Men vs. Women Race to 1000

[Doivid]

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[The Slenderman]

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[Doivid]

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[Sharyxe]

Nuuu 209

[Doivid]

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[Sharyxe]

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[Doivid]

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[Vampy]

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[Doivid]

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[Vampy]

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[HappyNisa]

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@Sharyxe or @Vampy wanna destroy tge number with me again?

[Doivid]

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[HappyNisa]

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[Doivid]

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[HappyNisa]

208 that got your attention but not of the girls xD

[Doivid]

lol

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sure did.

I was up late doing the worst of my finals (take home final) so I'm trying to wind down and sleep.

Man was it a doozy.

[HappyNisa]

208 Hope you managed to make it well D:

[Doivid]

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I think I did a decent job.

it's quite possibly the hardest course I've taken, if not one of the hardest things I've done. Even people outside the major know that it's infamously tough as a class.

but now I'm just about done, thankfully.

[HappyNisa]

208 what is the syudy about?

[Doivid]

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Syntax is about trying to understand how we generate all the sentences we do in English. We learn basic generalizations, rules, etc.

The ultimate goal is to build a roadmap of how language is generated. Specifically, arrangements that actually make sense.

It's difficult to explain without going into further detail, but imagine it like analyzing a computer algorithm that no one designed because it just developed through evolution, and then trying to guess how the algorithm is written. Every time you think you figure it out, someone says, "but what about this sentence?" and then you have to change everything around again.

Also every step of the way we weren't actually taught how to do the assignments until we already did them (and got them wrong pretty much). So they had us do first, learn later. And the class is 3 days a week, with an assignment being handed out & due every class. And you can't bullshit it either, you have to actually think about it and show that you've thought about it.

So yeah, it's been nuts.