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:Could it really be the same Gretchen? The time periods of the two comics are thousands of years apart. And the title text of "True Name of the Bear" says she was devoured. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 06:31, 7 February 2021 (UTC) | :Could it really be the same Gretchen? The time periods of the two comics are thousands of years apart. And the title text of "True Name of the Bear" says she was devoured. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 06:31, 7 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
::Maybe it is meant to remind us of her from the other comic, but given the settings and no mention of her name, it cannot be determined that it is her. Great to include mention of the other comic in the explanation, but not in the transcript. Also it cannot be said that there is a real person in this comic (unless of course you think of God as a real person? But even if you consider him a person, then people may debate you on how real he is ;-) Have updated the transcript and categories. And no we should not make a category on her based on two comics, especially not when it is not clear it is her in this one. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC) | ::Maybe it is meant to remind us of her from the other comic, but given the settings and no mention of her name, it cannot be determined that it is her. Great to include mention of the other comic in the explanation, but not in the transcript. Also it cannot be said that there is a real person in this comic (unless of course you think of God as a real person? But even if you consider him a person, then people may debate you on how real he is ;-) Have updated the transcript and categories. And no we should not make a category on her based on two comics, especially not when it is not clear it is her in this one. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
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:They have one language. Presumably, she attempts to thoroughly study that one. This would technically make her a grammarian, but since they don't have contact with any other language, this proto-language wouldn't need make any distinction between grammarians and linguists, so "linguist" would be an appropriate translation. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.49|162.158.79.49]] 05:55, 6 February 2021 (UTC) | :They have one language. Presumably, she attempts to thoroughly study that one. This would technically make her a grammarian, but since they don't have contact with any other language, this proto-language wouldn't need make any distinction between grammarians and linguists, so "linguist" would be an appropriate translation. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.49|162.158.79.49]] 05:55, 6 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
::I think it is worth mentioning the paradox in the explanation. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC) | ::I think it is worth mentioning the paradox in the explanation. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
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:"I possess a number of people as chattel", i.e. servants and/or slaves. (That number could be zero?) "The number of people who have gone to Russia exceeds this value." [[Special:Contributions/141.101.77.168|141.101.77.168]] 10:29, 6 February 2021 (UTC) | :"I possess a number of people as chattel", i.e. servants and/or slaves. (That number could be zero?) "The number of people who have gone to Russia exceeds this value." [[Special:Contributions/141.101.77.168|141.101.77.168]] 10:29, 6 February 2021 (UTC) | ||
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