Jeff RossI’m pretty sure that this thread is underutilized.
Jeff RossLet the records show that comments #26375 (Posted 8-28-17) and #31630 (Posted 10-10-17) both include Kristen congratulating me on my Master’s degree.
Let the records also show that in the “Heyo I’m Super Chris” thread, Kristen indicates on the first page that she is between the ages of 18 and 21 and at the time was anticipating the start of online college for accounting.
I could go further, much further, but I think here is where I’ll rest my case on comment #35057. (Get it? Rest? Music pun? It’s the orchestra thread? *Sigh* Apologies for trying tube hard.)
Jeff RossJeff RossNo worries on your output, Troy. I think we all put more effort in than is warranted, but that helped to make the story bigger than it could have ever been otherwise. 😀
To be clear, though, the Aux Cable is alive and well; it’s just that there are several episodes that haven’t been edited & posted yet. The Patrons do see the live-streams of the episodes. I think Ryan and Matthew are quickly realizing part of the reason why the Inner Tube went to an unedited structure around 160 episodes ago.
Jeff RossIn case you were wondering what Bekah’s been up to:
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Jeff Ross(Masøn, I like how your auto-correct saw “Easy-Bake” and assumed that “get” should be changed to “eat”. 😀 )
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(I’m sure this is what would Masøn would have said: “The experience was priceless. Watching my friends perform live in concert was a dream come trube for both them and me. The only conceivable way it could have been better is if my fellow FACEs had been there to share the experience with us.”)
Jeff Ross#thatmomentwhen you hope whoever was Tingled off the Not-Forum is able to get back on and explain what that even means…
Jeff RossI think that it would be fun to go to that concert, but 16 times more fun if I were waiting for it with Masøn and AP. (It’d be even more fun if all of the other F.A.C.E.s were there too.) 😀
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Jeff RossIt really is
Jeff RossWe are all very happy that she’s better now. Thanks for the update! 😀 It’s good that we remember to pray prayers of thanksgiving in addition to prayers of petition/supplication.
Jeff Ross(I meant to post the video with my comment)
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Jeff RossGood. Hopefully we were able to clarify that to the other instruments as well. 😀
Jeff Ross(I missed a comma before “Josiah”.)
Jeff RossOh, I didn’t mean to imply that YOU’RE snobby Josiah. I’ve just had more formal education than anyone else here, so my correcting of others might appear snobby while your correcting would appear reasonable, all things being equal.
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(I’m glad to see that Brooke came to bring us some good news.)
Jeff Ross*fewer posts
“Less” is used for uncountable amounts, whereas “Fewer” is used for countable quantities. So you should say “Less Time” but “Fewer Minutes”; “Less Writing” but “Fewer Posts”; “Less Bickering” but “Fewer Arguments”.
I wouldn’t have said anything except Masøn and Franklin made the exact same grammatical error. I prefer to let Josiah do the correcting, if any needs to be done, lest I come across as snobby.
Jeff RossFor instruments I think I’d be the Glockenspiel. I like its German name and I do chime in from time to time here on the Not-Forum.
Other unique instruments that I like are the Didgeridoo, the Bagpipes, the Kazoo, the Gong, and the Seaboard RISE 49, just to name a few. However, I’ve never seen these in any orchestral production that I’ve attended.
Jeff RossFranklin’s rationale sounds most noble.
As for me, Mountain Dew just isn’t my soda of choice. Most people I know either rarely touch the stuff or drink it daily. That’s pretty unusual for a soda, but common for coffee. Some people I know who drink it daily use it in place of coffee for their caffeine fix.
Jeff RossBROOKE
(Maybe if we repeatedly shout out Brooke’s name, she’ll show up and bring us some good tidings.)
Jeff RossTo address Masøn’s “affective” vs “effective” wondering:
“Effective” comes from the noun “effect” (result) and means “producing a desired result”. This word is used in everyday speech, and the one that Masøn was using.
“Affective” comes from the verb “affect” (making a display of liking, related to “affection”) and means “expressing emotion” or “related to emotion”. The term is almost exclusively used in psychology.
It turns out that there are multiple English words spelled “effect” and “affect”, so it is tricky to explain which to use in which circumstances, but typically:
“Effect” when used as a verb means “to cause directly”, and is seldom used.
“Effect” when used as a noun means “result”.
“Affect” when used as a verb means “to influence”, and is frequently used.
“Affect” is never a noun in common speech.
“Affect” can also refer to emotions, both as a noun and as a verb (the syllables are stressed differently to distinguish parts of speech), but that usage is limited to formal psychology studies and discussions.
Practical application: In most circumstances, you’ll use “effective” as the adjective, “effect” as the noun, and “affect” as the verb when writing.
Jeff RossI take it that all musical instruments are fair game on this thread, since “banjo”, “mandolin”, and “guitar” are not commonly found in orchestras.
