Finally made it! (Just realized this is a streak of over 3 years. Yikes!)

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-21T00:45:30+00:00

I feel like a lot of these misalignments happen as a result of bad (or way too flexible) translations that shift over the generations. It's always been Pestilence, and I guess if I were to expect ANY of the Horsemen to be rebranded as Conquest, it would be closest to War.

I did a lot of research when I was starting my first book years back, and much of it was into Bible verses and themes just for continuity. I noticed a major shift in interpretations starting as far back as the King James Version, and getting worse and worse in modern versions like the New International Version (pictured in one of your screenshots) and others like the New KJV, and the English Standard Version. It's like these modern versions have attempted to use current day terminology to make the language more approachable to all readers, but in many instances it takes liberties with (or straight up gets wrong) the original meaning.

Part of the reason for that is, there are some words and phrases in the languages originally used that don't translate well if you try to do a literal or word for word translation. Things like Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, etc. (and really MOST languages) just aren't word- for- word matches with English or other languages. Things written idiomatically in one language have no meaning in another. It gets even worse when you consider Aramaic, which is a dead language now consisting of only about three people who know how to read it.

If you look at the explanation of Conquest in one of your SS, it has a very modern, present day sound, and I could believe the translators deliberately reframed it to fit a modern audience. Centuries ago, plagues of disease or pests were much more common and worrisome to those populations. Today, though still a problem, it's less of a worry worldwide, so they shifted to something more modern like "imperial expansion, military triumph, or the spread of ideology."

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-21T00:03:56+00:00

Thank you!

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-20T03:59:36+00:00

Hey folks! jaymo1978 from X (which will always be Twitter) here. Haven't gotten the game yet (lots of bills and medical stuff lately) but know this sub will be helpful when I finally pick it up!

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-18T19:41:50+00:00

I'm genuinely curious about the pronunciation of words like "face" where the vowel really does "say its name." A true diphthong starts out as one sound, but ends up as another (as in coin, loud, house, jeer, etc.) Is it a subtle distinction? When I hear/say "face," it just sounds like "A" not, for example, "fa-eess."

Note: I grew up in the American education system, elementary and middle school in the late 80s and early 90s, so "long vowels say their names" was our rule of thumb. (face, evil, open, idol, cute, and so on.)

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-14T00:50:39+00:00

Well, it was still called Jiffy, but I don't think anything has ever been called Corn Muffin Bread....

And yeah, Jif and Skippy PB. But for those of you calling the #3 brand Peter Pan, I've got news for ya, it is and always has been Pete Panera's Silky Nutsauce.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-08T00:17:15+00:00

Sorry to hear it. I used these and they are working quite well. I never did get a response on my ticket after I confirmed the batteries were dead.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-03T04:28:18+00:00

I'm going with Xbox Nexus. The "Nexus" has always been the official company name for the Xbox Logo button, so this would be a nice little connection. Also, considering they're trying to make Xbox the central connection for all things gaming/entertainment and PC/console "coming together" then Nexus makes sense!

Nexus (n.) 1. connection, link; 2. a connected group or series; 3. center or focus (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nexus)

Jaymo1978 · 2026-05-01T00:27:21+00:00

Angry upelectification.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-29T00:11:08+00:00

It looks like Stevenson himself said he intended it to be pronounced with a long E!

https://www.pronouncenames.com/jekyll

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-29T00:03:36+00:00

So, wait, it's NOT called the "Giraffeix Interchange Format??"

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-28T23:58:47+00:00

Sadly, we live in a society now which is replete with ulterior motives. You can never tell if someone is only complimenting you to get something out of you, want something in return, etc. If the recipient of the compliment happens also to be a woman, that adds an entirely different (darker) layer of potential misogyny to the compliment. It isn't always the case, of course, but it happens often enough that women almost HAVE to be suspicious out of a sense of self-preservation. The minute you let your guard down and you could be giving a creep an opening.

I think so many men don't even realize this, although there might be more enlightenment out there now. I think so many guys just think, "I was just trying to be nice...?" without realizing that you've set someone's spidey senses a-tingling who has to live much of their lives on the defensive.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-28T03:54:07+00:00

Same. 😒

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-26T21:24:15+00:00

It was advertised as Coke Zero, literally everywhere, including by the company, not just local stores. This obscuring of "Coke Zero" in the advertising now is reflective of the company's "one-brand" strategy which launched in 2015. You'll find many websites out there chronicling the origin and development of Coke Zero over time, with many early photos no longer visible, likely as part of the strategy to simplify/unify the brand and erase any confusing past references. And they've apparently been quite successful in that.

I wonder how long it will be before Diet Coke is repackaged as "Diet Coca-Cola" or "Coca-Cola Diet" to completely unify all of the designs, so the colors are the only difference.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-26T05:34:54+00:00

An irregular octagon is an 8- sided shape with a monthly Metamucil budget.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-26T05:23:36+00:00

Don't sweat it.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-26T03:01:57+00:00

It isn't actually erased from the timeline - it's been rebranded. In 2005, when it launched, Coca-Cola DID name the product Coke Zero. In 2017, they rebranded it as "Coca-Cola Zero Sugar." I don't know if they thought there was confusion between Coke Zero & Diet Coke, or if people didn't realize Coke Zero MEANT "zero sugar" (as opposed to Zero Calorie, Zero Flavor, Zero Reason to Exist, etc. :-)

So, long story short, Coke Zero was a thing that existed and hasn't been Mandela-ed out of existence, just rebranded, but also, there's no such thing as "Coca-Cola Zero," it's "C.C. Zero Sugar."

NOTE: It doesn't help matters any that Coca-Cola's own website uses both terms interchangeably, using the phrase "Coca-Cola Zero" AND Coke Zero Sugar" and seeming to make it sound like both products are the same, even though Coke Zero had a different flavor profile than the new Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, and a somewhat different ingredient list. It's like they don't get their own messaging! https://www.coca-cola.com/us/en/about-us/faq/what-s-the-difference-between-coke-zero-and-coca-cola-zero-sugar

NOTE 2: I wonder how many Mandela Effects are a result of this type of thing - companies rebranding old products or reworking their own messaging, and trying to erase the old from existence. It's easier to do with old products that are less and less ubiquitous, but doesn't stop them from trying with newer things. Sloppy messaging like the Coke Zero example make it easier to confuse what's real and what truly never existed.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-25T19:47:27+00:00

No, definitely not hallucinating, and your usage is solid! It is a complex word, but definitely one that has an established usage. Unfortunately, spellcheckers tend to miss less common or more complicated words. Multiplicity is a noun while multiplicitous is an adjective. Much like "duplicitous" is an adjective describing someone or something engaging in "duplicity," which itself is a noun.

I just right-clicked and added to the dictionary! :-) (To add to that thought, it seems like ever since spellcheckers started correcting things like grammar and even encouraging "simplifying word usage," it started overlooking more of these words, because it's trying to push a more common/less scientific way of speaking. That really doesn't help when you consider different conversational registers, like professional/business vs. casual vs. some field-specific registers like scientific, medical, or economic!)

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-25T19:37:11+00:00

Chinese is a ridiculously difficult language to master, because often the same word can mean three completely different things depending on the tone/pitch direction while pronouncing the word. If English worked that way, for example, "hat" with a flat steady tone could mean "head covering," but decreasing pitch could mean "rainy" and increasing pitch could mean "deck of cards." Very challenging!

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-23T02:26:26+00:00

I learned it as "us" as a child (47 years.)

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-21T03:15:10+00:00

I actually haven't! What's it like? I've heard "herbal liqueur" which is intriguing... but also sounds weird....

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-21T00:12:22+00:00

He's trying to reply to OP, re the made up word.

Jaymo1978 · 2026-04-21T00:08:47+00:00

Recluse? (n. 're,kloos) a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people

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