pm
I wasn't trying to be overly politically correct with my silly questionLaLou wrote:No, a transgender is not "in the middle". The correct term for someone who has charasteristics of both man and woman or who feels both male and female would be androgyn.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:06 pm
Accessible vs Available, what's the difference?
I am currently in an argument with someone on reddit, so I just want a third opinion
I am currently in an argument with someone on reddit, so I just want a third opinion
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:20 pm
It's like when you have access to a cookie jar
... but there are no cookies available
... but there are no cookies available
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:05 pm
But then I don't have access to cookies
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:19 pm
No but you have access to the jarmoe wrote:But then I don't have access to cookies
My wife plays this trick on me all the time
Ok I'll shut up and let Zot take the stage now lol
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:58 am
They are very similar, but you would use available in a more general sense, and accessible in more of a specific sense, usually (but not always) work related. Accessible is often used to describe a boss who is open to his underlings. Available can be used to describe anyone who is not otherwise engaged, busy, and or occupied, thus making them unavailable.
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 5:50 pm
How's your knee doing?
Re: Ask the Zot!
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:01 am
Nothing broken, but my left calf is about 20% bigger than the right one. And very tight / stiff. Limited range of motion. Nathan (my Sifu) gave me some Chinese herbs and a plaster to apply to the area so I don't make it worse while hauling washers and dryers around. He says if it is not better by Tuesday, he will do some acupuncture to it.