Nassim Taleb on Languages and Minority Dictatorship
as commerce
the brand of – ‘the brand of’ в переносном, часто ироническом, смысле используют как «тот самый ххх», «тот самый тип ххх»the reverse is less likely – a more advanced way to say “the opposite”civil servants – госслужащиеcompatriots – соотечественники as commerce
grew to dominate modern life - хорошая и емкая структура “grew to perform some action”, сравните с “as commerce grew and began to dominate modern life” – в этом случае more words – more mess🤷🏻♀️
“I realized then the immitigable chasm between all life and all print – that those who can, do, those who cannot and suffer enough because they can't, write about it.”
the immitigable chasm – непреодолимая пропасть
immitigable – от глагола mitigate – смягчить, облегчить тяжелую ситуацию
Значение у прилагательного выходит обратного качества – immitigable – это что-то, что нельзя смягчить, невозможно облегчить - непреодолимое, неумолимое
«И тогда я увидел бездонную пропасть между любой жизнью и любыми книгами: тот, кто может, делает, а тот, кто не может и достаточно страдает от того, что не может, пишет об этом.»
Уильям Фолкнер – Непобежденные
/The Unvanquished
the immitigable chasm – непреодолимая пропасть
immitigable – от глагола mitigate – смягчить, облегчить тяжелую ситуацию
Значение у прилагательного выходит обратного качества – immitigable – это что-то, что нельзя смягчить, невозможно облегчить - непреодолимое, неумолимое
«И тогда я увидел бездонную пропасть между любой жизнью и любыми книгами: тот, кто может, делает, а тот, кто не может и достаточно страдает от того, что не может, пишет об этом.»
Уильям Фолкнер – Непобежденные
/The Unvanquished
A wonderful story 🦑
Look how the word ‘quite’ can be used with verbs, not only adjectives:)
I’ll never quite forget
In informal speaking, we often use quite with like, enjoy, understand and agree to talk about our opinions or preferences. Depending on the context, it can mean ‘a bit’, ‘a lot’ or ‘totally’.
I quite like tennis but I can never play proper games because I can’t serve. (I like tennis a bit.)
I quite enjoy sitting here and watching people go by. (I like it a lot.)
I quite agree. You’re absolutely right. (I agree completely.)
I can quite understand that the news would have upset her. (I totally understand.)
Look how the word ‘quite’ can be used with verbs, not only adjectives:)
I’ll never quite forget
In informal speaking, we often use quite with like, enjoy, understand and agree to talk about our opinions or preferences. Depending on the context, it can mean ‘a bit’, ‘a lot’ or ‘totally’.
I quite like tennis but I can never play proper games because I can’t serve. (I like tennis a bit.)
I quite enjoy sitting here and watching people go by. (I like it a lot.)
I quite agree. You’re absolutely right. (I agree completely.)
I can quite understand that the news would have upset her. (I totally understand.)
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Beautiful ✨
Ever-forward - consistently moving towards the objective
This is our responsibility as a human race to move ever-forward, guided by curiousity and will.
Undeterred - still continuing to do something or still enthusiastic about doing it despite a bad situation
After four years of hardships, Thomas remains undeterred.
Unyielding - refusing to change
I thought that morale was low, but there was allied with it a spirit that was unyielding despite their difficulties.
Ever-forward - consistently moving towards the objective
This is our responsibility as a human race to move ever-forward, guided by curiousity and will.
Undeterred - still continuing to do something or still enthusiastic about doing it despite a bad situation
After four years of hardships, Thomas remains undeterred.
Unyielding - refusing to change
I thought that morale was low, but there was allied with it a spirit that was unyielding despite their difficulties.