I think a lot of people would like the term “misfeature”. It’s for when the system works as designed (so, not a bug), but the result still sucks.

There are a lot of AI misfeatures being added to a lot of apps.

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#vocab #vocabulary #linguistics

Not sure how I can miss three out of 50 and still end up that high on the distribution

Wondering about the #Afrikaans stoep and #AmerEnglish stoop.

Recently discovered that Bedlam was a acceptable pronunciation of Bethlehem at some time.

What's the relationship between stoep, stoop and step?

Hmm I have yet again seen the non-word "miniscule" appear in a published news article, so here's a public service announcement:

The correct spelling is "minuscule" (note the "u").

Thank you for your time.

What is a word you know, but never use because there are alternatives you prefer?

Mine is pail. I use bucket or something else.

Your turn.

PS: Re-toot so we can get everyone elses!

#language #vocab #vocabulary

EDIT: Removed a random word that didn’t fit.

1/2 EXPATRIATE: How to excel and thrive in a French-speaking country?

When you are a "Fluent Expat":

You immerse yourself in the French-speaking culture successfully
You know all the tricks to excel in oral communication
You build your self-confidence through your solid skillset
You use hard and soft skills with ease

Succeeding as an expatriate requires special skills.

HELP! has 1 form in #Hebrew, and this is it.

It's like CPR - we learn it in hopes we will never need to use it.

#WordyWednesday: Half Couch vs Full Couch Casket

Most American caskets are half couch. What does that mean?

A half couch casket has a two-piece lid. The top half opens to reveal the deceased’s face and torso while the lower half remains closed to conceal the legs.

These caskets open on the left (it’s just the industry standard, likely because we tend to approach the casket and touch the person with our right hand while turned slightly toward their face; it just works better this way). The inside of the foot end of the casket is often “unfinished,” meaning that it’s spartan rather than upholstered in pleated fabric. We can’t spontaneously decide to reverse a body in a casket, but we can custom order a casket built to open in the opposite direction (like if the right side of a person is too disfigured for viewing).

Note: even though YOU only see the top lid open, rest assured that WE can open both lids to get the body inside. Once the body is nicely tucked in, we close the lower lid.

A full couch casket has a one-piece lid to showcase the entire body, head to toe. They’re uncommon, typically only seen in certain parts of the country. Some include an inner leg covering and/or a foot pillow. Funeral directors must accommodate a few details differently: standard casket flower sprays can only be placed on top when it’s fully closed (or a long simple garland is draped along the hinge panel inside), and similarly, the flag cannot be draped unless the lid is fully closed. Half couch caskets allow flower sprays or a pleated flag to be draped over the closed foot panel during viewing.

Either way, please bring pants for your loved one. Whether we can see their legs or not, they ought to be properly dressed. Full couch caskets expose the feet too, which is rough for us when the feet are swollen. Putting shoes on is really hard! It’s also tricky to keep the feet together rather than splaying out (this is a better reason to tie shoelaces together rather than making the zombie apocalypse funnier).

Which would you prefer? Full or half couch?

#WordyWednesday: Ossilegium

A noun meaning the act of collecting bones for placement in an ossuary after the rest of the body has decomposed. FYI, an ossuary is a building or structure to house bones or cremated remains. (I’ll do one of these on ossuaries later!)

The collected bones may be stored in individual boxes, small niches, or arranged into magnificent displays with many other skeletons.

Many cultures performed this as a means of conserving burial space. Ancient Greeks even collected bones from funeral pyres and washed them with wine and oil before placing them in urns.

Pronounced oss-ih-LEE-gee-um.

Not to be confused with the metal band by the same name

YN Y LOLFA | IN THE LOUNGE

cadair freichiau - armchair
soffa - sofa
teledu - television
rỳg - rug
llenni - curtains
lamp - lamp
carped - carpet
bwrdd coffi - coffee table
lle tân - fireplace
clustog - cushion
pell-reolaeth - remote
ffôn - phone
cloch - clock
drych - mirror
cwpwrdd | silffoedd llyfrau - bookcase
bleinds - blinds
blanced - blanket
ffenestr - window
peintiad - painting
planhigyn - plant
golau - light
#cymraeg #welsh #lolfa #lounge #iaith #language #dysgu #learn #geirfa #vocab

This always seems like cheating; I can never quite bring myself to play ‘za’ or something ridiculous like that.
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Adorbs, thingie, inspo: Scrabble has 500 new (and divisive) words https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/adorbs-thingie-inspo-scrabble-has-500-new-and-divisive-words-20221212-p5c5nb.html