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liziziz.bsky.social
@liziziz.bsky.social
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Erstwhile indie synth botherer from Leeds, UK. She/her.
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What actor's expression will stay with you for the rest of your life (a twofer)
Richard E Grant playing Withnail perfects a glassy eyed a manic grin while Paul McGann as Marwood looks on in bewildered horror
June 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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You've reminded me of Ada Palmer's interesting experience of translating her Terra Ignota series into Polish www.exurbe.com/from-adaa-am...
I had a great conversation recently with my Polish editor about a gender challenge I hadn’t anticipated. In the English-speaking world at the moment, using gender neutral language is associated with the progressive end of the political spectrum, so whether it’s the singular they, or saying “flight attendant” instead of “steward/stewardess” and “server” instead of “waitor/waitress”, when you encounter that kind of language it invokes the liberal/progressive side in gender politics. But in Poland at the moment the political associations of gendered language are the reverse. In Poland it’s the progressive and feminist side that’s pushing for always using gendered language for everything, always having a male and female form (i.e. professor/professoress, driver/driveress or the equivalent) to make the presence of women hyper visible. So translating the gender word for word would make the future of Terra Ignota seem, in Polish, to be a future in which where the reactionary side of gender debates was victorious, rather than what I intend in the English which is to make it seem that the progressive side of gender debates was victorious. So fascinating to see the meaning of the language and the politics of the language produce such an amazing challenge with localization.
May 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Post a warning.
A warning sign on a stand in the lobby of a building that says 'Attention couriers! Do not leave parcels in the lobby. All deliveries must be brought to the 1st floor'. There is a large parcel next to it.
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Age yourself with a toy from your childhood (stretching the definition of toy a tad).
March 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM