Activity for gmcgath‭

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Comment	Post #290447	We should probably stick to English in the discussion, since this is a mostly English-language site. (Translation: "Das Weihnachten" sounds totally wrong. Till now I've never heard it. "Die Weihnachten" sounds right.) But to answer your comment, the singular "Weihnachten" gets recognition from online... (more)	—	4 months ago
Comment	Post #290447	Found this on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/German/comments/3yqlqd/why_is_it_frohe_weihnachten_instead_of_frohes/ Part of the issue, it seems, is that "Weihnachten" is singular in some expressions and plural in others. There's also "Die Weihnacht," a feminine noun which (I think) follows the no... (more)	—	5 months ago
Comment	Post #288754	Either one, if there's a generally accepted name for it. (more)	—	10 months ago
Comment	Post #288538	I don't have any information on whether this actually happened, but it would fit with the common attitude toward early TV of "radio with pictures." https://bill37mccurdy.com/2010/08/20/early-tv-was-like-radio-with-pictures/ In the technical sense, TV is and always has been radio with pictures, ... (more)	—	10 months ago
Comment	Post #286640	Yes, I made an error. Responses here on Codidact are often sparse, and I wanted to contribute something. I read your post; it would have been a remarkable coincidence for me to cite the same Etymonline item for a post I hadn't even read. I read it carelessly. So you decided to be rude about it. That ... (more)	—	over 1 year ago
Comment	Post #286610	In every case I can think of, one language dominates locally. However, I'm far from an expert in this area, which is why I wrote a comment rather than an answer. Maybe you'd find such bilingualism in areas close to national borders, especially ones that have shifted recently. (more)	—	almost 2 years ago
Comment	Post #286610	There are countries with multiple official languages and significant speaking populations for each, but they tend to be divided regionally. Examples are Belgium (Flemish and French) and Switzerland (German, French, Italian, and Romansh). In any particular place, one language dominates. I don't know i... (more)	—	almost 2 years ago
Comment	Post #286040	A request for "devil's advocate" answers seems contrary to the spirit of this site. People come here for informed answers to questions, not to strained efforts to uphold a position that few would think of in the first place. The question might be stronger if it were revised to cite more instances of ... (more)	—	almost 2 years ago
Comment	Post #286201	Some people here hold the view that the only legitimate questions are ones for which no answers can previously be found on the Internet. This isn't the first time someone has complained that the answer could be found using Google. If we allowed only questions on which there's no previously publish... (more)	—	about 2 years ago
Comment	Post #284914	The discussion in Etymonline supports this line of reasoning. https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=invest (more)	—	over 2 years ago
Comment	Post #285572	Certain suffixes indicate a likely French origin, including -tion, -ence, -ance, -ic, and -ian. However, many English words have been coined in imitation of words with these endings, and others may be post-Norman imports, so it's not a sure guide. (more)	—	over 2 years ago
Comment	Post #285356	In which language did the meaning shift? Literally, a maniac is a dangerously insane person. In English, it has taken on a figurative, often humorous secondary meaning, suggesting nothing worse than excessive interest or devotion to something. If the word is always used in the original sense in Hebre... (more)	—	over 2 years ago
Comment	Post #284224	Giving the context helps. A search immediately turned up several versions of the article in question. Much of this is basic vocabulary. A bill is a proposed piece of legislation before a legislative body. The bill in question is one to amend the constitution of Thailand, or rather to start the am... (more)	—	over 2 years ago