tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24229270511979512622024-03-19T01:00:44.718-04:00#Languages UndernetSilmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-25464696929758637322014-06-08T02:58:00.000-04:002014-06-08T02:58:06.279-04:00I can't even?Stumbled across <a href="http://the-toast.net/2013/11/20/yes-you-can-even/" target="_blank">this little text</a> discussing the development of "internet English" as a dialect. Viewing it as a rapidly emerging dialect or own language.Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-88399874229047675232014-06-08T02:55:00.001-04:002014-06-08T02:55:12.113-04:0002:50 < Delano-> I see you still retain a working knowledge of Afrikaans<br />
02:52 < slowjames> ja hoor, ek sit en ek drink rooibos<br />
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Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-36524758813265477832013-10-28T01:05:00.004-04:002013-10-28T01:05:57.795-04:00Finnish! (Reblogged/swiped from tumblr)<h2 style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
What do you mean Finnish is difficult?</h2>
<ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> A dog</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span> What</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> The dog</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> Two dogs</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span> En hund, hunden</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span> TvÄ hundar, hundarna</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> No, go away</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span> No one invited you</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span> Der Hund</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> I said go away</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span> Ein Hund, zwei Hunde</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span> Stop it</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span> Den Hund, einen Hund, dem Hund, einem Hund, des Hundes, eines Hundes, den Hunden, der Hunden</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span> Sup</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> NO</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span> NO</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span> NO</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span> Koira, koiran, koiraa, koiran again, koirassa, koirasta, koiraan, koiralla, koiralta, koiralle, koirana, koiraksi, koiratta, koirineen, koirin</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span> Aaaand... koirasi, koirani, koiransa, koiramme, koiranne, koiraani, koiraasi, koiraansa, koiraamme, koiraanne, koirassani, koirassasi, koirassansa, koirassamme, koirassanne, koirastani, koirastasi, koirastansa, koirastamme, koirastanne, koirallani, koirallasi, koirallansa, koirallamme, koirallanne, koiranani, koiranasi, koiranansa, koiranamme, koirananne, koirakseni, koiraksesi, koiraksensa, koiraksemme, koiraksenne, koirattani, koirattasi, koirattansa, koirattamme, koirattanne, koirineni, koirinesi, koirinensa, koirinemme, koirinenne</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span> Wait! then theres koirakaan, koirankaan, koiraakaan, koirassakaan, koirastakaan, koiraankaan, koirallakaan, koiraltakaan, koirallekaan, koiranakaan, koiraksikaan, koirattakaan, koirineenkaan, koirinkaan, koirako, koiranko, koiraako, koirassako, koirastako, koiraanko, koirallako, koiraltako, koiralleko, koiranako, koiraksiko, koirattako, koirineenko, koirinko, koirasikaan, koiranikaan, koiransakaan, koirammekaan, koirannekaan, koiraanikaan, koiraasikaan, koiraansakaan, koiraammekaan, koiraannekaan, koirassanikaan, koirassasikaan, koirassansakaan, koirassammekaan, koirassannekaan, koirastanikaan, koirastasikaan, koirastansakaan, koirastammekaan, koirastannekaan, koirallanikaan, koirallasikaan, koirallansakaan, koirallammekaan, koirallannekaan, koirananikaan, koiranasikaan, koiranansakaan, koiranammekaan, koiranannekaan, koiraksenikaan, koiraksesikaan, koiraksensakaan, koiraksemmekaan, koiraksennekaan, koirattanikaan, koirattasikaan, koirattansakaan, koirattammekaan, koirattannekaan, koirinenikaan, koirinesikaan, koirinensakaan, koirinemmekaan, koirinennekaan, koirasiko, koiraniko, koiransako, koirammeko, koiranneko, koiraaniko, koiraasiko, koiraansako, koiraammeko, koiraanneko, koirassaniko, koirassasiko, koirassansako, koirassammeko, koirassanneko, koirastaniko, koirastasiko, koirastansako, koirastammeko, koirastanneko, koirallaniko, koirallasiko, koirallansako, koirallammeko, koirallanneko, koirananiko, koiranasiko, koiranansako, koiranammeko, koirananneko, koirakseniko, koiraksesiko, koiraksensako, koiraksemmeko, koiraksenneko, koirattaniko, koirattasiko, koirattansako, koirattammeko, koirattanneko, koirineniko, koirinesiko, koirinensako, koirinemmeko, koirinenneko, koirasikaanko, koiranikaanko, koiransakaanko, koirammekaanko, koirannekaanko, koiraanikaanko, koiraasikaanko, koiraansakaanko, koiraammekaanko, koiraannekaanko, koirassanikaanko, koirassasikaanko, koirassansakaanko, koirassammekaanko, koirassannekaanko, koirastanikaanko, koirastasikaanko, koirastansakaanko, koirastammekaanko, koirastannekaanko, koirallanikaanko, koirallasikaanko, koirallansakaanko, koirallammekaanko, koirallannekaanko, koirananikaanko, koiranasikaanko, koiranansakaanko, koiranammekaanko, koiranannekaanko, koiraksenikaanko, koiraksesikaanko, koiraksensakaanko, koiraksemmekaanko, koiraksennekaanko, koirattanikaanko, koirattasikaanko, koirattansakaanko, koirattammekaanko, koirattannekaanko, koirinenikaanko, koirinesikaanko, koirinensakaanko, koirinemmekaanko, koirinennekaanko, koirasikokaan, koiranikokaan, koiransakokaan, koirammekokaan, koirannekokaan, koiraanikokaan, koiraasikokaan, koiraansakokaan, koiraammekokaan, koiraannekokaan, koirassanikokaan, koirassasikokaan, koirassansakokaan, koirassammekokaan, koirassannekokaan, koirastanikokaan, koirastasikokaan, koirastansakokaan, koirastammekokaan, koirastannekokaan, koirallanikokaan, koirallasikokaan, koirallansakokaan, koirallammekokaan, koirallannekokaan, koirananikokaan, koiranasikokaan, koiranansakokaan, koiranammekokaan, koiranannekokaan, koiraksenikokaan, koiraksesikokaan, koiraksensakokaan, koiraksemmekokaan, koiraksennekokaan, koirattanikokaan, koirattasikokaan, koirattansakokaan, koirattammekokaan, koirattannekokaan, koirinenikokaan, koirinesikokaan, koirinensakokaan, koirinemmekokaan, koirinennekokaan</li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swedish:</span></li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">German:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">English:</span> Okay, now you're just making things up!</li>
<li class="even" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span></li>
<li class="odd" style="background-color: #e9edee; background-image: url(http://static.tumblr.com/snnreod/8dZl8fjqo/blue_texture.jpg); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 230, 232); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 4px 7px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="label" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finnish:</span> And now the plural forms...</li>
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Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-58396562677036110952013-10-03T01:35:00.002-04:002013-10-03T01:35:58.799-04:00<a href="http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/files/2010/01/polyamory_is_wrong_tshirt-p235838933475364492cxkc_800.jpg">polyamory is wrong!</a> in T-shirt formwibblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18443398800372919277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-30400559750995130072013-09-08T10:01:00.000-04:002013-09-08T10:01:40.440-04:00Podcast: History of the English LanguageThis podcast is a history one rather than a linguistics one, but he does go into a lot of etymology. It is made by an amateur and sometimes that is very noticeable, but IMO he does make a fair effort and I have found every single episode interesting so far.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (Although one or two I was mostly incensed because he said stuff like "arctic animals like penguins" which is point-and-laugh material.)</span> Overall though, I like it and can recommend it, and one of the things that really please me is how he brings up the different views held by various sources. Of course I keep going off on mental sidetracks connecting things he say to other Germanic languages while listening, but that just means more fun, eh?<br />
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Available on the homepage linked below, i-tunes, and probably a few more places.<br />
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<a href="http://historyofenglishpodcast.com/">http://historyofenglishpodcast.com/</a>Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-8765643431321746862013-09-04T14:33:00.003-04:002013-09-04T14:33:56.362-04:00Quiz time!<a href="http://greatlanguagegame.com/">http://greatlanguagegame.com</a><br />Are you a polyglot? This game will play audio clips and you get to guess what the language is. Includes 70 languages.wibblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18443398800372919277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-60612706843488166082013-06-05T22:15:00.000-04:002013-07-20T00:56:35.677-04:00pronunciation differentials across USA<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6">http://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6</a><br />
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a few weird concentrated areas<br />
<br />wibblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18443398800372919277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-69818847023554727822013-04-23T11:23:00.004-04:002013-04-23T11:23:49.486-04:00Is texting killing language?<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk.html" target="_blank">TED talk about text-speak</a> - worth a look! <div>
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Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-57120329513869522442013-01-25T06:52:00.003-05:002013-01-25T06:52:42.639-05:00Phony grammar rulesDo you buy into the rule that you cannot end your sentence with a preposition, shouldn't put an adverb between to and your infinitive, and that starting a sentence with a conjunction will bring the rage of the grammar fascists down upon you? If the answer to all these are yes, you might also have felt on more than one occasion that your language is sounding rather.. unnatural, jerky, stilted. Why? Because the rules are phony. <div>
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<a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Most-of-What-You-Think-You-Know-About-Grammar-is-Wrong-187940351.html" target="_blank">Read more (external source)</a></div>
Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-49734634844312500782013-01-12T00:48:00.001-05:002013-01-12T00:54:14.186-05:00<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20953138">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20953138</a><br />
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<b>Silbo gomero: A whistling language revived</b><br />
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On a Spanish island, an ancient whistling language that once seemed to be dying out is now undergoing a revival. </div>
wibblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18443398800372919277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-21002872835381051672012-07-07T15:55:00.000-04:002012-07-07T16:03:49.509-04:00You thought Scandinavian had many vowels?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
What initially fascinated me about the Navajo language was the composite words (let me get back to that later).</div>
But the vowel list was almost as captivating - or what do you think?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">List from <a href="http://www.gomyson.com/" target="_blank">Gomyson.com </a></td></tr>
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<br />Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-29217518438527947722012-07-07T10:52:00.003-04:002012-07-07T10:52:36.892-04:00Would you come out?<br />
16:51 < natsu> Warum bist du gehidingen?!?<br />
16:51 < natsu> Kom outen, kom outen, wherever du bisten!<br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;">TEXT SPELLZ</span><br />
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<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847360034316312802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-12325980003506941722012-06-20T06:53:00.006-04:002012-06-20T06:55:34.654-04:00Channel Drama<span style="background-color: white;">12:37 < natsu> echo hi</span><br />
12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < Silme> calm down.<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:39 < natsu> echo Bzzt!<br />12:40 < natsu> Sorry<br />12:40 < natsu> I was testing something and it went nuts.<div>
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<b>A while later: </b></div>
<span style="background-color: white;">12:47 < natsu> I think I've accidentally put the whole channel on /ignore :/</span><br />
12:47 < natsu> Sorry, Silme, I won't be able to see any of your text until I fix this.<br /><br /><div>
<i>....life just wouldn't be the same without talvi :) </i></div>Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-15828508727205020312012-06-19T07:43:00.001-04:002012-06-19T07:43:32.796-04:00Dictionaries...<b>"Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring."</b><br />
<i> M.F.K. Fisher</i>Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-82714342283313251372012-06-18T22:46:00.000-04:002012-06-18T22:46:05.072-04:00Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another amusing piece, this time focusing on the "lack" of vowels in Bosnia. (Bosnian, btw, is more or less just a dialect of Serbo-Croatian.) It's an oldie but goodie. Originally it was on <a href="http://www.theonion.com/" target="_blank">The Onion</a>, but even after digging a little bit, I couldn't find it. So I had to use another link for your reading pleasure. <br />
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<a href="http://www.squarewheels.com/jokes/clintondeploysvowels.html" target="_blank">Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia</a></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847360034316312802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-85184661551359681412012-06-18T16:05:00.000-04:002012-06-18T22:06:59.020-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Funny! <br />
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<a href="http://www.suomalaiset.de/forum/showthread.php?t=336" target="_blank">Finnish As a World Language</a> <br />
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Example from text: <i> <b>"It is a concise language. One Finnish word can mean several different
things in English. Why lose time and energy saying 'the committee that
takes care of negotiations concerning the truce' when you can use a
simple little word like 'aseleponeuvottelutoimikunta?'" </b></i><br />
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<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847360034316312802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-64917688438905548692012-06-15T14:24:00.003-04:002012-07-07T16:05:00.287-04:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ1ylMXv4I3j-M2MvEmmQhVq_bOrb_015080stRWPrV_XZ5SphfaooTu74XDoR5ONIW0-XsfP4EnAgLHqUycQ6Deb1T5mRgpHxLcNusDLDJeGTXzqAsAzzmons6U_kXi9YIT0A9AnbHk/s1600/languages-current.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="way back 8 years ago..." border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJ1ylMXv4I3j-M2MvEmmQhVq_bOrb_015080stRWPrV_XZ5SphfaooTu74XDoR5ONIW0-XsfP4EnAgLHqUycQ6Deb1T5mRgpHxLcNusDLDJeGTXzqAsAzzmons6U_kXi9YIT0A9AnbHk/s640/languages-current.png" title="" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#Languages circa 2004</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2004</td></tr>
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This is a snapshot from way back in March 2004 of a program that drew links between channel participants (<a href="http://www.jibble.org/piespy/">http://www.jibble.org/piespy/</a>) It shows who was active at the time here in #languageswibblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18443398800372919277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-79753388794617127792012-04-24T21:19:00.001-04:002012-04-25T22:16:44.154-04:00Shady English...Not to Be Trusted...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847360034316312802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-24372965708139838972012-04-09T13:07:00.002-04:002012-04-09T13:07:27.920-04:00Pokemon<br />
19:06 < talvi> Myrddhin: Y'know, all this time I've seen you and Wiseman and<br />
Publius and snass discuss "Manga", I still don't know what it is.<br />
19:06 < talvi> Myrddhin: I've just assumed it's another kind of Pokemon.<br />
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<br /></div>Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-5255373472790019472012-04-05T01:30:00.000-04:002012-04-05T01:30:00.136-04:00The Status of English in the USA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
English has never had official status in the US. I was interested, therefore, in finding out which states, if any, had made English their official language. To my surprise, there were roughly half of the states with English having the designation of "official language." Even more surprisingly, such states as California and Florida, both with relatively large, Spanish-speaking Hispanic communities, have declared English as their official language.<br />
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Now, I know that the increasing prevalence of Spanish (and for that matter, other languages too) is upsetting various groups of people, most notably the hard-line Conservatives. And since there _is_ no federal official language, a lot of these same people are making it their business to have English claim that status. <br />
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How do I feel about it? I'm ambivalent. Really rather straddling the fence on this one--I just can't decide. Anyone who reads this: I would love to read your responses and get your takes on the situation. <i>Should</i> English be a federal official language?<br />
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<br />Here's a link for a website advocating English as our federal official language:<br />
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<a href="http://www.us-english.org/" target="_blank">US English | Making English the Official Language</a><br />
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I would like to hear opinions from everybody, regardless of which country they come from, or are living in now.<br />
<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847360034316312802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-29580338041883008272012-04-01T11:43:00.000-04:002012-04-01T11:45:23.285-04:00Hiberno-English<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There's one type of English that interests me above (most of) the rest, because it's unique and--if you're a linguist--easy to identify. This is the Irish take on English, called Hiberno-English. <br />
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First, a little bit on the etymology. "Hibernia" is the Latin name for Ireland, much like "<span class="st"><i>Confoederatio Helvetica</i></span>" is the Latin name for Switzerland (which, incidentally, is still used on Swiss currency, and even in their Internet domain, which is .ch). Thus, "Hibernia English" is the dialect of English spoken in Ireland.<br />
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The majority of Irish today speak English in the home, with the exception of a large swath of western Ireland, where Irish Gaelic is still commonly spoken. It is, however, still an official language of both Ireland and the European Union. But, although English replaced Gaelic as the majority language long ago, there is plenty to be seen in the dialect of Gaelic extraction. Below, some of the traits that define Hiberno-English's distinctiveness:<br />
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1. <i>Emphasis. </i>Interesting topic to me especially, because some of my maternal grandmother's "people" hailed from Ireland. It involves the repetition of something already said in the same sentence ("reflection"). It interests me particularly because my mother still does this. Some examples:<br />
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"We missed the bus, so we did."<br />
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"She's baking biscuits, so she is."<br />
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2. <i>Affirmatives and negatives. </i>Irish Gaelic does not have direct yes/no answers, and this comes through in Irish English:<br />
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"Did you go to the part?" "I didn't."<br />
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"Is she going to the store?" "She is." <br />
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3. <i>To be. </i>This emphasizes the continuous present following:<br />
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"She does be baking a lot on Saturdays."<i> </i><br />
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There is of course a great deal more that distinguishes Hiberno-English from other dialects. For a wealth of information, simply enter "Hiberno-English" in the Google search field.</div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847360034316312802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-78797892758869849792012-03-31T13:41:00.000-04:002012-03-31T13:41:17.903-04:00Self-insight<br />
18:30 < talvi> I know my rants can be very annoying sometimes.<br />
18:30 < talvi> You're probably all sitting there thinking "When will this guy<br />
shut up!"<br />
18:30 < talvi> heh<br />
18:30 < talvi> If I start babbling on for pages on end, feel free to say "We<br />
all stopped listening 10 minutes ago"<br />
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<i>We have to remember this one. </i></div>Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-23784520385960002192012-03-31T13:40:00.000-04:002012-03-31T13:40:07.986-04:00Decisions, the prequel<br />
18:39 * Myrddhin always wakes up wanting to learn some specific language, yet<br />
a after a few minutes of reading any language-learning forum, he is<br />
filled with doubts again :P<br />
18:40 * Wiseman is glad he just picked one and closed his eyes, hoping for the<br />
best.<br />
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<br /></div>Silmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2422927051197951262.post-13276476202883462402012-03-31T13:36:00.000-04:002012-03-31T13:36:08.644-04:00Decisions, decisions19:30 < Myrddhin> I always feel so serene when I decide to learn GermanSilmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150840501817804646noreply@blogger.com0