I was going to message you that the expression is actually “deus ex machina”, but then I Googled “deus est machina” and found the TVTropes page (no linky!).
As a datapoint, the last meetup of this type I went to only had a fairly moderate amount of drinking. At least while I was there. Pubs are still the least worst venue for getting lots of people together to socialise in an informal setting.
Ah, so you intend to discuss a deus est machina while hammered. This will end well.
I was going to message you that the expression is actually “deus ex machina”, but then I Googled “deus est machina” and found the TVTropes page (no linky!).
Thankyou. ;)
I had already pressed Cntrl-tab after parsing ‘but then I googled’ but I stopped myself just in time.
As a datapoint, the last meetup of this type I went to only had a fairly moderate amount of drinking. At least while I was there. Pubs are still the least worst venue for getting lots of people together to socialise in an informal setting.
Was that intentional or a felicitous typo? I still prefer “god from the machine” to “a god is a machine”.