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by sirred
Wed Feb 23, 2011 1:57 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Invent an Idiom
Replies: 362
Views: 82254

Re: Invent an Idiom

Next: Hating some alot Yanti Lale Ompo tatachami. /jandi lale ombi tatatʃami/ Low Chompi for Ompo followed Lale twice. In Chompi legend, the Warlord Ompo declared a blood feud with the Warlord Lale. In order to make sure Lale was killed by his own hand, Ompo underwent a ritual that allowed his spir...
by sirred
Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What's in a name
Replies: 16
Views: 3745

What's in a name

I do not know if something like this has been discussed before (it probably has) or if it is a common phenomenon (it probably is), but I find it interesting at least. There is a river which flows from the state of Arkansas to the state of Colorado. When this river is within Arkansas proper, Oklahoma...
by sirred
Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:13 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words
Replies: 53
Views: 10023

Re: 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words

Jayus might be translated into a form of antihumor. Although there might be a difference in that an antihumor form of jayus would likely be intentionally unfunny as opposed to just bad. Sooo, yeah. I guess that shade of difference would even then make it untranslateable. Also, wouldn't Dépaysement j...