@AugierLe42e

We don't actually need a special constant for this; this is a pretty standard Python #idiom:

NOT_SET = object()

def f(a: int, b: int = NOT_SET):
if b is NOT_SET:
# function called without second argument
...

NOT_SET is a bare object, which will never compare equal to anything else, and is a singleton so the natural test is #object #identity. It absolutely distinguishes between "no argument" and "caller happened to pass the #default value #explicitly".

@SuneAuken
It may not make sense as described, but the patient/perpetrator now had both hands and wrists in plaster, and, as a single person, required assistance for many tasks, including having to urinate.
His (would have been) victim escaped with a mild hangover.

#HoistWithHisOwnPetard #PoeticJustice #Irony #Idiom #IdiomaticMeaning #Tomfoolery #Shakespeare #SelfOwn

@SuneAuken
A long time ago, in a hospital far, far away. A drunk male brought in with both 5th metacarpals broken.
It appeared that the patient had fought with another drunk, but the other had collapsed at the time of the punch,causing the patient's fist to strike the wall. Enraged, he pulled the other upright to punch with the other fist, but the other slumped sideways at the time.

#HoistWithHisOwnPetard #PoeticJustice #Irony #Idiom #IdiomaticMeaning #Tomfoolery #Shakespeare #SelfOwn

Quand les internautes parlent du "fédivers" je pense d'abord aux chiens écrasés ... puis aux faits d'hiver.
Et ici, il y a de tout, sinon des chiens écrasés. #fediverse #idiom #kalauer

Why is "coming #FullCircle" seen as positive when "#GoingInCircles" is negative? #Language #Idiom

I felt the need to compare [virtuous/vicious] [circle/cycle]. Have you ever wondered which was “right” or which felt more “normal”?

According to Google #Ngram:
- “Vicious circle” is most common by a long shot, the progenitor #idiom.
- “Vicious cycle” is almost nonexistent
- The “virtuous” options are very close to each other, with “circle” being more common, but only by a bit.

#Linguistics #English #Language

Do you know any other-language equivalent to “the calm before the storm”?

Are there any languages that you know *don’t* have an equivalent?

#language #english #idiom

#idiom : an expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar structural form of a language

- German: die Redewendung

- Italian: espressione idiomatica

- Portuguese: idioma

- Spanish: modismo

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Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

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Hint: too obvious?

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Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

Happy weekend from here, #puzzle fans!

Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

Can you figure out this week's wordie? It would be wicked wonderful if you can.

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Hint: metaphor wordplay

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I love playing with a good idiomatic expression. They’re kind of silly when you take a moment to visualize what’s being said. Here's my latest comic. #idiom #comic #cartoon #VectorArt More comics here: https://pushbuttonheads.substack.com/p/hello-world

Γρεεκ το με ??? This seems "Greek to me" but it is not! Did you know that this #expression in other languages might refer to a different #language than #Greek?

Check our blog:
https://mapologies.com/greek-to-me/

#mapologies #culture #translation #sterotype #comparedlanguages #Greek #Spanish #chinese #Arabic #idiom #expression #language

@tlacamazatl

This is a cool #idiom. I think idioms are one of the best ways to help develop the culture attached to a #conlang.

@conlang

𝒎𝒐𝒚𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒚𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒆
heart 1s.GEN invert-AUG-PST
𝑀𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡.

#kalamoya #conlang #idiom

As an idiom, instead of "skipping a beat", in Kala, the heart spins, or inverts, and then sets back to its original poisition.

Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

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Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

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Hint: How's it going?

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wait - to Brits really say 'on the cards' instead of 'in the cards'??

#linguistics #judgment #idiom #english #britishEnglish #NorthAmericanEnglish

Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

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Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

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Hint: Says it all!

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Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

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Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

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Hint: two ears

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Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

Happy weekend from here, #puzzle fans!

Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

Can you figure out this week's wordie? It would be wicked wonderful if you can.

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Hint: Don't stress about it.

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Sunday Sillies -Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom

Happy weekend from here, #puzzle fans!

Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.

Can you figure out this week's wordie? It would be wicked wonderful if you can.

Please use CW to submit your answers, thanks. Give everybody the chance to guess.

Hint: Exemplary

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