2011-02-07, 11:13 | Link #4643 |
For me the bell tolls
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I've got a question that I want to consult a wider group of people..so AS is the only place I can think of to go (besides /b/ but I know that would be a disaster)
so I'm part of a group that has this fundraiser idea for some kind of game which seems to be a cross between musical chairs and bingo, and you win cake. The name of the game is "Cake walk." That sounds innocent enough, right? But I looked up it's history, and the name comes from a game that black slaves used to play. I'm afraid that using that name for our game might invite trouble or complaints. I told the other members of the group this, and they said that I was being way to politically correct and that nobody cares, and it'll be no problem. My position is that it would be no problem to change the name of the game, and on the off chance that it saves us a headache later, great. But they don't want to change the name. So my question is, is it a big deal? and if so, should I insist on changing the name, or not participate if they refuse to? I'm just not 'current' with what is not considered pc, and what is just accepted and 'OK'
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2011-02-07, 12:03 | Link #4648 |
sleepyhead
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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You can't solve the problem with out knowing the problem. Track down what the original game was about. If it had nothing to do with yours except for the name being similar I would agree with your colleagues that it's nothing to worry too much about.
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2011-02-07, 12:17 | Link #4649 |
In scientific terms only.
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Cakewalks are decidedly uncontroversial, despite its history. You shouldn't worry about it at all, really. The legacy of slavery is, of course, a touchy subject, but thousands of things have been passed down from that regrettable era, and many simply don't arouse suspicion or anger. The cakewalk is one of them.
Of course, this is coming from the position of a person who lives in Louisiana, USA, a former slave state with a rather dark history. Take it with a grain of salt, if you wish. |
2011-02-08, 12:40 | Link #4650 |
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
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There are 2 french movies about parkour. IIRC the main actors is the same. The first one, again IIRC, revolved around them thieving to pay hospital fee of a kid.
I need the name for both. TIA. Could the mods at least remove the silly tags?
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2011-02-08, 16:54 | Link #4651 | |
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2011-02-09, 11:06 | Link #4656 |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 39
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When he said low fat ratio I presume the doctor means that he has less fat per muscle and/or skin ratio, because a specific amount of fat and normal in the subcutaneous fascial spaces between skin and muscle/bone. This would translate to Saintess not having the expected amount of fat distributed evenly in his legs compared to other areas. Muscles have a lot of pain receptors whereas fat has very little if at all, which makes muscle useless as a physical buffer since you'd ache every time you get hit.
The thing is, if say he has a LOT of fat elsewhere like the gut and chest but little in the limbs, that's an actual disease.
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2011-02-09, 16:27 | Link #4657 | |
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Age: 35
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She also mentioned that if there is alot of fat elsewhere, it might be an actual disease so she scheduled me for another full-body checkup. Though I have no idea what the rest of my body has to do with my leg, which got stuck between two pieces of concrete broken drain cover in a drain in the middle of a rainstorm 1.5 years ago.
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2011-02-09, 21:04 | Link #4658 |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Unidiomatic Expressions?
Hello everyone!
Lately, I've been studying for the GRE. I'm looking into going to graduate school, and I came across this particular phrase "unidiomatic expression." I tried to look up on Google what this exactly is, but I had no luck. All I got was "not an idiom," but according to some of these study books, an unidiomatic phrase is reason enough for a particular phrase to be grammatically incorrect over another. Can someone help me out with what exactly these are? I don't mean to be arrogant or anything, but.... Keep in mind, I'm studying for GREs and other graduate level exams/writing, so if you're a younger middle/high school student, please only comment if you're 100% sure you know what you're talking about. |
2011-02-09, 21:47 | Link #4659 | |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Age: 49
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To answer your question, that's a surprise to me, too. I've never heard of "unidiomatic expressions" but, going by the examples thrown up by Google, it would appear that such expressions are ungrammatical simply by definition. They are "unidiomatic" in the sense that certain words are being used in ways that native speakers of the language normally wouldn't. For example, many people incorrectly say "neck to neck" when the correct expression is neck and neck. One passes the baton to the next generation; one does not "pass on the baton". If one is in trouble, we could say that one is in hot water; one is not "in hot soup". Other mistakes I've come across as recently as yesterday while editing news copy: Between...and, not between...to; in the latter case, we usually mean to say that something ranges from...to. |
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2011-02-11, 03:41 | Link #4660 |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 35
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Alright, in 3 months time I will finish my base courses and start taking my majors, which will lead to my degree in Econs and Finance.
The problem is, I have two choices to get my degree from, one of them which is a direct honours which is more prestigious but pure mugging (read : waste of time drilling for exams), whereas the other is very project-oriented. Which one should I go for? I don't think I have the patience to mug for another 1.5 years of text, but the lack of recognition in the project-oriented one is made up by project work, which is a better learning experience IMO.
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