Alicorn comments on Deontology for Consequentialists - Less Wrong

46 Post author: Alicorn 30 January 2010 05:58PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 02 February 2010 03:02:28AM 8 points [-]

Please, call me Ali. Ms. Corn is my mother.

...No, seriously, folks, it's a word, abbreviating it doesn't make sense. "Alicorn".

Comment author: k3nt 02 February 2010 03:09:55AM 4 points [-]

I was making a silly foolish joke and didn't even think about how obviously I would be opening myself up to charges (by myself if not others) of implicit sexism. Sigh. I'm so busted.

Comment author: MrHen 02 February 2010 04:43:00AM 2 points [-]

I have a similar reaction when people call me Mr. Hen. My name isn't actually Hen. I just thought it was a funny oxymoron and periods aren't normally exacted in usernames.

And I meant "accepted," not "exacted." I think I need some sleep.

Comment author: [deleted] 09 February 2013 07:37:46PM 1 point [-]

No, seriously, folks, it's a word, abbreviating it doesn't make sense.

What else does one abbreviate?

Comment author: Alicorn 09 February 2013 07:41:01PM 1 point [-]

Phrases. Names. Long words.

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