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It would be easier to read the post if it was in regular English. I have no idea what is being said by the following sequences of characters, that may be words

It would be easier to read the post if it was in regular English. I have no idea what is being said by the following sequences of characters, that may be words, such as "Meh", "Schweet", and "Mmmmk". The conclusion of the story is anti-climactic, since from the problem statement itself, it was clear an object was trying to print itself. Then the given line showed the issue exactly, but the author didn't know about "display" in Ruby. If he used the variable name "Mmmmmk" instead, rather than "display", it would have been more clear.

JadeNB 10y ago
> I have no idea what is being said by the following sequences of characters, that may be words, such as "Meh", "Schweet", and "Mmmmk". This is a lie.
- balnaphone 10y ago
  Enlighten me, please. In my native language, meh = girl/daughter, schweet = dessert, mmmk = closest meaning would be "thinking", like "hmmm" in English.
  - anchpop 10y ago
    "meh" means "I don't really care". "Schweet" is a way of "cool", in this case sarcastically (notice that when spoken aloud it sounds like "sweet" which is a slang term for cool). "mmmk" means "ok" but in a disinterested fashion. I'm curious what is your native language where people don't use colloquial terms and only speak "regular"?
    - balnaphone 10y ago
      Thanks. I did look up "meh" on duckduckgo, and saw something about an "impulse buy" (meh.com), then wondered what is added by using these neologisms. Now I see that the third result for each of these words is from urbandictionary.com, and those definitions comport exactly with yours. Every written human language has a vernacular versus a written form, typically with a cline between them. English is the closest in correspondence between the two, among the languages I know, but the difference remains. I do read English every day, but it is much slower for me when people use neologisms that don't have germanic, greek, or roman antecedents, as most English words do. I don't mind learning new vocabulary, especially when it is more precise or apt, as is often the case in math, philosophy, art, or in technical works. The neologisms this author chose to use are interjections, and I still don't see what power was added to his prose by their use. I suppose they act as shibboleths, signalling his class identity in some way. The entries on urbandictionary.com do give a clue: the origins appear to be "Bill Cosby", "The Simpsons" and "South Park". The OP likes comedy and cartoons? Or marijuana? It's common to hear people talking about getting stoned and watching "The Simpsons" or "South Park" all day. And, that may partially explain his inability to debug his code. Thanks again.
  - drdeca 10y ago
    Where/in what language does meh mean girl or daughter?
    - balnaphone 10y ago
      Most east indian lanuages, Hindi, etc.
sevensor 10y ago
Maybe talking like that is a thing Rails developers do? A cultural tic? I think we should stop beating up on them now that the Rails moment is past.

JadeNB 10y ago

> I have no idea what is being said by the following sequences of characters, that may be words, such as "Meh", "Schweet", and "Mmmmk". This is a lie.

balnaphone 10y ago
Enlighten me, please. In my native language, meh = girl/daughter, schweet = dessert, mmmk = closest meaning would be "thinking", like "hmmm" in English.
- anchpop 10y ago
  "meh" means "I don't really care". "Schweet" is a way of "cool", in this case sarcastically (notice that when spoken aloud it sounds like "sweet" which is a slang term for cool). "mmmk" means "ok" but in a disinterested fashion. I'm curious what is your native language where people don't use colloquial terms and only speak "regular"?
  - balnaphone 10y ago
    Thanks. I did look up "meh" on duckduckgo, and saw something about an "impulse buy" (meh.com), then wondered what is added by using these neologisms. Now I see that the third result for each of these words is from urbandictionary.com, and those definitions comport exactly with yours. Every written human language has a vernacular versus a written form, typically with a cline between them. English is the closest in correspondence between the two, among the languages I know, but the difference remains. I do read English every day, but it is much slower for me when people use neologisms that don't have germanic, greek, or roman antecedents, as most English words do. I don't mind learning new vocabulary, especially when it is more precise or apt, as is often the case in math, philosophy, art, or in technical works. The neologisms this author chose to use are interjections, and I still don't see what power was added to his prose by their use. I suppose they act as shibboleths, signalling his class identity in some way. The entries on urbandictionary.com do give a clue: the origins appear to be "Bill Cosby", "The Simpsons" and "South Park". The OP likes comedy and cartoons? Or marijuana? It's common to hear people talking about getting stoned and watching "The Simpsons" or "South Park" all day. And, that may partially explain his inability to debug his code. Thanks again.
- drdeca 10y ago
  Where/in what language does meh mean girl or daughter?
  - balnaphone 10y ago
    Most east indian lanuages, Hindi, etc.

sevensor 10y ago

Maybe talking like that is a thing Rails developers do? A cultural tic? I think we should stop beating up on them now that the Rails moment is past.