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Sigh When the phrase "The King is dead, long life the King" is used, the two kings are different people; the one that just passed and the one that replaced him
by Krisjohn 4y ago
Sigh
When the phrase "The King is dead, long life the King" is used, the two kings are different people; the one that just passed and the one that replaced him. If the King is replaced by a Queen then the phrase is "The King is dead, long live the Queen". This is not some life after death thing. You aren't saying the King will live on in the hearts and minds of the people, you're stating your support for the successor.
- lolive 4y agoThe new king of the Semantic Web is obviously Neo4J.
- halfmatthalfcat 4y agoNot EdgeDB? https://www.edgedb.com/ https://www.edgedb.com/
- lolive 4y agoTime will tell...
- cassepipe 4y agoAlways this was a contagious but meaningless gimmick. Thanks for the explanation.
- rossdavidh 4y agoIsn't that what the author is saying here? That the old attempt/format for the Semantic Web is dead, but we can support a new one?
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- labster 4y agoThe joke is dead, long live the joke!
- CharlesW 4y agoThat original use of the phrasal template is still valid, but today’s common use is when X goes though some sort of transition, is “reborn” in a new form, or when people realize that something which has generally been presumed dead is still around. If you think of “King” as a role, this modern use is not that different than the original use. The capital-K role of King didn’t die, but continues in another form.