Talk:3229: Grammar - Revision history

King Pando at 02:34, 7 April 2026

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137.25.230.78 at 00:54, 7 April 2026

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Somefan at 00:47, 7 April 2026

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Somefan: alternative to communication

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alternative to communication

69.204.108.174: another interpretation

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another interpretation

81.179.199.253 at 00:08, 7 April 2026

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75.248.235.98 at 00:00, 7 April 2026

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81.179.199.253 at 23:55, 6 April 2026

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94.73.49.13 at 23:44, 6 April 2026

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12.155.149.34 at 23:00, 6 April 2026

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	give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you [[Special:Contributions/137.25.230.78\|137.25.230.78]] 00:54, 7 April 2026 (UTC)		give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you [[Special:Contributions/137.25.230.78\|137.25.230.78]] 00:54, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
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	i reconsider this: non-verbal communication isn't another rival for communication, as it is a subset (after seeing and liking [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=3229:_Grammar&diff=next&oldid=409748 this anon's edit]), but i'm not sure what other methods there could be than just communication and non-communication; Lenhart says "rivals" plural -- <span style="letter-spacing:0.1rem">[[User:Somefan\|somefan]] ([[User talk:Somefan\|talk]] \| [[Special:Contributions/Somefan\|contribs]])</span> 00:45, 7 April 2026 (UTC)		i reconsider this: non-verbal communication isn't another rival for communication, as it is a subset (after seeing and liking [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=3229:_Grammar&diff=next&oldid=409748 this anon's edit]), but i'm not sure what other methods there could be than just communication and non-communication; Lenhart says "rivals" plural -- <span style="letter-spacing:0.1rem">[[User:Somefan\|somefan]] ([[User talk:Somefan\|talk]] \| [[Special:Contributions/Somefan\|contribs]])</span> 00:45, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you [[Special:Contributions/137.25.230.78\|137.25.230.78]] 00:54, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Maybe(probably?) not what Randall intended, but if anyone interpreted it the same as me, you're not alone!		Maybe(probably?) not what Randall intended, but if anyone interpreted it the same as me, you're not alone!

−	i reconsider this: non-verbal communication isn't another rival for communication, as it is a subset. after ~~reviewing~~ and liking [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=3229:_Grammar&diff=next&oldid=409748 this anon's edit], i'm not sure what other methods there could be than just communication and non-communication; Lenhart says "rivals" plural -- <span style="letter-spacing:0.1rem">[[User:Somefan\|somefan]] ([[User talk:Somefan\|talk]] \| [[Special:Contributions/Somefan\|contribs]])</span> 00:45, 7 April 2026 (UTC)	+	i reconsider this: non-verbal communication isn't another rival for communication, as it is a subset (after seeing and liking [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=3229:_Grammar&diff=next&oldid=409748 this anon's edit]), but i'm not sure what other methods there could be than just communication and non-communication; Lenhart says "rivals" plural -- <span style="letter-spacing:0.1rem">[[User:Somefan\|somefan]] ([[User talk:Somefan\|talk]] \| [[Special:Contributions/Somefan\|contribs]])</span> 00:45, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

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 Any "competitors" to grammar would still be grammars since a grammar, by definition, describes how a language is structured. [[Special:Contributions/75.248.235.98|75.248.235.98]] 00:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
 :Well, the Random Words one ''seems'' to have no particular structure beyond being word-utterances, and the EEEEEEEEEEEEEE one doesn't even have much that ''can'' be structuralised (though I'm half expecting it to actually supposed to be a modem 'yowl', it needn't even be that), so I'm willing to bet that this exempts them from any consistent quality of being grammar. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253|81.179.199.253]] 00:08, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
 I interpreted "words order words random words words random good" differently. I assumed it was missing commas and should be read as "words-order", "words-random" "words-words" "random-good".
 Maybe(probably?) not what Randall intended, but if anyone interpreted it the same as me, you're not alone!

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	Any "competitors" to grammar would still be grammars since a grammar, by definition, describes how a language is structured. [[Special:Contributions/75.248.235.98\|75.248.235.98]] 00:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)		Any "competitors" to grammar would still be grammars since a grammar, by definition, describes how a language is structured. [[Special:Contributions/75.248.235.98\|75.248.235.98]] 00:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
	:Well, the Random Words one ''seems'' to have no particular structure beyond being word-utterances, and the EEEEEEEEEEEEEE one doesn't even have much that ''can'' be structuralised (though I'm half expecting it to actually supposed to be a modem 'yowl', it needn't even be that), so I'm willing to bet that this exempts them from any consistent quality of being grammar. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 00:08, 7 April 2026 (UTC)		:Well, the Random Words one ''seems'' to have no particular structure beyond being word-utterances, and the EEEEEEEEEEEEEE one doesn't even have much that ''can'' be structuralised (though I'm half expecting it to actually supposed to be a modem 'yowl', it needn't even be that), so I'm willing to bet that this exempts them from any consistent quality of being grammar. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 00:08, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	I interpreted "words order words random words words random good" differently. I assumed it was missing commas and should be read as "words-order", "words-random" "words-words" "random-good".
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		+	Maybe(probably?) not what Randall intended, but if anyone interpreted it the same as me, you're not alone!

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	Any "competitors" to grammar would still be grammars since a grammar, by definition, describes how a language is structured. [[Special:Contributions/75.248.235.98\|75.248.235.98]] 00:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)		Any "competitors" to grammar would still be grammars since a grammar, by definition, describes how a language is structured. [[Special:Contributions/75.248.235.98\|75.248.235.98]] 00:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)
		+	:Well, the Random Words one ''seems'' to have no particular structure beyond being word-utterances, and the EEEEEEEEEEEEEE one doesn't even have much that ''can'' be structuralised (though I'm half expecting it to actually supposed to be a modem 'yowl', it needn't even be that), so I'm willing to bet that this exempts them from any consistent quality of being grammar. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 00:08, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Side note: I have heard people using both alternate niche methods of language structure, kinda like those people who adopt a losing format even after it's clear it has lost. On character who has on occasion dabbled in both is Homer Simpson, BTW. --[[Special:Contributions/94.73.49.13\|94.73.49.13]]		Side note: I have heard people using both alternate niche methods of language structure, kinda like those people who adopt a losing format even after it's clear it has lost. On character who has on occasion dabbled in both is Homer Simpson, BTW. --[[Special:Contributions/94.73.49.13\|94.73.49.13]]
	:I still say that Video2000 was the superior home VCR format, in every way...[[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 23:55, 6 April 2026 (UTC)		:I still say that Video2000 was the superior home VCR format, in every way...[[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 23:55, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	Any "competitors" to grammar would still be grammars since a grammar, by definition, describes how a language is structured. [[Special:Contributions/75.248.235.98\|75.248.235.98]] 00:00, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Side note: I have heard people using both alternate niche methods of language structure, kinda like those people who adopt a losing format even after it's clear it has lost. On character who has on occasion dabbled in both is Homer Simpson, BTW. --[[Special:Contributions/94.73.49.13\|94.73.49.13]]		Side note: I have heard people using both alternate niche methods of language structure, kinda like those people who adopt a losing format even after it's clear it has lost. On character who has on occasion dabbled in both is Homer Simpson, BTW. --[[Special:Contributions/94.73.49.13\|94.73.49.13]]
		+	:I still say that Video2000 was the superior home VCR format, in every way...[[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253\|81.179.199.253]] 23:55, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

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	Factchecked 19 E's counted in the image and 19 E's counted in the transcript. [[Special:Contributions/12.155.149.34\|12.155.149.34]] 23:00, 6 April 2026 (UTC)		Factchecked 19 E's counted in the image and 19 E's counted in the transcript. [[Special:Contributions/12.155.149.34\|12.155.149.34]] 23:00, 6 April 2026 (UTC)
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		+	Side note: I have heard people using both alternate niche methods of language structure, kinda like those people who adopt a losing format even after it's clear it has lost. On character who has on occasion dabbled in both is Homer Simpson, BTW. --[[Special:Contributions/94.73.49.13\|94.73.49.13]]

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	It looks like the bot picked up the April Fool's "feature" as interactive, should we keep it or remove? [[Special:Contributions/104.28.215.220\|104.28.215.220]] 22:46, 6 April 2026 (UTC)		It looks like the bot picked up the April Fool's "feature" as interactive, should we keep it or remove? [[Special:Contributions/104.28.215.220\|104.28.215.220]] 22:46, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

−	Factchecked 19 E's counted in the image and 19 E's counted in the transcript.	+	Factchecked 19 E's counted in the image and 19 E's counted in the transcript. [[Special:Contributions/12.155.149.34\|12.155.149.34]] 23:00, 6 April 2026 (UTC)