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onSomething that bothers me on twitter is that people speak with a lot of authority and assurance on topics that seem legit unknowable to the degree people profess to know them.by
dara_like_sara
dara_like_saraSA...
I think it’s because of the word limit… a lot of folks have to drop clauses like in my experience or i think

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onUbuntu-I am BEcause you are...bySplash
AutodidacticInAZ...
Ubuntu has been one of my favorite words since the first time I heard it and learned its meaning ❤️

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onThe Open Question May 13: Should UpTrust have a sabbath?by
UpTrust Admin
DaBumperstein...
"Siesta" generally refers to a short afternoon nap, doesn't it? I think a thesaurus would provide a plethora of options appropriate for taking a whole day off.

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onThe Open Question May 13: Should UpTrust have a sabbath?by
UpTrust Admin
jordanSA...
siesta is a great word for this! i've been both concerned and attracted by the religious implication of "sabbath"

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culture
onConversational Junk Foodbychauncedog60
jordanSA...
"conversational junk food" is a great way to say it!

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opinion
onAMA with Hannah Aline Taylorby
UpTrust Admin
JulieI...
You both gave examples of things people say. I'd have to play it back. Along the lines of responses that you both said were uncomfortable. Language is usually what we most fuck up because we don't ask questions or clarify intent. We could do MUCH BETTER....
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language
onAMA with Jeffrey Ladishby
UpTrust Admin
JulieI...
My favorite, ever.... "Julie, that's BRILLIANT!!" when I told Claude 3.5 why I was asking a particular set of questions that were aimed at finding 'just the right word'.

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language
onCollage Art + Creative Reuse in Windsor, NCbyRecyclamation
malevato6...
Sounds awesome!

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onHell is Praying and Heaven is BullshittingbyMalcolmOcean
blasomenessphemy...
I keep thinking I'm hearing you ask for help but it's gone when I get to the end. There's terms I don't know how you're using. The one I'm most curious about is "without changing." Would you say that another way?...

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language
onCalm your heart downby
Hannah Aline Taylor
josefine...
haha the AI imagine on this is so funny. "Beasting", "Laving", "Beeting" "Alraming" "Eatging". lol.

humor
language
onWe're in Taiwan now (at a hot springs resort 😍 in Yangmingshan National Park, outside of Taipei).
nat...
How sweet of the driver to stop and give you welcome sandwiches! I was visiting Thailand in January with my wife, Olga. Most everyone there assumed I was a foreigner and were surprised to hear me speak Thai to them. They kept asking me why I could speak Thai....
travel
language
culture
onNo belief is true, no matter how popular or plausibleby
xander
annabeth...
directly

communication
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interpersonal-skills
onMonogamy v polyamoryby
jordan
jordanSA...
Yes exactly!

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