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KitLily
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02 Sep 2023, 6:49 am

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I don't get people who turn any discussion into inane hairsplitting about linguistic rules that they don't actually know how to use.


That is most of social media- whataboutery, ad hominem arguments etc. Where the people are attacking the way the commenter phrased their comment rather than talking about the actual ideas they want to discuss.


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16 Oct 2023, 10:04 pm

I don't get why so many women use "vocal fry". I just hate it for some reason. I was watching a video earlier but I couldn't really focus because the woman talking through the who video had the worst creakiness in her voice. Maybe I hate it because it sounds like they just got up at 5:30 in the morning, and I'm lucky to have even fallen asleep at that hour.



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17 Oct 2023, 12:35 am

I don't get why people are so quick to blame leg pain on diabetes. I don't get why people are so quick to blame anything on anything.


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17 Oct 2023, 1:41 am

I don’t get why people scream and shout when watching sports. I’ve never been that excited about anything.



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17 Oct 2023, 2:34 am

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I don’t get why people scream and shout when watching sports. I’ve never been that excited about anything.


Oh you wouldn't like me then, I'm pretty excitable, especially about sport :lol:


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17 Oct 2023, 5:57 am

^ We must be like chalk and cheese Kitlily, lol.
I wonder who came up with that analogy? It’s weird.



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17 Oct 2023, 6:33 am

There is nothing I like better than looking up words, so I found this:

Chalk and Cheese – Meaning, Origin and Usage

https://english-grammar-lessons.com/cha ... e-meaning/


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17 Oct 2023, 10:13 am

I keep getting my chalk mixed up with my cheese


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17 Oct 2023, 10:23 am

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17 Oct 2023, 10:24 am

lostonearth35 wrote:
I don't get why so many women use "vocal fry". I just hate it for some reason.
Same - it drives me mad. :x


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17 Oct 2023, 10:32 am

What is vocal fry? I've never heard of it.


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17 Oct 2023, 12:12 pm

KitLily wrote:
What is vocal fry? I've never heard of it.


It's a creaky sounding voice. Have you ever heard the Kardashians speak? They're a good example of vocal fry.


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17 Oct 2023, 1:10 pm

I don't really understand common morality, I have my own sense. Everything we know nowadays is socially constructed, and I don't care much for society, so why listen to it on that matter?


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17 Oct 2023, 1:22 pm

I love a creaky voice me.


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17 Oct 2023, 10:16 pm

I don't get why people throw their empty cans of drink on the floor of the bus when there is a bin near the driver, couldn't they wait until the bus stops and then put it in the bin.



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19 Oct 2023, 6:16 pm

I don't get why they had to turn Fred from Scooby Doo into rich white teen who's completely inept at everything.


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