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Paultx Posted 18 years ago
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WTH do they mean with those movie/TV titles???
Sometimes I see TV shows or movies with some funny titles I wonder what do they mean to native English speakers. Two examples:
A scanner darkly
Wire in the blood (series)
A scanner darkly
Wire in the blood (series)
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A scanner darkly is a reference to the phrase 'through a glass darkly'- updated for a sci-fi movie. org/wiki/New_Testament in . The phrase is interpreted to mean that humans have an imperfect perception of reality It's been used throughout literature and entertainment for centuries to place emphasis on perspective.
- A scanner darkly is a reference to the phrase 'through a glass darkly'- updated for a sci-fi movie.
- org/wiki/New_Testament in .
- The phrase is interpreted to mean that humans have an imperfect perception of reality It's been used throughout literature and entertainment for centuries to place emphasis on perspective.
- org/wiki/Dualism_%28philosophy_of_mind%29 .
- org/wiki/1949 , to highlight the perceived absurdity of dualist systems like Descartes' where mental activity carries on in parallel to physical action, but where their means of interaction are unknown or, at best, speculative.
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A scanner darkly is a reference to the phrase 'through a glass darkly'- updated for a sci-fi movie.
from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Corinthians_13 is an abbreviated form of a much-quoted phrase from the Christian
from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Corinthians_13 is an abbreviated form of a much-quoted phrase from the Christian
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