I just looked that up, and I am quite happy to learn Beastman's name was...Biff Beastman. Just when you think you've heard the most hilariously dumb name for a He-man character, BAM- you be surprised.
The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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GasBandit
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Why didn't they name it Rainman?
GasBandit
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Poor decision making Bambi. I didn't laugh either, but I don't sit guffawing whilst watching Nature or Mutual Omaha.
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Normally, I'm a grammar and usage lover. But I can't get behind all the "corrections" of the phrase "begs the question". Yeah okay, it has this debate-based meaning, but unlike a lot of my grammar triggers, the colloquial meaning is in alignment with the definitions of the words. Perhaps even better than the technically correct definition.
GasBandit
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That bugged me too. The official meaning of begging the question seemed to make less sense to me than how it is generally used.
The reason that the 'actual' definition doesn't seem to make sense in context with the words is because the phrase was mistranslated from latin. And latin is hard.
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2290
GasBandit
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Tell me about it. I STILL can't get a straight answer on how to say "I hear they're up to no good" in Latin.
There's a reason no one uses it anymore!
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I keep thinking that the photos and videos people keep posting of Bran from GoT are of Caitlin Clarke from 1981's Dragonslayer.
Bran: http://imgur.com/gallery/evB0ZUu
Caitlin Clarke's character disguised as a boy: http://www.dragnix.net/Digital_and_Analog_Dragons/Dragonslayer/Dragonslayer_04.jpg
Bran: http://imgur.com/gallery/evB0ZUu
Caitlin Clarke's character disguised as a boy: http://www.dragnix.net/Digital_and_Analog_Dragons/Dragonslayer/Dragonslayer_04.jpg
I've come up with "Ferunt ut faciunt dolus" ("It is said that they practice trickery") but I've had a hard time verifying if it is legit. I don't know enough about Latin grammar to know if you can -unt twice in a row.
--Patrick
You can, though a Roman wouldn't.
One of the reasons "Latin" is hard to get right is that there's at least 4 different "Latin"s out there. Ancient Roman, Modern Roman, Medieval, and Church. They have slightly different grammar and even vocabulary. Plus, modern day Latin - the Vatican still puts out a yearly list of "new" words in Latin, so they can keep up with the times and can refer to modern things in encyclicals and stuff.
One of the reasons "Latin" is hard to get right is that there's at least 4 different "Latin"s out there. Ancient Roman, Modern Roman, Medieval, and Church. They have slightly different grammar and even vocabulary. Plus, modern day Latin - the Vatican still puts out a yearly list of "new" words in Latin, so they can keep up with the times and can refer to modern things in encyclicals and stuff.
GasBandit
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Got the edits for the new novel back from my publisher. Last time I can go over the book before its release.
*cracks knuckles*
Let's do this.
*cracks knuckles*
Let's do this.
How much influence does your publisher/editor have on your work? Do they merely point on calarity/continuity issues or do they have actual creative input like some publishers do?
Two books and four short stories so far and they've only made small grammatical changes. The one thing I really need to work on is change my spelling from Canadian to American. Because that's the majority of the edits I see.[DOUBLEPOST=1433608283,1433607689][/DOUBLEPOST]Holy crap, do I really have two books and four short stories published through them!?
I'm just glad I've got first edition of your first and soon second novel. In 50 years time you'll make me rich.
And final edits are officially in. I probably won't see it again until they send me the final, digital proofs.
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Which is of course incomplete without
