Yes I find this super annoying too!
"I was super motivated today"....
You're either motivated or not.
Not just a cycling annoyance but people "medalling". It's not a verb.
Trivial cycling things annoy me?
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jekyll man
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"I was super motivated today"....
You're either motivated or not.
Not just a cycling annoyance but people "medalling". It's not a verb.
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jekyll man wrote: ↑Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:07 pm
Not just a cycling annoyance but people "medalling". It's not a verb.
Every English dictionary contradicts this. Is it a modern usage? Yes, but that doesn't matter.
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Styling details being described as 'aggressive'.
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People saying « I gave my 110% best ». You gave it really all? Well that’s 100%, yes that last 1% was hard to give but, nevertheless, that’s 100%.
AluminUm instead of Aluminium. Both are correct (aluminum was the original published name) but the « ium » is more consistent with the other element (and the same guy isolated and named a few like sodium and magnesium) and used everywhere except the US.
AluminUm instead of Aluminium. Both are correct (aluminum was the original published name) but the « ium » is more consistent with the other element (and the same guy isolated and named a few like sodium and magnesium) and used everywhere except the US.
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What about platinum and lanthanum though…
No idea probably a legacy of some old naming (ferrum before iron or cuprum before copper) or elements that do not carry the “um” in other languages.TobinHatesYou wrote:What about platinum and lanthanum though…
In all cases even if 78/79 elements are in “ium” and 3-4 in “um”, it’s just a detail.
Speaking of post race interviews, take note every time a rider uses the term "for sure". It is frequently used to both start and finish sentences. Quite peculiar. But the very verbal riders are few and far between, not to mention that it's demanding to say something meaningful immediately after crossing the finish line.
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In at least one European language Sram is the verb to have a sh*t.robbosmans wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:34 amEvery other pronunciation of “sram”, especially in Europe. (S-ram etc)
No doubt hilarious to some, but may also explain the deliberate mispronounciation.
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Yes, it does seem like there must be a lot of generations sometimes
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