Tag: words

szyslaks:

iicraft505:

szyslaks:

I hate the term “food porn” or “porn” for anything that clearly is safe for work. I think it’s stupid and might alienate minors and other people who don’t wanna see nasty NSFW shit.

at this point in any context other than actual porn most people know it just means satisfying. I don’t know the origin of it but it probably has something to do with “this is better than porn”. Most people know it’s not actual porn.

Yeah true, I just don’t like the word porn put for age stuff since it is originally a sexual word

It still is a sexual word it’s just used in non-sexual contexts now which is definitely at least a little weird

szyslaks:

I hate the term “food porn” or “porn” for anything that clearly is safe for work. I think it’s stupid and might alienate minors and other people who don’t wanna see nasty NSFW shit.

at this point in any context other than actual porn most people know it just means satisfying. I don’t know the origin of it but it probably has something to do with “this is better than porn”. Most people know it’s not actual porn.

Use the phrase “My understanding was…” instead of “I assumed…”

diaryofakanemem:

lifepro-tips:

If you use the phrase “I assumed…”, you’ll be viewed as having hastily jumped to a conclusion based on insufficient evidence.

If you use the phrase “My understanding was…”, people will merely
think you misunderstood something, and will be far kinder to you (and in
instances where what you misunderstood was something they said, they
will often apologize, or fault themselves for not being more explicit).

This is especially useful in a professional/workplace environment.
Telling your supervisor you “assumed” something typically results in a
reprimand; saying “My understanding was…” will instead be attributed
to a miscommunication, or a lack of clarity in their original
instructions.

I starting using this and it has avoided so many arguments 🙌🏾

theminingdwarf:

iicraft505:

tilthat:

TIL of Canada’s Apology Act, which states that a apology doesn’t constitute an admission of fault or liability

via http://ift.tt/2txvTX6

What the hell is an apology then

Haven’t you heard that stereotype where people in Canada say Sorry a lot? I think this has to do with that.

Yeah I have but I still think sorry in that context is still admitting guilt or liability in a way even if it’s an instinctual reaction

Like if you say sorry after walking into an inanimate object, it’s still admitting guilt because it’s instinctual from walking into, say, a person. The wall doesn’t give a shit but if you don’t apologize to a person after walking into them it comes across as rude

Like if someone says “sorry” when they don’t understand what someone said, a longer way of saying the same thing would be “sorry, I didn’t understand what you said”. Acknowledging that it’s inconvenient for the person is acknowledging guilt or liability

I mean it’s still an apology by nature of how people use the word sorry. I don’t think there’s a context where “sorry” isn’t admitting guilt for someone, even if it’s admitting guilt sarcastically.

tinlizzies:

iicraft505:

APPARENTLY “BOMB THE TEST” DOESN’T EVEN CONSISTENTLY MEAN “DO BAD”?????? AND APPARENTLY IT HAS TO DO WITH EXPLOSIVES ON WHICH YOU MEAN? AND I DON’T GET WHY BECAUSE BOTH WORDS IMPLY THE SAME THING IN THAT CONTEXT?

GOD I HATE THAT FUCKING EXPRESSION. JUST SAY “I DID WELL” OR “I DID BAD/TERRIBLE.”

“BOMB THE TEST” IS OFFICIALLY CANCELLED. WE’RE SWITCHING TO A NEW EXPRESSION.

Kids nowadays have used negative terms for positive things for whatever stupid reasons, such as “sick” and “bad” meaning cool. It’s moronic.

Spelling and grammar fuck ups wouldn’t bother me if it didn’t change the way I read whatever it was. Sure, I know you meant definitely, but I might read the sentence thinking you meant defiantly, and then I’m confused because that doesn’t make sense.