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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This is | + | {{incomplete|Table for explanation should be filled out}} |
+ | This is a sequel to [[1288: Substitutions]], but there have been several [[:Category:Substitutions|comics using substitutions]] both before and after that comic. | ||
− | + | In this table, [[Randall]] suggests substituting several common phrases in generic news with similar or related phrases that mean something different for comical effect. Some of the replacements are {{w|synonyms}}, some are {{w|antonyms}}, and some are plain different concepts, but they would (most of the time) make a grammatically correct sentence. The resulting idea would, however, often sound absurd or bizarre. | |
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− | + | Some of the examples might, also, mock the fact that many news contradict the actual facts or obvious results of a situation. (e.g. "[influential person] vows to do good to the world" would be replaced with with a more usual fact "[influential person] probably won't do good to the world" - see [[#Example of sentences|example]] below with North Korean leader...) | |
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− | Some of the examples might, also, mock the fact that many news contradict the actual facts or obvious results of a situation. | ||
The title text is an example of how the closing sentence of a given article or report might sound after using the substitutions in the comic. | The title text is an example of how the closing sentence of a given article or report might sound after using the substitutions in the comic. | ||
+ | :After substitutions: Within a few '''minutes''', our roads will be full of '''uncontrollably-swerving''' cars and our skies full of Amazon delivery '''dogs'''. | ||
:Before substitutions: Within a few '''years''', our roads will be full of '''self-driving''' cars and our skies full of Amazon delivery '''drones'''. | :Before substitutions: Within a few '''years''', our roads will be full of '''self-driving''' cars and our skies full of Amazon delivery '''drones'''. | ||
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===Table of substitutions=== | ===Table of substitutions=== | ||
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| {{w|Debate}} | | {{w|Debate}} | ||
| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dance-off Dance-off] | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dance-off Dance-off] | ||
− | | A | + | | A debate is often used between political candidates, to give the voters a chance to decide who they will vote for. Once of the ''Airbinders'' is often called the winner of such a debate. Randall is indicating that they could just as well have made a dance-off where they would dance until one of them danced better than the other. Such a dance-off is often seen in [http://gameshows.wikia.com/wiki/Family_Dance_Off TV-shows] or [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3024964/combined films] etc. |
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| {{w|Autonomous car|Self driving}} | | {{w|Autonomous car|Self driving}} | ||
| Uncontrollably [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swerving swerving] | | Uncontrollably [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swerving swerving] | ||
− | | | + | | Self driving cars were also mentioned in [[1623: 2016 Conversation Guide]] where it was stated that they would come surprisingly soon (within a few minutes according to the substitutions suggested here). But until they are safe it might be better to mention them as uncontrollably swerving cars? |
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| {{w|Poll}} | | {{w|Poll}} | ||
| {{w|Psychic reading}} | | {{w|Psychic reading}} | ||
− | | | + | | Poll can be many thing, but given the political issues in this comic it is likely referring to {{w|opinion poll|opinion}} or {{w|exit poll|exit}} polls. As these are basically a qualified guess at the future result of an {{w|election}}, this is Randall's way of saying that they could just as well have used a {{w|psychic}} person to predict the election result. |
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| {{w|Candidate}} | | {{w|Candidate}} | ||
| {{w|Airbender}} | | {{w|Airbender}} | ||
− | | A | + | | A candidate usually refers to a political person who represents a certain political party. He would then be that parties candidate, for instance for a presidential election. Airbender refers to the show {{w|Avatar: The Last Airbender}}, where there are waterbenders, earthbenders, firebenders and airbenders. |
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| {{w|Unmanned aerial vehicle|Drone}} | | {{w|Unmanned aerial vehicle|Drone}} | ||
| {{w|Dog}} | | {{w|Dog}} | ||
− | | | + | | Drones can be many things, for instance a {{w|Drone (bee)|male bee}}, but as used in the title text it reefers to unmanned aerial vehicles. {{w|Amazone}} is about to use small drones to deliver parcels, and Randall has referred to this before (see [[1523: Microdrones]]). However they are also often used regarding military drones that can shoot down the enemy without risking any military personnel. |
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| {{w|Vows}} to | | {{w|Vows}} to | ||
| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/probably Probably] won't | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/probably Probably] won't | ||
− | | Vowing to do something means that you really | + | | Vowing to do something means that you really promises to do this. But when for instances politicians vows something, it often ends up not being done. Hence the antonym substitution which means the opposite. From ''really will'' to ''probably won't'' |
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| {{w|Fugitive#Terminology|At large}} (or {{w|At-large}}) | | {{w|Fugitive#Terminology|At large}} (or {{w|At-large}}) | ||
| Very [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/large large] | | Very [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/large large] | ||
− | | A criminal that is on the run is said to be at large | + | | A criminal that is on the run is said to be at large. But At-large is a political designation for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body, rather than a subset of that membership. |
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| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/successfully Successfully] | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/successfully Successfully] | ||
| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suddenly Suddenly] | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/suddenly Suddenly] | ||
− | | The two words | + | | The two words has nothing much to do with each other except that they both begins with ''su''. |
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| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/expand Expands] | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/expand Expands] | ||
| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/physical Physically] expands | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/physical Physically] expands | ||
− | | | + | | Expands often refers to a physical expansion. But it is also possible to expand on an explanation, as is done for this comic. So that would become: This explanation is being physically expanded beyond all measures... |
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| {{w|First degree|First }} /{{w|second degree|second }} /{{w|third degree|third-degree}} | | {{w|First degree|First }} /{{w|second degree|second }} /{{w|third degree|third-degree}} | ||
− | | [http://da.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Friggin Friggin'] awful | + | | [http://da.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Friggin Friggin'] awful |
− | | First, second and third-degree can be used in many context. {{w|Burn}} | + | | First, second and third-degree can be used in many context. It is common to think about {{w|Burn|burns}}, which can {{w|Burn#Signs_and_symptoms|range from first to fourth degree}}, where higher is worse. Also {{w|murder}} charges can range in from first to third degree in for instance the US. Here first degree murder is worst. But again it can be used for other things like an {{w|undergraduate degree}} or {{w|postgraduate education}} for first and second degree respectively. But the substitution fits best with murder or burn, as Friggin is s "softer" swear word than for instance other more commonly used four letter words. It often replaces ''fuck''. Actually it's original meaning was a quite bad word for female masturbation (see [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frigging#English frigging]). |
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| An [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unknown unknown] number | | An [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unknown unknown] number | ||
| Like {{w|100 (number)|hundreds}} | | Like {{w|100 (number)|hundreds}} | ||
− | | | + | | This is so imprecise a statement, are we talking less than ten, more than a thousand? Could just as well have said about one hundred. |
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| {{w|Front-runner |Front runner}} | | {{w|Front-runner |Front runner}} | ||
| {{w|Blade Runner}} | | {{w|Blade Runner}} | ||
− | | In American politics, a | + | | In American politics, a front-runner' is a leader in an electoral race. It can also be the front-runner in athletic events (the namesake of the political concept). Here it is generally clear who is the front-runner, but who is the political front-runner is sometimes less clear. A blade runner is a person who retires (kills) rouge cyborgs in the movie Blade Runner,where {{w|Harrison Ford}} plays the lead Blade Runner. |
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| {{w|Globe|Global}} | | {{w|Globe|Global}} | ||
| {{w|Spherical}} | | {{w|Spherical}} | ||
− | | | + | | Global comes from globe, but means so much more today. It is often used in context such as {{w|global warming}} or {{w|World war|global warfare}}. But since a globe is spherical, this substitution makes more sense than most, although talking about ''the effect of spherical warming'' would probably not get {{w|Greenpeace}} into action. |
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| {{w|Years}} | | {{w|Years}} | ||
| {{w|Minute|Minutes}} | | {{w|Minute|Minutes}} | ||
− | | | + | | It will often make a sentence loose it's meaning when changing the units drastically like years and minutes (there are 525600 minutes in 365 days). For instance a prisoner convicted for Friggin murder would maybe only get 20 minutes in jail... |
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| {{w|Minute|Minutes}} | | {{w|Minute|Minutes}} | ||
| {{w|Years}} | | {{w|Years}} | ||
− | | Same as above but reversed | + | | Same as above but reversed. For instance a car might make a trip around a race track in just 7 years! One lesson at school lasted 45 years. |
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| No {{w|Indication| indication}} | | No {{w|Indication| indication}} | ||
| Lots of {{w|Sign (disambiguation)|signs}} | | Lots of {{w|Sign (disambiguation)|signs}} | ||
− | | | + | | ''Indication'' and ''sign'' are synonyms. But ''no'' vs. ''lots of' is antonyms, thus changing the meaning completely. There is no indication that a terrorist attach is on the way => There '''is''' lots of signs that a terrorist attach is on the way. Since the two words have different plurality this substitution will actually create grammatically incorrect sentences. It should of course be '''are''' in that sentence, but that is not what would happen if a substitution app was implemented to a browser. |
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− | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/urge Urged]{{w|Self-control|restraint}} by | + | | [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/urge Urged]{{w|Self-control |restraint}} by |
− | | {{w|Alcohol intoxication|Drunkenly}} [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egg_on egged on] | + | | {{w|Alcohol intoxication|Drunkenly}} [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/egg_on egged on] |
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| {{w|Horsepower}} | | {{w|Horsepower}} | ||
| {{w|Ton|Tons}} of {{w|horsemeat}} | | {{w|Ton|Tons}} of {{w|horsemeat}} | ||
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===Example of sentences=== | ===Example of sentences=== | ||
*Here follows some real examples with links to the news/text: | *Here follows some real examples with links to the news/text: | ||
− | **Words from the list, and the replacement words | + | **Words from the list, and the replacement words are highlighted with '''bold''' font. |
**All words are included at least once, and the list is sort of sorted after the order the words appear in the comic, but most sentences have more than one word from the list, on purpose! | **All words are included at least once, and the list is sort of sorted after the order the words appear in the comic, but most sentences have more than one word from the list, on purpose! | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
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