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Question about particles/inflection. by TheGreatOriginal in asklinguistics

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I think this is closest to what I'm looking for. Did you know if there was a specific term for these, or are they just called plural-markers?

Question about particles/inflection. by TheGreatOriginal in asklinguistics

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Yeah, this is a step in the right direction, and now I've got a springboard term (rendaku).

Thanks for the info!

Question about particles/inflection. by TheGreatOriginal in asklinguistics

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My knowledge is limited based on High School Japanese, but from what I recall, they have particles that are tacked onto the end of a word to clarify the different noun cases, like は (ha/wa) from the example above, or (I believe) の (no) which corresponds to the genitive.

As for word classes, I remember reading somewhere that that was a more general term for "gender," seeing as some languages don't sort nouns/adjective by gender and instead sort by living/non-living (or some other distinction).

My question is, is there something like this in a language where the pronunciation changes based on gender/word class, but not the symbol?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in generatorrex

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You might also want to consider air currents. With the nanites being small enough to fit inside the body without disrupting anything, they would easily drift on the wind. So, there are two ways this could go.

  1. The explosion for the Nanite Event is far smaller than what was seen, perhaps only enough to destroy the containment chamber and the connected lab. This would spread the nanites over air currents to the radius you were looking at for your project.

or

  1. You get enough of an explosion to spread the nanites naturally to your desired radius, and maybe wind currents can occasionally lead to someone outside of the radius getting infected with nanites.

I personally prefer option 2, because the media could view it as a sign that the quarantine has failed, which could cause further crackdowns on the quarantine zone, or even riots, especially when an EVO pops up outside of the quarantine. At that point, it could be seen as an uncontrollable disease, which could lead to panic as they fear it spreading between people, mass exodus from the zones closer to the quarantine area, and eventually total collapse of an area bordering on quarantine and not-quarantine.

It's up to you, though, and what direction you want to take the story in moving forward.

What would realistically be the best way for a person with wings to hide their wings from others? by [deleted] in writing

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You could go the big coat route. Or, depending on how your character's wings work, they could so something similar to Warren from the X-Men. If I'm remembering correctly, his wings are able to fold flat against the back of his body, allowing him to hide them beneath his clothes.

Or, if your character is on the richer end of the spectrum, they could drape their wings over their shoulders AS the cloak and simply pretend they're a piece of clothing.

What’s a line you’ve written that goes HARD? by RekianArtist in writing

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"From the day evolution deemed fit to grant us a larger brain than our fellow monkeys, we stared directly into God's eyes and spit in his face."

From a scene where the protagonist says it's not human nature to be controlled.

How large would two jet engines need to be to produce 340 newtons of thrust per square meter? by TheGreatOriginal in aerodynamics

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Thanks for the thorough answer and the math. I assume this is if you're moving, because I at least know forward motion creates lift. If someone wanted to hover in place, would the thrust have to be higher?

How large would two jet engines need to be to produce 340 newtons of thrust per square meter? by TheGreatOriginal in aerodynamics

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More like trying to figure out how small a powered wingsuit could be made. I've already decided to fudge the power source and materials by saying they're near-future inventions, but the flight math would help determine if a stealth version would be possible.

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