Can you usually tell what background a poster is?

ExtraCredit

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:15 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

When posting anonymous? What is giving it away?

English spelling of Hebrew words says a lot about a poster. (An anonymous troll was once identified that way)

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liveandlove.ima

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:16 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

When posting anonymous? What is giving it away?

Hey you're right. perhaps you tell me...??!!

amother

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:17 pm

ExtraCredit wrote:

English spelling of Hebrew words says a lot about a poster.

So if someone is writing shulem then you are assuming she is Chassidish but if the same person is writing shalom then you are assuming she is litvish? Can't people change their way of spelling?

liveandlove.ima

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:18 pm

ExtraCredit wrote:

English spelling of Hebrew words says a lot about a poster.

what was that word again that backfired on a poster and she got banned Can't Believe It

ExtraCredit

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:19 pm

Live+Love wrote:

what was that word again that backfired on a poster and she got banned Can't Believe It

Dina de malchuta Dina

ExtraCredit

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:21 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

So if someone is writing shulem then you are assuming she is Chassidish but if the same person is writing shalom then you are assuming she is litvish? Can't people change their way of spelling?

Of course people can if they’re trying to hide their identity. I’m talking about those who are not trying to hide this part of their background just don’t want to post under their SN.
Why would somebody take the name shalom from the Ami and change it to shulem intentionally? I’m sure that was her legit pronunciation.

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crust

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:22 pm

Live+Love wrote:

what was that word again that backfired on a poster and she got banned Can't Believe It

It's never a single word or spelling.

It's the context and the vibe that gives people away.
And that, no one can change, OP.

liveandlove.ima

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:25 pm

Ok. I found it. it was this

amother [ OP ] wrote:

My LOR says "dina de malchuta dina"...
And yours?

Java

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:26 pm

You can sometimes tell if someone is chassidish based on their style of English writing- it's certain sentence structure things, I can't think of an example off the top of my head. But yeshivish vs MO vs JPF? usually not

ExtraCredit

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:27 pm

On the other hand, writing Hebrew words in English most often takes on the litvish spelling so even chassidish people will write sukkos, for example, even if IRL they pronounce it the chasidish way.

liveandlove.ima

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:27 pm

ExtraCredit wrote:

Dina de malchuta Dina

YES! oh boy just worked so hard pull up that thread Whew

ExtraCredit

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:28 pm

Live+Love wrote:

YES! oh boy just worked so hard pull up that thread Whew

Good job!!

pause

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:28 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

So if someone is writing shulem then you are assuming she is Chassidish but if the same person is writing shalom then you are assuming she is litvish? Can't people change their way of spelling?

No, but if someone "is writing" and "are assuming" instead of "writes"/"wrote" and "assume", I'll go with Chassidish. No offense OP, but when it's obvious, it's obvious. Hiding

liveandlove.ima

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:28 pm

crust wrote:

It's never a single word or spelling.

It's the context and the vibe that gives people away.
And that, no one can change, OP.

How cool!! what vibe is it I bring to the table then? wondering

amother

Lilac

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:28 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

So if someone is writing shulem then you are assuming she is Chassidish but if the same person is writing shalom then you are assuming she is litvish? Can't people change their way of spelling?

I had no idea what that word was or ment. I'm accustom to being lost here so I just skipped it.
Clearly, I am not chassidish and I don't speak Yiddish or yeshivish.

shabbatiscoming

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:28 pm

ExtraCredit wrote:

Dina de malchuta Dina

can you explain how someone spelling this phrase this way made you think they were a troll? This is how it would be spelled in english for many.

amother

Slategray

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:29 pm

Live+Love wrote:

Ok. I found it. it was this

I’m so confused! How is this a give-away?

crust

Thu, Nov 26 2020, 5:30 pm

Live+Love wrote:

How cool!! what vibe is it I bring to the table then? wondering

Love? Live and let live? Wink