Not if I’m “arguing” with my spouse (the OP’s case) about the meaning of words … those arguments are in our case filled with love
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Not if I’m “arguing” with my spouse (the OP’s case) about the meaning of words … those arguments are in our case filled with love
Your point about “watch” is a good one. M-W includes “touch” in its definition of “read,” but not listen. “Consume” is a decent but not great “universal” word. I have no objection to broad interpretations of these words in casual use, but in formal (or argument) settings, I’m more pedantic.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Your point about “watch” is a good one. M-W includes “touch” in its definition of “read,” but not listen. “Consume” is a decent but not great “universal” word. I have no objection to broad interpretations of these words in casual use, but in formal (or argument) settings, I’m more pedantic.
No, in the same way that I don’t say I watched a podcast with a video option if I listened to it in my podcast player
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
No, in the same way that I don’t say I watched a podcast with a video option if I listened to it in my podcast player
Simmons’ hair? (Jeff the Engineer from Cambridge)
July 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Simmons’ hair? (Jeff the Engineer from Cambridge)
This thing called Escape Collective has a nice write-up! [smile]
January 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This thing called Escape Collective has a nice write-up! [smile]
The scratchy sound of my dial-up modem reaching disney.com (myb first website visit) at 1400 baud
May 1, 2024 at 12:05 AM
The scratchy sound of my dial-up modem reaching disney.com (myb first website visit) at 1400 baud
Nice! Will this be a spoilers account … that is, spoilers within a day or two of the race?
April 4, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Nice! Will this be a spoilers account … that is, spoilers within a day or two of the race?