Members unicorn Posted January 18 Members Posted January 18 9 minutes ago, Moses said: I still write your language better than you write mine. And my French and Spanish are better than your English. I don't pretend to be the least bit fluent in Russian. Who cares? It's completely irrelevant to the discussion, as you know. What I have suggested to you, but you have declined, is to use a translating app such as google translate. Don't, and suffer the consequences. Quote
Members unicorn Posted January 18 Members Posted January 18 15 minutes ago, Moses said: It's not my fault that you are so behind the times and technology. These pictures are quite well marked with the GPT Chat logo and the AI links to specific sites where the information was taken from. As I predicted, rather than apologize for your lie, you compound it with another (as you always do). We used the exact same source, you liar: the numbers for the US, Ireland, Finland, etc., if you'd bothered to look, are exactly the same, to the last digit. You simply eliminated the first 5 countries and re-numbered the subsequent countries. It's very obvious and apparent to anyone who looks at the list. You didn't provide a link and hoped no one would check on your source, but I did, knowing what an egregious, consummate, shameless liar you are. Quote
Members daydreamer Posted January 18 Members Posted January 18 2 hours ago, Moses said: I still write your language better than you write mine. I agree. And I certainly was not being critical of your English ability. If you read what I wrote, I was supporting your use of the word receipts. I said you were not incorrect. I only quoted another post showing the photo of receipts. Quote
Members daydreamer Posted January 18 Members Posted January 18 3 hours ago, unicorn said: In other words, using the word as a synonym for recipe is archaic and no longer acceptable, but you might find it in old literature from the 19th Century or prior. The fact that the word used to be used in a certain way doesn't mean it will be understood in that sense today. That's your interpretation. Here's what Wikipedia says: "A distinction between archaic and obsolete words and word senses is widely used by dictionaries. An archaic word or sense is one that still has some current use but whose use has dwindled to a few specialized contexts, outside which it connotes old-fashioned language. In contrast, an obsolete word or sense is one that is no longer used at all. A reader encounters them when reading texts that are centuries old. For example, the works of Shakespeare are old enough that some obsolete words or senses are encountered therein, for which glosses (annotations) are often provided in the margins." Quote
Moses Posted January 18 Posted January 18 11 hours ago, unicorn said: As I predicted, rather than apologize for your lie, you compound it with another (as you always do). We used the exact same source, you liar: the numbers for the US, Ireland, Finland, etc., if you'd bothered to look, are exactly the same, to the last digit. You simply eliminated the first 5 countries and re-numbered the subsequent countries. It's very obvious and apparent to anyone who looks at the list. You didn't provide a link and hoped no one would check on your source, but I did, knowing what an egregious, consummate, shameless liar you are. As "I predicted" you are living in your false dreams, which I politely call "urban legends". Just open Chat GPT and ask it. But you prefer to live in XX century... unicorn 1 Quote
Moses Posted January 18 Posted January 18 11 hours ago, unicorn said: Don't, and suffer the consequences. Dreams... dreams... You are nobody from nowhere. Pixels on my monitor. Why should I "suffer"? You know zero about me, so you aren't expert. And when you aren't expert why should I "suffer"? I just smiling and ignore. Quote
Members unicorn Posted January 19 Members Posted January 19 14 hours ago, daydreamer said: ...A distinction between archaic and obsolete words and word senses is widely used by dictionaries... It's a matter of semantics. The Oxford Dictionary uses the word "historical": https://www.oed.com/dictionary/receipt_n?tab=meaning_and_use&hide-all-quotations=true#125572606 "IV.14 A statement of the ingredients and procedure required for making a dish or an item of food or drink; = recipe n. 2. Also in extended use. Now historical." What is comes down to is this: no native English speaker uses the word "receipt" as a synonym to "recipe," nor have they in many generations. Period. floridarob 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted January 19 Members Posted January 19 5 hours ago, Moses said: As "I predicted" you are living in your false dreams, which I politely call "urban legends"... Well, you're living in your lies. You obviously know perfectly well that Russia is by far the #1 consumer of vodka in the world, since the very statistics you quoted came from the easily-searched list which I also found. You merely changed to list to delete the top 5 per capita consumers (Russia being #1). This is not to say that Russians are the heaviest alcohol drinkers in the world. They are not. It's just to say that when they do drink, vodka is the alcoholic beverage of choice. Quote
Moses Posted January 19 Posted January 19 6 hours ago, unicorn said: You merely changed to list to delete the top 5 per capita consumers (Russia being #1). It is screenshot of AI writing. I can't delete part of AI writing and nobody can - In chat you may delete only own words. But people who is still living in XX century, and they reason about others, “What would I have done in their place? I would have delete it!”, and then they project these thoughts onto others, they don’t even know such little things. 10tazione and unicorn 2 Quote
Members daydreamer Posted January 19 Members Posted January 19 10 hours ago, unicorn said: What is comes down to is this: no native English speaker uses the word "receipt" as a synonym to "recipe," nor have they in many generations. Period. It also comes down to this: there is no call to poke fun at other people just because they used a word in a way you are not familiar with, especially when English is not their primary language. Period. Raposa, unicorn and 10tazione 2 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted January 19 Members Posted January 19 9 hours ago, daydreamer said: It also comes down to this: there is no call to poke fun at other people just because they used a word in a way you are not familiar with, especially when English is not their primary language. Period. Well, if that's what you believe, don't do it. If you don't like my humor, feel free to ignore my posts. Simple. If you think I'm going to change the way I post in order to please you, personally, think again. floridarob 1 Quote
Members Pete1111 Posted January 19 Members Posted January 19 On 1/5/2025 at 1:39 PM, reader said: From CNN Health What are you focusing on in the new year to improve your health? Regular exercise, of course, is a proven winner, as is eating plant-based meals. Getting more high-quality sleep, reducing stress, limiting alcohol and connecting with other people in meaningful ways are also key ways to boost well-being. However, there is one behavior change often overlooked when we think about improving our health in the new year: hydration. Water is the elixir of life, but few people make drinking enough a priority. Yet it’s so easy — there are no gyms to join, no meals to prepare, no need to scour the internet for a tasty mocktail — and experts say water’s benefits are almost too numerous to mention. Drinking plenty of water can improve blood pressure, diabetes, joint, gut and kidney health as well as ease migraines and boost the glow of your skin, among other benefits. “Staying optimally hydrated is a relatively easy lifestyle modification with potentially significant benefit: a longer disease-free life,” said Natalia Dmitrieva, a research scientist in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. How can you add this one small thing to your daily life? Attach drinking a full glass of water to other key routines you do without thinking. Coffee or tea drinker? While you wait for your coffee to perk or your tea kettle to whistle, fill a glass with water (add ice if you prefer, like me) and drink it down while you wait. Continues at https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/05/health/drinking-water-wellness/index.html The article seems to say that drinking coffee provides a hydration benefit, same as water, and I've been told that is true, by a friend. However, I have my doubts that there is equal hydration benefit, coffee vs. pure water. I do drink a lot of coffee, probably too much. I try to drink at least 1000 mL water a day, and then increase that amount when I am exercising, such as working in the yard, sit-ups, and so on. I don't know if that is optimal. I have a hunch I ought to bump that up. If I happen to enjoy an adult beverage with friends, I try to alternate to a glass of water between cocktails. This image below is from the American Heart Association at HEART.ORG. Finally I know a long distance runner who tells me that runners especially need to stay aware of their hydration, that the consequences of failing to do so can be deadly. So perhaps the article reminding everyone regarding hydration makes sense. I just finished 500 mL while reading this thread! reader 1 Quote
Members unicorn Posted January 21 Members Posted January 21 On 1/19/2025 at 3:59 PM, Pete1111 said: The article seems to say that drinking coffee provides a hydration benefit, same as water, and I've been told that is true, by a friend. However, I have my doubts that there is equal hydration benefit, coffee vs. pure water. I do drink a lot of coffee, probably too much... Assuming adequate NaCl intake, water is probably the best source for hydration, like the AHA says. Two liters per day are what most experts recommend. While not necessarily the best option for hydration, many studies have shown strong associations between coffee intake and reduced mortality. While causation has not been established, lowest mortality seems to happen at 3.5 cups per day, with further consumption not being beneficial. Here are the results from a NEJM study, and a meta-analysis, which included many studies, including the NEJM study. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112010 "...Adjusted hazard ratios for death among men who drank coffee as compared with those who did not were as follows: 0.99 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.95 to 1.04) for drinking less than 1 cup per day, 0.94 (95% CI, 0.90 to 0.99) for 1 cup, 0.90 (95% CI, 0.86 to 0.93) for 2 or 3 cups, 0.88 (95% CI, 0.84 to 0.93) for 4 or 5 cups, and 0.90 (95% CI, 0.85 to 0.96) for 6 or more cups of coffee per day (P<0.001 for trend); the respective hazard ratios among women were 1.01 (95% CI, 0.96 to 1.07), 0.95 (95% CI, 0.90 to 1.01), 0.87 (95% CI, 0.83 to 0.92), 0.84 (95% CI, 0.79 to 0.90), and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.78 to 0.93) (P<0.001 for trend). Inverse associations were observed for deaths due to heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, injuries and accidents, diabetes, and infections, but not for deaths due to cancer...". https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31055709/ "... The lowest relative risk (RR) was at intakes of 3.5 cups/day for all-cause mortality (RR = 0.85, 95% CI 0.82-0.89), 2.5 cups/day for CVD mortality (RR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.80-0.87), and 2 cups/day for cancer mortality (RR = 0.96, 95% CI 0.94-0.99), while additional intakes were not associated with further lower mortality. An inverse association between coffee consumption and all-cause mortality was maintained irrespective of age, overweight status, alcohol drinking, smoking status, and caffeine content of coffee. By region, Europe and Asia showed stronger inverse associations than US. A non-linear inverse association was found for mortality from respiratory disease and diabetes, while linear inverse association was found for mortality from non-CVD, non-cancer causes. Moderate coffee consumption (e.g. 2-4 cups/day) was associated with reduced all-cause and cause-specific mortality, compared to no coffee consumption...". Quote
