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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • It isn’t absolute. English is always evolving. What starts as two words may merge over time into a compound, or may not, or may exist in some grey area where either is acceptable. In the case of redshirt vs. red shirt, I think of the former as an individual concept, and the latter as a red individual concept. More specifically, the concept of a guy from Star Trek who gets regularly killed vs. a shirt that is red. But until a compound noun is widely understood and accepted, unless you’re getting graded on your writing, either would usually be acceptable. As a native speaker, I couldn’t even tell you if “hot dog” or “hotdog” is the more accepted spelling.












  • I shouldn’t feed the trolls…

    I suppose the better question is, what did he do right?

    • Taunted Twitter CEO, culminating in what constituted a valid offer to purchase at a very inflated price
    • Tried to back out of his legally made offer
    • Fired the vast majority of staff that knew how to run the site
    • Fired all of the staff in charge of ethics
    • Stopped paying rent and other bills, despite having used the location/services
    • Demanded employees devote their non-sleeping lives to the company
    • Ignored all his other companies, from which he continues to draw paychecks (ok, maybe ignoring them is for their best interest)
    • Failed to pay promised severance
    • Change algorithm to promote his voice above all other
    • Rebrand off of one of the most recognizable names and logos in the world

    And these are the ones just off the top of my head.