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Kilrogg said:
If you hear/see the word 'mat' by itself or as a syllable at the end of an invented word (e.g. 'jurimat', 'fortimat' or whatever), how would you interpret it spontaneously?

- 'mat' as in 'rug'?
- 'mat' as in 'material'?
- 'mat' as in 'mattress'?
- 'mat' as in 'automat'?
- something else?

This is for a quick linguistic analysis. I need to know what the average native speaker (whatever that means) of English thinks of when they see this word/syllable, and I'm not a native speaker myself. If any of the interpretations above are too far-fetched to you as a native speaker or wouldn't come to mind unless you thought hard about it, please let me know.

Also, if there are any other obvious meanings or interpretations I've missed, please tell me what they are. Can't think of any other. Thanks, guys.
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'mat' as in 'rug'.
 
Kilrogg said:
Interesting. So, kinda like 'automat'? To be honest off the top of my head I don't know any other 'person' name that ends with 'mat' besides those two in English. Do you?
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Pretty sure there are some that refer to people with certain medical conditions. Let me see if I can find them.

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Dichromats and trichromats are people who have dichromacy and trichromacy respectively. I've heard of this before so it might have colored my answer.

I guess also noteworthy after thinking about it, is that someone who experiences dichromacy is a dichromat, and someone who exercises diplomacy is a diplomat.

I'll refine my answer to say that anything that ends with "omat" would make me think of a person 'of' something. If the alien word ends with 'mat' but not an 'o' immediately preceding it, I'd say it's more likely to me to be short for material.
 
Kilrogg said:
If you hear/see the word 'mat' by itself or as a syllable at the end of an invented word (e.g. 'jurimat', 'fortimat' or whatever), how would you interpret it spontaneously?

- 'mat' as in 'rug'?
- 'mat' as in 'material'?
- 'mat' as in 'mattress'?
- 'mat' as in 'automat'?
- something else?

This is for a quick linguistic analysis. I need to know what the average native speaker (whatever that means) of English thinks of when they see this word/syllable, and I'm not a native speaker myself. If any of the interpretations above are too far-fetched to you as a native speaker or wouldn't come to mind unless you thought hard about it, please let me know.

Also, if there are any other obvious meanings or interpretations I've missed, please tell me what they are. Can't think of any other. Thanks, guys.
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Scrabble dictionary

11 Letter words that end with mat
Monochromat

10 Letter words that end with mat
Anastigmat
Trichromat

9 Letter words that end with mat
Dichromat
Preformat

8 Letter words that end with mat
Achromat
Diplomat
Intermat
Reformat

7 Letter words that end with mat
Automat
Bathmat
Cocomat
Doormat
Semimat

6 Letter words that end with mat
Format
Hazmat
Kismat

3 Letter words that end with mat
Mat

As a native English speaker, I don't actually associate "mat" with a suffix that can be applied to many words. To me it's just a rug. It stood for automatic in the word laundromat, and in theory it could be used in other names to the same effect.
 
Thanks so much for your input, guys. This pretty much confirms what I already thought, but it's hard to be sure when your native language shapes your sensibilities so much.

So 'mat' is essentially 'rug', maybe 'diplomat'/'automat' - though the actual name I'm working on doesn't have an 'o' before 'mat' - or 'material', and that's about it. Good to know.
 
Sorry to bother you guys again, but I have exactly the same question for the suffix/letter combination "mer" this time, e.g. jurimer, fortimer, etc.

Do you instantly associate it with something? Personally I'm thinking of 'polymer' and 'mermaid/merman'.
 
Remember midi files?

Last night me and my sister were talking about how they disappeared after cell phones with mp3 as ringtones became more common

...and how fun it would be to get back some hideous midi ringtones


Question: are midi files legal?
 
MIDI files are still very popular since it's just a way to control digital instruments. If you have the right setup then you wouldn't be able to hear if it was recorded analogue music or MIDI controlled digital music.

There is nothing illegal about using MIDI files and you can download similar files from e.g. Ultimate-Guitar. I do that all the time since it makes it easier for me to get the correct timing compared to reading sheet music.

What makes MIDI files sound shitty on old mobile phones is that they use poor audio samples for the instruments.
 
Why do companies put their Super Bowl commercial online before the game? They spend millions for 30 seconds, a minute during the game, but then the commercial are already up on YouTube, etc. days before. I'm not seeing the logic in that.
 
Can anybody please identify what movie is this gif from?
kgCAnAF.gif

Seems racists as fuck-
 
More_Badass said:
Why do companies put their Super Bowl commercial online before the game? They spend millions for 30 seconds, a minute during the game, but then the commercial are already up on YouTube, etc. days before. I'm not seeing the logic in that.
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First they generate buzz for the advert online and get the nice viral word of mouth effect. The advert gets seen by maybe a few million (This years budweiser advert has over 8 million views atm) Which is already pretty good going.

Then it gets to be part of the famous 'Super Bowl Adverts' which is watched by over 100 million people. If you want 100 million people to see your advert, simultaneously, at the same time, that costs money.

Those few million views get people to say 'You have to see X Brands advert in the superbowl its so awesome/cool/funny etc' to all the other people and family members that aren't so connected socially or up to date with the goings on on the internet.
 
Remember back when companies made pc benchmarks of their games such as:

Resident Evil 5
Devila May Cry 4
Street Fighter 4
Lost Planet 2
Final Fantasy 11
Final Fantasy 14

Why don't more companies release a small standalone benchmark if they're going to release a pc game?
 
I remember there being some empire or architecture built for an empire specifically with the aesthetics of its future ruins taken in to consideration.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

edit: found it.. Ruin Value
 
Is there any weirder and more recent (North American) cultural touchstone than Edward Scissorhands? For how simple and dumb the premise is, it seems incredibly popular.
 
zeemumu said:
Sharknado
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I guess, but Sharknado is part of the bad movie appreciation thing. Edward Scissorhands' premise is dumb but it takes itself seriously. It's not a joke and I don't think people take it as a joke either. Human Centipede is something closer but I don't know how much of that was an internet thing.

Though I don't know what I'm really looking for here. I was just randomly kinda struck by how Edward Scissorhands existed and continues to persist somewhat. Or at least with people I know.
 
What do you think about Tekken 7 coming to pc or not? About a year ago Harada made some tweets about it being playstation only:

https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/434734120753569792
https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/434796986986803201
https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/434788244912234496

However, it's running on the Unreal Engine 4 which makes it hard for me to think it won't come to PC at some point. Take Unreal Engine 3 for example - was there a single UE3 games that didn't appear on PC?
 
MikeHattsu said:
Hm...

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Army of Two 1 & 2, Asura's Wrath, Gears of War 2, 3 & Judgement, Lollipop Chainsaw, Lost Odyssey, Shadows of the Damned and more.
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Good points, I had forgotten about the other Gears games. Ah well, I guess I'll have to just wait and see.
 
Since the ps4 / xb1 hdd's were so small this time, do you think MS and Sony will eventually sell official hdd upgrade kits this time?
 
celcius said:
Since the ps4 / xb1 hdd's were so small this time, do you think MS and Sony will eventually sell official hdd upgrade kits this time?
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No, that would be stupid for customers. It's much cheaper to buy a new HDD from other suppliers and it allows people to choose exactly the performance and size they are interested in. What else would you include in an "upgrade kit" except the HDD? A screwdriver and a manual?
 
Does anyone know how to create a new keyboard hotkey for microsoft outlook?

All I want to do is create a hotkey that turns the font bold and red.
Thanks
 
archnemesis said:
No, that would be stupid for customers. It's much cheaper to buy a new HDD from other suppliers and it allows people to choose exactly the performance and size they are interested in. What else would you include in an "upgrade kit" except the HDD? A screwdriver and a manual?
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Lots of people (the masses) would probably be more likely to just buy an officially licensed hdd than going with a 3rd party hdd if given the choice. Especially if the official one had the same specs (speed, noise levels, etc...) but just at a larger capacity. People would also probably assume that an officially licensed hdd would be more reliable as well. (and some people would probably even think it's more compatible just because it has the official logo). Seems like a good opportunity for Sony / MS to make more profit.
 
I have a superhero fancy dress party to go to, what's the easiest/ cheapest thing to go as or can I just wear my Link costume from Halloween and get away with it?
 
Senator Soufflé;151016666 said:
I have a superhero fancy dress party to go to, what's the easiest/ cheapest thing to go as or can I just wear my Link costume from Halloween and get away with it?
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Captain Hammer

Go Link
 
In movies when the character is at a restaurant they always get the menu and decide what they are having in 2 seconds while the waiter stands there. Is this an American thing or a movie thing? I have never seen this at a real restaurant and it looks so stressful if the waiter just waits for your order.
 
Kjellson said:
In movies when the character is at a restaurant they always get the menu and decide what they are having in 2 seconds while the waiter stands there. Is this an American thing or a movie thing? I have never seen this at a real restaurant and it looks so stressful if the waiter just waits for your order.
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In most sit-down restaurants, there will be plenty of time to determine your order. Even in a sit-down chain restaurant, you might be asked what you'd like to drink pretty quickly, but then another 5-10 mins will pass before your order is requested to be taken, and even then no one will bat an eye if you ask for more time.
 
It appears all my fonts on my PC have changed since yesterday. Any idea what may have happened and how to get things back to how they were? I only used my computer to get on GAF for a little bit and nothing else - never changed settings or anything.

EDIT: I've learned a Microsoft security update KB3013455 has fucked up text on certain computers
 
I need a word. Fast.

I want to say that someone doesn't have to pay a fee. They asked me, "What about the processing fee?" and I want to reply, "Consider the fee _____."

What word do I use? I need your help?
 
xpost from the "I need a new PC thread"

Martian said:
Im not sure if this is the right place to ask or even if this is allowed, but seeing as I got the advice from this direction I might as well.

Last summer I built a PC, and was told to go to reddit for a Windows code. I paid for it and everything was fine untill saturday: when Windows started telling me my copy wasnt genuine.
Is this a fault of microsoft or did I buy a fake copy (if so, why was I able to use it for 6 months).

Also: what should I do? Should I contact Microsoft?
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A long time ago, there was some kind of youtube video with soothing music that could be combined with some other site that played soothing rain and thunderstorm sounds or something, anyone know which sites those are? :)
 
Today Youtube has started forcing me to use the html5 player in firefox. I've found that a couple videos load fine but the majority I've tested have just failed to load. Ads load and play fine but the actual video just keeps loading. I'm on ff 35.0.1

Has anyone else experienced this?
 
Hi, Is anyone here good with Excel?

I have a very simple calculation (edit) I need to be done to an existing excel sheet.... it will take probably less than 5 seconds for someone to do it and send it back...


Could an excel experienced GAFer please PM me, so I can send him or her the file, thanks!
 
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Why are so many people using this avatar? Is this a statement?

Or is that just one person posting in a ton of threads?

I keep seeing this dude everywhere I go
 
Martian said:
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Why are so many people using this avatar? Is this a statement?

Or is that just one person posting in a ton of threads?

I keep seeing this dude everywhere I go
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A group of people lost a bet (I forgot exactly what) so a number of the losers agreed to have the avatar until April 1st. I believe the avatar is the avatar of the winner. I don't have the link to the thread where it went down unfortunately.
 
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