Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by haxterstockman » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 1:58 AM UTC

Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search
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Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by geuis » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 3:22 AM UTC

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by YokoZar » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:10 AM UTC

geuis wrote: post #2

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

Depends how you pronounce it. An comes before vowel sounds, like the E in "en", while A comes before consonant sounds, like the N in "no".

I'm curious, then, how you pronounce NSFW -- "nnnsfwa?"

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by dbaupp » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:11 AM UTC

geuis wrote: post #2

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

It depends if one says An en-ess-eff-double-U ..., or A not-safe-for-work ..., or A nsfw ....

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by KingdomSprite » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:13 AM UTC

geuis wrote: post #2

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

The use of "a" and "an" depend on the sound the word after it begins with. Since the "N" in NSFW is pronounced "en", it should be "an".

Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by mwc » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:15 AM UTC

dbaupp wrote: post #4

geuis wrote: post #2

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

It depends if one says An en-ess-eff-double-U ... , or A not-safe-for-work ... , or A nsfw ... .

I say "not-safe-for-work".

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by oftenwrong » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:20 AM UTC

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http://theworstdrug.com/

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by geuis » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:22 AM UTC

YokoZar wrote: post #3

geuis wrote: post #2

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

Depends how you pronounce it. An comes before vowel sounds, like the E in "en", while A comes before consonant sounds, like the N in "no". I'm curious, then, how you pronounce NSFW -- "nnnsfwa?"

I read it as "Not safe for work". For other acronyms, I read them like they spell eg C-I-A or F-B-I. I always lose this fight because people can point to "official English usage" documentation. Its just that to my ears (and internal voice) saying "an N..." vs "a N..." sounds wrong. You're adding an extra "n" sound, so that when its spoken you say something like "aaaahhhnnnnnnnnn" with no break there's a loss of distinction in what's being said. Saying "A NSFW tag" where the letters are pronounced individually forces the distinction audibly.

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by gee_totes » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:28 AM UTC

How does it work? Does it just pull from the tumblr API using a list of blogs? Can it spider out and find new adult tumblrs now that they are de-listed?

Re: Show HN: An NSFW Tumblr Search

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Post by mpyne » Wed, Jul 24, 2013, 4:47 AM UTC

YokoZar wrote: post #3

geuis wrote: post #2

Sorry, just a minor nitpick. Should be "A NSFW Tumblr Search".

Depends how you pronounce it. An comes before vowel sounds, like the E in "en", while A comes before consonant sounds, like the N in "no". I'm curious, then, how you pronounce NSFW -- "nnnsfwa?"

It may be mental baggage from my previous career in submarines (where "symbol speaking" was highly frowned about), but I simply say it out: Not Safe For Work, instead of En-Ess-Eff-Doubleyou. In that context it would be (for me) A NSFW ..., but it seems the right answer is in the eye of the beholder. :)