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Wordorigins.organtisemitism vs. anti-Semitism<a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/harmless-drudge/antisemitism-vs-anti-semitism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wordorigins.org/harmless-drudge/antisemitism-vs-anti-semitism</a><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etymology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#grammar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpolitics</a>

BairMal ne interne Frage: Leute bzw. Accounts können hier im <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> abstellen, dass ihnen gefolgt bzw. zurückgefolgt werden kann? Verstehe ich das richtig?<a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/features" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#features</a>

EditorMarkIf you do something daily, the adverb is "every day." The one-word "everyday" is an adjective meaning commonplace. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#words</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tips</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

:rss: Hacker NewsDocker limits unauthenticated pulls to 10/HR/IP from Docker Hub, from March 1 <a href="https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/usage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub/usage/</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/ycombinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ycombinator</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Docker</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/Hub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hub</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/limit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#limit</a> <a href="https://rss-mstdn.studiofreesia.com/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

Jonathan EmmesediI wish people would not use "despise" as if its meaning were identical with that of "hate". To despise means not only to have a strong dislike, but also to have contempt for someone or something.- I not only hate MAGA supporters, I despise them too. - I hate this cold spell we're having.To my ear, "I despise this cold spell we're having" sounds wrong; how can one feel disdain for the weather?<a href="https://c.im/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Usage</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hate</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Despise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Despise</a>

FinchHaven sfba<a href="https://me.dm/@KronoMoon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KronoMoon</a> "What is the best-practice Alt-Text <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>?"You're trolling, right?Maybe the best-practice would be for people to stop cringing about everything and just do what they wantYa think?

The Krononaut Moon Project 🌑<a href="https://me.dm/tags/Help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Help</a>! <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gender</a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>+ <a href="https://me.dm/tags/etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etiquette</a> question in regards to <a href="https://me.dm/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a> descriptions for <a href="https://me.dm/tags/images" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#images</a> on <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> & <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fedi</a>. Others must be having this same issue. Example: <a href="https://me.dm/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photo</a> appears to be of a mother, father, and twin daughters attending an Orthodox Jewish service. But maybe we don't actually know? What is the best-practice Alt-Text <a href="https://me.dm/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>? How do we describe this image if we don't know if the girls (?) are the children of the woman (?) & man (?) Can this be looked up? Thank you. <a href="https://me.dm/@KronoMoon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@KronoMoon</a>

Sentence firstThe Strunk cost fallacyMyths have serious sticking power. This is true not just of the myths of antiquity but also of more modern and niche types, like the <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/a-to-z-of-english-usage-myths/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">myths of English usage</a>. It seems that nothing will ever stop people peeving pointlessly about <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/how-awkwardly-to-avoid-split-infinitives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">split infinitives</a>, <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2023/02/27/dont-never-tell-nobody-not-to-use-no-double-negatives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">double negatives</a>, <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2015/10/27/fear-and-loathing-of-the-passive-voice/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">passive voice</a>, <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/singular-they-you-and-a-senseless-way-of-speaking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">singular they</a>, &c.One thing that makes usage myths sticky, and spready, is that when we’ve gone to the trouble of learning something, we’re often reluctant to unlearn it, even in the face of contradictory truth – especially when that knowledge gives us a pleasurable feeling of authority or expertise. Renouncing it means accepting that we’ve wasted our time, so instead we double down.<a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/strunk-white-the-elements-of-style.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>This makes it a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost#Fallacy_effect" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sunk cost fallacy</a> or sunk cost effect. The term is from economics but has spread to more general use. I’m about to spread it further, with a goofy twist: Doubling down on a bogus rule of language use because you’ve invested time or cognitive effort into learning it is hereby known as the Strunk cost fallacy (or Strunk cost effect).Regrettably, there is no way to include E. B. White in the coinage without spoiling the pun, but both he and William Strunk Jr. bear some responsibility for promulgating a range of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211030010349/https:/lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/LandOfTheFree.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">egregious misunderstandings</a> about English grammar, usage, and ‘correctness’.The dogmatic tone in those authors’ influential Elements of Style also fuels, among some of its devotees, intolerance of non-standardized dialects and informal varieties of English, because readers gain (or strengthen) the impression that in language use there can be only one right way. This is another fallacy, an insidious and socially toxic one.If you find evidence that you have a mistaken belief about language use – it happens to us all – then my advice is to heed that evidence. Instead of allowing your defences to reject the possibility that you’ve wasted your time learning and maybe promoting a falsity, embrace the opportunity to revise your beliefs. Don’t fall for the Strunk cost fallacy.In closing, here’s a related piece of snark:<blockquote>Accidentally typed “Strunk and Why” and this sums up my feelings better than any tired rant I might muster— Stan Carey (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5umbpor2jx3i4a7g5gureesq?ref_src=embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stancarey.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5umbpor2jx3i4a7g5gureesq/post/3l6nom3awzw2c?ref_src=embed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oct 16, 2024 at 20:33</a></blockquote>(I tried embedding an equivalent <a href="https://mastodon.ie/deck/@stancarey/113318772254514245" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mastodon post</a>, but it didn’t work the way Bluesky’s did. I’m using both platforms for now.)* * *A few other coinages you might like: <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/whoms-law-of-hypercorrection/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Whom’s Law of Hypercorrection</a>; <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/introducing-indo-european-jones/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indo-European Jones</a>; <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/scary-quotes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">scary quotes</a>; the <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/introducing-the-apostrophantom/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apostrophantom</a>; the <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/the-typographic-oath-for-editors/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Typographic Oath for editors</a>.<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/books/" target="_blank">#books</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/e-b-white/" target="_blank">#EBWhite</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/grammar/" target="_blank">#grammar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/humour/" target="_blank">#humour</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/language/" target="_blank">#language</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/neologisms/" target="_blank">#neologisms</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/peevology/" target="_blank">#peevology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/phrases/" target="_blank">#phrases</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/prescriptivism/" target="_blank">#prescriptivism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/the-elements-of-style/" target="_blank">#TheElementsOfStyle</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/usage/" target="_blank">#usage</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/tag/william-strunk-jr/" target="_blank">#WilliamStrunkJr</a>

Inautilo<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Development</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trends</a> PHP version stats (January 2025) · The current PHP versions used across the community <a href="https://ilo.im/161vtk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ilo.im/161vtk</a>_____ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhpCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhpCommunity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PHP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Usage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Statistics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WebDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebDev</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Backend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Backend</a>

Orhun Parmaksız 👾I found the du(1) command, but on steroids! 🔥🌀 **parallel-disk-usage**: Highly parallelized directory tree analyzer🚀 Renders a graphical chart for disk usages of files and directories🦀 Written in Rust!⭐ GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/KSXGitHub/parallel-disk-usage" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/KSXGitHub/parallel-disk-usage</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rust</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/commandline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commandline</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/disk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disk</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/du" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#du</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linux</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/graph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graph</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/filesystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#filesystem</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/devtool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#devtool</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a>

Different Thana. I want my family and friends on FB to go to a different platformb. I want FB designers to figure out the word "fewer"<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#facebook</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/badenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#badenglish</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#words</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/petpeeve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petpeeve</a>

Stephen HayesWhen someone writes "the 2000s" do you think<a href="https://c.im/tags/polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polls</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

Graham DownsIt can be confusing at first, but stick with it. You'll be a pro in no time! 😆 <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthAfrica</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

Boiling SteamSurvey for Steam Deck owners only! How would you compare your usage of the Steam Deck recently versus the last year?<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/steamdeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#steamdeck</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/linuxgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxgaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/survey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#survey</a>

Linux ✅Linux recently reached all time high (4.45%) marketshare / few pointers:◉It is more; Chrome OS is Linux too (Google's - just not a Freedesktop one) ◉This really is desktop use (majority don't browse web with Steam Deck) ◉Linux users with user agent switchers +anti tracker utilizers ◉Inflated Windows & macOS numbers via dualbooters ◉"Unknown" (?) --Statcounter counts user agents; many Linux users indeed have anti trackingIt's +5% already 🐧►<a href="https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide</a><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://linuxrocks.online/tags/Statcounter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Statcounter</a> <a href="https://linuxrocks.online/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

zerologyMy dear speakers of English. Can you give me an example for usage of the word "unlulled", please? <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unlulled" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unlulled</a> <a href="https://bayes.club/tags/unlulled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unlulled</a> <a href="https://bayes.club/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#english</a> <a href="https://bayes.club/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

KillickPrepositions.Why do we use in or on? We left our sunglasses on the train, on the bus, on the plane. We left our sunglasses in the taxi, in the car, in the truck. <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

Eric Beavers<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Meyerweb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Meyerweb</a> I'm with you, but how do you feel about “teachings?” After remembering that word, which I'm OK with, I'm torn about “learnings.” <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Language</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Usage</a>

Graham DownsWeird how Americans call Vienna sausages, "hot dogs". To me, they're not "hot dogs" until they're ON the rolls! Before that, they're just Viennas (or Frankfurters or whatever kind of sausage... But never Russians or Boerewors because you don't make hot dogs out of those; you make Russian rolls or Boerewors rolls). 😛 <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#language</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#words</a> <a href="https://mastodon.africa/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

David McMullinWhen did the word “performative” acquire its current disapproving meaning, to describe empty words or gestures, done just for show? Merriam-Webster has this as the 2nd of 4 meanings, the 4th being what I considered more significant: words that perform an action, that themselves do something. Like wedding vows—saying those words is how you marry someone. Or, precisely the opposite of meaninglessly or hypocritically “performative.” <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#English</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/usage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usage</a>

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