Random Thought Thread v2

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Locke

Olympic Oval?

The oval is great, but it does not have open skate this Saturday.

[Ashartus]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Also schedule pronounced like “shedjewel”.

I believe that technically is the correct pronunciation outside the US but I agree it never sounds right to me.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Ashartus

I believe that technically is the correct pronunciation outside the US but I agree it never sounds right to me.

The UK English, schedule and router pronunciations always throw me for a turn.

The first time I heard it working at a hotel front desk, I was like, "We'll what someone to look at the rooter?"

In hindsight, the dude might have been messing with me for schedule, but I do recall he'd be in other conversations and he'd call the router the computer "rooter".

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

The UK English, schedule and router pronunciations always throw me for a turn.

The first time I heard it working at a hotel front desk, I was like, "We'll what someone to look at the rooter?"

In hindsight, the dude might have been messing with me for schedule, but I do recall he'd be in other conversations and he'd call the router the computer "rooter".

It kind of makes sense, given how route is pronounced.

[SportsJunky]

There is a lose/loose epidemic going on. it feels like a troll.

[PepsiFree]

The Avatar thread got me thinking about how bizarre it is that people discuss movie box office takes. It’s weird because it doesn’t really indicate anything qualitative about a movie, it’s just… how much money it did/might make. Is it one of the only things where we track sales of something that has nothing to do with us as a point of pride? Maybe sporting events or other events?

It’s not even from a perspective of “why do other people care about that.” I saw Top Gun and thought it was really good and saw how much money it made and thought “Wow, glad it made that much money” but… why? That feels like a dumb thing to think in retrospect. Why did I care at all that it made a bunch of money. I guess if you really want a sequel you’d care about it making enough to encourage a sequel, but beyond that?

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

There is a lose/loose epidemic going on. it feels like a troll.

lose/loose and worse/worst. I'm stunned at the level of people that don't know the difference between worse and worst, too. It's crazy.

[AC]

Originally Posted by jayswin

lose/loose and worse/worst. I'm stunned at the level of people that don't know the difference between worse and worst, too. It's crazy.

It also makes my eye twitch when I see 'bias' used instead of 'biased'.

"Yeah, well you're just bias."

[nik-]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

The Avatar thread got me thinking about how bizarre it is that people discuss movie box office takes. It’s weird because it doesn’t really indicate anything qualitative about a movie, it’s just… how much money it did/might make. Is it one of the only things where we track sales of something that has nothing to do with us as a point of pride? Maybe sporting events or other events?

It’s not even from a perspective of “why do other people care about that.” I saw Top Gun and thought it was really good and saw how much money it made and thought “Wow, glad it made that much money” but… why? That feels like a dumb thing to think in retrospect. Why did I care at all that it made a bunch of money. I guess if you really want a sequel you’d care about it making enough to encourage a sequel, but beyond that?

You might be confusing discussion with weight of importance. It's a fun nothing to talk about. People talk about someone hitting a bunch of home runs too, it's essentially the same thing.

[CarlLester]

Originally Posted by jayswin

lose/loose and worse/worst. I'm stunned at the level of people that don't know the difference between worse and worst, too. It's crazy.

then/than seem to have become interchangeable now as well. It's mind boggling when someone writes an otherwise intelligent post and caps it off with one of those. And yes, its mind boggling, not mind bottling, but I am sure that has been discussed here before hahah.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by jayswin

lose/loose and worse/worst. I'm stunned at the level of people that don't know the difference between worse and worst, too. It's crazy.

Those aren't even the worst. We can giggle at shark cootchie for charcuterie and whatnot, but would off for would've is the one that truly annoys me.

Originally Posted by CarlLester

then/than seem to have become interchangeable now as well. It's mind boggling when someone writes an otherwise intelligent post and caps it off with one of those. And yes, its mind boggling, not mind bottling, but I am sure that has been discussed here before hahah.

Mind bottling I think is at least based on a movie meme.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by nik-

You might be confusing discussion with weight of importance. It's a fun nothing to talk about. People talk about someone hitting a bunch of home runs too, it's essentially the same thing.

But why is it a fun nothing to talk about?

Home runs are different, as they are directly correlated with the quality of the player and have a direct effect on game outcomes.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by CarlLester

then/than seem to have become interchangeable now as well. It's mind boggling when someone writes an otherwise intelligent post and caps it off with one of those. And yes, its mind boggling, not mind bottling, but I am sure that has been discussed here before hahah.

If I’m reading someone’s post and come to an incorrect then/then I just stop reading and skip to the next.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

If I’m reading someone’s post and come to an incorrect then/then I just stop reading and skip to the next.

You mean “than/than”.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden

The oval is great, but it does not have open skate this Saturday.

Olympic Plaza?

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Olympic Plaza?

I also saw some stuff about University District having a nice outdoor rink.

[chedder]

Originally Posted by SportsJunky

There is a lose/loose epidemic going on. it feels like a troll.

resign/re-sign.

Is Johnny going to resign? No I don’t think he's going to forego all that money.

Though I think on this board it's just pure laziness or auto complete.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by chedder

resign/re-sign.

Is Johnny going to resign? No I don’t think he's going to forego all that money.

Though I think on this board it's just pure laziness or auto complete.

Yeah, that one sucks because it's an antonym.

Role and roll.

He's on a role!
He's gotta figure out his roll or no one is getting anywhere.

... and then the poster defends the usage. When questioned if it's the other word.

His role is sniper, so he's on a role.
You gotta roll to get somewhere. So he has to figure out the roll.

[Nyah]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

The Avatar thread got me thinking about how bizarre it is that people discuss movie box office takes. It’s weird because it doesn’t really indicate anything qualitative about a movie, it’s just… how much money it did/might make. Is it one of the only things where we track sales of something that has nothing to do with us as a point of pride? Maybe sporting events or other events?

It’s not even from a perspective of “why do other people care about that.” I saw Top Gun and thought it was really good and saw how much money it made and thought “Wow, glad it made that much money” but… why? That feels like a dumb thing to think in retrospect. Why did I care at all that it made a bunch of money. I guess if you really want a sequel you’d care about it making enough to encourage a sequel, but beyond that?

To me, it shows that people are still interesting in seeing big, fun movies in theater - and box office numbers are a reflection of that. Especially at a time where in person viewing in theater is way down. With countless streaming services available and endless content, I still enjoy going to see big movies in theater. If box office numbers consistently fall, we'll see less and less of these awesome movies with theatrical releases and more of them will get thrown into the streaming pot.

This tweet is pretty timely:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1603219290924122112

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Those aren't even the worst. We can giggle at shark cootchie for charcuterie and whatnot, but would off for would've is the one that truly annoys me.



Mind bottling I think is at least based on a movie meme.

It is from a movie, but it's just been too many years to the point where it's just annoying to read at this point.