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Silverwalker
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:22 am |
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Rombobjörn wrote: Silverwalker wrote: "Siphaniana Bookbinder? You are ALIVE after all this TIME?" Pretty clear, yes, but I have my doubts about the grammar. It sounds a lot like an English idiom in Latin words. That's because I'm translating the way you do translations, because I am a translator. If he says "after so much time," that would be "after all this time" in English. kromiller wrote: I totally called multiple things! I knew it was going to be Siphy II! And I figured her and Ozzid would recognize each other and reconnect at some point! Congratulations!
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CheeseWhisper
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 7:53 am |
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CodeBlack wrote: Who knew communication was the answer all along? <feel-good PSA music sting plays> Speaking of which... how does Ozzid know English so well? He went dark next to the page with Siphy II back when Latin was the lingua franca, and woke up to start speaking English with Kiki. On the other hand, the creepy sheep-demon thing was still speaking Latin when Edda performed her self-surgery. So many things I'd like to know -- because Knowing Is Half The Battle. SI-PHY-TWOOOOO
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Rombobjörn
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:42 am |
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Al S wrote: Rombobjörn wrote: I wonder whether Ozzid was always able to pop out of a host at will after the possession-forcing spell has been used, or whether that happened because his bond to the Liberliganus family overrode the possession spell. We saw him partially pop out in the previous page; so it's the former. partially ≠ fully
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Spirantz
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 9:58 am |
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kromiller wrote: Al S wrote: Rombobjörn wrote: I wonder whether Ozzid was always able to pop out of a host at will after the possession-forcing spell has been used, or whether that happened because his bond to the Liberliganus family overrode the possession spell. We saw him partially pop out in the previous page; so it's the former. It might be because Torg is REALLY tired and is pretty weak as a result. This is probably a moot point with the current cases. There's been no attempt to dominate or resist the other side. That's why he popped out so casually today. I don't think Ozzid ever really tries to escape. He just lets them do whatever with the possession. I also don't think Torg or Kiki ever really tried to prevent him from popping out, either. Why would they? I doubt they ever would, either. That's how you lose friends.
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Spirantz
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:02 am |
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CheeseWhisper wrote: Speaking of which... how does Ozzid know English so well? He went dark next to the page with Siphy II back when Latin was the lingua franca, and woke up to start speaking English with Kiki.
On the other hand, the creepy sheep-demon thing was still speaking Latin when Edda performed her self-surgery.
So many things I'd like to know -- because Knowing Is Half The Battle. Wizard did it? *wiggles fingers mysteriously*
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Rombobjörn
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:15 am |
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Silverwalker wrote: Rombobjörn wrote: Silverwalker wrote: "Siphaniana Bookbinder? You are ALIVE after all this TIME?" Pretty clear, yes, but I have my doubts about the grammar. It sounds a lot like an English idiom in Latin words. That's because I'm translating the way you do translations, because I am a translator. If he says "after so much time," that would be "after all this time" in English. Okay, you weren't exaggerating when you said you don't know Latin. Ozzid says neither "so" nor "much". Based only on loanwords used in present-day English and Swedish, it's easy to see how the English phrase is mapped word by word to Latin words: "after" → "post" ("posthumous", "post-mortem", "postscript", "postmodernism" ...) "all" → "totum" ("total") "this" → "hoc" ("ad hoc" = "for this particular purpose") "time" → "tempus" ("tempo", "temporary" ...) In Swedish, the phrase "efter all denna tid" would occur only in a bad translation from English. I expect that "post totum hoc tempus" is equally awkward in Latin.
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Lord Golbez
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 5:56 pm |
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CheeseWhisper wrote: CodeBlack wrote: Who knew communication was the answer all along? <feel-good PSA music sting plays> Speaking of which... how does Ozzid know English so well? He went dark next to the page with Siphy II back when Latin was the lingua franca, and woke up to start speaking English with Kiki. On the other hand, the creepy sheep-demon thing was still speaking Latin when Edda performed her self-surgery. So many things I'd like to know -- because Knowing Is Half The Battle. SI-PHY-TWOOOOO I was gonna say he's a demon and speaking with tongues might come with the territory, but I can't explain about the other demon. Still Ozzid was around in the time of the Bug Squishers War. I guess they were all speaking English then because Zoe and Torg could communicate
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CheeseWhisper
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:23 pm |
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Lord Golbez wrote: CheeseWhisper wrote: CodeBlack wrote: Who knew communication was the answer all along? <feel-good PSA music sting plays> Speaking of which... how does Ozzid know English so well? He went dark next to the page with Siphy II back when Latin was the lingua franca, and woke up to start speaking English with Kiki. On the other hand, the creepy sheep-demon thing was still speaking Latin when Edda performed her self-surgery. So many things I'd like to know -- because Knowing Is Half The Battle. SI-PHY-TWOOOOO I was gonna say he's a demon and speaking with tongues might come with the territory, but I can't explain about the other demon. Still Ozzid was around in the time of the Bug Squishers War. I guess they were all speaking English then because Zoe and Torg could communicate True, though that section was a bit less canonical (and Edda's language is definitely not quite on par with today's English).
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