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[languagexs]

Unraveling the Similarities and Differences of Persian vs Arabic Languages

Persian vs Arabic: Unraveling the Intricacies of Two Distinct Languages Persian and Arabic may share the same script, but they are vastly different languages with unique pronunciations, grammar, vocabulary and more. This article unravels the key similarities and differences to understand the nuances between these intricate languages. As two of the most widely spoken languages in the Middle…

[mathsandcomedydotcom]

From my wee nephews’ children’s book. I translated the Spanish into Latin, and, as we can see, the two renderings are not a million miles apart.

In Spanish:

‘El pececito duerme en el fondo del mar, y, antes de dormir, siempre da un beso a su mamá.’

In Latin:

‘Pisciculus dormit in fundō maris, et ante dormientem, semper dat bāsium mammae suae.’

In English:

‘The little fish sleeps at the bottom of the sea, and, before sleeping, he always gives a kiss to his Mama.’

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

the fact that languages change over time is so funny to me. we have thousands of language that work perfectly well, but no that's not good enough, we need to keep fiddling with them. no not making them better, just making them different. why? well, humans enjoy making up words and phrases. for fun. enrichment activity

[egophiliac]

C'MON TO THE THEATER!

I love these guys so much. forget NRC, I want to attend their terrible disaster school for disaster children that might actually be plastered on top of the smoking remains of an actively sinking ship. I may or may not actually learn anything, but I will have the time of my life.

[reality-detective]

Something To Think About 👇

UNDERSTANDING: "THE WIZARD OF OZ"

"The Wizard of Oz = The Crown Temple. This is not a mere child's story written by L. Frank Baum.

What symbol does "Oz" stand for?

Ounces... Gold.

What is the yellow brick road?

Bricks or ingot bars of gold.

The character known as the Straw Man represents that fictitious ALL CAPS legal fiction a PERSON - the Government created with the same spelling as your Christian birth name.

Remember what the Straw Man wanted from the Wizard of Oz? A brain! No legal fiction has a brain because they have no breath of life!

What did he get in place of a brain? A Certificate. A Birth Certificate for a new legal creation. He was proud of his new legal status, plus all the other legalisms he was granted. Now he becomes the true epitome of the brainless sack of straw who was given a Certificate in place of a brain of common sense.

What about the Tin Man?

Does Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) mean anything to you?

The poor TIN Man just stood there mindlessly doing his work until his body literally froze up and stopped functioning. He worked himself to death because he had no heart nor soul. He's the heartless and emotionless creature robotically carrying out his daily task as if he was already dead. He's the ox pulling the plough and the mule toiling under the yoke. His masters keep him cold on the outside and heartless on the inside in order to control any emotions or heart he may get a hold of.

The pitiful Cowardly Lion was always too frightened to stand up for himself.

Of course, he was a bully and a big mouth when it came to picking on those smaller than he was. They act as if they have great courage, but they really have none at all. All roar with no teeth of authority to back them up. When push came to shove, the Cowardly Lion always buckled under and whimpered when anyone of any size or stature challenged him. He wanted courage from the Grand Wizard, so he was awarded a medal of "official" recognition. Now, regardless of how much of a coward he still was, his official status made him a bully with officially recognized authority. He's just like the Attorneys who hide behind the Middle Courts of the Temple Bar.

What about the trip through the field of poppies? They weren't real people, so drugs had no effect on them.

The Wizard of Oz was written at the turn of the century, so how could the author have known America was going to be drugged? The Crown has been playing the drug cartel game for centuries. Just look up the history of Hong Kong and the Opium Wars. The Crown already had valuable experience conquering all of China with drugs, so why not the rest of the world?

Who finally exposed the Wizard for what he really was?

Toto, the ugly (or cute, depending on your perspective) and somewhat annoying little dog. Toto means "in total, all together; Latin in toto." Notice how Toto was not scared of the Great Wizard's theatrics, yet he was so small in size compared to the Wizard, no-one seemed to notice him. The smoke, flames and hologram images were designed to frighten people into doing as the Great Wizard of Oz commanded. Toto simply went over, looked behind the curtain - the court - (see the definition for curtain above), saw it was a scam, and started barking until others paid attention to him and came to see what all the barking was about.

Just an ordinary person controlling the levers that created the illusions of the Great Wizard's power and authority. The veil hiding the corporate legal fiction and its false courts were removed. The Wizard's game was up.

It's too bad that people don't realize just how loud a bark from a little dog is. What about your bark? No matter how small your bark is - it can be heard.

Do you just remain silent and wait to be given whatever food and recognition, IF any, your legal slave master gives you?

Are you going to continue to follow the script by what they command of you? You are NOT a puppet so when they pull the levers to create their False Flags/Black Swan Events...

Ask: "Where is YOUR bark?" 🤔

What scares them? A "Pack of Dogs" removing the veil and all barking together, then the evil cowards will back down. They definitely do NOT want ALL of US standing TOGETHER barking.

[pannaginip]

Bahaghari on Twitter @Bahaghari_PH:

TIGNAN: Napilitan ang ilan sa mga estudyanteng transgender ng Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) na magpaputol ng kanilang buhok matapos harangin ng school administration ang kanilang pag-eenroll nang dahil dito

[LOOK: Several transgender students from EARIST were forced to cut their hair after the school administration prevented them from enrolling because of this.]

Nakatakdang magsagawa ng pagtutol ang mga naturang estudyante sa pangunguna ng Bahaghari-EARIST sa mga darating na araw.

[The said students are planning to stage a protest led by Bahaghari-EARIST in the coming days.]

#InclusiveSchoolsNOW

2024 Mar. 13

[religious-extremist]

Issues with the KJV; Part II - Veneration of Mary and Saints

Worship and Divine Service

In modern English, the term "worship" (like the term "prayer") has mainly come to mean "an act offered exclusively to God." However, the original and official meaning of this word used to be much broader - as was the case of the Greek word proskyneo (προσκυνέω), which is normally applied to God, but also to human beings.

The idea conveyed by proskyneo is that of "offering obeisance," "making a physical demonstration of veneration and respect," or "prostrating oneself." (To put it extremely casually, like a curtsy.) In contemporary Orthodox terminology, the equivalent of proskyneo is often "venerate."

In the EOB, proskyneo is translated as "to express adoration" while it is often translated in the KJV as "to worship."

On the other hand, the Greek word latreia is exclusively used in reference to God.

In the EOB, latreia (λατρεία) is translated as "offering divine service" while it is translated in the KJV also as "to worship."

The Problem

So there is this issue of the KJV as it is today - with its immeasurable influence upon modern theology, the English language, and the Sola Scriptura doctrine professed by Protestant Christianity (and therefore the world) - combining two different words, proskyneo and latreia, under one translation: "worship."

The point of dissension that now comes up is that when those of the Old Religions, which existed before the King James Version, venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary, Protestants often denounce the Old Religions' disposition towards the Blessed Theotokos because their theology relies either wholly or partly on the KJV and the KJV tells them that proskyneo and latreia are the same thing, when historically - as attested to us by the oldest translations of the Bible - veneration and worship have never been the same thing.

To argue that veneration and worship are the same thing is like saying that criticism and insults are the same thing, or complimenting and confessing undying love is the same thing. They are markedly different.

The Old Religions -- the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and Church of the East -- don't offer latreia (worship) to the saints but they offer proskyneo (veneration).

As a last exhibit, I will show to you Matthew 4:10 and Luke 4:8 where Christ quoted the Ten Commandments and said "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." (KJV) / "You shall express adoration to the Lord your God, and to Him only shall you offer divine service." (EOB)

For the sake of understanding, I will adapt the KJV to this:

"Thou shalt proskyneisis the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou latreusis."

That said, proskyneia or veneration for humans, saints, was never forbidden, but it is clear to all of us that latreia or worship is offered only to God.

[zqnl]

inside me there are two wolves:

speculating on how much of the 50+ waterloo pages were to be nationalistic and keep les miserables unbanned

ignoring any possible motives and clowning victor hugo for the quote (re: waterloo) where he said he would "say no more than a word on the subject in [his] book, but [he wanted] that word to be accurate"

[l-in-the-light]

Chapter 1134 & 1135 commentary

I know, I know, I'm late to the party, but it's alright, I never aim to be early. LOL. I mean, I prefer to give my thoughts some time to rot flourish, I'm not one of the impulsive reactionists, I guess (can't be one even if tried lol, I roll on nitpicky analysis). With that out of the way... Poll time!!!

You know what to do, looking forward to all the answers :D

My bet is on the clone. It makes sense narrative-wise, right after Egghead and revelation about Vegapunk's clone in same chapter. and It explains also why they look so identical despite, you know, not living together (seperated twins would not sport the same looks, even their beard and hairstyle is the same). And there's a bonus hilarious moment when you realize clone!Shanks went to Five Elders to warn them about a certain pirate... you think of Luffy? Blackbeard? NAH. It's gotta be Buggy.

Think of it, Buggy after encountering a clone of Shanks would know IMMEDIATELY he's not actually Shanks (he grew up with the original one, come on) and also Shanks's clone would feel weirdly unable to do anything to Buggy (because the original Shanks is so fond of him, right? That's how it worked with Seraphim!Boa, she couldn't tell why, but she was so fond of Luffy, listened to his requests and didn't want to harm him). Of course clone!Shanks wouldn't understand the reason and interpret it as "something is really weird about this Buggy pirate, he must be really strong or used some sort of trick, I couldn't do anything to him!" like LOL. Perfection 👍

This shot reminds me somehow of Emet :D The size between robo Franky here and Emet might be really close! Does this make Franky their ship in this scenario? LOL. Was Emet Joyboy's ship?!

Luffy's speech here is quite peculiar. He uses phrases like "ohikaenasutte" and "gozansu" and despite denying it, he DID learn it from someone, but not because he asked to be taught, he's trying to mimic Jimbei's speech! Luffy is even making the exact same pose Jimbei did when he officially asked to join the crew in Wano, with his palm extended like this. Quoting after this helpful tumblr: "it’s a very formal and now-obsolete greeting once used by yakuza and gamblers. you do indeed say it with your palm facing up like this, too, to show deference/inferiority." And this post explains the gozansu, also used by Jimbei.

Even Luffy's answer to "who taught you?" is a reference to Jimbei's answer in Wano.

In the original Jimbei answers with "dareka-san mo" instead of "well met", showing his modesty, perhaps. It literally means just "someone" and it's not really formal. It can also mean "you know who" when spoken about someone else. It also reminds me a little of "daremo" ("no one") form, it just uses "dareka-san" (literally mr. someone) instead of "dare" (who).

The main difference between those two scenes is that Jimbei speaks about himself when using "dareka-san", while Luffy doesn't, he speaks about Jimbei. And when "dareka-san" is used about third person (not yourself) it's often meant sarcastically, as in: "a certain someone got late" or "you-know-who got late" (without naming them, but everyone knows who you're talking about anyway). Of course, I would say Luffy is 100% unaware that it can come out this way, lol. I wonder if Jimbei is aware though or would it become a misunderstanding between them. Anyway, all things considered, I would actually choose to translate "dareka-san mo" as "no one important", which preserves both meanings (Jimbei being modest and Luffy's blunder just because he thought the phrase sounds so cool). When you don't know how to speak politely but try to do it anyway, you can cause more harm than you intended ;)

Does it mean Luffy thinks the way Jimbei speaks is cool and formal, and considers him a good rolemodel? Luffy clearly wishes he could learn some manners, he should just ask Jimbei directly to teach him, aww.

On top of that, this really cracked me up: Luffy refers to Saul per ossan (literally uncle, but can be said to any older person and is often derogatory and/or used for comedy relief), so Luffy is trying to be polite, but ruins the vibe by addressing Saul like a brat would, lol. Saul doesn't seem to mind though and just laughs (does that mean Saul thinks of himself as ossan??). This whole scene really feels like a parallel to Ace trying to learn manners and Makino laughing at him, because he thinks he's more polite with each try, but actually he's only getting worse and worse.

Interesting that Jimbei doesn't have a reaction to this. Is he that aloof that he didn't realize that Luffy is using words he heard him use before? Come on, he must have realized, none of the Strawhats talks in similar fashion. Or is he actually confused and thinks Luffy is mocking him?! Or did he teach Luffy all of that so he's not surprised? But if it was the latter then Luffy would be lying here when saying specifically that no one taught him. And we all know Luffy sucks at lying. Taking into account Luffy's ongoing pattern of imitating people (especially his crewmates), I would say he did it indeed on his very own and poor Jimbei is exposed to it for the first time. For once Luffy didn't do it for laughs, but it might have come out the wrong way, lol.

Take it with grain of salt though, I'm not a translator, just an anthropologist with a basic gist of Japanese language :) but this is how I understand this interaction given the context and Japanese sensitivity to how things are said more than what is said exactly.

Two things here. First, the way Robin speaks of herself, using phrase "watashi nanka". Nanka in Japanese grammar means usually one of three things:

give examples; things like… (basically naming few things in a sentence)

show modesty

make light of; belittling something (if you want to say something like "I don't like karaoke" and communicate your poor opinion of that activity without being direct about it, you can say it like this: "karaoke nanka")

In this particular case, we're left with either option 2 or 3. "They [Strawhats] protect someone like me". I will leave it to your own imagination whether she's belittling herself here or is just being modest, as I think both are possible. Also, often when you're trying to be modest, you downplay your own achievements or value, so you know, it lines up together.

Second thing to notice, is how Robin calls Strawhats her "cherished crewmates" (taisetsu na nakama). It's the third time already she called them this way (first one was in Zou, then Wano, and now here) ever since she initially left the crew all the way back in Water 7. Not even in Enies Lobby she declared herself one of them, just begged them to take her back to the sea again. Still, because this is the third time already, it might mean it's also the last time we hear it... the rule of three.

Seeing how modestly she talks about herself here, she might have thought that she doesn't deserve this second chance she got. Will we finally explore a bit more of Robin's feelings or is that all we'll ever get? I wouldn't mind either option, as this tiny moment is already very satisfying imo.

Yet another clone of Vegapunk? Should we be even surprised at this point? I had a feeling his plan couldn't have been just his sattelites surviving if he claimed confidently "I won't die". I guess if Lilith can connect him to Punk Records (the brain) it will be indeed like he never died? Huh. What is death in OP world indeed... not only that, he will be 20 years younger now ffs!!! Science is nice... when it actually works lol.

So, Lilith aims to build a new lab on Elbaf and Bonney wants to stay behind as well, and they will try to fix Kuma. Do I hear the dreams of Lilith and Bonney becoming new crewmates shatter right now? ;) I'm sorry but I warned you before, they're not the next Strawhats!

Wholesome moment btw, I really hope they will restore Kuma, even if they won't be able to get back his memories (though I would want them to). I don't care how many people complain they don't want this perfect happy ending. I think Kuma deserves happiness, not to die and sacrifice himself after a life full of misery. His whole life was about sacrificing himself like a tragic martyr, allow the guy to finally live a little instead of killing him off, because you think it closes his narrative purpose! (so what, now characters are just devices for plot, not having their own agency?) Think of what kind of message this gives, especially to the kids? And yeah, I know, not many fans actually care that OP is directed to kids as well, heh. But you generally don't want the kids to think life is miserable and everything you do is futile and inevitable, except your own self-sacrifice for your child. That shouldn't be the final message of Kuma's story, simply because it's supporting unhealthy mentality (your self-worth should not be dependant solely on your usefulness towards others). Overcoming that mindset though - now that is definitely a worthy message for the next generations.

And please, I'm tired of people calling Kuma just another Bellemere choosing love over themselves. Tell me at least ONE decision in Kuma's life that didn't inevitably lead to his tragic end, ONE decision that wasn't the result of his internalized martyrship (him thinking he doesn't deserve any better, but at least Bonney does), ONE time he actually did something selfish, only for himself. Triple no? Then no, Kuma didn't live his life, it was instead led by forces beyond his control. Which for me is way too dark of a message for One Piece and that means Kuma's story isn't done yet. We need to overcome that doomed narrative and he needs to find his happiness, the selfish kind, no matter how small that would be. And sure, I might be wrong, we all have been wrong many times about OP before. But that's my opinion, right there.

Walrus School! Or rather library and school, because seems library takes the most space here. The school is actually located in a treehouse like constructions? Pretty awesome! Way to make school look super duper appealing. And so close to the lake where kids can go to on breaks to just let out some steam, play or take a breather. So close to nature. This is like too good, too good, I say.

I wonder if the school has any deeper ties to the Walrus, was he maybe once a teacher here, a founder perhaps?! Not a stretch, considering the owl Bibelot managed the library for centuries?? I said it before I think, but fandom's attitude of not paying any attention to all those animals will bite us all in the ass. They're everywhere, as gods (here and in Wano and Skypiea), as servants in bathhouse (octopuses in Wano), means of transportation (also Wano), and the Zunesha, the special Duck Troops in Alabasta... not to mention, the snails! And Neptunians!

Now, I put all the relevant scenes with Saul together to answer the mystery: did he flee to Elbaf right after Ohara happened? And the answer is apparently: yes. He mentions he fleed here immediately, met Hajrudin, went with him to retrieve the books, then they returned to Elbaf, later Vegapunk visited (leaving his clone in Egghead). And that's how Vegapunk met Saul. He knew that Saul is alive for 20 years!! Plenty of time to tell people about it... for example, Kuzan.

Remember what I said about shaded eyes and it being a visual hint that characters are not telling the truth? It's true that Saul was Kuzan's friend. The lie here is the past tense. He still *is* Kuzan's friend, because he's still alive and Kuzan knows about it. That's why the last words he says to Robin is "Ohara still lives on" (anime has more direct translation of this scene than the manga. which is why I use the screenshot).

While we don't get to hear the reason as to why Saul didn't try to find Robin for all those years, we can already exclude some options from the previous survey. Also, Saul says in chapter 1134 (quote above) "I never thought I would have the privileage of showing you this [the library]". From these words and the fact we have it confirmed now that he stayed all this time on Elbaf and left only to fetch the books, we can conclude that Saul never intended to meet Robin again. Or at least never thought he will meet her. Interesting.

Also thanks everyone for the votes, but also special thanks for those who voted on "he thawed from ice only recently", I thought it would get a zero. Every time I saw a new vote there, I laughed :Dv

Shout out to this lady for knowing how to have fun and play along. You gotta appreciate the good vibe when you see one :D we all deserve this sort of friend in our lives ❤

Brook misses school? I guess at age of 90, you start to miss the weirdest things, huh XD

A friendly reminder that Zoro doesn't know how to play with kids, lol, and perhaps he's also a tad bit too serious. No wonder, as a kid he was almost exclusively doing training. Usopp on the other hand played a lot with kids from his village, or well, at least with the three of his followers.

Apparently, there was a shift in Elbaf's politics. They're no longer a warrior country, they yearn for peace, and they educate kids to be smart and considerate of others, instead of strong and unyielding. The shift seems to be rather recent, thanks to King Harold, the father of Hajrudin and Loki. Seems Hajrudin and his crew didn't get the chance to experience this "peaceful" education themselves, which is why they're the new Giant Pirates, and the last ones, unless something will change.

I bet you anything Loki wants Elbaf to still be a warrior country. Just look at his attitude. "I will beat up any pirate crew you want", "I would get rid of all of them if I were you". I would assume Hajrudin is also fond of the old warrior ways, since he made his own pirate crew, right? But he also apparently helped Saul fetch the books from Ohara, so maybe he was always a bit divided between the two sides of this schism?

I saw many people judge Elbaf really hard. "How could they work together with the villains (the World Government)!!!" Did fans already forget that Iceberg had to cooperate with World Government as well (which means whole Water 7 is allied with Government, because mayor's ties to Government dictate affiliation for the whole town). Iceberg had to do that to guarantee safety and it was a purely political decision, meanwhile Giants are strong and don't have to ally themselves to survive, right? There's probably something more to it.

Btw Ripley has this stripe-like tattoo pattern going all the way from head to her ankles, that looks a lot similar to Kratos's mark from God of War (yeah, that video game). Tekking pointed it out I think, and I thought it's a very interesting observation :D

It's always endearing to see Luffy so happy whenever he's talking about his Gear 5. "It's when I'm the most free!". He always smiles then like his biggest dream has come true.

This is the first time Luffy clearly hears that this is the form of fabled Elbaf warrior, I think. He's even paying attention and seems to like what he hears :)

I gotta say, this is one cool looking library. What's with the cute shrine-like roofs on the top right?? And that little chair next to Bibelot, who is that for?? Looks kinda human-sized! Bibelot doesn't talk with anyone, but was there once a human they talked with, that used to visit them?

Robin's reaction to the library. I love her expression here. "There's no need to despair". Wait, that's not part of Robin's flashback... but damn, it fits here so well.

I'm so glad Robin could meet Saul and hear how proud he's of her. For once I agree with Randy, he lately said in his vid that he thinks Saul's fake-out death was done right and his reunion with Robin is narratively strong (not weak, like many in the fandom seem to think), because it actually adds to the weight of her story instead of taking away from it. For her story to feel closed, we need someone who can connect with her and validate her efforts. I thought about it and concluded that the same applies to Brook and Law, doesn't it? Laboon can't tell Brook how good it is that he survived, but if Yorki survived he could do it for him instead. As for Law, there's still a possibility at least someone from his flashback actually survived. His story for now is so side-tracked and irrelevant to the main storyline that it needs to be connected back to it somehow, and a reunion could be a good opportunity for that. Also, Law simply deserves it too, you know. (they all actually do, but I can understand that not every reunion is needed for the narrative)

Time to go back to Loki for a moment and his mysterious penpal friend. I can't solve the mystery for you (or myself) yet, but I can share my observations (I reread this conversation way too many times in way too many translations and bits of it in original Japanese too lol).

Neither Loki or his friend call each other by actual names (that's right, Mosa never calls him Loki either). Seems despite knowing each other for a while, they might not know each other's names. They both seem to be somewhat immobile or stuck somewhere or at least with looots of free time on their hands and nothing better to do than to call each other often. First thought I had is Doflamingo, he is an immobilized prisoner and his biggest activity is reading newspaper (and perhaps using den den mushi if Magellan left him with one), but he doesn't quite fit this Mosa-kou personality-wise either. Or does he?

They know each other for a long time but could never meet for some reason. That suggests this friend is most likely not located on Elbaf or the thing they talked about, which happened to Mosa-kou's place, would have taken place on Elbaf as well.

His friend seems polite and despite going through some bad experience and being in position that could excuse revenge, he actually doesn't want violent solutions or thinks it would be "going too far". He leaves his enemies alive, but also wants some justice.

Even though this den den mushi seems to be special type and doesn't really reflect the looks of the person on the other side of the call, it's worth noting it has long eyelashes. Most likely suggesting that Mosa-kou could be a female. Might be something or might be nothing, lol.

Mosa-kou, translated officially as Shaggy, can be broken down into two things: kou being the way of addressing someone (nowadays can be used sarcastically, the unofficial translation uses the outdated meaning of "someone noble" which is also worth noting), and mosa is most likely coming from mosa-mosa onomatopeia which fandom claims it means "hairy". But there's a second meaning too: Japanese onomatopoeia "mosamosa", which is the sound effect of plants growing at a rapid pace. If Loki never saw his friend before and only ever called him through den den mushi, it's likely he would give him a nickname based on some sound he heard, right? Just to be able to address him somehow (though we should keep in mind Loki seems to have terrible memory with names). You know who can grow plants (at a rapid pace) just by walking around? Aramaki, the user of mori mori no mi. I'm not sure where this leads, because it's somewhat hilarious to imagine Aramaki speaking so politely, lol. But enjoy the mental image xD

Summing it up: Mosa-kou might be actually a female (maybe kept captive or a runaway from her own destroyed kingdom/home), long time friend of Loki but she might not know he's Loki from Elbaf, really polite and not fond of drastic measures, rather soft-hearted but with a grudge, but also kinda scared. And she has something to do with the mosa-mosa onomatopeia. Those are the possible hints, but not every single one might be correct (especially the female part, I mean, those are literally JUST eyelashes on a den den mushi). No one really from known characters comes to my mind as of now though. If you have any ideas please share :D or wait... it can't be Vivi, right? But she is polite and I'm pretty sure she is bored to tears on Morgans ship, and she went through a tragedy recently, but Vivi is not one to want bloody revenge (despite wanting justice). It could also explain why their identity is anonymous too (princess of Alabasta has to watch out who she reveals herself to, even before the whole Imu business). Just how is the nickname of mosa-kou fitting the picture?!

Let's rewind to mosakou again. I feel like we all got derailed, EVEN the native speakers that contribute to youtube. First, let's try to gather ALL possible meanings. The onomatopeia meaning: 1. hairy, 2. the sound of rapidly growing vegetation, 3. Mosa mosa - dry – dry food like overcooked chicken. 3. a dull person. Wait, one of those is definitely NOT an onomatopeia. Let's dig deeper. Look, someone asked about it on HiNative and this is their answer:

The Japanese phrase 'モサ公' (mosa kou) is a slang term used to describe someone who is perceived as being uncool, nerdy, or socially awkward. It is often used in a light-hearted or teasing manner to poke fun at someone's lack of social skills or fashion sense. Example 1: A group of friends sees a classmate wearing outdated clothes and glasses. They might jokingly say, "Look, it's モサ公!" to tease him about his appearance. Example 2: During a school event, a student gives a long and overly detailed presentation about a topic that no one else is interested in. Afterwards, his classmates might whisper to each other, "He's such a モサ公," to comment on his lack of social awareness. Overall, 'モサ公' is a playful term used to describe someone who is seen as uncool or socially awkward. It is important to note that this term is not meant to be taken seriously and is typically used in a light-hearted and teasing manner among friends or peers.

Now that explains the dull person. It's the type of person who always tries to be proper, acting slightly nobler than thou despite not neccessarily meaning to, which kinda means they have no sense of fun, don't fit into teen trends and are a bit dull, because too serious and old-fashioned in a way. Okay, don't kill me now, but this sounds more and more like Vivi to me. She is serious, she always worried and needed Strawhats to tell her to have some fun, because they can't teleport to Alabasta any faster anyway. Makes sense to me. Which means this possibility can't be just dismissed... LOKI AND VIVI ARE FREAKING BUDDIES??????

It's been pointed out to death, but I will also say it. Loki indeed seems kind, he listened to his friend, got mad for their sake and related to their struggles, even saying (indirectly) that he would definitely help settle the matter for them, and scolds Mosa when he thinks they should be less soft or people will stomp all over them (in Japanese he calls them amai which is naive, pushover). And seems his friend saw right through and thanked him for his kidness and concern, clearly touched a little. They might not be best buddies, but close enough now that Loki's friend knows already what type of person he actually is and that he has a caring heart. That heart, though, seems to be hurt, which is why he gets angry and lashes out when called kind. He doesn't want to be perceived this way, he probably *doesn't want to* act this way, but it's stronger than him, which is why he gets angry. Someone betrayed him or used his kindness against him, and ever since he tries to put up a harsh front. He's very determined with that too, as seen from his last line "just wait and see when I break free from those chains". This isn't a threat to Mosa, no, this is a promise: Loki will show the world he can also be cruel and not kind, in other words: he will get back on whoever betrayed him.

I don't remember who said it (Tekking perhaps?), but I saw the suggestion somewhere that this is all about Lola betraying Loki by not marrying him, but eh, I wonder. Lola doesn't seem to be the kind of person to use someone's kindness like this, unless all of this was just a misunderstanding. Or am I getting Lola's character all wrong? Though I could imagine her leaving Loki in the dust without as much as a direct goodbye (she kinda did the same to Big Mom lol) or only a forwarded message through a third party. I assumed she would only treat Big Mom this way, but it's possible she is just wired this way, a true carefree soul.

Also, who left that den den mushi for Loki? Again, my bet is Hajrudin. Loki is his brother after all, no matter what happened in Elbaf or between them.

Few random observations grouped together here. It's indeed very handy that there's an owl that can gigantify objects in Elbaf, lol. Very convenient, Oda, very convenient indeed. I know he probably has some story reason (he almost never doesn't have one), but it's still quite hilarious right now. I hope we will see Chopper attempting to talk to the owl. Damn, you want my wild guess? I bet no one was able to speak with that owl for centuries and the last person who did was maybe... Joyboy himself? :D that's a very easy way to make me excited: just mention Joyboy, lol.

Why Joyboy in particular? Well, he seems to be connected somehow to minks and Zunesha, right? That suggests some affinity towards animals. Also hints from Wano: 1. the person who talks to Zunesha will lead the world to the dawn (presumed to be Momo. It's based on his conversation with Yamato "Momonosuke, you can talk to the elephant? Then Oden was right, you will be the one to lead the world to the dawn.") 2. Various people waiting for Joyboy (Kozuki Sukiyaki, King, Yamato, presumably Kaido as well). This all kinda suggests that world waits for the return of Joyboy. The whole narrative around it is kinda convoluted though, because story suggests at first that Yamato thinks it's Momo, but later they find out Joyboy is instead Luffy, despite Momo being the one who talks to Zunesha etc. Anyway, I'm getting offtopic, just wanted to explain why animals make me think of Joyboy lol.

That comment from Chopper and Bonney is interesting. "The letters are too big, it's too hard to make out". Some people pointed out those letters might be readable and it's one of the rare moments we see proper writing in OP world. They kinda do look like stylized english letters (I can definitely see the E and O). But you know what I'm thinking? Letters on poneglyphs are also big which can make them... too hard to make out. Hm?! Are you seeing my vision here?? What, you think it's too simple and someone would figure it out already?? Nah, people like to overcomplicate things (and I'm not immune to that either). They don't expect child-like answers. Anyway, I might share in separate post (this here is not the place) me reading two words from poneglyphs (no, not the infamous pandaman in katakana from Alabasta's poneglyph lol), it will not be what you expect though. No ancient languages, no mingled syllabes of Japanese alphabets, no runes. No codes or ciphers. You will actually probably laugh.

Anyway, that book Robin is sitting on. Curious about the title? History of... we can actually make it out, I think. Yep yep. It's most likely four-letter word. Second letter looks very distinct and it can only be a G (look at the rounded shape, no other letters does that this way on the lower half of the letter). The third letter is most likely R. Last letter is most likely A, though we see the least of it so this one and the first one are the most debetable. First letter can also be an A.

Which gives us AGRA. History of AGRA. That's the name of a town where the famous Taj Mahal is located (a heritage that didn't yet inspire any OP location so far). Is it a hint or is it just an easter egg of some kind? (but why would THIS be an easter egg lol) I dunno, but it was funny to guess around just by looking at keyboard letters, LOL. Keep in mind I'm only convinced 100% for the letter G and like 80% for letter R, hahaha. Not sold on A's, we see way too little of them to be sure, and if there's more letters than four, then only GR stays likely.

Also look at the cover of the Archeology book Robin was holding. What's that sign on it? :D looks a lot like the sun symbol we see in so many places in One Piece, like on this collage I made before for my Red Line-All Blue half-baked theory. Pasting the image below for the convenience:

Right? It's even made up of two shapes on the book cover. One looks like crossbones or crossed blades, and the other looks like a cross. And together they look a bit like a compass :D compass would be more fitting for a geographical book than archeology, but oh well. Is that the symbol of the world? Some kind of ancient religion? Symbol of ancient civilisation consisting of two fractions joined together? Did they go separate ways and fought each other in Void Century?

It kinda reminds me of some historical archeology book covers like this one: The Historical Turn in Southeastern Archaeology, the subject in this one is searching for common roots and connecting the vision of the pre-colonial to post-colonial native culture. Like pre-void century state of the world to post-void century's one? :D I remember King Cobra mentioning the difference between pre-void century and post-void century world was huge, so it makes sense some books would exist that try to explain or fill the gaps. Would be definitely one of the books from Ohara's collection. Damn, this all sounds more and more like our anthropology, archeology and history, trying to paint a picture of the past world based on some old preserved documents only 😭 this is too real, Oda.

What, you think I'm crazy making so many assumptions based on one image of book cover Robin was holding? Why not, sometimes you need to be daring not only in OP theories, but also in scientific world, or you might never get any answers or even directions which way to go to get anywhere. The time and other researchers will definitely confirm or deny your hypothesis or even take it further. That is, when the science actually works like it should...

Luffy is really disappointed with Elbaf and you can feel his frustration. This isn't the Elbaf from his dreams lol. I bet a lot of the fandom also feels this way. I kinda like the unexpected twist, it adds to the bigger picture of the world which is indeed changing. Less and less warriors and more businessmen, peace-seekers and political alliances. It's almost like OP world shifts from post-war state towards capitalism.

And we learn that Giants and humans marrying each other is actually possible (we suspected that ever since Lola and Loki, right?). They also can have children. Which makes you think, other races mixing with each other is *also* a possibility. Fishmen and humans, minks and humans, for example. I think we should stop shying away from this thought anymore. It's pretty much confirmed at this point.

Also whoever Ripley's husband is, he sounds like a sulky brat xD that excuse is so lame! What did she like in him?! I guess he really has to be a great warrior if she excuses him lol. Who's your bet on her husband? Chances are, we know him, especially since Ripley calls him young. Is it someone from Shanks crew? Is it Yorki? Many want him to be Scooper Gaban. I don't get the hype about Scooper Gaban tbh. We know literally nothing about that guy, where's all that hype coming from?! Is it just because he was part of Roger's crew? LOL. Anyway, sorry if you expected analysis on who Ripley's mysterious husband-not-husband is, but I think this requires mathematical skills I don't have. We just know he's kinda young and a really strong ex-pirate who can take on Giants in the fight. Maths is my Achilles feet. To narrow down your candidates you need to consider things like age of Ripley, age of Roger Pirates, age of Collin, possible age of Yorki, ages of Shanks crewmates and other candidates, my head is already spinning from simply imagining all the numbers LOL.

I can say this though: they're clearly still not OLD, because the phrase is "they will be the only one to grow old" which suggests they're not yet at that stage, they're just foreseeing it. And I think that actually excludes Roger Pirates, bye bye Scooper Gaban. Shanks crew is definitely a possibility, hypothetically, but it would mean they're not a current crewmate anymore?

Aaaand the rest of the crew has now Elbaf outfits as well :D half of it thanks to Rodo, half of it thanks to Gerd. So it seems Gerd has the same hobby that Rodo has, which is sewing clothes for humans. Match made in hell, those two, lol. She's in seventh heaven here btw and Rodo was as well when we saw him sewing the clothes and doing his roleplaying game. She can claim all she wants how much she despises him, but imagining them on a sewing date is just too perfect.

This page got so much hype, because woooo mysterious ability. Yeah, I get it, I heard it a hundred times already how it must be something related to bandages or tying things (even though we see no knots). I like the idea of calling it mira mira no mi (has a nice ring to it) which is mummy mummy fruit :D

If I should add something from myself here, it's that those bandages are in very specific spots. Are they tightening up on the veins, inspired by this pumping measuring device for blood pressure (you usually do it on the arm like this, and thigh might be because some of the most important arteries are there)? I can imagine how squeezing arm and thigh strongly enough could make someone pass out tbh. I also hate the pumping sensation sooo much of these blood pressure measuring devices lol. Anyway, taken from the mighty internet, like always: Anything that increases pressure on the artery walls can lead to elevated blood pressure. Look at the giant's face, it's so dark, like it's red, which means blood is flowing to his face! When you faint you usually go pale instead. But, your face can go red from increased blood pressure, apparently! And when the brain senses that, it sends an impulse for the body to relax (which is why the Giant falls down, like suddenly weakened) and eventually this can lead to fainting. Hm, but using the bandages like that suggests some kind of medical knowledge from the girl.

For example, I would have not guessed any of that, without googling stuff and you know, I like to google all sorts of things (the more you know :D), like "what condition leads to blood flowing to the face" (high blood pressure) and then "symptoms of high blood pressure" (you get shit tons of results for that, but some list things like "weakening the body" and "even fainting"), then ask "what can cause high blood pressure" (among your results you can get the line i found about artery walls), now time for a bit of imagination and then you feel like you have a "gotcha!" moment. Add some hit-and-miss google asks in-between as well, for the good measure, haha.

The girl also has her face hidden with bandages. She seems kinda impatient and down-to-earth, if not to say, a bit bossy, right? And very serious. That's as far as my first impressions go, lol.

Typo warning. Anyway, hi Stansen! It's so nice he could find a moment to talk and bond with Luffy :D this reminds me how much Oda cares for all of his characters, no matter how insiginifcant they might feel to us, right? I learned to really appreciate it after Oda delivered us the Bartolomeo-Shanks confrontation, which I thought would be ignored for the sake of more important plot.

Just a cute shot of the Strawhats that are on the feast currently. Special call out to Zoro there, drinking on his own instead of socializing, with hs back turned, lol. That reminds me he isn't the most social out of the Strawhats, actually, he's one of the least social crewmates.

Franky, Robin and Chopper stayed at the library with Saul. And we know that trouble is brewing in the castle not far from here (interesting that no one seems to have noticed it with observation haki). Now here's the question: will the God Knights just waltz inside the tavern and ask people politely where Loki is? Lol, if so, that will be a sight. Or will they go straight into battle-mode, noticing the Strawhats? :D oooor... will they join the feast? The girl seems down to earth, but what if she's secretly a glutton too? But can she eat with those bandages on? xD

So this is one of the Elders. I admit I forgot we saw them already in Big Mom's flashback, my bad! He indeed looks like a big mountain, haha. It's interesting he's over 400 years old. That means he's the second generation after the Void Century, right? He must have heard stories... but seriously, what's with that sword in the head?! I admit it's kinda hilarious and fits the Elbaf's vibe, but eh, he didn't have that in Big Mom's flashback yet. Is it related to whatever happened to King Harold, perhaps? Or is it unrelated whatsoever.

Last thoughts. We see the throne's room in the castle. It's empty, but there are some interesting details. The throne itself seems to have been cut at the right shoulder's height. Was this Loki's ax? Or...

Look, isn't it a bit suspicious that God Knights are here? They could have appeared like that before in Elbaf and assassinated King Harold without anyone knowing, and blamed it on Loki. With no witnesses and God Knights pinning the blame on him, he would be in serious disadvantage, especially if people also believe him to be cursed since birth and about to bring the end of the world, you know? Loki would be the perfect scapegoat to pin the murder on. Meanwhile, Government has a long history of betraying their supposed allies as soon as they don't need them anymore or they simply think it's safer this way, or whatever really. And look, the guards don't even know who those God Knights are or how they got into the castle, this is clearly NOT pre-arranged arrival or a common occurence!

The God Knights want to find Loki. Somehow, him being chained is saving his ass for now and other giants not giving out his location "in case you want to free him", are helpful in protecting him, whether it's intentional or not. Yeah, I wonder... do they want to get rid of the last witness of what they did to King Harold? Is that related to Loki's blindfold and special bounty somehow? He didn't actually *see* who did it? Does it make any sense?! I dunno, but I totally dig this option for now. Simply because it seems *fun*. More fun than to imagine God Knights collaborating with Loki to end the world together (why would they even do that? Especially when the Giants are officially Government's allies and consider Loki the enemy of the state?).

As for the magic circle, someone pointed out (I'm so sorry I don't remember who it was anymore) that the letters look a bit like bolded poneglyphs. Yeah, sure, why not. I like how the smoke looks like white flames. I really want to know more about black magic in One Piece. Did they use to have wizards?! Did they once summon a devil?! Gimme some sort of spell, please :D

I hope I entertained those of you who reached the end of this post :3 I can't wait for the spoilers for the new chapter ngl.

[cellgatinbo]

roier went for a bathroom break, and cellbit decided to... cheer him on? i. i don't know if i can describe exactly what's happening here,,

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 756: The third Inter High!!

Pag 1

1: The Inter High starting line is impartial

2: Those aiming for victory

3: Those filled to the brim

4: Those who are scared

5: Everyone who put on their number bib

6: The line calls everyone to a new path

Pag 2 / 3

1: No2, Onoda Sakamichi's last Inter High!!

Pag 4

1: “Kyushu” was once divided into nine countries, and that's why it has that name*

(NdT.: The “kyuu” in Kyushu means nine)

(Currently is divided in seven prefectures: Fukuoka, Ooita, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima)

2: It has a lot of active volcanoes, and people coexist with the harshness of nature while enjoying hot springs, geothermy, and tourism

3: Trade with the continent has been active since ancient times

4: Formerly, the distribution of goods by ships, which was the mainstream

5: Passed through the Kanmon Straits, separating Honshu and Kyushu

6: And transported to Osaka, Edo, the Japanese cities by the sea, and every corner of the country

Pag 5

1: Even today, the Kanmon Straits, which passes through Shimonoseki, and Kitakyushu City, and Moji, is the shortest route that connects the Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan, and is a key point for the shipping through sea

2: 1000 ships a day pass through the complex strait, which is 500m wide in its narrowest point

3: As for the land route

4: An highway crosses the Kanmon Strait with a huge bridge 1068m long

5: Ordinary national roads and railroads pass through specialized tunnels

6: As for bicycles and people... they use the “pedestrian bridge tunnel” at the bottom of the huge bridge

From Honshu to Kyushu, they can cross over the Kanmon Strait by walking

Pag 6

4: Waaa

We're at the bottom of the sea here?

That's right

5: So above us is the sea?

Yeah

And we can walk to Kyushu?

That's right, it's around 400m from here

Amazing....

6: There's even people with bikes

Yeah

7: Look! There's a line!

It's the prefectural border

8: One, two-

9: Yes! I landed in Kyushu!

Pag 7

1: The entrance to Kyushu is in the northernmost town, Moji, in the prefecture of Fukuoka, Kitakyushu City

Pag 8

1: This is where this year's Inter High will start

Pag 9

3: Where do I put this baggage?

Put it in the tent for now

Thank you, senpai

4: Look, The bikes are all lined up

So pretty

Pag 10

1: I took a picture

So cool

2: Two portions of Mijiko curry, please

Yessir

3: A pressure of 6.5?

Six, please

4: Do you have an allen key?

Yes

Pag 11

1: Ohhhh

2: There's so many huge buses!!

Teh!!

3: Nara

4: That one is from Miyazaki

5: Na-Nagano!!

6: And there's so many people, too, teh....!!

7: Are they participants in the race!? All of them!?

You're kidding, they look so strong!!

8: The attendance!! Is on this scale!!

So this is....

Pag 12

1: A national competition!!

2: Teh?

3: Ohh.... suddenly my knees started trembling, teh

Ho- how do I stop it, teh, Ki....

4: Kinaka-kun!!

6: Ki.....

7: “The competition is in Kyushu, so there's no way we can bring everyone along”

8: Kinaka.... kun

Pag 13

1: I'm here!!

Ah, you're here....

2: I'll be a mechanical help for the next three days

And I was entrusted to be your lucky charm

De-he.... oho, ohoho, fuhoho!! What's that enigmatic way of laughing!!

3: Don't act like I didn't come!!

No... I just wanted to reaffirm again how grateful I am that you came, Kinaka-kun...

Ah!? That doesn't make any sense

4: It does!!

Pag 14

1: Because I really am grateful to you, Kinaka-kun!!

3: And I think this jersey is for the both of us!!

5: Don't say you're grateful so directly

It's embarrassing!!

6: Let's go to the tent!!

Yeah!!

You

7: It's your first Inter High but you're not all that nervous!!

That's somehow incredible

8: Yeah!!

After all

Pag 15

1: We have the strongest senpai!!

Pag 16

1: Ohhh

Waaa

2: It's Sohoku!!

It's Sohoku, the two-times in a row champion!!

Sohoku is in Kyushu!!

3: What a terrific aura!

Waaa

Onoda.... Naruko, Imaizumi!!

They look serious!!

Are they aiming for the championship again this year!?

Pag 17

1: They're going to get their number bibs

They're heading straight for the reception!!

Yes, all the participants are lining up in a row there

2: Oi, you're interrupting....

3: Sorry-

Ah

Soho-

Waa

Waaa-

5: -ku's...... bibs....

Pag 18

1: ….. please

2: Is he..... nervous....!? The reigning champion, Sohoku!?

Did he have a nervous aura?

Maybe the two guys behind him.... were supporting him?

3: They were supporting him, but the jersey came off

5: They're going back to their tent....

So that's Sohoku... right

7: So-so- sorry, I got nervous!!

Yeah

Right

8: La-la-la-la-la

La?

La?

Pag 19

1: I was thinking it's the last Inter High!!

3: For us

Pag 20

4: Yeah

5: That's right

6: That's right, Onoda-kun

We're third years

7: It's our third and final

8: yearly grand stage

Pag 21

1: Once this is over, we'll retire

This Inter High is our last race!!

Pag 23

1: Honestly speaking, I my heart too was pounding when we were on the ship coming here

I was really nervous

2: Naruko-kun....

3: Naruko

4: But then I thought

When we were first years and ran in the Kanagawa competition..... maybe, at the starting point in Enoshima

5: The old man, Kinjou-san, and Makishima-san, too, were as nervous as we are now

Pag 24

1: They must have been

3: But they didn't show it at all to us kouhai

4: Well, we can't afford to show it, either

5: That's why, Manager, we talked and decided to go back to our beginning!!

6: We chased and caught up with those people's back, but this time we're gonna surpass them!!

7: Huh

8: We're changing our numbers from last year!!

Pag 25

1: The old man carried number 172, so I'll take number 2!!

Hotshot will take the number Kinjou-san wore, number 1!!

Pag 26

3: And Onoda-kun....

I....

7: The number Makishima-san carried

Pag 27

1: I'll run wearing the number 3!!

[mathsandcomedydotcom]

Hebrew and Irish Prepositional Pronouns Compared.

Hebrew and Irish Gaelic compared. They both employ prepositional pronouns. The above is how Hebrew and Irish construe the preposition ‘at’. In both Hebrew and Irish, the preposition and pronoun are combined into a single word. However, in English, ‘at’ and the pronoun that it governs are kept separate.

[reality-detective]

Wild conspiracy theories from 2000. NZ Preacher and Author Barry Smith, dropping absolute Truth Booms. 🤔

[absentdadza]

I think one of the coolest things about learning a new language is when you start not having to translate certain words in your head and you just know the meaning directly literally one of the coolest things I’ve ever experienced

[autistickaitovocaloid]

Edit mode button sounds from Project Diva Extend, the second + third to last ones can also be used in the main game.

[crayons-are-yummyy]

Me if u even care