Lemmy works like Reddit formatting where you hit Enter twice for a new line (or put 2 spaces at the end).

I’m not the only one seeing the SS rune in the space between the 4 and 7, am I? That had to be intentional.

It’s an example of “headlinese”, the odd rules used to shorten headlines. It’s at least decades old and comes from newspapers where space was limited. In this case the comma subs in for “and”.

That said, I agree it’s old-fashioned and confusing, and wouldn’t be missed if news sites collectively agreed to stop doing it.

“How many atmospheres can the ship withstand?”

“Well, it’s a spaceship so I’d say anywhere between zero and one.”

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He’s term limited, so won’t be governor again.

Yes, dying from the most dangerous of human endeavors: small talk.

You missed the start of all this: https://lemmy.ml/post/24811284

“Till” and “until” are separate words despite having the same meaning. This meaning of “till” is actually the older word.

Cheers. Every weeknight, walking down the hallway to the sound of “Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got…”

I think it’s because they’re quoting her use of the word. But I agree it’s almost indistinguishable from scare quotes when used around a single word like that.

FYI you can trim 80% of that. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ Amazon sure loves its tracking data.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Supposedly a lung infection caused by inhaling very fine volcano dust. Technically invented by a group of word puzzle fans, but it’s appeared in dictionaries.

This might also be the first time since I learned it (30+ years ago) that it’s been even close to relevant in a conversation.

A variant of Eat hot chip and lie.

And the follow-up, Big Gas Savings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxBh42TrGw

There are way more rings than that, and they’re actually the best parts of the game. It gets so much worse in the levels without rings. Awful combat, terrible puzzles, inconsistent framerate, and thoroughly unclear objectives.

Oh, and everyone’s favorite: escort missions!

Smart Pipe?

Check the URL. The site clearly changed the headline after OP posted.

Pet food.

The term you’re looking for is National Emergency Library.