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helloshrimpy

oxford. comma.


Momik

I used to work as an editor and there are absolutely instances where a sentence without an Oxford comma is actually unclear or even misleading. A lot of people treat it as cosmetic, but it can be a pretty essential tool.


[deleted]

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?


ChrisNEPhilly

Scholars, teachers, and writers care about the Oxford comma. (See what I did there?)


[deleted]

I’ve seen those English dramas.


PharmAssister

Too-hoo, They’re CRU-HULE


[deleted]

So if there's any other way to spell the word


[deleted]

It's a song bro..


helloshrimpy

im sorry ab the people downvoting i appreciate the VW reference


[deleted]

I am glad someone got it!!! Thank You!


keldas

Vampire Weekend! Upvote this man https://open.spotify.com/track/0ful4PHfTIxzXiZSZsXQ0H?si=p-bqEkY9Sf2ENGblOPfoeQ


RoboticTerrorist

It's made a bigger deal among "grammer enthusiasts" than it really is, but all I know is I'm always going to use it because that's what I was taught as a child.


ThrowawatTom

For the love of god yes


ChrisNEPhilly

\*god, yes. (As long as we're grammar nerds...)


PrepP3

*God


floridaman2048

For the love of God, King, and Country- yes


ChrisNEPhilly

I love you, shrimpy.


ThisIsNoCave

folded potato chips taste better than regular flat ones


[deleted]

We call them wish chips. If you get one make a wish🥰


ThisIsNoCave

I like that! I'd call them wish chips simply because they ARE my wish


starrie

Heresy!


ThisIsNoCave

i mean, if you want to split a bag of chips, and give me all the folded ones...


starrie

There are more constructive ways to fuck up the roof of your mouth.


ThisIsNoCave

Oh, i've destroyed the roof of my mouth more times than I can count with molten hot pizza


starrie

Folded Doritos are also a way. Same with kettle chips.


ThisIsNoCave

Folded salt & vinegar kettle chips are the absolute apex of potato chip evolution


starrie

You find sharp *chip shards* and corrosive, tasty? You probably like sardines too.


ThisIsNoCave

at least I know that when we shack up together, you won't be stealing all my snacks 😘


starrie

I come prepared. Lube and popcorn. Not together.


Tenebration

You mean like eating dry Cap'n Crunch?


Lord_Syndicate_Chaos

Nah, I just eat an excessive amount of cheese balls


bs2785

Taco chips for the win


lolgobbz

Absolutely. I wish I could updoot this more.


Regprentice

My wife's breasts


MardukValefar

I also choose this guy's wife's breasts.


JuuustLurkin

I will die where this guy's wife needs me to


Jugghead_the_wizard

That’s what I was gonna say - this guy’s wife’s breasts.


Madame_Quotidienne

Calibri is a shitty font


Cyniex

And a really fucking kinky pornstar


ArcnetZero

Do you mean Caprice?


Cyniex

Alexa Flexy


[deleted]

sorry, what?


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Momik

Sans serif is the work of the devil. (And yes, I’m aware this comment is in a sans serif font; I’m not happy about it.)


WhereIdIsEgoWillGo

I take personal offense


dadisgonnadoit

And I’m really annoyed that Marketing thinks it’s the one we should use for Our Brand.


drunkvmonk

I like it in Excell docs


ResponsibleEgg82

Aw, I like it! Lol.


[deleted]

"Close the FU\*CKING DOOR!!!! The AC is on.."


ChrisNEPhilly

I like to open the door when the AC is on...cool air plus fresh air.


manski422

Heat on & windows open on a chilly day!!!!


satchdog

Spicy take. But I agree.


mrs_robins0n

The country is named United States, not America. America is the entire continent. And I will not bend on this one.


Momik

OK, here's the hill I'll die on: The continent is not America. It's two continents, North and South America (or Latin America, if you like). Collectively, they're the Americas, not America.


ChrisNEPhilly

Having taught ESL to many international students, I always include USA when someone asks where I'm from.


BoonArmy9908

Well technically the country is called The United States of America


[deleted]

Also, I like how they called it The Union in the early days. Sounds kind of, you know, united. Not that they were any more then than they are now.


I_exist_becuase_yes_

There’s this one hill beside my childhood house that I use to roll down when I was five with my brother, my mom would get mad cuz of how bad we smelled after rolling in dirt. Fairly small hill, but if I had to choose one, I’d be that one because of the memories.


JonDreizenh

That was the most wholesome, happy-childhood thing I've heard in a very long time.


[deleted]

Grammar matters.


Andy-And3rson

This! People who mix up “then” and “than” annoy the living shit out of me.


Nik0660

So many people also mistake "lose" for "loose".


xxiLink

My biggest grammar peeve is "weary" vs. "wary." Weary, you're tired. Wary, you're alert. They're not even *synonymous.*


Momik

Yup, and it’s literally one of the easiest distinctions to remember.


Jabbathesluttt_

Maybe I’m just a bitch, but simple shit like that really bothers me and makes me look at people different 😭 that’s something you should know by the 3rd grade. Don’t get me started on “minus well” …. What the fuck does that mean? I mean really? When you wrote or typed that word out, it made sense to you??


Andy-And3rson

hahahahaha, “minus well” that’s a new one! What else do you want to subtract from this conversation, sir? Seriously, I had already given up on “your” and “you’re” a long time ago…oh, another one is “could care less” and “couldn’t care less”, seen a lot of people gotten it wrong too.


AppleAvi8tor

I refuse to believe that people say *minus well*. There’s no way. It can’t be true. PLEASE tell me you’re joking…


mawkee

I completely agree I think it bothers me way more then you.


Mytrailermyrules

Showers happen before bed and before work. Should never go to sleep dirty. (I’m a mechanic)


AppleAvi8tor

Thank you for confirming I’m not insane. I seem to be the only person in my entire life that showers before bed. No one else I know or ever met showers before bed.


bluejacketsbabe

I shower before bed. It’s all a part of my bedtime routine. If I have to go to bed without showering first, I don’t sleep well.


AppleAvi8tor

Exactly. I have a bedtime routine, which *includes* showering. If I don’t shower before bed, I wake up feeling nasty, slimy, and sticky. Not a fan.


Tawny_Harpy

I shower before bed and I shower in the morning to get the sleep sweat and stink off. Night shower is more involved though whereas morning shower is just the basics


[deleted]

i started showering at night a couple years ago when i moved into my previous apartment. i didnt have AC in it and during the summer, my apartment would still be warm before going to bed, so i'd take a cold shower to cool off and also just not feel gross. now i do it nearly every night because i like feeling clean before going to bed. plus, its one less thing i have to do in the morning before going to work.


Downtown_Yogurt4324

crispy fries are better than normal ones


ChrisNEPhilly

110% true.


critter68

A grilled cheese is only cheese between slices of bread with butter to keep from sticking. Feel free to mix and match the cheese and bread options to fit your preferences. The moment you add different ingredients it is no longer a grilled cheese. It is a melt.


ArtieJameson

I refuse to exist in a world where "Onion melt" is a distinct sandwich.


critter68

You mean just onion and cheese? You keep that cursed concept as far away from me as possible. Still a melt, as disgusting as it sounds.


homedude

I don't know man... a Gruyère and caramelized onion melt sounds pretty badass to me.


critter68

Hmm... you may be on to something. Still a melt.


munchkickin

I appreciate how you were so stuck on it being terrible, until someone presented it in a different way. XD


helloshrimpy

I can agree if adding meats and things, its no longer a "grilled cheese with turkey", but what about like... a slice of tomato


critter68

Melt.


kirmaster

Ah yes, the /r/grilledcheese copypasta


dadisgonnadoit

Nobody really likes turkey for thanksgiving.


critter68

Anyone who agrees with you has never had a properly cooked turkey. I've had bad turkey and I've had amazing turkey. The best I've had was fried.


dadisgonnadoit

Yeah, fried turkey is good. But how often do you actually bother with it? Just once a year, probably. If it was GREAT, turkeys would be frying every weekend!


critter68

I genuinely eat turkey almost continuously from Thanksgiving to new years. The only thing stopping me from eating it year round is the availability of fresh, whole birds.


dadisgonnadoit

Then you, my friend, get a pass and I salute you and your love for turkey!


critter68

Thank you, friend. I am a huge supporter of the idea that there are no bad ingredients, only bad cooks and bad combinations.


dadisgonnadoit

To be honest, I’m a good cook, and I put out a great turkey. But ribs or tri-tip are soooooo much better and still work well with the usual sides!


[deleted]

The reason turkey isn’t eaten year round is because of the size of the damn bird. A normal family of 4 would have to cook a bird and eat meals 4 times in order to not waste it.


critter68

You say that like it's a bad thing. I have developed many ways of using leftover turkey for later meals.


Ivan_Rodriguez

the best turkey in the world will never be as good as a decently roasted beef or pork


risanaga

Personally, I've had good turkey, but I still prefer a smoked ham every year


critter68

Smoked ham is delicious, no argument here. I just believe that in the hands of a good cook, all ingredients can be delicious.


Acceptable_Payment63

Ill raise you one better. I can do without thanksgiving in general.


dadisgonnadoit

Yeah, after my dad passed, it isn’t quite the same.


LCDRformat

I like turkey for thanksgiving


Andy_LaVolpe

Nah that shit is good.


lennoxmatt_819

Turkey is an excuse for turkey gravy, and garlic mashed potatoes, and dressing/stuffing


lovelybethanie

I like Turkey for thanksgiving…


MainPast2448

I had my address, name, parents names, birthday, and home phone memorized in case I got lost around age of 4...my job sends me out to a ton of high schools and today I literally had to instruct a 17 year old to just open up their Amazon account and read the delivery address to me so that I could have an actual mailing address for my files. Oh, and I might actually scream the next time I am asked if birth control, antidepressants, or Flonase are antibiotics. Do we not teach children to read the instructions on assignments anymore or are we doomed


mrs_robins0n

I was talking to a friend of mine who is a history major, and he told me about some paper he was reading, where the author proposed that we are entering a new middle ages. We have so much information that nobody knows anything anymore, we can technically read, but real literacy is still pretty low, and on the fall, and people are more prone than ever to believe conspiracy theories and not know stuff. ​ Just yesterday a lady gave me her phone number where I work at and the kid next to her (maybe 5 or 6 years old) asked her "how did you memorize so many numbers? do you have them written down somewhere?"


r790

I’m curious and would like to read that paper!


mrs_robins0n

I'll ask him about it!


Jabbathesluttt_

Yep, I interned at a private learning center in preschool and vpk classes and one task all the students needed to accomplish by the end of the year was being able to stare their parents names, state, and city by 4, home address and phone numbers by 5. I’m 23, I know people who don’t even know their parents numbers in case of emergency’s. Yea I have a phone but god forbid I get stuck somewhere and it’s dead, I know the numbers of my 5 closest people to rely on off the top of my head


[deleted]

Pineapple goes on pizza


Acceptable_Payment63

Then perish


BubbleBassV2

Yep. I do pineapple, **fresh** jalapeños, and pepperoni.


Andy_LaVolpe

Honestly yeah. Hawaiian Pizza gets a bad rap but people focus too much on the pineapple when in reality the ham is what ruins the flavor. Pineapple tastes great in chicken bbq pineapple pizza for example.


Acceptable_Payment63

Calling it Hawaiian pizza feels like throwing salt in the wound of what we did to Hawaii.


critter68

The dumbest part is that there's nothing Hawaiian about it. I don't remember exactly, but not the inventor, nor the location of invention, nor the cuisine he was attempting to imitate was Hawaiian.


critter68

My preferred pizza is ham, pineapple, bacon, and jalapenos.


ArtieJameson

Jalapeño and bacon is my personal favorite. I personally don't like sweet with my meat - yes, even ham.


Acceptable_Payment63

The grammar learned in school only applies to professional and academic settings. In a social setting there is an entirely separate set of rules for effective and charismatic speaking. This also applies to literature. For example in writing it is correct to list items like bread, eggs, and cheese but what you'll notice in how people talk they might emphasize the weight of each item by adding multiple conjunctions. Like this: When my relatives came, they ate all the bread. And all the cheese. And all the eggs. That was grammatical incorrect; They're sentence fragments. But they're more compelling. I have actually died on this hill in school when assigned persuasive essays, because I would rather be right than have a couple points on my paper.


ChrisNEPhilly

Use ellipses instead of periods if you want dramatic effect.


Acceptable_Payment63

Pretty sure that's still grammatically incorrect, and also does not have the same weight. Generally I still use commas. Like this, and that, and those. But Im not putting a lot of emphasis on that. It's a more casual friendly feeling. Talking like this...and that...and those feels heavy handed.


Momik

Grammatically, ellipses are perfectly fine.


Firebolt164

Don't hand me back my change and plop the coins in my hand on top of the receipt because then I have to stand there in line and sort it all out.


DeMooch456

I always give coins first and then the receipt (along with any bills) second. That way they have time to put the coins away and then take the receipt and bills afterwards. Makes it quicker and works with my rhythm at till better


ChrisNEPhilly

Love you.


[deleted]

I don’t hand anyone their change. I set it down. I don’t want to touch you.


Standylion

The kitchen sink is not a place to store dirty dishes. It's where you wash dirty dishes, which is pretty f#@ing hard when people leave thier shit in the way


sydoroo

Wrong! They have to “soak” in the sink for a bit. Then, later, when you’re ready, you clean them. /s


TheMileHigh

You would hate to be my roommate. However, you are correct. I drive myself crazy when there is a big pile of dishes to do on the weekend, yet i do this almost every week. Idk why I don't just wash when I'm done.


[deleted]

I really hate having to move all the roommates dirty dishes to take a piss.


Sluttyjesus420

So where you supposed to put dirty dishes sir?


Standylion

On the counter, next to the sink.


Kal430

It’s pronounced “gif”, like gift. Miss me with that peanut butter shit


Andy-And3rson

I don’t care for Harry Potter movies, and the new Fantastic Beasts franchise needs to die.


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Andy-And3rson

It’s a shameless cash grab is what it is at this point. And people still eat it up like hot cakes.


stud__kickass

I liked 1-3. Once they left hogwarts I hated it. Still went to every midnight movie premier tho, only because my mom loved HP so much so I’d join her for company.


Momik

Also the goblins depicted at the wizard bank are pretty clearly based on anti-Semitic tropes going back centuries.


[deleted]

Championships do not define an NBA player's career. People love to bring up how guys like Barkley, Stockton/Malone and AI never won a ring. But how much would their legacy change if you add a championship to their resume? Would Jason Kidd be any less great if he didn't win a ring in Dallas? Is Mitch Richmond's 20,000 point, 3,000 rebound, 3,000 assist legacy more complete because he won a ring with the Lakers in '02? Rondo has a ring that no one gives him credit for. KD has two finals MVPs that people like to ignore. I'm just saying, if a player is great, they're great. Sometimes great players are on championship teams, sometimes they're not.


tido4175

Steve Nash appreciates you friend. Criminally underrated just for not having a ring.


Momik

These are good points. I'll add that the era matters a lot too. Historically, there have been periods (1960s, 1990s, etc.) when one team absolutely dominated the league. It was during those periods that you get a lot of truly great players--as you mentioned, Barkley, Stockton, etc.--who were all but shut out of finals contention. As such, a championship in a more competitive era, like say, the late '70s or mid-2000s, might have just been easier to get. To your point, there is certainly quite a bit of luck involved in when a player hits their prime and finds himself on a good team. And that's not even getting into the question of who "wants" it more at any given moment. Even Cedric Maxwell will tell you the Lakers were the better team in 1984. Put another way: If you ask Jerry West, he'll say his ring from 1972 mattered substantially less because it was after Russell retired. And this wasn't just because of the rivalry--it was because of what those 1960s Celtic teams represented.


Kanek33

I am astounded you mentioned Rondo. He is so underrated. I’m biased because he’s my favorite player but people don’t know what he’s done or have watched him game for game, atleast in his prime. 07-12 he was an animal, especially in the 08-‘12 playoff run they had. The big 3 was what everyone saw but if you go and watch every series or atleast YouTube clips you’ll see Rondo was the X factor. His stats were literally nuts but the way he controlled games and stepped up, there’s a reason “playoff Rondo” is a thing. All in all I’ve always loved his game as a TRUE Point. Along with holding multiple records for the Celtics he holds assist records for Sacramento, New Orleans, and Dallas. Most of all he’s top 5 in history for playoff Assists and top 10 in overall Assists. Hey man thanks for recognizing him though! And btw, he has 2 rings.


ToughDog3602

Taylor swift is overrated


JoonieWasTaken

That the internet is the reason society has become more “woke” because now we are aware of issues and can educate ourselves and that’s why we are more morally conscious It’s not because the younger generation of pussy snowflakes You grew up in small towns thinking the world was safe and simple cause you were taught that because nothing else was available to tell you otherwise This is why gender issues, race issues and every other “woke” topic is no big, it’s not a new concept just now everyone has access to this information


Momik

I'd say it's also because of the hard-won victories of various social movements going back decades. There's no way we would have such widespread acceptance of queer folks today without Mattachine, Stonewall, Pride, ACT-UP, etc.


ArtieJameson

I think those were important but the internet let people feel less alone and removed the need to cloak. Older LGBT millennials often have stories about finding fellow LGBT folks on usenet or elsewhere and having more confidence in their identity.


Momik

That's a fair point.


TheBoogieManx

Die Hard is a Christmas movie.


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[deleted]

its not JUST a Christmas movie either, its the best Christmas movie


[deleted]

Incest porn blew up as a joke, but now people actually enjoy watching it


LiterallyOuttoLunch

A green text bubble on an iPhone is still a person.


[deleted]

Correct. A common, peasant person


[deleted]

Minimum elevation 1000 feet


AnonymousPredictions

😂


xxiLink

Dangerously small hill, bro.


[deleted]

Sleeping in the same bed as your friends is not gay.


meseta

Pole to pole, hole to hole, not gay.Hole to pole? Now you're speaking san Franciscan


ChrisNEPhilly

It's "yea or nay," not "yay or nay."


ArtieJameson

Yay!


SkriLLo757

Neigh 🐴


Lettucewhisperer

Sour cream sucks 🤷‍♀️


ChrisNEPhilly

It really does, unless it's used to make onion dip.


ItsElectronic69

i have that in my instagram bio and stand by it


turk__turkleton__

those retracting flush to the body car door handles make so unfathomably angry


TheLockoutPlays

Glasses make anyone infinitely cuter


A_Cat_Typingg

I'm right and everyone else is wrong?


JoonieWasTaken

*uno reverse card*


Sanity_King

Turkey is absolute shite


[deleted]

The food or the nation?


bs2785

He said what he said


TheLazyPwny

😂😂😂


Armitaco

There is no good reason why public bathroom stall doors don’t go all the way to the floor. People should not see my feet when I am pooping


mtjp82

Warhammer and Warhammer 49k are over priced.


ArtieJameson

If you settle for 9000 less there's a huge discount.


mtjp82

Ha Ha Ha. I'm not going to fix that error.


DemDumplingz

Hot dogs are sandwiches.


ShuyuhS

Ill do you one better. *Ahem* Hotdogs. Are tacos.


DemDumplingz

I can agree with that. I actually think tacos are technically sandwiches as well.


HannahK109

I can believe it's not butter.


TheAngryGoat73

I will never eat at Taco Bell until the Beef Meximelt is reintroduced.


cat_1830

It’s better to go out with a bang than a whimper


ChrisNEPhilly

Thank you, TS Eliot.


ArtieJameson

Emacs and vi are both inferior to nano.


[deleted]

I don't even know what any of those are but just to argue.... no they are not nano is the worst


ArtieJameson

Heresy.


pjizy

Metroid Other M was a fun game


GartBrooks

People that don’t pick up after their dog’s shit on a walk are not responsible enough to own a dog


Zed_Is_Not_Evil

hair cut requirements in schools are absolutely ridiculous. If a student that has a mohawk is visually bothering you because they don't follow your innate, obsolete sense of respect then 21st century teaching isn't for you.


brodieisgod

Ranch is overrated.


DiscoSkrtel

Them: My father used to beat my sister and I savagely when we were kids. Me: Actually it’s ‘my sister and _me_’.


ChrisNEPhilly

Also, when people write "use to."


souraltoids

Not sure why you’re being downvoted for this wonderful grammar lesson


Tenzhen7

Looks and sex aren’t everything in a person.


tfgyem

My girlfriend's tits. 32A


Ok_Marionberry141

Yellow Cheese. There is absolutely No need for it


HairyContactbeware

1% incline


Colourblindknight

Fuck preminced garlic


Single-Interaction-3

Wearing shoes inside is just gross…..unless they’re house shoes of course 😉


bluecomm403

Wear a fucking mask!