In the little corner of Latin America where I live, if people are making a concerted effort to be inclusive in writing, they end a word with @s to include both -os and -as endings: amig@s, chic@s, etc. But that is very uncommon, and I have not encountered a spoken equivalent.

As a non-native speaker, I find Spanish to be quite a bit more flexible than English. It’s very context-dependent, so I think a lot of Spanish speakers just have the mindset that you figure out the meaning of a word through its context. Words ending in -o can be for everyone or for masculine people, and you figure out the speaker’s intention by the context.

But also when your blender has a gender (it’s feminine, for people who don’t know), maybe it takes some of the gravitas out of the conversation about gendered language.

The first time I read this, my brain automatically parsed “metal bands” as musicians. And now I think Gwar should really implement this system to commemorate all of its various lineups.

This is pretty close to my experience, including the counting.

I was surprised to learn that not everyone counts things like stairs automatically.

Not nearly as bad as the lady who briefly worked in my office. She had a ton of Harley-Davidson accessories. Literally the first thing she told us was that she and her husband love the brand and riding motorcycles. I asked how many Harleys they had. The answer? Zero, but they hoped to buy one someday.

They made “hoping to own something” their whole personality.

He’s also saying that “choosing not to purchase” is the same as “killing a game.”

Guess I’d better pour one out for the literal thousands of games I’ve personally killed.

This is my take on it, too. The kinds of things these guys are doing seem to cater to the male gaze.

Developmentally, it’s pretty normal for adolescents to style themselves to impress their same-sex peers for a while before they start trying to attract romantic partners. Maybe these guys are in a state of arrested development, maybe they’re gay … but definitely they’re very troubled if they think hammering their facial bones is a good idea.

Wow. Thanks for mentioning this. I had no idea.

I found this study published in the journal of the American Academy of Neurology just last year. The results are kind of horrifying. And it’s not only aspartame – they made similar connections with other low-calorie sweeteners.

Turns out, that last 8 inches is really important.

Surely you jest.

Donald Trump illegally ordered the demolition of part of a historical building that he occupies but (very importantly) does not own. His plan was to illegally build a replacement for the part he illegally tore down.

Even as President of the United States, one is expected to follow the laws of the land. In this case, he broke laws about the preservation of historical buildings and landmarks. He seems to have thought that if he just went ahead and broke the law, nobody would stop him. This strategy has worked for him in the past.

Democrats had to sue in order to make him stop breaking the law.

I assumed it’s because the tenured faculty come in to do their research with a pocket flask.

I don’t like a thing about the city, and I hate the countryside too.

Thanks for that blast from the past! I haven’t thought about that song in at least a decade.

This might help for context.

They get picked before they’re ripe, which means their flavor isn’t very good.

Old Dolphin

Fish Me If You Can

Gnat Atlas

Kangaroo Beverly Hill

Racehorse of Dream

14-year-old me would also be very disappointed that I’m no longer religious. She would be afraid for me because I have gay and trans friends.

Poor little Nicki. She was brainwashed and didn’t know better. Fortunately, she got better after her first semester at university.

I think a lot of people view strangers that way, as obstacles to be avoided. You’re just more honest about it than most of us are.

It’s pretty obvious to me when I walk down the street in my city that most people have that view of anyone they perceive to be of a lower social class.

Elementary teacher here. I can corroborate that everything is somehow sticky at school, too.

I assume that if it isn’t already happening, future models will have instructions to maximize token usage.

Many states adopted their own standards instead of the Common Core, likely because of the political backlash. Most that I’ve seen are 90% CC with some state-specific requirements for things like history.

I think we’re talking past each other here.

The original post is talking about people with “a systemized non-scientific theory of anatomy and nutrition.”

The comment that we’re responding to says,

Anyone talking about “toxins” and “waste products” as if they’re ‘stuck’ in your body is either very ignorant, or trying to sell you snake oil. Probably both."

The people who blog about “toxins,” as a generalized word without a specific meaning that could reasonably be replaced with “evil ghosts” in a sentence, are not interested in listening to doctors or scientists. They are “health” influencers on par with the current US secretary of Health and Human Services. I specifically called them “MAHA moms” in my previous comment for this reason.

I would hope that all reasonably educated people recognize that there are actual toxic substances that our bodies absorb that are harmful to us. But anyone who is identifying a specific toxin, much less a medically appropriate treatment plan for removing it, is leagues away from the snake-oil peddlers this post is talking about.

If you have not encountered these charlatans, more power to you. They used to be relegated to specific corners of the internet, but they’re becoming more mainstream with help from powerful figures in Washington.

I, unfortunately, had a loved one who followed some of these influencers with deadly effects. It turns out that juice cleanses and energy healing can’t cure cancer.