Bazza Posted April 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... Did you know that man was gender-neutral to begin with? Humankind is such a mouthful ... Yes. I believe the word has the same origin as "vigor" and the usuage for "man" to refer to the male gender occurred around the Middle Ages. Did you know this same trend (above) also exists (occurred) in the Russian language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Re: The Last Word I've heard of it, but I have never studied historical linguistics to know more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Re: The Last Word I've heard of it' date=' but I have never studied historical linguistics to know more than that.[/quote'] I encounterd it by reading a translation of a Russian underground pop hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Re: The Last Word So Elves? Some, yes. Others, trolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Re: The Last Word Some' date=' yes. Others, trolls.[/quote'] THose would be Orcs* not trolls. According to JRRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Re: The Last Word Nope -- trolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Re: The Last Word oooooo, that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word We have a troll here in Seattle. Lives under a bridge, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Doesn't get around much, though. But it's a very modern troll, I gather -- he turned into concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word He does have a VW clutched, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Maybe it's symbolic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word It's supposed to be a time capsule. And it is a real VW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Maybe it's a symbol of a VW as well as the real thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word It does look real... that doesn't preclude it being symbolic, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Symbols are sneaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Which is why one must pay attention to units on one's physics homework. I see the units symbols have eluded several of my students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Any truly hair rising glares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Well, there's been a couple factor of 1000 goofs (the kg <--> g conversion) so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word ... Aargh aargh aargh to that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word There's been a km <--> m goof, too. But no solar mass <--> kg goof yet, which is a factor of 10^30. I've done that, squared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word You yourself, or you possessed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word I did it. On an exam. I still have the paper somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word Ah. Even before the beer hit. I can't recall doing anything like it. I answered anastrophysics exam question with an alliterated verse, once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Re: The Last Word In my case, I simply lost a minus sign (in the exponent) between pages. It was merely an accident that it happened with a factor of M Sun in the denominator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Re: The Last Word Ah, well. Of such stuff are funny anecdotes made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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