#interrogatives

[prokopetz]

The constant rolling disaster that is Overwatch's game development aside, what really perplexes me about how Blizzard is handling the broader franchise is their continual insistence that a canon narrative exists in spite of their equally continual refusal to tell anyone what it is.

Like, okay, the events of the games aren't canon. Fair enough: the games are multiplayer-only, and you can't account for player actions.

Oh, and the animated short films aren't canon either – they're properly understood as in-universe propaganda, not depictions of actual events. That's a little high concept for you guys, but fine.

But surely the comics are canon, right? Well, no; some of the comics (we're not telling you which ones) were canon at one point, but the writing team has decided to go in a different direction.

My dudes, what is left? The weird Source Filmmaker porn? Is that canon? Well, apparently it's at least as canon as anything else!

[synsemuca]

Presentation: Monday, May 6 - Deniz Özyıldız “Descriptions of mental states and events”

Our speaker will be Deniz Özyıldız from the University of Konstanz)

Abstract:

Verbs that combine with clauses differ in whether or not they can combine with interrogatives. An often cited contrast is the one between "know" and "think" in (1). (1) Leah knows/#thinks whether she should invite Raquel.

Many agree that "think" and its class-mates are unacceptable with interrogatives because they are neg-raising, which means that they license the inference in (2). (2) Leah doesn't think that she should invite Raquel. -> Leah thinks that she shouldn't invite Raquel. Some dissent, citing examples like (3): If we let "think" describe an event, e.g., by using the progressive, question embedding improves. And if the verb is acceptable with interrogatives, the question arises of what (if anything) the neg-raising-based explanation is an explanation of. (3) Leah is thinking whether she should invite Raquel. In this talk, I focus on contrasts like (1) and (3) to understand the effects of tense and aspect on clause embedding verbs' combinatorial and inferential profiles. I argue that their eventuality-related properties (stativity, eventivity, telicity, etc.) must be taken into account if we want to describe and explain their syntax and semantics. I sketch out a way of doing this that assumes that stative thought ascriptions are generic sentences built from eventive thought ascriptions. This allows us to derive intuitively accurate truth conditions for "think that" and "think wh-," derive the neg-raising inference, and better understand its relationship with question embedding.

The workshop will take place from 4pm to 6pm (CEST) over Zoom.

[deliasamed]

Types of Interrogative Sentences

   Interrogative  Sentences:

Interrogative sentences are a fundamental component of communication, serving as a means to gather information, seek clarification, or initiate conversation. These sentences are designed to elicit specific details, opinions, or responses from the person being addressed. Interrogative sentences often begin with question words, also known as wh-words, auxiliary words, and modal verbs and can take various forms to suit different conversational contexts.       Word Order: In English, the typical word order for declarative sentences (statements) is subject-verb-object. However, in interrogative sentences, the word order often changes. The auxiliary verb or modal verb usually comes before the subject. Example (declarative): She is reading a book. Example (interrogative): Is she reading a book?       4Types of Interrogative Sentences: There are 4 types of Interrogative Sentences:   Wh-questions Yes/no questions Alternative questions Tag questions         Wh-Questions: Wh-questions start with words like who? what? where? when? why? how? which? whom? whose?   These questions are particularly effective in extracting detailed information and encouraging thoughtful responses.  Examples : Who is coming to the party? What are your plans for the weekend?           Yes/No Questions: Yes/no questions are straightforward inquiries that require a binary response – either a yes or a no. These questions are useful for obtaining a quick and concise answer. Examples: Did you finish your homework? Yes, I did. No. I didn't.         Alternative Questions: Alternative questions present multiple options, and the respondent must choose one. These questions are effective when seeking preferences or decisions.  Examples: Do you want tea or coffee? Would you like to go to the beach or the mountains for vacation?         Tag Questions: Tag questions are appended to the end of a statement and seek confirmation or agreement. The structure typically involves a positive or negative statement followed by a brief question. Examples: You enjoyed the movie, didn't you? She doesn't like sushi, does she?         Question Mark: All interrogative sentences end with a question mark (?). This punctuation is crucial to distinguish questions from statements. Example: Have you finished your homework?         Rising Intonation: In spoken language, interrogative sentences often have a rising intonation at the end. This rising pitch signals that a question is being asked. Spoken Example: You're coming to the party?                     Types of Interrogative Sentences Negative Declarative Sentences: Structure, Usage, and Style Stylistic Elegance: The Role of Subject-Verb Inversion in Language Independent Elements Parallelism in English Grammar Read the full article

[tearlessrain]

kind of wild how much fiction still treats torture as something that objectively works when every study has shown that it does not work at all and is possibly the least effective way to get correct information

[deadsetobsessions]

Sea Cryptic! Danny AU- Pt.3

[Pt.1] [Pt.2] [Pt.4] [Pt.5] [Pt.6] [Pt.7] [Pt.8] [Pt.9] [Pt.10]

“Aquaman.” Batman swept into the room, beelining straight for the suddenly apprehensive Atlantean king.

“Batman. What can I do for you?”

“Phantom. Does he pay taxes?”

“Pardon?”

Batman makes a low noise that had Aquaman’s danger senses buzzing.

“Does Phantom have to pay taxes. Towards Atlantis.”

“No…? Why?”

“He wanted money, in exchange for… information, of a delicate sort,” Batman said, diplomatically avoiding the topic of Phantom bargaining for the identities of corpses in exchange for a measly $100 dollars per identity. Like a flea market dealer, that one was.

“You encountered Phantom again?” Aquaman perked up.

“Yes. Gotham’s bay is… polluted.” Batman paused. “With victims. Of murder.”

The entire area quieted as heads turned towards the Dark Knight.

“Yes, I am… distantly aware of Gotham’s waters.” By that, Aquaman gets green around the gills whenever he turns his awareness in that direction. There’s a reason he doesn’t enter Gotham, and the Dark Knight’s ban is only half of that reason. “Ah, but you’re correct. For what purpose would Phantom need mortal currency?”

“Hn.”

“Maybe he needs some stuff?” Flash zipped to a stop next to Batman, feet tapping as he dug into the pile of snacks cradled in his arms. “Us mortals are always coming up with new things, maybe he wants to try some games or something?”

Batman tilted his head down, seriously considering Flash’s suggestion. “It’s plausible.”

“Barry, Barry, Barry. He’s old as hell, right? He probably wants to try the new booze!”

“Hal, my man!” Flash fist bumped Green Lantern, who came up. “You’re back! What happened to John?”

“Dunno. He got called somewhere that way,” Green Lantern waved a vague hand towards the left. “Had to deal with a politician or something from that area.” He shrugged, swinging an arm over Barry’s shoulders to put him in a headlock and stealing a chip.

“Huh. Anyways, would our mortal alcohol even work on a demi-god or something?”

“We should ask!” Hal turned towards Batman. “You should ask if he wants to go for a drink, spooky!”

“He’s a child.”

“He’s been around for more than a millennia, Bats.”

“Informational gathering, right, Hal?” Flashgot out of the headlock, quickly munching on his snacks to stop Green Lantern from stealing them.

“Totally. Yup.”

“…Fine.”

“Wait, are we just gonna ignore that Gotham’s waters are full of bodies?”

“Yes.”

——

“What?” Danny asked, mind half on the bags he’s dragging out of the water and the other half on the essay he has to submit in about four hours.

“Green Lantern wanted to invite you out for a drink.”

Danny turned to the stoic Gotham knight, who had his wrist computer out to log the bodies’ info the moment Danny gave him the information. Some of them even told Danny who murdered them, so Batman could start building cases with solid leads.

Danny’s only twenty. He’s not legal yet but he doesn’t want to give any clues to who he is. How is he supposed to…

Ah!

“Can’t.” Danny shrugged. “I’m not legal. I died when I was fourteen so…” Danny trailed off, speechless at the drowned puppy face Batman was giving him. What the fuck.

“Anyways, fork over my payment.”

Batman wordlessly hands him a wad of hundreds.

“What do you need cash for?” Batman suddenly asked.

“Huh? Isn’t it obvious?” Danny tucked it in. “Material things, obviously. I need a blanket,” because holy shit, Gotham is damn cold this time of year. “Anyways, see you same time next week, litterer.”

“I don’t litter.”

“Tell that to the batarangs I found under the water,” Danny grumbled. “But I’ll stop calling you that if you get a signature from Poison Ivy. I have a friend who loves her.”

“An alive friend?”

“Wouldn’t you like to know, weatherboy?”

Danny snickered and disappeared. He’s gotta cram that essay.

——

“There’s a possibility Phantom might be homeless.”

“Batman, I mean this in the nicest way, but for the love of Atlantis, please stop giving me headaches. It’s time like these I wish I stayed a lighthouse keeper.”

[chatlote]

This is where our story starts.

[whosbian]

[regonold]

Danny has recently joined the young justice team after they discovered amity and how they were under media black out and a group of people were pretending to be government agents were attacking using a law that was never actually passed as an excuse for it

Anyway whilst meeting the justice league he notices how one of the members has a ring on and trying to make small talk starts talk about it and how he has his own ring trinkets just like it

He doesn't get why everyone got so silent after he mentioned how he collects the different colours as a hobby they're practically a dime a donzen in the realms

Not to mention all rhe times clockwork has sent him to some different planet in the past and rings have quite literally floated to him before dropping after getting too close

Or

Sometimes when rings are off looking for someone to weild them they will sense a great emotion and accidentally fly through a natural portal and then being suddenly just absolutely covered in emotions they end up shorting out and just floating through the realms

And danny has found so many of they he just considers them trinkets or clockwork has sent danny to a different time period on difficult planets and a ring has sensed the great emotion and tried to choose him but then it's covered in emotions and blacks out and Danny's just swiped it not think much

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Ama be honest i just love the idea of dannys core going it smells of space and i want it

To be clear due to the fact of the infinite realms being infinite sometimes a portal will open near enough to a lantern ring for it to head to wards it thinking it's just someone with great levels of insert required emotion

Like if a portal opened near fright knight and a yellow lantern ring happened to he close by it would go on that guy just radiates fear i want him

But after entering the portal it's no longer in any dimension and it's swamped in emotions of all kinds simply due to the nature of the realms

[anim-ttrpgs]

(Exerpt from Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy.)

[bwakla]

POV: inflation has reached tampons and Joker got caught trying to save the world

[jamesheathridge]

I'll give you your little picture back if you show me you know how to fight.

KYLE GALLNER & KODI SMIT-MCPHEE Interrogation | 1.03 "Det. Dave Russell vs. Kim Decker"

[leafyeyes417]

So Danny had tried, he really had. He had moved to Gotham because he knew his parents wouldn’t look for him there. They had never found out he was Phantom but things had reached the point where both he and Jazz decided to go no contact.

But back to his problem. He had worked out with Frostbite that he actually only had one obsession, Space. He had been happy to know that, he had been getting tired of the constant struggle to keep both ghosts and humans safe while also dealing with ghost hunters.

So his move to Gotham was both to avoid his parents but also the reassurance that there were multiple heroes taking care of things. He had enjoyed the peace for the first three months but then he had started to get twitchy. He had tried getting some hobbies but by month six he knew he was out of options. He had especially clued in when he noticed a few classmates avoiding him thinking he was about to snap. Jazz had been resigned when he let her know the news.

So that’s why he was now sitting on a conspicuous roof, wearing a mask made in the Infinite Realms, waiting for a Bat or Bird to show up. He was coming out of retirement after all. Hopefully he would be able to work with the Bats instead of working around them. He really didn’t want to end up on the Rogue list.

[4mamiyas]

Does your boyfriend ever just murder you?

[leupagus]

One thing I find interesting about the negative reactions to Kaos

Or more specifically, the negative reactions to the Orpheus/Eurydice plotline in Kaos

(Cut for spoilers!)

Is that almost all of the negative reactions are something along the lines of "they fucked up the perfect love story! They made Orpheus too obsessive! Who does that bitch Eurydice think she is, NOT being in love with him too!"

When in fact the original myths never says dickshit about whether Eurydice is in love with Orpheus. Yes, Orpheus braves the underworld for his wife; yes, he cares enough to get her "back." But the original myth isn't about what love can achieve because Orpheus fails in the myth. Love isn't enough, because he doesn't trust her, doesn't believe she followed him all the way out of Hades and back to the earth. He turns around because he doesn't think it worked, and he was right because he fucked it up.

Orpheus, in the myths, does not love Eurydice enough to have faith in her, and Eurydice is completely silent in the myth. Did she want to follow Orpheus? Did she love him back? Did she want to live in the world again? We have no idea; we just assume.

And it's so funny to see viewers of the show get angry that their interpretation of the myth isn't catered to, because the show itself deals with this exact problem — people in the Cave watching Orpheus torture himself for their amusement, gods being annoyed that Orpheus might not be able to do it (or terrified that he will). Even Orpheus gets angry (though kudos to the writers, they don't have him indulge in it for long) when Eurydice falls in love with someone else, because that's not how the story was supposed to go. Viewers both in the show and of the show are mad because the two people/characters actually in the story are making different choices, or aren't who they want them to be. Just like real life.

The whole storyline is an exploration of why people — including the audience — want Orpheus and Eurydice to be a love story to the detriment of the actual characters involved, and why sometimes the happily ever after is something different (possibly something better) than a love story.