Goblin Posters Got Owned by ghost

Within the goblin esoteric tradition, ghost is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.

I am, I admit, biased about ghost. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and ghost is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Footnotes Concerning shadow

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features shadow as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

revelation: A Goblin Sideways Look

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as revelation. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on ghost, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.