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Hama cooked with Snake Eyes's backstory.
Am I using that right? I'm given to understand that in the parlance of today's youth, it is a good thing if you are "cooking," but a bad thing if you are "cooked." So it seems like my usage would be incorrect. But if I say "Hama is cooking with Snake Eyes's backstory," it's both the wrong tense, and it makes it sound like he's Julia Child.
Words is hard.
— Jan 31, 2025 08:10AM
Am I using that right? I'm given to understand that in the parlance of today's youth, it is a good thing if you are "cooking," but a bad thing if you are "cooked." So it seems like my usage would be incorrect. But if I say "Hama is cooking with Snake Eyes's backstory," it's both the wrong tense, and it makes it sound like he's Julia Child.
Words is hard.
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I think the past tense is good usage here as the sentence's phrasing expresses the intended meaning. But I'm also over 40 and have started yelling at clouds for weather, so what do I know?
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Rickey wrote: "I think the past tense is good usage here as the sentence's phrasing expresses the intended meaning. But I'm also over 40 and have started yelling at clouds for weather, so what do I know?"Wait--are you trying to tell me that yelling at the clouds is an ineffectual effort only undertaken by us addle-pated olds??
Sean wrote: "Rickey wrote: "I think the past tense is good usage here as the sentence's phrasing expresses the intended meaning. But I'm also over 40 and have started yelling at clouds for weather, so what do I..."I don't think it's ineffective but I do get mocked when I do it...
Rickey wrote: "Sean wrote: "Rickey wrote: "I think the past tense is good usage here as the sentence's phrasing expresses the intended meaning. But I'm also over 40 and have started yelling at clouds for weather,..."Well, I'm with you--no mocking from this quarter, sir.
