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[–] [email protected] 78 points 11 months ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 54 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Blame me, and others like me. I wouldn't click

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

True. But, you can do both

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

What'd be cool is if when you enter a URL the lemmy interface lets the poster choose an image or even cropped region from the linked page.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I think it's best to do both.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I know an url is grammatically correct, but for whatever reason it doesn't sound right.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Is it? I would think it's 'a', not 'an' because it's "a you-are-el" (English is not my native language).

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yup, that's correct. It doesn't matter that it begins with a vowel, what matters is if it sounds like a vowel. Likewise, "an university" and "a hour" are both incorrect.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is still salvageable by pronouncing it as "an earl".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Well, I'm sure at least some person out there pronounces it that way, but I've certainly never met one!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Try with Europe. Its a European not an European

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I hate, hate hate that english news headlines don't write "and". It's barely longer than a fucking comma, what's the point?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Also When They Capitalize Every God Damn Word Like This!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Isn't that.. Just like... How you write titles and names?

I think it would look wrong if the title didn't use title casing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

i vOTE tHAT iF wE wANT tO gET pEOPLE'S aTTENTION wE sHOULD wRITE hEADLINES lIKE tHIS iNSTEAD

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The news used to be printed on paper, and back in those days every extra character would increase costs. These days it's partly tradition, and partly so the headline doesn't get cut off in embeds

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

search engine ellipsis

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

TSA still won't let them through, but the airlines will be more than happy to sell you a small tool kit containing a 6oz ball peen hammer, pop rivet gun, an assortment of rivets, flat & Philips #2 screwdrivers, and a 3m roll of duct tape. They'll be available on the service card for $28 (please make sure you have the latest version of our app, and have a credit card on file!)

Also, they'll be passing along a new Enhanced Egress cabin fee for upgraded deplaning experience.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Could I also bring THE SHOVEL?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Torque wrenches are still banned, of course. You could really bean somebody with one of those.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Top, sad but so well put! 🤣