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35 Pics And Memes Of Answers Hilariously Not Clarifying The Situation At All As Shared By Folks Online
The internet is full of wonderful things. And while there’s heaps upon heaps of knowledge and services to be taken advantage of, it’s the social aspect that’s taking the lead.
As a technological invention, it has managed to give rise to a number of niche things and communities, including the r/InclusiveOR group on Reddit that’s dedicated to sharing moments of inclusiveness that nobody ever expected—when both things apply, despite there being a “choose just one” clause.
Yep, it’s the subreddit that finds situations “when the answer to a question is all of them”, so you’re invited to check out some of the best pictures, screencaps and memes the community has scavenged from the depths of the interwebs over the years.
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What Would Wolfs Do
Found On Discord
Technically, Florida only had a few hundred more votes for trump than Biden, but he got all the votes
I Like Updownvotes
Can't Outsmart Me
I think they are supposed to be named ' Drunk ' either way, it's weird.
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That's the right answer! "she". The sentence does not specify who "she" is.
No sane person ever says this. We would say the DRUNK mother beats up her daughter or the mother beats up the DRUNK daughter. It saves words, too.
Always refers to the last noun mentioned unless specified so it would be the daughter who was drunk.
Not true, the pronoun should be the subject of the sentence.
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It's the mother, because the subject of the sentence is the Mother, and it is in an active voice, if it where the daughter, it would be: 'A mother beats up her daughter because the daughter was drunk'
Okay, what if the sentence was “a mother beats up her son because he was drunk”. Or if it were “a father beats up his daughter because he was drunk”. Essentially the same exact sentences except that there’s now a clear distinction. They’re both perfectly acceptable sentences.
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There's a smol bit of my brain that is saying the Mother was drunk, because it's the main noun in the sentence, or something like that.
Grammar Nazi - "Because" is wrong. English Expert - Why? Grammar Nazi - "because"
As an ex-English teacher, I would say the answer is 'the daughter'. The clause, 'she was drunk' follows the person it is referring to. If it was the mother, it should have been written, 'A mother, who was drunk, beats up her daughter'. However, the whole sentence reads horribly. Knowing the grammar doesn't mean we know the intent of the writer. He or she could well have meant the mother, as alcohol often leads to violence. Also, the use of the present tense (beats) with the past tense (was) confuses the meaning. Does it happen on a regular basis? If it does, the sentence should be 'A mother beats up her daughter because she is always/a drunk'. If it happened only once, then it should read, 'A mother beat her daughter because she was drunk'. Aahhh, the joys of the English language.
"Beats" is in the present tense, and "was" is in the past tense. Now, a state of intoxication can only be the cause of one's violent behavior if it conicides in time with such behavior. You don't beat up someone because you were drunk at some point in time prior to that. Therefore, it is the daughter who was drunk.
Since I was trained in translation rather than language itself, my answer is "it'd *better be* the mother". We were trained to not use the same pronoun to represent two different person in the same sentence. That means "her" and "she" *would better be* talking about the same person. Since the "her" in "A mother beats up her daughter" is obviously about the mother, that means the "she" later on *would better be" the mother. I have emphasized multiple times, it's "better be". Doesn't mean the speaker actually means so.
The daughter. Her name was Drunk. The D is capitalized (then again this dude has some weird capitalizations).
The pronoun refers to the closest noun, so it's the daughter who was drunk as this sentence is written. Since most people don't know that rule, they could be confused by the sentence. Writers don't know the rule either so they could just write it wrong. But as written, it's the daughter.
Which one is named Drunk?? Capitalizing that mid sentence, it has to be a name🤷
This is a common misconception about the English language. Complex sentence structure like this does have rules for proper understanding, but the rules are rarely known. In the event that the dependent clause is descriptive of a noun or pronoun, then the use, or lack of use, of a comma determines the noun or pronoun to whom the dependent clause refers. In this case, due to the lack of a comma, the dependent clause refers to the immediately preceding noun or pronoun. This means that the daughter is the one who was drunk. Had a comma been placed before "because", it would have referred to the mother. The better way to state the latter, however, would be to put the dependent clause at the beginning of the sentence, where it will always refer to the subject.
Imagine asking others about their proficiency in English only to make spelling mistakes galore yourself... *God, I REALLY hope I didn't mistype anything here - talking about throwing scones :-)
And don't forget 😈Evil Auto-correct😈 just makes it worse.
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She, the pronoun would refer to the closest noun. In this case, the daughter.
"Mother" is the object, while "daughter" is the subject. "She" is the mother, thus the mother is drunk.
Before we get to the question, let's talk about capitalization in English...shall we?
In my case, it would be me beating up my mother. She's drunk every day. So much fun.
Could be grandmother even, if the daughter was left caring for her while mother was out. 🙃
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As of this article, not much is known about this niche community. But while it does have a very particular focus—sharing moments of inclusiveness when you’re in an “either-or” situation—it has proven to be quite a large community. Ever since the subreddit’s founding in March of 2018, the community has gained over 228,000 members.
Herb Or Skunk??
Oh Yeah
Pregna'nt
I Vote Tail
Gay Or Anxious
As mentioned previously, the community’s posts include a variety of pictures, screencaps, memes and other forms of visual internet media that perfectly capture ambiguity and specificity at the same time.
In particular, when you’re given a situation where you have to choose (or assume) one of two or more options, you choose all of them in good r/InclusiveOR fashion.
Think traffic lights that show both red and green, failing and passing an exam, or “yes” to small, medium, and large fries at a McD’s.
Petition To Make This The Sub Icon
And To Dust I Shall Return
Prison Or Broke
Incidentally, the previously mentioned traffic lights, exams, and McDonald’s examples are some of the top-rated posts on the subreddit, having garnered upwards of 20,000 upvotes.
Bored Panda reached out to some of the moderators of the subreddit and is awaiting more information on its community, so stay tuned for more information.
In the meantime, keep scrolling, and why not let us know some of your “Inclusive Or” situations in the comment section below!
Coca-Cola Gets It
They Found A Cat
Monstermatt
I still wonder how Arthur's glasses stayed on. I'd of said they strap on like goggles, but the side shots of him said otherwise. hm...
Yeah
Well iirc Skyrim doesn't have pumpkins (though there could be a mod) and tbh, if you get of your horse in Skyrim it usually finds a way of dying or getting stuck. (my horse once got stuck on top of Froki's Shack. seriously e_e )
Is Alladin Set In The Middle East Or India?
It's set in Aghrabah, which doesn't exist. The story originally came from China and made it's way West with trading caravans, so every place imagines Aghrabah as being eastern exotic. Except maybe China.
Decided To Try Something New On Tinder...
Don’t Mind If I Do
I Also Would Rather Not
Tweet Tweet Goes The Jumbo Jet
Alright Then
Hammer/Nothammer
Maybe this will explain...Nothammer is German for emergency hammer. This is in Poland which is next to Germany. For Europeans this makes sense but not if you only know English.
Brother Bear>frozen
...Lilo and Stitch kind of focused on siblings in a way, too. How Lilo's big sister Nani was so desperate to keep custody of her etc, seeing her "fail" at first is heartbreaking no matter how many times you've seen Lilo and Stitch.
What Is Luigi’s Safe Word?
Can't Believe I'm Going Into Debt For This
My Little Sister Gave Us A Poll...
Mr. Cleanser Or Dr. Clean?
Yes
I’m Very Confused On What This Means
Cluelessness is strong with this one...use The Force, Jimbo-Michael-pam!
Doorknob Or Handlebar ? Yes !
Why Is Reddit Obsessed With Hitler
I work in IT and email people to ask what team/s do you need to be in so I can set you up? They reply yes.. ah the yes team
I used to work at a convenience store where people could get pastries and bring them to the counter in paper bags. When I asked what was in the bag so I could ring it up 99% of the time they'd say "yes" or "no".
Personally I can really relate to this. My preference or opinion regarding mundane things is often so vague that Yes is a good answer. For example: "Would you like Fanta or Coke? " - "Yes" is a suitable answer to describe that I would like either a Fanta or Coke, both are good options so you can give me either.
When in doubt, I assume they are reacting to the second proposal : "A or B? -Yes" means they said yes to B.
I work in IT and email people to ask what team/s do you need to be in so I can set you up? They reply yes.. ah the yes team
I used to work at a convenience store where people could get pastries and bring them to the counter in paper bags. When I asked what was in the bag so I could ring it up 99% of the time they'd say "yes" or "no".
Personally I can really relate to this. My preference or opinion regarding mundane things is often so vague that Yes is a good answer. For example: "Would you like Fanta or Coke? " - "Yes" is a suitable answer to describe that I would like either a Fanta or Coke, both are good options so you can give me either.
When in doubt, I assume they are reacting to the second proposal : "A or B? -Yes" means they said yes to B.
