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It was pronounced "off-fen" with a silent t.
You seem to be saying that "often" used to be pronounced with a silent "t" and that the generally accepted pronunciation is now "off-ten," but maybe I'm misunderstanding you? Actually, the reverse is true. "Often" was originally pronounced "off-ten" (as it comes from OE "oft" and ME "ofte"); but the generally accepted pronunciation is now "off-en," with "off-ten" an increasingly common secondary (but--grudgingly--accepted ;)) pronunciation.
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But I see no "official" sources that agree with this. I'd be interested to, though.
As would I.
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Settlers of Catan Card Game Expansion Pack
Confusingly, this is not like the "extension packs" for the board game version, which allow additional players. The expansion packs for the card game only add features to the game, but it's still only a 2-player game.
Still, since the expansion sets are $10 individually, this is practically a steal if it really does include all 6 expansions.
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Are the expansion sets a worthwhile addition to the game? Amazon has a set that appears to include all 6 expansion packs at a ridiculously low price.
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My mother always goes squirrely when someone uses the phrase "so unique". Although I saw not too long ago that this is also now generally accepted.
AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!!! :svengo: No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
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Here are two sentences from my son's writing. Both have the word who, but only one of them requires the clause to be offset by commas. Please help me explain why the first would not have commas but the second would. I can't come up with the explanation, I just know it is that way.
The cock who won flew to the top of the farmhouse.
An eagle, who circled overhead, heard the boasting rooster.
Restrictive clauses don't use commas; non-restrictive clauses do.
The dependent clause "who won" in the first sentence is a restrictive clause; that is, it limits or identifies which specific cock (out of all the possible cocks) flew to the top of the farmhouse. (And I have to admit, ashamedly, that I giggled all the way through typing that sentence.)
The dependent clause "who circled overhead" in the second sentence is a non-restrictive clause; that is, it simply further describes but doesn't explicity identify the eagle.
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So octopus is correct, but octopuses is accepted?
Not quite. "Octopodes" is technically correct, but "octopuses" is also correct/acceptable as the standard plural in English. (See nmoira's post above.)
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I use "octopodes," but "octopuses" is acceptable as well. Here's what my shorter Oxford says:[ORIGIN Modern Latin from Greek oktōpous, from oktō eight + pous foot.][snip]– NOTE: Standard pl. in English is octopuses, although the Greek pl. octopodes is still occas. used. The Latinate form octopi is incorrect.
This makes sense, since it's derived from Greek and not Latin.
Bingo. This is correct. I use the standard anglicized plural "octopuses," though.
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Become an outlaw. :glare:
That is exactly the response that came into my head, too! :lol:
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If their professors want them to use MLA, that is typically made clear in the assignment.
Well, yes, that's why I said it's good to keep in mind that MLA is generally the standard for most university departments. For anyone planning to go to college, I'd strongly advise becoming very familiar with MLA.
I've got a MLA guide on my shelf from my college days and I know how to use it when appropriate. I would expect the same from my kids.As would I. :001_smile: But you might be surprised by how many college students expect personal tutoring in style guidelines or expect to be cut some slack on their grade when they use the wrong style manual.
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Don't pay it. File a protest. YOu should still be able to use the library while it is under review. I have had to do this for books that I returned but weren't checked back in. They claimed I never returned them but I knew that I did. The protest didn't hinder my use of the library.
I agree completely. If you know you didn't cause the damage and the librarian who accepted your late fine didn't comment on it, I'd be pretty skeptical that there was any damage when you returned it, or at least that there was sufficient damage to warrant the library's purchasing a new book.
FWIW, I've even found the books that the library has claimed I never returned sitting right on the shelf--after the library claims to have conducted a search and not found it--so I'm always pretty skeptical. I love my library, but I know there are a lot of student volunteers who aren't always very careful about their handling of books. :glare:
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P.S. This is only one example of why I do not care for the MLA guide...
But it's good to keep in mind that most university departments use MLA, except for psychology/sociology and the hard sciences.
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We just finished doing "Chicken Fat" on YouTube and I have to reccommend it to you guys!
Here is where you can watch the video to see what to do...
Here is the version with better audio so you can listen while doing it...
Both kiddos and myself got a quick workout and many giggles while doing this today. :001_smile: AND we are looking forward to doing it again tomorrow! :001_smile: YAY!
Wow, does that bring back memories! It's been {mumblemumble} years, and I still know that song by heart. :laugh:
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in our house it's simple. The couches eat them.
In ours, they run off with the missing socks.
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I can't guarantee that you'll find the content of all of the books reviewed appropriate for you, but you might enjoy the "Review-a-Day" and/or "Daily Dose" from Powell's Books.
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We are working in R&S4 and there is a chapter on lazy speech. They use "wen" for a lazy form of "when". So pardon my ignorance, but I thought that is how "when" is pronounced? :confused:
Oh, what garbage! It's not a lazy form. It's a regional difference in pronunciation that dates back to colonial New England.
You're not ignorant; but whoever wrote the grammar program could use a brush-up on historical linguistics. ;)
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I have a pattern for a hat I want to make and there is no gauge given. The yarn I want to use says on its label that using an 8mm needle' date=' I will get 12 stitches and 15 rows on a 4x4 swatch. More info from the label: 3.5 oz, 100 gm, 120 yd, 110 m.
The pattern says to use a 10 1/2 needle.
Would you progress with the yarn I have?
Thanks from a knitting novice![/quote']
A 10.5(US) needle is 6.5mm. An 8mm needle would be a size 11(US). Smaller needles than those recommended for the yarn will generally knit up slightly smaller and tighter than the gauge listed on the yarn band; but how significant the difference is really depends on the pattern and your knitting, especially with needles that size and chunky yarn. You may get 13 or 14 stitches to the inch, or you may get 12 if you're a "loose" knitter.
What really matters is what the pattern recommends and how tight/loose your knitting usually is. The pattern doesn't give a gauge, but does it say what brand of yarn it uses? You can look up the specs on that yarn and then calculate for your own yarn.
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Not at all. But I did suggest that mocking people is juvenile.
Well, mocking people ... and the themes of the movie (and, by extension, ...). But I won't nitpick. ;)
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No wonder the juvenile themes in this movie are appealing to you (and others).
Did you really just suggest that people to whom this movie appeals or would appeal are "juvenile?" :confused:
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I have a feeling Avatar might be compared with "Yoga" :tongue_smilie:
Bill
Yoga is the debbil.
And thanks for the recommendation. I was going to skip "Avatar" because the mediocre plot that I've read reviews about didn't counterbalance the physical discomfort of sitting through a nearly 3-hour flick. :scared: But it sounds like the overall experience is worthwhile.
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The "Calvin & Hobbes" snowflake strip. :001_smile:
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I agree. Michael Pollan's advice about eating is simply the best advice there is: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
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Settlers of Catan Card Game Expansion?
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It is. :001_smile: They're essentially the same game play, but the card game is for 2 players only (and my tactile self misses those little wooden roads and cities!). My ds is obsessed with the card game version right now, so I'm thinking about getting the expansion sets for it.
No one else has them for the card game, I guess?