The Nitpicky Grammar/Wording Thread

[miniGOINGS]

Well... yes, you're technically right...

Haha, CotLLWDtOttEotLL, or CLLWDOELL for short .

 

[Sa967St]

I once tried to correct this guy from England who would say "orientate the model" instead of "orient the model", but I later discovered his way was fine. I assume the same goes for permutate versus permute.

are orientating and permutating correct too? :confused:

 

[Cride5]

While we're at it what does COLL stand for?

Corner orientation of the Last layer ???:confused:

Isn't it "Corners of the Last Layer without disturbing the orientation of the edges of the last layer"?

Yup, exactly. We already have EPLL, which is Edges Permute Last Layer (does what it says on the tin). You might be forgiven for believing that COLL means Corners Orient Last Layer, but that's called OCLL. The only way it makes any sense to me is C[preserving]OLL or Corners [while preserving] Orientation of Last Layer [edges] :confused:

 

[Robert-Y]

On the 4x4x4, you sometimes get this situation where for the PLL you just simply do a PLL parity algorithm to solve it. I'm pretty sure it's wrong to say that "I had PLL parity but a PLL skip". (I used to say this all the time). Is there a shorter way of describing this situation?

 

[miniGOINGS]

Haha and CMLL makes it even better.

Corners of the INTERUPTION!: Does not preserve the U-layer edges or the M-ring. END OF INTERUPTION! Last Layer.

 

[Kian]

On the 4x4x4, you sometimes get this situation where for the PLL you just simply do a PLL parity algorithm to solve it. I'm pretty sure it's wrong to say that "I had PLL parity but a PLL skip". (I used to say this all the time). Is there a shorter way of describing this situation?

That's generally what people say. As silly as it is, it just makes sense because we think of PLL as only the cases possible on a 3x3.

I guess "Opposite Edge Swap" would make more sense, but i think PLL skip with PLL parity gets the point across.

You could also say "my PLL was just PLL parity."

 

[JTW2007]

I say, "the PLL was just parity."

 

[Robert-Y]

Erm I hope this question makes some sense:

How do you express possession of an object from yourself and another person?

e.g. Let's say Escher and I own a 20x20x20. Do I say something like: "Escher's and my 20x20x20"? fp)

:confused:

 

[JTW2007]

I would say that's acceptable. However, something like: "Me and Escher's 20x20," wouldn't work.

 

[Robert-Y]

I found out that there are ways around it, if it's not correct, I could've said "the 20x20x20 which Escher and I own" for example