A diabolical word preserved its form due to the church.

Undergoing the sound changes that turned Latin into Spanish, the word ‘diabolus’ (devil) should’ve become *yablo. However, due to the conservative ecclesiastical context this word was used in, the part ‘di-’ was preserved: ‘diablo’. The same goes for the other Romance words.

‘Devil’ comes from an early borrowing of ‘diabolus’, which itself was borrowed from Ancient Greek ‘diábolos’. This, in turn, was a loan translation of Hebrew ‘śāṭān’:

Popping in from a social media break to say: Reflect Orbital still totally sucks! https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/21/1142755/space-mirrors-night-sky/

#Plushtodon hat Besuch bekommen: das #Michelin Männchen hatte Lust auf einen Ausflug.

#Dota2TI grand finals is hype. I love this game.

#Dota2 #TI15

@martinus@mastodon.art This is victim blaming. Antisemitism affects all Jewish people everywhere, regardless of if they hold zionist beliefs or are connected to Israel in any way.

Who called it "automated Mastodon post deletion" and not "toot decay?"

Adopt me.
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One of the most useful German nouns is the Swiss[ᵈᵘᵇⁱᵒᵘˢ][ᵈⁱˢᶜᵘˢˢ] coinage "Verschlimmbesserung", which is a portmanteau of Verschlimmerung (deterioration) and Verbesserung (improvement) and describes the act of making something worse in an attempt to make it better.

If your language has an equivalent expression, please share and explain it below.

Boosts for reach appreciated!

@drwho @anon_opin I go to maps and view the location's opening times. They're maintained by the owners for the most part. I would not rely on anything Google says on the search page.

AI companies see words as interchangeable and have zero clue how to judge the “quality” of writing.
https://www.404media.co/anthropics-text-watermarking-proves-ai-companies-do-not-care-at-all-about-writing/

Is Cato Still Fetching? Yes, but only with the good toys, when he's in the right mood.
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@drwho @anon_opin I look up opening times of places all the time, that part still works fine.

me at the beginning of the logarithmic curve: haha fuck yeah!!! yes!!!

me further along the curve: well this fucking sucks. what the fuck

@matthewcassinelli I think you’re lashing out because deep down you know that continuing to use X is morally wrong and you’re wishing for an authority figure to give you the absolution to do it, and I’m not providing you that.

@matthewcassinelli What do you want me to tell you?