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10 common phrases manipulators use to control people

Here we list some common phrases manipulators often use to trick or control others. So, if someone says these to you, then beware… They're probably manipulating you! #common #phrases #manipulators #control #people

https://12sknnews.com/10-common-phrases-manipulators-use-to-control-people/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

My number one japanese phrase for a proper misunderstanding at the moment:
"Shakai no mado ga aiteiru!/社会の窓が空いている"

lit. Translation
"The window to society is open!"

Real meaning
"Your fly is open!"

#japan #japanese #language #translation #phrases

10 common #phrases that you may not know have #racist #origins

https://www.upworthy.com/racist-phrases-origin-ex1
#language #english #trivia #racism

10 golden phrases that can motivate children instantly

Children blossom with the right words at the right time. These golden phrases spark courage, confidence, and joy, reminding them how powerful, loved, and capable they are every single day. #golden #phrases #motivate #children #instantly

https://10bmnews.com/2025/04/10-golden-phrases-that-can-motivate-children-instantly/

🥃𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊'𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓🥃

Chomping On The Bit vs. Champing On The Bit

https://www.thirstyspittoon.top/2025/04/chomping-on-bit-vs-champing-on-bit.html

#thethirstyspittoon #thisVSthat #phrases #differencebetween #chompingonthebit #champingonthebit

Les #bonobos sont capables de #phrases #complexes presque comme les #humains

https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/les-bonobos-sont-capables-de-phrases-complexes-presque-comme-les-humains_229535

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I know "orentated" is technically a correct word, but it triggers the same neurospicy response as "lengthly" and "all of the sudden," so every so often I keep typing "orientated isn't a word" into Google in the hopes that their AI will one day pick up on it and subtly convert people into using "oriented" instead.

#Language #Words #Phrases #NeuroSpicy

🌟 Want to sound like a local in Hebrew? 🌟

My new YouTube video is here! 🎥

In Part 1 of Hebrew Expressions Israelis Use Daily, I’m diving into the most common idioms and phrases that make Israeli Hebrew so vibrant and authentic. 🇮🇱✨

These are the expressions you need to know to take your Hebrew to the next level — whether you're watching the news, chatting with friends, or just curious about the culture.

Click here to watch:

https://youtu.be/Sns4EDD1p0E?si=EeqoKNqKMh13kEsY

Let me know your favorite idiom from the video — I’d love to hear what you think!

#hebrew #idioms #phrases #expression #israel #language

"Nothing to #Sneeze At"

https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/phrases/nothing-to-sneeze-at-2

In the 17th century, #sneezing was considered a symbol of status as people believed it #clearedtheirhead and stimulated their #brain. Soon sneezing at will became a way to show one's #disapproval, #lackofinterest and #boredom.

#trivia #words #phrases #didyouknow

The Strunk cost fallacy

Myths have serious sticking power. This is true not just of the myths of antiquity but also of more modern and niche types, like the myths of English usage. It seems that nothing will ever stop people peeving pointlessly about split infinitives, double negatives, passive voice, singular they, &c.

One thing that makes usage myths sticky, and spready, is that when we’ve gone to the trouble of learning something, we’re often reluctant to unlearn it, even in the face of contradictory truth – especially when that knowledge gives us a pleasurable feeling of authority or expertise. Renouncing it means accepting that we’ve wasted our time, so instead we double down.

This makes it a form of sunk cost fallacy or sunk cost effect. The term is from economics but has spread to more general use. I’m about to spread it further, with a goofy twist: Doubling down on a bogus rule of language use because you’ve invested time or cognitive effort into learning it is hereby known as the Strunk cost fallacy (or Strunk cost effect).

Regrettably, there is no way to include E. B. White in the coinage without spoiling the pun, but both he and William Strunk Jr. bear some responsibility for promulgating a range of egregious misunderstandings about English grammar, usage, and ‘correctness’.

The dogmatic tone in those authors’ influential Elements of Style also fuels, among some of its devotees, intolerance of non-standardized dialects and informal varieties of English, because readers gain (or strengthen) the impression that in language use there can be only one right way. This is another fallacy, an insidious and socially toxic one.

If you find evidence that you have a mistaken belief about language use – it happens to us all – then my advice is to heed that evidence. Instead of allowing your defences to reject the possibility that you’ve wasted your time learning and maybe promoting a falsity, embrace the opportunity to revise your beliefs. Don’t fall for the Strunk cost fallacy.

In closing, here’s a related piece of snark:

Accidentally typed “Strunk and Why” and this sums up my feelings better than any tired rant I might muster
— Stan Carey (@stancarey.bsky.social) Oct 16, 2024 at 20:33

(I tried embedding an equivalent Mastodon post, but it didn’t work the way Bluesky’s did. I’m using both platforms for now.)

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A few other coinages you might like: Whom’s Law of Hypercorrection; Indo-European Jones; scary quotes; the apostrophantom; the Typographic Oath for editors.

#books #EBWhite #grammar #humour #language #neologisms #peevology #phrases #prescriptivism #TheElementsOfStyle #usage #WilliamStrunkJr

Cover of The Elements of Style. It's cream-coloured, with the authors' names in large white sans serif text, and the other text in black serif text. This includes the book title, the words "Third Edition" below it, and a blurb from the NYT above it that reads: "Buy it, study it, enjoy it. It's as timeless as a book can be in our age of volubility."

https://nkvssp.thecomicseries.com/comics/517

Rephrasing positively

#kitteh #Ralph #Puppy #caturday #FridayVibes #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #phrases #phrasing #moods #change #saturdaymorning #positive #negative #death #curious #conversation #WillGetBackToYa #vibecheck

10 Medieval Phrases We Still Use Today https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/medieval-phrases-today/ #medieval #phrases #expressions

Keeping up with Gen Z/Alpha slang? @heddwen takes a look at the puzzling phrase "type shit" in a guest post on the blog:
https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/type-shit/

#slang #phrases #StrongLanguage #swearing #shit

Free your mind! 😃

#phrases #frases #reflexion #comic #read #leer #ilovebooks #books

"Apparently, the young ’uns are saying it." But what does it mean? Guest post by @heddwen on the emerging slang phrase "type shit":

https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2024/11/19/type-shit/

#slang #swearing #shit #phrases

#top10 #Common #Phrases (Almost) Everyone Gets #Wrong

If #mistaken #words are used often enough, people start to repeat and transmit them in different forms. Here are some of the most common #idioms that people #mishear and #misunderstand.

https://wordsmarts.com/wrong-idioms/