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Asked on March 11, 2021 in Word choice.
Mathematically speaking, calca is the English equivalent of calque. Both come from the Latin calcarius, which refers to lime and (by extension) a variety of casting and molding techniques common to those days.
If you’re translating between English and (say) Spanish, calques go both ways, and in many cases are completely acceptable. In the same way that the Armada has passed into English.
Principal theme and major theme are equivalent. Since every language has Latin roots: major, manus (hand), and principalis, and although an expression in English may be similar to an expression in Spanish, a direct calque between the two languages is not the only possible explanation.
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Asked on March 10, 2021 in Single word requests.
For a slightly different tone, how about fretting over ephemera?
According to the Weber, ephemera is derived from the Greek words epi (for) and hemera (the day). In Japan, the word “short-lived” literally means “insignificant” and/or “heavy”.
Minutae means “small in space”. Ephemera means “small in time”.
Depending on the subject of the fretting, and whether you’re trying to be serious or ironic, either might be a usable choice.
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Asked on March 7, 2021 in Single word requests.
An example of a Gettier Problem”, an ideological problem with our understanding of knowledge in more detail. Did George Gettier publish his original paper? Why? Is it possible that someone writing in an obscure philosophical journal has labeled the exact case exactly you describe, but if so, the term hasn’t passed into general use?
Does listener know if they’re being told the truth or if they just find it a clue? If knowledge is defined as “true, justified belief,” there are many instances (such as your own) where the justification rests on incomplete information, e.g. When listening to a speech, does the listener know that the speaker was lying?
What is a specific term about a context that is irrelevant in the absence of a general term?
In a spy novel, for example, it could be a double deception, since the speaker’s own notions of true and false may have been manipulated without permission. As a source of spy lingo with multiple levels of deception, there’s Wilderness of Mirrors.
In a farce (something darker with a happier ending), there are works like The Importance of Being Earnest, where the deception known to the audience but “unknown” to the characters. In art, this could be described as farcical deception. Sing the deceptive and
posing name,.
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Asked on March 4, 2021 in Other.
If you’re looking for an Eats Shoots and Leaves effect (Google the title), your proposed title is pretty good as is.
Which one is the better answer by james greene?
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
What is cycle of dependency?
She can be used in a variety of contexts, including education, foreign aid, homelessness and so on.
What is a cycle of dependence?
The word vicious is derived from vice; a vicious circle is therefore somewhat associated with sin and sinful acts. Despite this lack of support, many circles of dependency arise as children grow up in poverty and can’t overcome their disadvantages.
What is circle of dependence?
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
When Uploadman has as many fans as the Caped Crusader, Uploaduser is going to come out of his own. In other words, Uploadman hates me in ways that he does not care about other people. Is it better to keep him out of sight? What
would be the best way to fight him in the future after the death.
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