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- Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:21 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Plagues of Almea
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4889
The Black Death was one of the most significant occurances in European history, with massive social and political ramifications - the rash of 'Peasants' Wars', for example, and the abolition of serfdom in many countries (including England). But that was unusual. How many other epidemics do we hear a...
- Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:47 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Breasts of Almea
- Replies: 45
- Views: 23115
In fact, many of the things produced by sexual selection are positively deleterious for the species' survival. The cassic example is the massive set of antlers that some ungulates are equipped with, particularly Megaloceros. It was at one time thought that the huge size of its antlers was the reason...
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:35 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Who would you vote for
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10454
I thought that Kebri was too different to be France, but I could be wrong. EDIT: Oh, and I'm with the Radicals, needless to say. Incidentally, has Zomp written much about the political theory of Verduria? Political justice especially. Is there anything equivalent to the conflict between Whig/Tory Li...
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:55 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Who would you vote for
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10454
I thought instantly of Whig-Tory-Radical, actually. I assumed that that's where it was from, but I'm probably wrong. I guess I also assumed it because Verduria gives very much to me the sense of late 18th/early 19th century Britain to me. But without the France. [Although I guess that the attitude t...
- Thu Dec 16, 2004 5:44 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: OTTER
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 443817
QI said that "Kangeroo" meant "I don't know" in one language, and even named it. They also said that in another australian language it meant "horse" - the reason being that they hadn't seen horses before, and nor had they encountered the word "kangeroo", so they assumed that that's what the european...
- Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:24 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: OTTER
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 443817
- Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:57 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Religion Question
- Replies: 31
- Views: 14397
- Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:35 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Any other Almea out there?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 13564
Say...anyone know a language where "weird" is a verb? p@, Glenn A year late, but: English. 1. trans. To preordain by the decree of fate; esp. in pass. to be destined or divinely appointed to, into, or unto (with inf. or n.). 2. To assign to (a person) as his fate; to apportion as one's destiny or l...
I think that in some way's she is right. After all, having hard and fast rules does not prohibit a mystical or numinous approach to magic - as long as its consistent. If you, as the narrator, don't know what it can and can't do, and when it does or doesn't do something, then it just turns into a plo...
- Thu Aug 12, 2004 12:55 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: What's next
- Replies: 139
- Views: 44877
- Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:22 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Sound changes occur unconditionally?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18150
Or maybe the sound change is promulgated by a popular few. If those few disappear or become unpopular, the sound change may stop, or even reverse. An extreme example would be a revolution. A sound change starts when people imitate the court speech, and gets partway into the language. But then there'...
- Wed May 26, 2004 6:43 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Plans for Southern Erel?e?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5598
- Tue May 25, 2004 6:09 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Polysynthetic Conlang
- Replies: 638
- Views: 280892
I can think of two ways to avoid this problem: 1.) Have some "axiomatic" noun roots on which to build - noun roots that just are, and don't mean anything other than what they mean. 2.) Build from nouns defined intransitively, or transitively with respect to other verbs, not nouns. "It-squawks-loudly...
- Mon May 17, 2004 1:47 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Thick skin
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4585
- Sun May 02, 2004 7:08 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: How did you decide on the intelligent beings?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 20828
- Sat May 01, 2004 8:10 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: How did you decide on the intelligent beings?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 20828
- Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:31 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: How did you decide on the intelligent beings?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 20828
- Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:29 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: How did you decide on the intelligent beings?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 20828
Squee! Squee? [/i] What does that mean? Do you say this often? Well, I type it occasionally. I hardly ever say it. It's one of those words that seem to eke out an existence solely on the web. As I understand it, it's a nerdish exclamation of joy. I have no idea where it came from, but I'd like to t...
- Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:53 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: How did you decide on the intelligent beings?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 20828
I'd say that its best to use the fewest number of intelligent races you canallow yourself to get away with. Non-human races cause all sorts of problems, and its difficult to answer them without stereotyping yourself - how do they react with humans, how does their biology effect their society? All to...
I don't say that longer service makes you a better candidate, just that it makes you more likely to win. You may not gain any ability, but over long service you gain up networks of friends, allies and debtors. As a recent member contending for a big role, you face a lot of opponants who have spent a...
Only four years from entering the house to being PM? I know its a different world n'all, but that seems like an astonishing rapid career by earth standards. I don't know about America, but on this side of the pond such a rise would take a lot longer. TB, for instance, entered the Commons in 1983. He...
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:38 pm
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Are there other voices besides active and passive?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32956
Verbs with two objects. In germanic languages, the second object (indirect object) is usually marked by dative case. In English, the two objects are simply placed adjecently. Eg I call it yellow. I gave him the aardvark. I fed the omniverous mushroom a spatula. This conlang has far more ditransitive...
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 8:24 am
- Forum: L&L Museum
- Topic: Are there other voices besides active and passive?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32956
I guess in a tripartite system they'll be three types of passive. But only one would probably be used, as there's little sense putting an intransitive into the ergative or such like. But i could be wrong. One of the conlangs I'm working on makes major use of ditransitives, which will have interestin...