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  • comador @lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldI fell for it. Fuckin' SteelSeries
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    7 days ago

    After just 2 weeks with an Aerox 5 wireless, I refuse to buy anything Steelseries again myself.

    Bought it on their website, they refused my in-warranty 30-day refund until I talked with support. After dealing with their troll support for over a week, I then resubmitted for a refund and was initially denied because it was past the 30 days. I then had to argue I wanted the refund weeks prior.

    Steelseries are just shit products now with a shit support.

    Ended up buying one of the last Microsoft Mice only because it has reliable kailh button switches.



















  • comador @lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldReal French
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    5 months ago

    As a yank who lived in the UK (East Sussex) for several years, I can share the sentiments of my mates there that they believe we Americans still speak a more traditional version of the language than they do now. Specifically pronunciation of words.

    For example, Americans have retained the pronunciation of the final “r” in words like “father” and “mother,” while the UK has dropped it. Americans have maintained the “flat a” sound of cat in words like “path” and “class” whereas the UK has mostly replaced that sound with the “broad a” of “father.”

    It’s not an exact science, but the rate of change in the language there has gone beyond the 18th century version we Americans still speak today and thus, it can be said American English, at least pronunciation, is more traditional.