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re: modern tech grumbles 

@monsterblue what the *actual* fuck

what brand is that mouse so we can avoid them like several plagues
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@DarkOverord the last time we played was on 1.14 and most of the mods hadn't updated yet
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@DarkOverord they're on 1.18 now? they keep making more of them
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@sharkNserg you seem a bit more like someone who collects forms than someone who changes and never goes back, anyway!
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@sharkNserg just use one sticker of each form, and get one more sticker every time you change
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re: English language question (boostable) 

@Qwyrdo yes, it's never been something we've associated with German despite being literally a German word
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@gardevoir seeing as it's currently on 80% off sale, we might just get it to give it a try at some point in the future
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@gardevoir i'm a little concerned by how heavily the steam page seems to be pushing the multiplayer aspect

we're Not big on multiplayer games
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@gardevoir we've never heard of this game, maybe it's worth a try?
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It's really satisfying when you finally understand something complicated. I think that's what a lot of people see in math
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@Facet @Mycroft I was wondering that too. Multiple contractions aren't generally allowed in formal registers, but "I'dn't" is common enough, even "I'dn't've" rarely
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@Facet @Mycroft In other English dialects, the construction "I'm not" feels more natural than "I amn't", likely because of the two consecutive stressed vowels in the latter? I'm not sure, the reasoning behind that is probably pretty interesting though. But for whatever reason that restriction wasn't a problem in the AAVE dialects that "ain't" originated in. But anyway since the subject of "am" is always "I", there's never any other case to use it, so it always becomes "I'm".
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@Facet @Mycroft I don't think amn't was ever in use; it was a construction that originated in AAVE and then soon morphed into ain't. Pretty sure it was considered informal from the beginning due to its origin, Because Racism™
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@Facet Because it morphed into ain't.

No, really, this is the etymology of ain't.
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@Okesska did they do something in particular, or are they just continuing to be Not Very Good Quality?
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the Hearth :ms_agender_flag: boosted

re: Just in case you aren't trashposting yourself; re: Hypno trashpost: 

@pillowcat Oh, never heard of those
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