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The other day during jazz band rehearsal, the director was telling the wind instruments to tongue harder. He said: "make a <tee> [tʰiː] sound! not a <dah> [daː] sound!" i wanted to stand up and tell him that there really was nothing different between the two except for voicing of the consonant, and ...

"So you didn't see her today?" "nope" = didnt see her "correct" = didn't see her "incorrect, i did" = did see her This is when im talking in person and rarely when i am typing something. sometimes i just say: "nope" = didnt see her "naahh, i did" = did see her this is when i am talking in person to ...

The music doesn't start until near the end of the clip, but where else are you ever going to hear someone sing in Walliserdeutsch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiQJXQlMKE8 I'm just going to help out others who watch it. it starts at 9:36 or so. great music too! and the last thing i listened to wi...

One of the best songs ever created... Ave Maria

i just stumbled across this, and

A Grammar of Ayeri wrote:6.7 Diminuition

Should be "6.7 Diminution" according to Describing Morphosyntax.

Here in VA, USA, i don't hear much "cutesy" talk, usually its just toddler talk like "yellow" is "lellow" and "r"'s are "w"'s.

Bedelato wrote:Can anyone else do this?

"I just saw something that I don't know what it is."

The only way I can do that, is if there is a pause or something inbetween "something" and "that". Its just how i talk, and i use the word "that" a lot anyways. Other than that, I replace "that" with "and".

ill tell some kids around school to go play it so you might have more people playing it. and ill tell them to give me feed back so i can post it on here for you!

Next: to bleed all over I don't have a completed conlang to put this in yet, but, The phrase in my ɪʒ language will eventually mean, to be killed unskillfully, because they are a hunter gatherer society up in the mountains and when they kill an animal, a deer or bear, and it is not a clean and quic...

Παρακαλώ!! haha and i dont know much Greek, im trying to get my friend to teach me more and stuff, but i know some!

Great game Sko! its pretty difficult but i made it through most of the levels... keep up the good work

Congrats to all of the winners!!! Bask in the glory!

CONLANGS AND CONWORLDS Best conlang Proto-Deithas (Neek) Best Roman/Romanised orthography Best conscript Risla Amahendir Most experimental conworld Nae's Flatworld CONARTISTS Best conscriptor Zoris Best maps Handsome Rob Best conworld art / meta-art vampireshark Most ambitious conlanger Neek Best w...

Daistallia wrote:I'd not presume I'd have anything to offer, but I'd sure be interested in reading it.

I would definitely buy a copy of this

This has really been a great thing to read, and I greatly appreciate the time you guys have put into it. I would really like to have that app to use when i create my own conworld one day...

Thanks! i haven't read it yet, but i will and get back to you with comments! i am new, and i don't know much about languages yet, it looks really well done! in section 1.2 though, shouldn't it say based on its daughters? or did i just read it wrong?

Ni una sola palabra - Paulina Rubio

The link seems to not be working.