English needs a word for the inclusive or, and I'm down for committing robbery against one of our top victims. by Doctor8 in c/english@lemmy.ca
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

While pronouncing xor as 'ex-or' makes sense, since the x stands for ex-clusive, most words in English that start with x make the 'Z' sound. Xenophobe, xylophone, xanax. But once again, the regular 'or' in English is already exclusive, so there's no need to make a new word for it, but I admit it would be fun.

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English needs a word for the inclusive or, and I'm down for committing robbery against one of our top victims. (infosec.pub)
submitted 1 year ago by Doctor8@infosec.pub to c/english@lemmy.ca
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You know when something can be either "or" or "and?" You may also say it is "and" and or "or"; "or" and/or "and," if you will. That's the inclusive or!

The Latin "vel" is a word for the inclusive or. I also just learned that the logic symbol, ∨, is called "vel" and is used for something called "disjunction" as opposed to "exclusive disjunction (⊻)," which is simply the exclusive or, which is the regular or in English.

Apparently the legal term "vel non" uses this word to mean "or not," which means there's at least a chance of it making it out of the courtroom and into the common lingo like quid pro quo, de jure, and de facto, did.

What is a website everyone should know about? by Doctor8 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

It's a salad

What is your new years resolution? by Doctor8 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

noo STOP b4 its too late!!! the Human eye cant even see 4K!!

Visiting the US soon - do I really have to tip? by Doctor8 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub -3 points 1 year ago

No, you don't have to tip. Really unfortunate that some people rely on tips for their wage, but If you don't tip, you're NTA.

Now taking submissions for a new banner image! by Doctor8 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

That looks perfect if you ask me.

Now taking submissions for a new banner image! by Doctor8 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

What if we made the mouse's nose red and used it as the dot of the question mark?

I need to survive for 3 days without pooping, and eating as little as possible. I can pee, but not very often. It can't take up too much space. What food do I pack? by Doctor8 in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[-] Doctor8@infosec.pub 7 points 1 year ago

Practicing for No Shit November I see.

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