Chapo_is_Red [he/him]

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Cake day: December 27th, 2020

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  • I don't know enough Chinese to comment, but the difference between a sling and slingshot isn't about size or use. The difference between sling and slingshot is what propels the projectile.

    A sling extends the length of the user's throwing arm, giving the projectile more power.

    A slingshot uses elastic to propel the projectile. Therefore, as elastic didn't exist for most of history, is a modern invention.

    Maybe SCMP's error is rooted in Chinese language but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't since this is a common error of all English speakers. I'd guess people commonly confuse them in English because of similar names and because both tools have a pouch which holds the projectile.









  • Puerto Ricans are all US citizens, they can't be "illegals" so I don't think that logic applies in this case. If the comedian had similarly insulted Dominican Republic or Mexico or Venezuela, then what you describe would be the calculus.

    In this case, I think all that matters is (1) how much PR republicans identify the comments with Trump versus with the "comedian" who said them, and (2) how much PR republicans can just do the cognitive dissonance thing Trump's evangelical supporters do (many of whom are Puerto Rican).