Tegis Posted February 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 05/02/2023 at 13:42, Tegis said: Introduced the missus to Chat GPT and told her it can be a Dungeon-Master for D&D. I don't think I'll see her for the rest of the day. What a impressive tool that is. Uhm, Google better get a move on with it's Bard chatbot, because the Bing-search (dont laugh) with ChatGPT enabled is scary good and unlike the normal chatbot, this one search the web in realtime as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted February 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2023 Question for the language scholars on here. What does the prefix 'para' actually mean? Looking it up I can only see that it means 'linked to' or 'beside/beyond etc' (i.e. parallel) which makes sense for words like parasite. But it links to so many different words with very varied meanings I'm struggling see how that definition links to them (parachute/paramedic/paragraph/paramilitary etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Anyone see the brits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: Anyone see the brits? Had no idea it was on. I knew it was awards season so they’d be on around this time, but if you hadn’t had posted this I wouldn’t have known it had taken place. I initially assumed you meant “have you seen the nominees?” not the show itself. The Brits used to be on during midweek didn’t they? First the champions league final, now this… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Question for the language scholars on here. What does the prefix 'para' actually mean? Looking it up I can only see that it means 'linked to' or 'beside/beyond etc' (i.e. parallel) which makes sense for words like parasite. But it links to so many different words with very varied meanings I'm struggling see how that definition links to them (parachute/paramedic/paragraph/paramilitary etc). para- (2) word-forming element of Latin origin meaning "defense, protection against; that which protects from," from Italian para, imperative of parare "to ward off," from Latin parare "make ready" (from PIE root *pere- (1) "to produce, procure"). It figures in parachute, parasol, parapet, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: para- (2) word-forming element of Latin origin meaning "defense, protection against; that which protects from," from Italian para, imperative of parare "to ward off," from Latin parare "make ready" (from PIE root *pere- (1) "to produce, procure"). It figures in parachute, parasol, parapet, etc. I still feel there's more to it than this though. Take a word like paranoid or parable. How would they fit either 'protecting' from, 'being linked' to or making ready their suffix? Language is weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: I still feel there's more to it than this though. Take a word like paranoid or parable. How would they fit either 'protecting' from, 'being linked' to or making ready their suffix? Language is weird. Quote From Middle French parasite, from Latin parasitus, from Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos, “person who eats at the table of another”), from noun use of adjective meaning "feeding beside", from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σῖτος (sîtos, “food”). https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/parasite This is the internet, no need to wonder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: Language is wonderful. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Anyone see the brits? Apparently some song I’ve never heard from a bloke I’ve semi heard of won song of the year , some bloke who sang the James Bond theme song looked ridiculous and more people I’ve never heard of were also there It’s hardly mooning Michael Jackson or throwing water over John Prescott but I guess it makes it official that I’ve turned into my parents and I’m a step closer to shouting at clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Apparently some song I’ve never heard from a bloke I’ve semi heard of won song of the year , some bloke who sang the James Bond theme song looked ridiculous and more people I’ve never heard of were also there It’s hardly mooning Michael Jackson or throwing water over John Prescott but I guess it makes it official that I’ve turned into my parents and I’m a step closer to shouting at clouds Exactly this I was explaining this to my two lads, the other day, surprisingly, they’ve never heard of Danbert Nobacon (or John Prescott) for that matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 I didn’t see the Brits, but I did witness a murder. There was a Burt Bacharach programme on, maybe BBC2? Or BBC4? Anyway, they got Sophie Ellis Baxter on stage for a rendition of I’ll never Fall In Love Again. Seconds before the song, Burt explained / joked about the rhyming of pneumonia with never phone ya. Sure enough, Sophie not only elected to sing the song in a strange warbly voice, she also decided on skipping the rhyme and going with pneumonia / phone yoooo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I didn’t see the Brits, but I did witness a murder. There was a Burt Bacharach programme on, maybe BBC2? Or BBC4? Anyway, they got Sophie Ellis Baxter on stage for a rendition of I’ll never Fall In Love Again. Seconds before the song, Burt explained / joked about the rhyming of pneumonia with never phone ya. Sure enough, Sophie not only elected to sing the song in a strange warbly voice, she also decided on skipping the rhyme and going with pneumonia / phone yoooo. She probably had her Norwich City pants on which are a bit too tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Anyone see the brits? Went to the supermarket last night. Was full of the buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 46 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: She probably had her Norwich City pants on which are a bit too tight Always had a thing for that Sophie Ellis Baxter, since she sang that tune with groovejet (great holiday memories) bit geeky looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Always had a thing for that Sophie Ellis Baxter, since she sang that tune with groovejet (great holiday memories) bit geeky looking. Whatever floats your boat. Edited February 12, 2023 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: Whatever floats your boat. Actually thought it was bexter, but just copied @chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 We used to have a rather plump cat, that our kids named Sophie Bellies Extra. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Always had a thing for that Sophie Ellis Baxter, since she sang that tune with groovejet (great holiday memories) bit geeky looking. Certainly wouldn’t kick her out of bed for farting 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Apparently some song I’ve never heard from a bloke I’ve semi heard of won song of the year , some bloke who sang the James Bond theme song looked ridiculous and more people I’ve never heard of were also there It’s hardly mooning Michael Jackson or throwing water over John Prescott but I guess it makes it official that I’ve turned into my parents and I’m a step closer to shouting at clouds Seems to have turned more into a fashion show as opposed to a music event these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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