• @DaleGribble88
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    373 months ago

    The song “1985” was released in 2004. At that time, the song was reminiscing about a time that was 19 years ago. Now, in 2024, the year 2004 is 20 years ago. Therefore, the release year of the song “1985” is closer to the year 1985, than the current year is to the year the song “1985” was released (2004).

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    3 months ago

    It took me much longer than I’d like to admit to understand what the title meant. “But 1985 is 0 years from 1985???”

    I am not a clever person.

  • SolidGrue
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    3 months ago

    Smashing Pumpkins 1979 was released on their 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Its already much longer between 2024 and 1995 than it is between 1995 and 1979. Almost by twice!

    I remember the actual 1979. Egads, I’m old.

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          23 months ago

          Math / Maths. Legos / Lego. There’s other examples too where Bri’ish and Septic English differ on pluralisation. It’s what happens when language mutates.

          • VulKendov
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            23 months ago

            According to LEGO the term “LEGO” is an adjective and therefore never plural (LEGO bricks). That being said you can’t control how language develops, so lego/legos it doesn’t matter as long as you’re understood.

            • @[email protected]
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              23 months ago

              I’m glad LEGO clarified the situation and have/has an official stance. I’m with them on this. Lego, fish, sheep etc. it’s not unusual.

    • @fuzzzerd
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      43 months ago

      Is there a community for lost lemmings?

        • @fuzzzerd
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          33 months ago

          Seems more like it’s own top level discussion than related to the 1985 song. But carry on, who am I to rain on your parade?