What's annoying is the actual "question" as well as 4evr kinds of stupidity. Jumbles of letters and numbers being used in place of words, is a nice way to shout out that you don't have an education and/or are too lazy to actually type. It might be forgivable on a phone, it's abhorrent in any other type of communication. LOL, w8, cu, and wut4 are also great examples of words not to use in your school/professional work.
-- Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 23 2021, @09:35PM
by Anonymous Coward
on Saturday October 23 2021, @09:35PM (#1189943)
Brits would point out that tire and tyre (and Tyre) are heterographs, not homonyms.
1) tire: to become tired, wearied. 2) tyre: the (optional) removable/replaceable outer surface of a wheel that rolls upon a the substrate 3) Tyre: a city in Lebanon
Yes, that would be nice. If the pole started out as a submission. However, I suspect some past poles were simply created in the mind of an author who then added the pole to the front page when it was time for a change.
This pole is one of several in a submission which is still in the Subs Queue.
-- People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 2) by fliptop on Thursday October 21 2021, @10:56AM (1 child)
Multinyms? Palindrome?
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 25 2021, @02:59AM
That list is way far from complete for all intensive purposes.
btw, don't get aristarchus started by begging questions with baited breaths.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Freeman on Thursday October 21 2021, @03:12PM (1 child)
What's annoying is the actual "question" as well as 4evr kinds of stupidity. Jumbles of letters and numbers being used in place of words, is a nice way to shout out that you don't have an education and/or are too lazy to actually type. It might be forgivable on a phone, it's abhorrent in any other type of communication. LOL, w8, cu, and wut4 are also great examples of words not to use in your school/professional work.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 23 2021, @09:35PM
(Score: 0, Troll) by Tokolosh on Thursday October 21 2021, @05:46PM (1 child)
The list is incomplete.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Mockingbird on Saturday October 23 2021, @08:01AM
Right! We need an entry for "sockpuppets". Does not a nick, by any other nick, not smell as sweet? -The Bard
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 22 2021, @06:09AM (6 children)
I think I found a page written by the author of this poll,
https://rebecaschiller.com/linguistics/homonym-homophone-heterograph-heteronym-polyseme-and-capitonym-oh-my/ [rebecaschiller.com]
It.. you really have to view the graphic on the page. I just... I think my brain deflated.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 22 2021, @09:48PM (1 child)
lol. one pf the examples is tire. not as an example of evolving stupidity.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by pTamok on Tuesday October 26 2021, @12:02PM
Brits would point out that tire and tyre (and Tyre) are heterographs, not homonyms.
1) tire: to become tired, wearied.
2) tyre: the (optional) removable/replaceable outer surface of a wheel that rolls upon a the substrate
3) Tyre: a city in Lebanon
(Score: 3, Informative) by DannyB on Monday October 25 2021, @03:53PM (3 children)
I am to blame for this poll.
I have not seen that page, which I do find interesting. I picked up the terminology from that font of all goodest informations: Wikipedia.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by acid andy on Wednesday October 27 2021, @02:12AM (2 children)
It wood bee nice if the poles listed there aww-Thor and a link to N.E. oh ridge anal sub mission. Wood eat knot?
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday October 27 2021, @02:59PM (1 child)
Yes, that would be nice. If the pole started out as a submission. However, I suspect some past poles were simply created in the mind of an author who then added the pole to the front page when it was time for a change.
This pole is one of several in a submission which is still in the Subs Queue.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 03 2021, @11:42PM
As pointed out elsewhere, "Poles" is an ethnic slur, and I am personally insulated by its deployment hear.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Opportunist on Monday October 25 2021, @07:16AM (1 child)
Sorry, butt eye Kent sea y dis ease fanny.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday October 28 2021, @04:43PM
Are polls supposed to primarily be funny? Or to allow people to express some preferences?
Of course, I prefer for most things to have some element of funny. Or at least not be taken too seriously.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 3, Funny) by DannyB on Monday October 25 2021, @03:55PM (1 child)
Homonyms are my favorite. They make the best puns to inflict on people.
The only drawback (so far) is to be on the receiving end of an ad-homonym attack by an AC for overuse of horrible homonym puns.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 28 2021, @07:02PM
Like.... we always knew you were into homonymphs
(Score: 4, Informative) by Deeo Kain on Wednesday October 27 2021, @04:44PM (1 child)
Shouldn't "Homographs w/ different pronounciations" be Homographs Heterophones?
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Wednesday October 27 2021, @06:29PM
They should be w/ different pronunciations, but I didn't mention it until now because I ass umed it woz an uther dilberate miss take.
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 11 2021, @03:58AM
Most of the time I don't care about this kind of stuff, but "shoppe" makes me want to throttle somebody.