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Not to mention reversible computing's "gofrom" and "cometo".

by DonHopkins 2y ago

toomim 2y ago
comehither
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- edoceo 2y ago
  FromYonder
  - yellowapple 2y ago
    whence
    - vonunov 2y ago
      After y'all've had such great success with the Stacked Contractions movement starting in 2017 -- which I would like to take credit for independently spearheading on the Neopets forums in the mid-2000s, but I'dn't've been able to do it all myself of course -- I'd like to propose our next campaign. Let's bring back pronominal adverbs! You may already be familiar with such classics as "therefore" or "whereas". Why not revive all of them? No longer are "hereunder" and "thereinafter" the sole domain of lawyers. That alone would be an epic meme indeed, but we must go therebeyond. It is difficult to believe that anyone ever actually used words like "therethroughout" or "wherewithin", but we can make sure someone does. You can even make up your own! Just take any demonstrative (this/that/these/those), interrogative (what/which/who/where), or third-person personal pronoun, and turn it into the corresponding locative adverb, depending on whether you want to indicate being at, coming from, or going to something: This -> Here/Hence/Hither; That -> There/Thence/Thither; What/who/which -> Where/Whence/Whither; Him/Her/Them -> There/Thence/Thither; etc. Makes sense? No questions? Great! Now pick your favorite preposition and stick it on the end. Don't forget to experiment with some archaic prepositions like "anighst", "overthwart", and -- here's a really good one -- "withinside". That one means "within / inside" and I'm sure you can already see the potential. "What place should I go into?" Nope! "Whitherwithinside should I go?" Now we're talking.
fuzztester 2y ago
>reversible computing's "gofrom" and "cometo". wowza, oops, i mean, wow, sir. you inspired me to respire more deeply. from which comes an irreversible desire to learn, deeply, about deep learning.
mindcrime 2y ago
My new language is going to include thataway, overyonder and uptown constructs.
- DonHopkins 2y ago
  2 the !!boogie, say(^jump the boogie)
  - vonunov 2y ago
    for (let i = 1; i <= 4; i++) { woman.getOn(floor); try { getDown(); } catch (e) { if (e instanceof NotUpError) { getUp(); getDown(); } } }
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chrismorgan 2y ago
Given that “come to” means “regain consciousness”, this pair sounds like it should be about thread sleep control.

Not to mention reversible computing's "gofrom" and "cometo".

toomim 2y ago

comehither

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edoceo 2y ago
FromYonder
- yellowapple 2y ago
  whence
  - vonunov 2y ago
    After y'all've had such great success with the Stacked Contractions movement starting in 2017 -- which I would like to take credit for independently spearheading on the Neopets forums in the mid-2000s, but I'dn't've been able to do it all myself of course -- I'd like to propose our next campaign. Let's bring back pronominal adverbs! You may already be familiar with such classics as "therefore" or "whereas". Why not revive all of them? No longer are "hereunder" and "thereinafter" the sole domain of lawyers. That alone would be an epic meme indeed, but we must go therebeyond. It is difficult to believe that anyone ever actually used words like "therethroughout" or "wherewithin", but we can make sure someone does. You can even make up your own! Just take any demonstrative (this/that/these/those), interrogative (what/which/who/where), or third-person personal pronoun, and turn it into the corresponding locative adverb, depending on whether you want to indicate being at, coming from, or going to something: This -> Here/Hence/Hither; That -> There/Thence/Thither; What/who/which -> Where/Whence/Whither; Him/Her/Them -> There/Thence/Thither; etc. Makes sense? No questions? Great! Now pick your favorite preposition and stick it on the end. Don't forget to experiment with some archaic prepositions like "anighst", "overthwart", and -- here's a really good one -- "withinside". That one means "within / inside" and I'm sure you can already see the potential. "What place should I go into?" Nope! "Whitherwithinside should I go?" Now we're talking.

fuzztester 2y ago

>reversible computing's "gofrom" and "cometo". wowza, oops, i mean, wow, sir. you inspired me to respire more deeply. from which comes an irreversible desire to learn, deeply, about deep learning.

mindcrime 2y ago

My new language is going to include thataway, overyonder and uptown constructs.

DonHopkins 2y ago
2 the !!boogie, say(^jump the boogie)
- vonunov 2y ago
  for (let i = 1; i <= 4; i++) { woman.getOn(floor); try { getDown(); } catch (e) { if (e instanceof NotUpError) { getUp(); getDown(); } } }
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chrismorgan 2y ago

Given that “come to” means “regain consciousness”, this pair sounds like it should be about thread sleep control.