Turning Red is very much a time piece for the 90’s, and many Canadians who lived in multicultural cities back then could probably identify with it or at least recognize the cultural references.

Usually Twinings, but I’ll accept store brand for black tea. Lipton or Tetley for green teas.

Nope, those mean different things!

If I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t post it

Means (or implies)…

“I didn’t like it, so I won’t post it”, but it’s phrased as a conditional statement.

It also means that it’s hypothetical – nothing was posted!

But…

If I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t have posted it

Means (or implies)…

“I like it, so I posted it”, again phrased as a conditional statement.

It also means that the thing actually happened (because the commenter liked it).

So they have similar, but different meanings. The key difference is whether the commenter is saying they have already posted something or not. One is hypothetical, and the other is more of a reflection of something that did happen.

Also, I think this part of your comment is incorrect.

Should not it be

This should be…

Shouldn’t it be

(This is what people say probably 99% of the time)

Or

Should it not be

(This is less common and more formal)

And yes, I know that it looks like the “not” should be directly after the “should” because of “shouldn’t”, but it doesn’t happen that way. I think this happens when forming a question with conditional verbs (should/would/could), but I have no idea why.

As I’m sure you know, English is crazy. Sorry about that. Hope this helps!

I hope that’s not the only lens you see the world through. I don’t think anybody else saw that comment the way you did.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has ever done that! Haha

I think it’s because dreams are “run” by the part of the brain that evolved in nature, and doesn’t access the parts of the brain we use to access much of anything we’ve invented.

I occasionally have/had dreams about writing tests. There’s almost always a problem with both being able to read the question and being able to write the answer! Lol

They were making a reference to boot licking

What did people do when I was bored?

They were doing fun things that I didn’t want to do. Maybe play sports, or experiment with drugs? Lol

EDIT: The comment above me originally implied that the other commenter was racist for using the word “marijuana”. They edited their comment to have absolutely no relevance to what my comment was about, which is fine, but they also didn’t mention that they did that, which is lame.

My original comment:

Marijuana is a commonly accepted and recognized name for cannabis. It’s the first “also known as” on the Wikipedia page for Cannabis.

Sexual Aspects

See also: Yiff

I think the phrasing isn’t the best. I think he needs an “is what” before “hurts children” in the first paragraph.

If the Canadian Liberals thought it’d win them more elections, they would’ve done an election reform years ago.

…like they’d initially promised.

Why is this tagged NSFW?

How many people are rich and continue to amass wealth even though they have more money than they really know what to do with?

How many important projects are done by volunteers?

How many old people work jobs they don’t need just to keep themselves social and busy?

And in that hypothetical scenario, money still exists, it’s just equally distributed. There’ll still be people who want more, people who waste what they have and need a top-up, etcetc.

FlyingSquid mostly, and a few others. Not sure if I’d be able to spell all the others properly though, lol

I had to block a few who were spamming too much, but I’ve since forgotten their usernames.

I’ll wear one on public transit in the winter. It reduces the chance I’ll get sick (or as sick), and it keeps my face warm when I get back outside.

The last time I got really sick was the last time I was in the office and at least two people nearby were sick. None of us were wearing a mask. It took me out for a solid two weeks, and I had residual effects for almost a month longer (at the minimum).

Because of that, I could understand someone wearing a mask in the office all the time – they wouldn’t want to not wear a mask, then put it on the second they hear someone cough, lol

That’s awesome! Most others seem to only deny people applying for disability benefits.

Regarding your question about being the past tense, they are also used that way. But you also need to make other changes.

Would you like coffee?

This is not about the past. As others have said, this is an offer of coffee. The response is

Yes I would. / No I wouldn’t.

(Or any other acceptance of an offer)

Would you have liked coffee?

This is about the past. It means something like…“Before, is it possible that you wanted coffee?”

It’s a little tough to explain. But a person might ask that question if invited a friend to a café, got there before the friend, and ordered two teas…then the friend looked disappointed about having a tea. “Sorry, do you not like tea? Would you have liked coffee instead?”

The answer here is

Yes I would’ve. / No I wouldn’t have.

It’s a similar situation for “could”.

Could you take out the trash?

This is a request. As others have said, “would” could also be used as a request here, but it’s not very common (at least like this).

Literally, I think it’s a question of capability. I think “could” means “is it possible for X to happen”…but we use it to be a request because of politeness. English speakers don’t think about it this way when making a request, but it will help understand what it means in the past.

Could you have taken out the trash?

This is a question about a past capability. It means something like…“Before, was it possible that you were able to take out the trash?”

You’d ask this if your kid didn’t take out the trash and you want to know if it was possible (with the implication being that you want to know WHY).

The kid would answer

Yes, I could’ve, but …

Or

No, I couldn’t have, because …

Or

Not now mom/dad, I’m playing a game

As you can see, using would/could in the past is possible, but complicated. “Should” is also usable in the past.

Should I wear a hat?

… Is a question about whether you need a hat (maybe before going outside for a walk).

Should I have worn a hat?

…is a question about whether you needed to wear a hat before. Maybe you didn’t wear a hat and got a sunburn on your scalp. Ouch! Yes, you should’ve worn a hat.

Lmao…you make a post with stereotypes based on your own experiences (which I’ve never even heard of, tbh), and you get angry because your “freedom” was violated…yet everyone else is the problem? Lol

Where are you seeing people transitioning from F to M looking like truckers? I’ve never seen nor heard of a single one before this post.