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Yes, I type words, not letters. So I saw 'pon' and tried to type 'upon'. That and the not-supporting the backspace thing got me a bit. Still, its a great web

by ansible 11y ago

Yes, I type words, not letters. So I saw 'pon' and tried to type 'upon'. That and the not-supporting the backspace thing got me a bit. Still, its a great website design, very easy to get started.

dragonwriter 11y ago
> Yes, I type words, not letters. So I saw 'pon' and tried to type 'upon'. "pon" is an English word, its a (perhaps rare, now) shortened form of "upon" (through age, among other things, it is established both with and without an apostrophe.)
- devindotcom 11y ago
  I've only ever seen it as 'pon, which like wav'ring or 'neath, doesn't indicate to me a new word, just a poetical elision of an unwanted syllable. At any rate, word or not-word, it's rare enough that I'd think it an error if I encountered it in a typing improvement program from 2015.
- Qwertious 11y ago
  It might be a word in English[dictionary], but it's not a word in English[used]. On that subject, what does the word "wyrm" mean?
  - giarc 11y ago
    Sounds/Looks like the name of a tech startup. :)
  - mod 11y ago
    It's sometimes used for mob names in video games, where it is interchangeable with "worm." Edit: Apparently I'm wrong (it's not interchangeable for worm), and it means snake/serpent.
    - Narishma 11y ago
      Dragons, not worms or snakes.
  - scrollaway 11y ago
    Wyrms are dragons, or similar creatures of legend. You'll encounter them pretty commonly in video games. This is a mana wyrm from Warcraft: http://huangstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/WoWBurningCrusade_ManaWyrm.jpg http://huangstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/WoWBurningCrusade_... And this is a wyrm from the Final Fantasy universe: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ffxi/images/e/e9/Wyrm.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070602135151 http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ffxi/images/e/e9/Wyrm.jp... I'll let you google some more. :)
  - e12e 11y ago
    Æfter ðám wordum wyrm yrre cwóm After those words the wrathful wyrm came, atol inwitgæst óðre síðe awful cruel visitor a second time, fýrwylmum fáh fíonda níosian with hostile, gleaming flood of fire to seek his foes láðra manna·sydaudio líg ýðum for· the hated humans; the flame came forth in waves, born bord wið rond· byrne ne meahte burned shield to the boss; the byrnie could not geongum gárwigan géoce gefremman to the young spear- fighter lend support ac se maga geonga maéges scyld but the young man, under his kinsman's shield elne geéode þá his ágen wæs courageously advanced, when his own was glédum forgrunden. Þá gén gúðcyning consumed by fire. -- http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html

by ansible 11y ago

Yes, I type words, not letters. So I saw 'pon' and tried to type 'upon'. That and the not-supporting the backspace thing got me a bit. Still, its a great website design, very easy to get started.

dragonwriter 11y ago

> Yes, I type words, not letters. So I saw 'pon' and tried to type 'upon'. "pon" is an English word, its a (perhaps rare, now) shortened form of "upon" (through age, among other things, it is established both with and without an apostrophe.)

devindotcom 11y ago
I've only ever seen it as 'pon, which like wav'ring or 'neath, doesn't indicate to me a new word, just a poetical elision of an unwanted syllable. At any rate, word or not-word, it's rare enough that I'd think it an error if I encountered it in a typing improvement program from 2015.
Qwertious 11y ago
It might be a word in English[dictionary], but it's not a word in English[used]. On that subject, what does the word "wyrm" mean?
- giarc 11y ago
  Sounds/Looks like the name of a tech startup. :)
- mod 11y ago
  It's sometimes used for mob names in video games, where it is interchangeable with "worm." Edit: Apparently I'm wrong (it's not interchangeable for worm), and it means snake/serpent.
  - Narishma 11y ago
    Dragons, not worms or snakes.
- scrollaway 11y ago
  Wyrms are dragons, or similar creatures of legend. You'll encounter them pretty commonly in video games. This is a mana wyrm from Warcraft: http://huangstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/WoWBurningCrusade_ManaWyrm.jpg http://huangstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/WoWBurningCrusade_... And this is a wyrm from the Final Fantasy universe: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ffxi/images/e/e9/Wyrm.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070602135151 http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ffxi/images/e/e9/Wyrm.jp... I'll let you google some more. :)
- e12e 11y ago
  Æfter ðám wordum wyrm yrre cwóm After those words the wrathful wyrm came, atol inwitgæst óðre síðe awful cruel visitor a second time, fýrwylmum fáh fíonda níosian with hostile, gleaming flood of fire to seek his foes láðra manna·sydaudio líg ýðum for· the hated humans; the flame came forth in waves, born bord wið rond· byrne ne meahte burned shield to the boss; the byrnie could not geongum gárwigan géoce gefremman to the young spear- fighter lend support ac se maga geonga maéges scyld but the young man, under his kinsman's shield elne geéode þá his ágen wæs courageously advanced, when his own was glédum forgrunden. Þá gén gúðcyning consumed by fire. -- http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html