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submitted 4 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

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[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

"Sidereal" pronounced /saɪˈdɪəriəl, sə-/ sy-DEER-ee-əl, sə-

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

meaning "of the stars" (from Latin, as opposed to Astral from the Greek)

used in modern English in "consider" (literally: with the stars, meaning to scrutinize the sky).

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, that's sub + scribere: "write under", as in signature. No relation to sidereal.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

What would the bird version of "consider" be?

Conavis?

[–] toyvo@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I get I never learned phonetics but how tf do you pronounce upside down e

[–] kholby@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's the phonetic symbol for schwa, which is like a relaxed "uh" sound.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh it's so obvious now.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Side real

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Like ethereal