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- Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:54 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Sometimes-Crossed Letters
- Replies: 89
- Views: 13344
Re: Sometimes-Crossed Letters
This is probably even exaggerating the distinctions between letters in the top rows.
- Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:18 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
- Replies: 3108
- Views: 639951
Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
If you meantTheta wrote:I think I'm missing a joke or something, what
It's an idiom expressing disbelief. Something like "Yeah, right".Bob Johnson wrote:Pull the other one, it's got bells on.
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:43 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Almea & The AAH
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14684
Re: Almea & The AAH
Anyone up for throwing monkeys into the sea and seeing if they evolve into telepathic blue people?
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:07 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The humour of similar-sounding words
- Replies: 104
- Views: 18777
Re: The humour of similar-sounding words
lol [lɔl] vs. lul [lʌl] The vowel in lul is rounded and more central than ʌ, it sounds to me like somewhere between ʏ and œ (I prefer to write ʏ because of the symmetry). Also, /l/ is realized as [ɫ] after a vowel, so it's [lɔɫ] vs. [lʏɫ] Anyway, some more false friends in Dutch. pet means hat. Tak...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:05 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: The humour of similar-sounding words
- Replies: 104
- Views: 18777
Re: The humour of similar-sounding words
Strijk als het ijzer heet is , means something close to the Swedish, actually. There is a Dutch joke, in which a minister visits England. He gets asked if he has any hobbies. He says: "Yes, I fok horses." (fokken = to breed) The shocked host exclaims: "Pardon?!" The minister replies: "Ja, paarden!"...
- Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:37 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Accents
- Replies: 76
- Views: 10888
Re: Accents
"a thick British accent" sounds really wrong to me, especially for describing Hugh Laurie's accent. I think "thick" only works for non-"standard" dialects, like Scouse or Geordie or something. That's funny. We call strong accents "plat"/plAt/ (="flat") here. I think that has more to do with the hea...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: English: long sandwich
- Replies: 141
- Views: 18429
Re: English: long sandwich
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... licing.jpg
apparently, ös aren't allowed in image addresses. Or urls.
One of those rotating stacks of meat, from which the bits are shaved for the kebab or shoarma or this unholy combination of foods.
apparently, ös aren't allowed in image addresses. Or urls.
One of those rotating stacks of meat, from which the bits are shaved for the kebab or shoarma or this unholy combination of foods.
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:51 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: English: long sandwich
- Replies: 141
- Views: 18429
Re: English: long sandwich
What do you call it? Dutch: Stokbrood (stick-bread), English: Sandwich Where are you from? Holland Where do you live now? Holland What else might have influenced your choice? To me anything consisting of two pieces of bread wth something in between is a sandwich. (Broodje in Dutch) To me, hamburgers...
- Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:00 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Creativity of the day
- Replies: 1704
- Views: 323220
Re: Creativity of the day
The rain one exists in France, where normally you can go 130 on highways and 110 if it's raining. I think it's also like that on the major expressways, but with 110 / 100.
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:20 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Prevalence of spelling reforms
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5386
Re: Prevalence of spelling reforms
The Dutch Language Union is a committee that decides what the new spelling will be every ten years or so. Dutch has a fairly phonemic spelling, though there are some spelling distinctions no longer spoken (eg. <ij> and <ei>), and the process used to determine when a <k> is written in words from Lati...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:34 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Word with most long vowels only?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4005
Re: Word with most long vowels only?
Yeah, Latin has really long words for an ancestor of Romance languages. I remember how I realize it's a language I don't want to study when I first saw, in my Latin book, the word "adolescentulorum". And they say only Native Americans have words like this. "of adolescence"? -orum is GEN.PL , and ad...
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:04 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Word with most long vowels only?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4005
Re: Word with most long vowels only?
I got it from here: The weird phrases from real languages thread
It means 'his/her/its accusation of being bigger (adessive)'. I don't know anything about Finnish though, so I couldn't verify it.
It means 'his/her/its accusation of being bigger (adessive)'. I don't know anything about Finnish though, so I couldn't verify it.
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:53 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Word with most long vowels only?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4005
Re: Word with most long vowels only?
I think Finnish has kookkaammuussyytteellään.
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: ZBB Census
- Replies: 356
- Views: 72092
Re: ZBB Census
I am indeed from Holland, Vampireshark. Age: 16 Gender: Male Nationality: Dutch State/Province/Other Subdivision: Holland Occupation: High school student Sexual Orientation: Hetero, I guess Status: Not actively seeking a relationship Native Language: Dutch Secondary Languages: English, can probably ...
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:41 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)
- Replies: 2235
- Views: 433180
Re: Seahorses, I Love 'Em (& other Links of Interest)
You read that on Cracked, didn't you?
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:32 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Sounds That You Can/Can't Pronounce Easily
- Replies: 322
- Views: 55261
Re: Sounds That You Can/Can't Pronounce Easily
I suck at pronouncing [r]. My normal /r/ tends to be uvular, and when I attempt to make it alveolar, something like [trs] comes out. It might be because I'm pronouncing it too far towards dental, but otherwise I can't get it to trill. :? On the other hand, [K] was easier than expected to pronounce. :)
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:49 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Accents
- Replies: 76
- Views: 10888
Re: Accents
Here's an example of a Dutch accent: The (ex-)prime minister speaks to George W. Bush. It starts at 2:00.
I notice /ʌ/ -> [ɔ], /ð/ -> [d] and some things going on with /r/. There might be some more things that I (as a Dutch speaker) can't hear.
I notice /ʌ/ -> [ɔ], /ð/ -> [d] and some things going on with /r/. There might be some more things that I (as a Dutch speaker) can't hear.
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:18 pm
- Forum: C&C Archive
- Topic: Technological prerequisites for clockwork?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14103
Re: Technological prerequisites for clockwork?
Clockwork can be done without any metallurgy at all, let alone advanced metallurgy. You can make a clock out of clay and wood. The only problem is that you need a lot of space, material, work and energy to make it happen. My own Selian Emperors have prided themselves in constructing complicated clo...
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:31 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: compounds and agreement
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3226
Re: compounds and agreement
Dutch has 1: Bloemenwinkel (Flowers shop). There are also compunds like koksmuts (chef's hat), but AFAICT that derives from the genitive. I'm not sure though.
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:25 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: ZBB member photos, part 5. (Something for the weekend, sir?)
- Replies: 5496
- Views: 764782
- Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:50 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: The dream thread
- Replies: 1807
- Views: 311397
Re: The dream thread
I was driving a car, and got into a race with someone else. Then I was ahead, but my batteries (indicated on my iPad for some reason) were almost empty, so I had to go slower. Luckily, there was a private road with no advertisements, so I could recharge my batteries there.
- Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:05 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: to teach vs. to learn
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8597
Re: to teach vs. to learn
Dutch has no difference between teach and learn, both are leren. I somewhat doubt that, maybe you'd need to look more closely at the syntax? So "I learn French" and "I teach French" would be the same? In my experience (non-native Dutch speaker), you'd just phrase it differently: Ik leer Frans vs. I...
- Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:26 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: to teach vs. to learn
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8597
Re: to teach vs. to learn
Dutch has no difference between teach and learn, both are leren. There is also one word for borrowing and lending, lenen.
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:58 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Conlangery Podcast (Latest Ep: #94: Face and Politeness)
- Replies: 974
- Views: 177255
Re: Conlangery Podcast (Latest Ep: #11: Nonconfigurationalit
I currently have Conlangery, Ask An Atheist and some Dutch ones.Ollock wrote:Glad we can contribute, haha. What other shows are you getting?Timmytiptoe wrote:I'm downloading about 8 hours of podcasts to listen to while traveling about 2000 km. Thank you for making sitting in the car for 3 days a lot more fun!
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:28 pm
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Conlangery Podcast (Latest Ep: #94: Face and Politeness)
- Replies: 974
- Views: 177255
Re: Conlangery Podcast (Latest Ep: #11: Nonconfigurationalit
From Spain to Holland, which is at least 2000 kilometers, which means 7 hours of driving per day.finlay wrote:Holy fuck, where are you going that it takes you 3 days?