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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8. https://explainxkcd.com/3047/
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•6 days agomeaning “of the stars” (from Latin, as opposed to Astral from the Greek) used in modern English in “consider” (literally: with the stars, meaning to scrutinize the sky).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoNah, that’s sub + scribere: “write under”, as in signature. No relation to sidereal.
minus-square@RizzRustboltlinkEnglish1•6 days agoWhat would the bird version of “consider” be? Conavis?
meaning “of the stars” (from Latin, as opposed to Astral from the Greek)
used in modern English in “consider” (literally: with the stars, meaning to scrutinize the sky).
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Nah, that’s sub + scribere: “write under”, as in signature. No relation to sidereal.
What would the bird version of “consider” be?
Conavis?