August 22 2007 AskLRR

The following is the AskLRR Q+A for the Somebody Has to Change LRRcast

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AskLRR Answers

Q: I'm trying to start up my own video website (which is spelled incorrectly). Do you have any good advice? Keep in mind, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

A:

  Matt says to give up, because he does not want competition. Learn to copy-edit anything you put up on the Internet, and find out what the hell you're doing. In fact, when LRR started they didn't know what the hell they were doing (Morgan still thinks they don't). He should "do it often", like set up a schedule, and keep the schedule unchanged so people remember to come back. And do something you love.

Q: Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as...?

A:

  Park Life.

Q: And morning soup can be avoided if you take a route straight through what is known as...?

A:

  Park Life.

Q: Carbonated Beverage - Soda/Pop?

A:

  Pop. Pop is Canadian, soda is American.

Q: Sandwich on a long roll - Torpedo, Submarine, Hoagie, Grinder, etc?

A:

  Submarine (more commonly, sub).

Q: Any other Canadian dialectical changes from Standard American English?

A:

  We spell things "the right way" according to Matt, a double-souble in Canada is not a double cheeseburger, but a coffee with two cream, and two sugar. A Timbit is a donut hole (due to the immensely popular Canadian chain Tim Hortons),