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Bane Mask (europe.pub)
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[–] 19 points 2 months ago* (10 children)

voice-dampening? as in, it moisturises your breath?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (7 children)

    It makes your voice less audible. This is dampening as slowing or quieting

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago* (6 children)

    nope, that's a star trek-ism. limiting oscillations -> damping. making something wet -> dampening.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    usage notes

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    The usage note pertains to usage 4, not 3

    A screenshot of Wiktionary showing the entries for dampen with highlighting on definition 4's proscribed flag and usage

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    sound is not a nonphysical thing. it's a mechanical vibration. besides, we were talking specifically about the present participle "dampening" which is far less ambiguous.

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