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Grrl Power #1075 - Respect my personal space!
🕑 Added 2022-08-15 10:01:06 +0000 UTCThank you for the support! You guys are awesome!
Shén wèi (according to google translate) means "divine guardian" or really "divine guard" because "divine guardian" actually translates to "Shénshèng shǒuhù zhě" which isn't nearly as pithy sounding. I don't know anything about Chinese, but it seems weird that changing "guard" to "guardian" so radically changes the translation. Maybe google thought I meant "a person in charge of a minor's welfare" and not "an actual guard (but 'guardian' sounds cooler so let's say that instead.)"
Not sure what else to say about this page, other than if you're a general purpose adventurer, an AOE "fuck off" attack is critical. Being the best swordsman doesn't help with swarms of bees or clouds of acid. If you don't have a "Respect my Personal Space" move, you're gonna get fucked one day. Telekinesis is one of those overly powerful powers, almost like super speed, but with TK it depends heavily on the rules of the ability. A lot of TKers can't lift themselves, or will often struggle with lifting heavy objects or coordinating multiple things at a time. But if you have the Industrial Strength version of the power, then you've got pushing, pulling, lifting, flying, force fields, control over air pressure, "fuck off" blasts, kinetic blasts, dancing swords, etc. You'd never need a toolbox in your trunk because you can just make a screwdriver that matches any screw no matter how insane the manufacturer designs them. You'd never need a hammer, drill, a belt knife. Heck, you could just skin and field dress a deer (or a human) at 50 paces if you had enough precision and sharp edges in your TK.
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Eric Loken
"I don't know anything about Chinese, but it seems weird that changing "guard" to "guardian" so radically changes the translation. Maybe google thought I meant "a person in charge of a minor's welfare" and not "an actual guard (but 'guardian' sounds cooler so let's say that instead.)" If it's like Japanese, context is extremely important. Japanese can and does leave out whole words in sentences that you are supposed to infer (I may be explaining it poorly as my understanding of Japanese is rudimentary at best). "if you're a general purpose adventurer, an AOE "fuck off" attack is critical." Mass Effect, the Vanguards Biotic Power Nova was a LOT of fun. That was exactly what it was; All of you crowding my personal space, FUCK OFF!
Foradain
Vixen Defea and akrasia may have been hinting at it, but the error is still there in panel three, so I'm going to be explicit: Affect, not Effect. Effect is the noun (usually) and Affect is the verb (also usually). https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/affect-vs-effect-usage-difference
