underreacting

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[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 1 points 23 hours ago

All good examples in comments, but in this case it's Swedish. And if not by god then I'll forsake it.

[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 2 points 23 hours ago

Swedish. I have family there so I visit a lot, but I'm not completely fluent.

[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 10 points 1 day ago (7 children)

One of my languages has three genders for living creatures, and two genders for items. Those genders are all different from each other: humans and other living beings are male/female/living neutral, things are item neutral/item neutral. An item neutral plural is also used for groups of living beings, but not for all groups of items.

One item neutral singular can in some instances be used for a living being regardless of their gender. The other item neutral would be insulting if used about living beings, and especially dehumanising to humans (wish someone had told me this sooner).

I have no idea when to use which item neutral. Locals keep correcting me or almost imperceptibly wincing when I get it wrong, so when I want to sound more fluent I just use the item plural for singulars as well - it seems less annoying for some reason.

Oh, and for one of the item neutrals, if you accidentally use the other item neutral it means the plural of the first one. Kill me now, lol.

Good to know! I'll just not let any phones into any washing machines while traveling, to avoid grammatical confusion. I'll wash my phone when I get home instead.

Some "mm mMM mmh MMmm"s might suffice

[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I aim to articulate my thoughts (praise) during the meal, preferably early on, instead of having to recall the experience once its over. It also makes me more mindful of the meal if I try to find things to note while consuming it.

You likely won't remember to do so, lol, but if you do, try it!

I prep this by mixing dry lentils and dry rice in a box with a measuring cup on it.

Compared to oven ready meals it's just the extra step of using the cup to add from the box once and from the tap twice. And you don't even have to wait for the oven to heat up.

I prep this by mixing dry lentils and dry rice in a box with a measuring cup on it.

Pour mix from cup into pan once, pour water from cup into pan twice, add bouillon cube/stock. Turn stove on medium-low. Wait (take a shower or other 10-15 min activity, or experiment with additional spices into pan). Add veggies like frozen peas or spinach or corn, if feeling fancy. Turn off stove. Eat.

Easy. Predator on a predator.

[–] underreacting@literature.cafe 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Many countries have some sort of Romeo & Juliet-laws where teenagers of a certain age are allowed to have sex with each other/in their age brackets but adults are not allowed to have sex with minors.

Is that the case, or is 40+ and 15 good and legal?

It would share the rectangle shape and cut off corner with the "new document" icon.

Wouldn't that look quite a lot like the "new document" icon?

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