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Re:Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died by idclip on Monday December 14, 2020 @07:44PM (#25425559)
Yeah, in arabic its said often in praise .. my surprise coming back to -5 .. had to google the right term quickly
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Re:Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died by novok on Monday December 14, 2020 @07:53PM (#25425640)
It's actually correct in english, especially in sporting contexts. Like this guy is a BEAST, or that guy is a machine, or that guy is a monster opponent. But that is very tone dependent, so if you say it in the wrong tone or someone interprets it differently then it can be taken badly.
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Re:Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died by spiritplumber on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:33PM (#25425960)
It is correct in Latin, as well, if it helps. Monstruum = that which is worthy of showing
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Re:Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died by throwanem on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:49PM (#25426424)
'Monstrum', yes. It's the root of "demonstrate".
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Re:Eric Engstrom, co-creator of DirectX, has died by idclip on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @01:14AM (#25427533)
Oh wow
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