this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2024
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[–] [email protected] 78 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

True. But, you can do both

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

I think it's best to do both.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Try with Europe. Its a European not an European

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year 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 1 year ago (2 children)

Also When They Capitalize Every God Damn Word Like This!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

search engine ellipsis

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Could I also bring THE SHOVEL?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Top, sad but so well put! 🤣