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atisketatasket · Sep 08, 2021 at 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by unaluna

Whim and wherm are my choices.

"Ask not wherm the bell tolls..."

Doesnt that sound better? I want that said at my funeral.

Um...I would have guessed wherm was the male gender? (Do I really need to explain why?)

But also, given that the rest of the quote is “it tolls for thee,” but surely not all those listening are the same gender as wherm, you need a more gender-neutral term?

And it sounds like wherm in and of itself is the sative, since you left out the for?

CantExplain · Sep 08, 2021 at 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Two words: inflectional reduction.

Or my preferred explanation: English is a sloppy language that lacks nuance.

English is a flexible language.

What it lacks in grammar it makes up for in vocabulary.

Incidentally, do you know of a language where "who" is gendered?

atisketatasket · Sep 08, 2021 at 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CantExplain

Incidentally, do you know of a language where "who" is gendered?

Latin: qui, quae, quod

Ancient Greek: ὅς, ἥ, ὅ

And English vocabulary is nothing compared to Japanese and Korean.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 05:42 AM

Can someone remind me how to block a user on here? I can't seem to figure it out. (It's none of you!)

atisketatasket · Sep 09, 2021 at 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

Can someone remind me how to block a user on here? I can't seem to figure it out. (It's none of you!)

Profile >> My Profile >>Edit Ignore List >> search for user name.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

Profile >> My Profile >>Edit Ignore List >> search for user name.

Oh, it's under my profile, not something with the other person's. Thanks! And that would keep them from seeing my posts, correct? (I know theirs would be blocked from me.)

ScarletPimpernel · Sep 09, 2021 at 06:56 AM

Don't think so. I think blocking only prevents them from posting on your threads, quoting you, and you don't see their posts. I think they can still see yours.

comrademoomoo · Sep 09, 2021 at 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

Don't think so. I think blocking only prevents them from posting on your threads, quoting you, and you don't see their posts. I think they can still see yours.

I can still see the posts of people who have me blocked. I didn't realise they couldn't see my posts. They are missing out on such a goldmine of insightful and intellectual comment!

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo

I can still see the posts of people who have me blocked. I didn't realise they couldn't see my posts. They are missing out on such a goldmine of insightful and intellectual comment!

Hm, OK. I guess I mistakenly thought my ignoring someone also kept them from seeing my posts. Like if I blocked them on Facebook. It would be nice to have that sort of capability on here.

(Note: This is not due to anything that happened on PC--this is someone I know outside of PC who occasionally posts here. They unilaterally ended the friendship yesterday, like a "never contact me again" thing, and I'm just feeling less comfortable posting on here, knowing it can all be read.)

atisketatasket · 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

Oh, it's under my profile, not something with the other person's. Thanks! And that would keep them from seeing my posts, correct? (I know theirs would be blocked from me.)

You can do it from their profile (drop down menu under their avatar >> Add to ignore list) but since profiles record the last 10 visits, I like the other way better.

You cannot see their posts. They cannot post on your threads. You will not receive PMs from them. I think that is it.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by comrademoomoo

I can still see the posts of people who have me blocked. I didn't realise they couldn't see my posts. They are missing out on such a goldmine of insightful and intellectual comment!

From my past experience in ignoring someone, they can opt to see your posts. The text of their post is hidden, and you have to click on it to see it. Like it says "this person is on your ignore list, you must click to see the post." Not unlike how a trigger warning works on here.

So they still have the option!

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by atisketatasket

You can do it from their profile (drop down menu under their avatar >> Add to ignore list) but since profiles record the last 10 visits, I like tye other way better.

You cannot see their posts. They cannot post on yoir threads. You will not receive PMs from them. I think that is it.

OK, thanks! And I guess they'll now be able to see that I visited their profile, but oh well.

stopdog · Sep 09, 2021 at 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

Oh, it's under my profile, not something with the other person's. Thanks! And that would keep them from seeing my posts, correct? (I know theirs would be blocked from me.)

Also - if they use taptalk (or something like that) they can still post and quote etc - it defeats parts of ignore -you can't see them but they can do everything else

WarmFuzzySocks · Sep 09, 2021 at 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtieTheSequal

I am going to make that.

Me too! Thanks @@ for the recipe!

ArtieTheSequal · Sep 09, 2021 at 11:04 AM

it is so weird going to lunch at 9am even if it is 4 hours into my workday. But! today is my friday, and I'm off work for the next 5 days, so who cares!

chihirochild · Sep 09, 2021 at 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight

Hm, OK. I guess I mistakenly thought my ignoring someone also kept them from seeing my posts. Like if I blocked them on Facebook. It would be nice to have that sort of capability on here.

(Note: This is not due to anything that happened on PC--this is someone I know outside of PC who occasionally posts here. They unilaterally ended the friendship yesterday, like a "never contact me again" thing, and I'm just feeling less comfortable posting on here, knowing it can all be read.)

Jeez, LT that sounds awful. Sorry that happened :/

SlumberKitty · Sep 09, 2021 at 12:44 PM

IOP starts tonight. I'm nervous. This IS what I wanted but I am still nervous.

Something my T, Dr, K said is getting to me. He was talking about how I am good at using my resources to get help but my brain has twisted it around to mean that I am taking advantage of the services. I don't think that is what he meant but that is a bit how it came across. I pay good money for my health insurance, about 10% of my gross pay. Why shouldn't I use the resources available to me if it would help me?

I will probably take some anti anxiety medication later so I am good during class. I just hope everything works technology wise. I'm not the best when it comes to Zoom.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SlumberKitty

IOP starts tonight. I'm nervous. This IS what I wanted but I am still nervous.

Something my T, Dr, K said is getting to me. He was talking about how I am good at using my resources to get help but my brain has twisted it around to mean that I am taking advantage of the services. I don't think that is what he meant but that is a bit how it came across. I pay good money for my health insurance, about 10% of my gross pay. Why shouldn't I use the resources available to me if it would help me?

I will probably take some anti anxiety medication later so I am good during class. I just hope everything works technology wise. I'm not the best when it comes to Zoom.

I hope IOP goes well, Kit. And I don't think you're taking advantage of the services in a negative way at all. Like you said, you pay for your insurance. They approved covering this program. It's not like you're lying about your mental health to get it covered.

Also, it's in the best interest of your insurance to cover a program that could help prevent hospitalization. As that would be MUCH more expensive for them. It's similar to how my insurance (and I think most insurance, at this point) completely covers an annual physical, because they'd rather have any sort of issue, like high blood pressure (thinking of that because H just got diagnosed with it and is on a medication) get diagnosed and treated early on, rather than someone not knowing what's up and winding up in the hospital with a heart attack.

I know how it can be to feel like you don't deserve care as much as others, as I've been there. But you deserve it. You deserve whatever help you feel you need and that is being offered to you.

LonesomeTonight · Sep 09, 2021 at 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chihirochild

Jeez, LT that sounds awful. Sorry that happened :/

Thanks, Chihiro.

SlumberKitty · Sep 09, 2021 at 01:53 PM

Thank you LT. Sincerely. What you said helped a lot. HUGS Kit

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LonesomeTonight Always in This Twilight Member Since Feb 2015 Location: US Posts: 20,746 (SuperPoster!) 9 74.9k hugs given	Sep 09, 2021 at 05:42 AM #684 Can someone remind me how to block a user on here? I can't seem to figure it out. (It's none of you!)

ScarletPimpernel Wise Elder Member Since Nov 2013 Location: US Posts: 8,408 (SuperPoster!) 10 6,414 hugs given	Sep 09, 2021 at 06:56 AM #687 Don't think so. I think blocking only prevents them from posting on your threads, quoting you, and you don't see their posts. I think they can still see yours. __________________ "Odium became your opium..." ~Epica

ArtieTheSequal Writing my way through... Member Since Feb 2020 Location: In the desert Posts: 7,234 (SuperPoster!) 4 5,764 hugs given	Sep 09, 2021 at 11:04 AM #695 it is so weird going to lunch at 9am even if it is 4 hours into my workday. But! today is my friday, and I'm off work for the next 5 days, so who cares!

SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Sep 09, 2021 at 01:53 PM #700 Thank you LT. Sincerely. What you said helped a lot. HUGS Kit __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA