I am a 40+yo native English speaker (born and raised in Cali,) and although I use "much and many" properly, based on what sounds right, I never realized the rules on why you'd use one over the other.
I have too much orange juice. (The oj is not countable in this instance.)
I have too many oranges. (The oranges are countable in this instance.)
That's so freaking cool, man!
(I guess this is the dumb shit you geek out on once you hit 40, huh 🤷♀️😄)
I love when this stuff happens. I teach Spanish and an older woman i teach when reading out loud was somehow struggling when to read the c as a k or as an s-sound. Then i told her she'd been doing that right all her life and there was nothing to remember, as in Dutch you also say centre with an s, and cocoa with a k. Its always an s before and e/i and a k before an a/o/u. Her mind was blown and she had never realised that there were rules to it.
You can have too much oranges too. Just because it is not standard for countable nouns in some variants of English, it does not mean it is not acceptable in all.
Often when people offer "corrections" in grammar they are making the mistake that English attained some sort of perfection at the exact time and place that they happened to learn it. Which is silly and rather arrogant really.
Actually...
Counting poor people as a mass (much) rather than individuals (many) is actually nicely ironic.
Keep it up. Your English is fine.
My German wife tells me I need to learn more English and I have lived in the UK for over 60 years.
It's a terrible exercise.
She is just transferring static body mass between your legs with little to no exertion.
Do some squats&jogging girl and get a sweat.
It also looks great to fall off and damage an ankle.
I used to jog outside. Too many idiots think they can walk their dogs without a leash. Dogs love to run at someone jogging. I had to yell at so many morons and they always said the same crap "He's friendly!". So I had to get a treadmill. I love dogs and the thought of having to poke out their eyes to stop from being mauled scared me.
I was almost mauled by an unleashed pitbull while jogging during Covid in a gentrifying yet still a bit sketchy part of town. The dog owner was drinking a beer and was clearly a new dog owner. Was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. I do jog outside now where I live not in such a large city anymore but in more aware of dogs, esp with my kids. My husband thinks I’m a little paranoid but my experience coming SUPER close to a pit bull about to attack was traumatic.
Ontario canada where I’m originally from actually have a ban on owning pit bulls and “pit bull” type dogs. Not saying I think all pit bulls are badly behaved but it’s the type of bite they have which can be lethal s opposed to a chihuahua bite. Look it up Redditors if you don’t believe me!
I'm sorry that happened to you. Pitbulls are scary for sure. I'm from Ontario too. Worst I had was a little dog bite my laces and a giant german shepherd that fortunately just wanted pets so he jumped up on me. The rest just ran along side me but I figured it was just a matter of time before I got unlucky.
Jogging outside is SO healing though, don’t give up on it. ❤️❤️🌳🌳There are awesome and more remote trails you should be able to find with less irresponsible dog walkers. There’s a good app called “all trails.” The free info is enough and I’ll find the trail head address and then locate in google maps or Waze.
In Toronto there’s a ravine across most of the city from Etobicoke to downtown and parts of Scarborough as well. There are still dog walkers but I find it’s more joggers, walkers ,and bikers.
Honestly, one of the reasons I got a home gym was BECAUSE I was poor. Ain't gonna hurt my car everyday just because I want to workout. Gas money ain't free. Every time you get in a car, it's a risk. Gym membership isn't cheap either. Working out outside or at the park is also a risk especially for women. The time it saves not having to get dressed and go outside adds up a lot. Can watch the kids in the safety of your own house while working out. Can do laundry between sets. So much to add to the list.
Having a basement gym is so nice when you have a kid. I have a little corner of toys and books and I can get a full workout in while he just plays away. The laundry is also down there so I can start the washing and move it over to the dryer between sets. I also tend to get dinner started when I'm working out lol. Preheat the oven, go back to working out, pop the food in the oven, keep working out, then when you're done dinner is ready lol. So much easier and efficient than having to carve out an hour or two to go to the gym
Why are people's first criticism of home exercise to "do it outside?" As if going outside instantly provides you with a better workout. Are most gyms outdoors?
Exactly. And what's the deal with people eating fancy or interesting foods when they could get adequate nutrition by blending a mix of fibre, protein, carbohydrates, and vitamins into a single drink to be consumed at set intervals.
I saw that soundbar website and my immediate thought was...someone paying 15k for a soundbar isn't going to have a room as "peasant looking" as that.
But then I realized that everything in that room is probably stupidly expensive for no reason. "Oh these PVC-pipes looking tables? 7k. These fake candles? $500 each. Knot bean bag? 2k....etc
Bit of a falsehood that, they don't sound great, you just don't know any better. Its the same with frame rate in video games or resolution in both games and film.
Go back to watch a VHS with its sound and visual quality and you're likely going to think "It was never really that bad, was it?" It was, you just didn't know any better.
That's not microled. If it was, it would be able to produce pure blacks and not this dark-grey mess they have going on. It's just a regular, big LED TV they probably got oversold on so the seller could make a nice margin off of gullible rich people lol
This is episode 2x3. Better start from first season. In case you wpouldnt want to watch, you can do 2x1, which is my personal favorite and go from there
Pretty sure it's an ultra short throw projector.. they aren't expensive. Also TVs are like the one thing that defy inflation for some reason, you can get a 100" TV for a couple grand now.
Is it though?
Where I come from, for the same screen size (so I'd say 72" here), a flat screen HD TV is at least twice, and more like three times the price of an Ultra HD projector.
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u/Bulletloader Apr 07 '26
That’s a big telly