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The four letters M E T A are shared by the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic alphabets, and are pronounced the same, too (unlike e.g. "H", which is "n" in Cyrillic, "X" which is "kh" etc). Thus META is a universal word (the capitals are crucial, because small letters differ greatly between e.g. Cyrillic and Latin) : while the word "metaphor" is spelled and pronounced with slight variations in various European languages, the prefix META is a cultural invariant :) | The four letters M E T A are shared by the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic alphabets, and are pronounced the same, too (unlike e.g. "H", which is "n" in Cyrillic, "X" which is "kh" etc). Thus META is a universal word (the capitals are crucial, because small letters differ greatly between e.g. Cyrillic and Latin) : while the word "metaphor" is spelled and pronounced with slight variations in various European languages, the prefix META is a cultural invariant :) | ||
=== | ===Anagrams etc=== | ||
One may note the many anagrams one can form with those 4 letters : MEAT, TEAM, MATE, TAME... | One may note the many anagrams one can form with those 4 letters : MEAT, TEAM, MATE, TAME... | ||
In Russian, TEMA means "theme" (and ONI means "them", hehe). | In Russian, TEMA means "theme" (and ONI means "them", hehe). | ||
In German, | |||
In German, ATEM means "breath", and ATME means "breathe" (imperative). | |||
AT∃M adds another dimension to the ATEM anagram, namely : META viewed from the inside, as in "behind enemy lines". | |||
For instance, if META is written on the "front door", AT&exists;M is how you see it while "infiltrating". Mirrored. | |||
===Logo=== | ===Logo=== | ||
One can merge a capital M, or a small MU, with a small ETA. The former is perhaps more "readable", but the latter is more appealing because of the extra symmetry and the "broken wave" symbol. The "elevation" or "upgrade" proper to [[Daodan]] symbiosis may appear within the very MU-ETA symbol (images coming soon). | One can merge a capital M, or a small MU, with a small ETA. The former is perhaps more "readable", but the latter is more appealing because of the extra symmetry and the "broken wave" symbol. The "elevation" or "upgrade" proper to [[Daodan]] symbiosis may appear within the very MU-ETA symbol (images coming soon). | ||