Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Steve H on January 10, 2019, 12:06:20 PM
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Shanghai from above.
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2018/12/21/can-zoom-way-24-9bn-pixel-camera-pic-minds-blown/?fbclid=IwAR30j7s-0sRcTp0rlXUpQKw9DoJYqBfiyMCYgJQq6OYUtG2pQqBApNWApMw
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Shanghai from above.
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2018/12/21/can-zoom-way-24-9bn-pixel-camera-pic-minds-blown/?fbclid=IwAR30j7s-0sRcTp0rlXUpQKw9DoJYqBfiyMCYgJQq6OYUtG2pQqBApNWApMw
Brilliant!
Except for the fact that it made me feel vaguely airsick!
But I think it is amazing how far we have come from the box Brownie in my lifetime.
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Wasn't quite sure what was so weird about it.
BTW why is weird not spelled wierd?
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I didn't think it was weird either. Ad_o, 'weird' is spelled 'weird'.
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Ad_o, 'weird' is spelled 'weird'.
I know, but if you think about how you pronounce it the e and the i should be the other way round.
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I didn't think it was weird either. Ad_o, 'weird' is spelled 'weird'.
i before e except after c. That's weird...
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There are so many exceptions to that rule, 'weird' being one of them.
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You DID try zooming in, I take it?
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"I've got this weird feeling I'm being watched!" (https://flic.kr/p/QnTgRK)
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See how long it takes you to find this group. (https://flic.kr/p/QnTEcB)
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i before e except after c. That's weird...
This rule is not appropriate in this case - "i" and "e" are part of different phonemes. The rule applies only when "i" and "e" are members of a single phoneme.
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This rule is not appropriate in this case - "i" and "e" are part of different phonemes. The rule applies only when "i" and "e" are members of a single phoneme.
It also only applies when the sound they make is the ee in (e.g.) "bee". In fact, the full mnemonic is "i before e excepot after c when the word rhymes with bee". Even then, though, I think there are exceptions, so I think it's a mnemonic best igmnored. (See what I did there?)
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I think it's a mnemonic best igmnored. (See what I did there?)
Yes people say that a lot but they ignore the relative frequency with which the words that conform to the rule appear with respect to those that don't.
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Flippin' heck! I've seen some derails in my time on here but this one is a lulu! ;D 8)
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Morning Owl. What is weird is you & I being up at crack of dawn, I heard a 'weird' noise outside, dunno what but got up and had some milk, what's your excuse? I didn't find original post weird, seen things like that before. Can even get my house up on google earth if I want to & think it's intrusive (not for me but others seeing me putting out bins and hanging washing in dressing gown). I enjoyed the English lesson, forgotten a lot of that which learned at school so good for English scholars to give a refresher course.
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I know, but if you think about how you pronounce it the e and the i should be the other way round.
How weird, I think it is pronounced with the 'e' coming first.
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How weird, I think it is pronounced with the 'e' coming first.
So do I. If it was pronounced with the i first, it'd sound like "wired".
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So do I. If it was pronounced with the i first, it'd sound like "wired".
WOW we are in agreement. :)
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Don't clear your diary to wait for the next time it happens.
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Don't clear your diary to wait for the next time it happens.
:P ;D
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I agree too, it doesn't sound 'weird' to pronounce 'weird' as "weird".
We are seriously weird though, talking about weirdness before brek (I don't mean Brexit by the way, that gives a whole new meaning to 'weird'). Well I haven't had 'brekky' yet, don't know about you. I'm still half asleep.
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Getting back to the topic, has anyone tried finding this group, or the woman on the mobile in the other close-up?
See how long it takes you to find this group. (https://flic.kr/p/QnTEcB)