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by yssida
Tue May 06, 2008 7:38 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
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Views: 738511

jal wrote:
jmcd wrote:I drink my own blood when it doesn't stay inside me after all. (...) like indoors, I don't wear clothes.
Ok, so you're a blood drinking nudist. Just when I thought I had seen the most bizarre...


JAL
by yssida
Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:45 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 738511

Mugdokker wrote:Do you prefer thongs to diphthongs?
by yssida
Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:39 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: I wish English had a word for this!
Replies: 333
Views: 166837

A friend of mine pointed out that Tagalog has two forms for "we", one that includes the person being spoken to, and one that doesn't. That's I think an inclusive/exclusive distinction IIRC. Many languages have that, and it's quite common in Austronesian languages. kami-exclusive we tayo-inclusive we
by yssida
Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:30 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 738511

faiuwle wrote:
-Klaivas- wrote:[...]which isn't a mood, because infinitives are happy verbs.
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So... the imperatives are angry verbs and the subjunctives are depressive/self-doubting verbs?
by yssida
Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:18 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 738511

tatapyranga wrote:
pharazon wrote:
Cctoide wrote:Isn't that "naught"?
"aught" and "naught" both work.
It depends on the person that uses it. According to usage, linguists classify people as "aughty" or "naughty".