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🗓️ 1 November 2024
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If tomatoes are a fruit, why can't you put them in a fruit salad? Somewhat more importantly, did you know cashews aren't nuts? And most importantly of all, what does any of this have to do with the theory of translation? Today I'm responding to a question about the difference between technical, scientific terminology, and the words we use in everyday speech. Are these really the same language, even if they use the same vocabulary? The answer may surprise you, and affect the kinds of mixed nuts you serve at parties.
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0:00.0 | All right, I think we're on round three now of where in the world is your friendly neighborhood book bro? |
0:07.0 | If you're watching on YouTube, we've got an incredibly killer setup out here. |
0:13.0 | I mentioned on Tuesday, if you can figure out where I am, you'll get, I don't know, some sort of prize that I get to decide on after the fact. |
0:23.1 | But right into me, let me know where you think I am while we do another episode of Words, Words, Words. |
0:36.6 | So, on Tuesday, next Tuesday, I'll let you guys know where I am in fact. |
0:42.3 | But this is this awesome new studio setup that I've got, you can see where I am. |
0:47.3 | It's sort of like I've been transported into some kind of neoclassical mansion, |
0:52.3 | like I'm in Andrew Jackson's country estate or something like that. |
0:57.0 | That is not in fact where I am, but it looks almost as if that's what's going on. |
1:03.0 | Or honestly, it looks as a little bit like I've finally come home at last to Ithaca. |
1:09.0 | If you've been following the Odyssey episodes, that's where Odysseus is now. |
1:12.6 | He's arriving at last in his home. And I got these awesome paintings behind me of people in what looks like. |
1:18.6 | I think it's Greek meant to be sort of maybe Spartan garb or something like that. |
1:24.6 | There are bearded philosophers wandering idyllically among the columns. |
1:29.1 | There's an Athena-looking type figure. There's some graceful woman, perhaps the wife of |
1:36.0 | Leonidas, welcoming envoys from afar. I don't know if there's a specific location. |
1:41.0 | Actually, maybe you should write into me and tell me also whether you think this is a |
1:44.3 | particular place or just kind of an idyllic netherworld, like the setting of Raphael's School of |
1:51.6 | Athens, which is my favorite painting ever. So it's very cool to be here amid these sort of |
1:58.8 | glorious, evocative images. |
2:01.9 | I wish you could see the whole room because it's got a ton of awesome stuff in it. |
2:05.4 | But anyway, let me know where you think I am. |
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