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by ObsequiousNewt
Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:23 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Discrimination (from garden path thread and elsewhere)
Replies: 143
Views: 53788

Re: Discrimination (from garden path thread)

To me the problem with the term cyberbullying is that it implies that it is special somehow and thus needing differentiation from normal bullying, which people can too get PTSD or kill themselves as a result of. Do you really think that using the term cyberbullying implies that normal bullying does...
by ObsequiousNewt
Thu Aug 04, 2016 6:44 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: Modern Greek

Weyötiss has several notable grammatical features to be noted. At first glance, it appears to be SOV: Α εμο ττερ πα̨τορ λοττ α Α̨γλικα σηα̨τ. Ιογ ηϝε σηυνικ κα̨ ικ. My father's native language is English. I can understand and speak it. However, the object may be freely replaced with an adverb or adv...
by ObsequiousNewt
Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Romanization challenge thread
Replies: 3842
Views: 841895

Re: Romanization challenge thread

attempting to make things look *pretty* is probably the wrong thing to do here but, dammit, you asked me /m mʲ n ŋ/ <m mi n ng> /p pʲ t ts̻ k q ʔ/ <b bi d ḑ gi g ʻ> /pʰ pʲʰ tʰ ts̻ʰ kʰ qʰ/ <p pi t ţ ci c> /b bʲ d dz̻ ɡ ɢ/ <bh bhi dh ḑh ghi gh> /f fʲ s s̻ h/ <f fi z s h> /ʋ r l j/ <v r l y> /i ĩ e ɛ ɛ...
by ObsequiousNewt
Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:56 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: New Grammatical Person
Replies: 20
Views: 5304

Re: New Grammatical Person

I never quite understood why certain authors (George R.R. Martin and Brian Jacques come to mind) feel the need to describe in minute detail what all the characters eat during each meal. My eyes tend to just skip over all that, especially since (owing to my own particular cultural culinary experienc...
by ObsequiousNewt
Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:14 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: New Grammatical Person
Replies: 20
Views: 5304

Re: New Grammatical Person

I propose a new grammatical person, used exclusively to refer to me.
by ObsequiousNewt
Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:17 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 636828

Re: The Official ZBB Quote Thread

mèþru wrote:I know lots of history due to reading lots of Wikipedia (and analysing it. Wikipedia is a good ressource, but shouldn't be trusted 100%) and reading history textbooks cover to cover.
by ObsequiousNewt
Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

I don't know how to put this nicely but

if you think that what I want is explicit sarcasm marking on everything, then you can βάλλειν ἐς κόρακας
by ObsequiousNewt
Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:10 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Agglutinative Morphemes
Replies: 4
Views: 2286

Re: Agglutinative Morphemes

I recommend using these morphemes: this, that, I, him, cat, semen, broil, dodecahedron, trilobyte, neodymium filing, Bolshevik, and a suffix marking the antipassive.

This should serve well enough for most languages.

(Bonus conjunction: and)
by ObsequiousNewt
Fri Jul 15, 2016 2:06 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

also
Aili Meilani wrote:
ObsequiousNewt wrote:sarcasm markers
holy fuck you're serious aren't you

take this safety cube
Image
gee thanks dad I sure hope I don't hurt myself with it !
by ObsequiousNewt
Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:23 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

well then I guess I'm just THAT oblivious. great I didn't call out Pole because he wasn't accusatory in the same way Linguoboy was. Honestly I don't know or care who overreacted anymore. I probably did. Speaking of which, my apologies, Cev. That said, of course there's no such thing as 'sarcasm mark...
by ObsequiousNewt
Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:27 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

I didn't call out Pole because he wasn't accusatory in the same way Linguoboy was. Honestly I don't know or care who overreacted anymore. I probably did. Speaking of which, my apologies, Cev. That said, of course there's no such thing as 'sarcasm markers', or whatever you want to call them. People a...
by ObsequiousNewt
Thu Jul 14, 2016 4:58 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

I haven't been here as long as any of you, and even I could tell he was being sarcastic. There were literally no sarcasm markers in Pole's post. How about a) the fact that the Pole quoted the title of the thread rather than an actual post, b) the fact that he was talking about something as extreme ...
by ObsequiousNewt
Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:25 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

There were literally no sarcasm markers in Pole's post. ProTip: If you are unfamiliar with a particular poster's default posting style, try viewing a few of their other posts before trying to interpret one of them in isolation. Lack of sarcasm markers is not a reason to assume sincerity, but it is ...
by ObsequiousNewt
Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:16 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

linguoboy wrote:
Xephyr wrote:And at least one of you wants to lock the thread as well? Good lord. You people are unbelievable.
Wait, you thought the Pole was being serious?

So that's what it looks like when the master satirist is moistened by his own moutarde.
There were literally no sarcasm markers in Pole's post.
by ObsequiousNewt
Wed Jul 13, 2016 6:10 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

mèþru wrote:The language of the first post made it obvious to me that it was satirical. That doesn't mean that I cannot try to take the subject seriously.
do you understand the POINT OF SATIRE
by ObsequiousNewt
Sat Jul 09, 2016 2:37 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Any conlangs with non-Latin natural scripts?
Replies: 29
Views: 9263

Re: Any conlangs with non-Latin natural scripts?

I suppose now would be as good a time as any to point down this forum at my althist Greek.

Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.
by ObsequiousNewt
Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:25 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: Modern Greek

Morphosyntax Modern Weyötiss distinguishes roughly six TAMs. The former present has narrowed to a 'conative', which is used to imply attempt or intention: Πφε τε παιθο̨ντ ηα̨μεμιν ϝηε! They're trying to persuade you to marry her! Ιογ καθευσο. I'm going to try and take a nap. The general present is ...
by ObsequiousNewt
Wed Jul 06, 2016 4:35 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What should be done about the word "moist"?
Replies: 69
Views: 16912

Re: What should be done about the word "moist"?

The Long Arc of Linguistic Justice will guide us toward salvation.
by ObsequiousNewt
Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:21 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: Modern Greek

Inflection Weyötiss retains the cases and numbers of Classical Boeotian, with the exception of the vocative, but no longer marks the distinction on the noun. Only the article, and adjectives which were originally oxytone, decline. Additionally, due to the tone split and subsequent loss of final /s/...
by ObsequiousNewt
Thu Jun 30, 2016 10:06 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: Modern Greek

Many important figures were not born, but rather moved, to Athens. Aristotle was born in Stagira , in Chalcidice. Plato and Socrates are harder, especially since Plato was born to a prestigious family. Of course, I don't know nearly enough about philosophy to even begin to speculate on what would ha...
by ObsequiousNewt
Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:12 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: Modern Greek

Diachronics Boeotian had many points of divergence from Attic. Here is a list: No /aː/ > /ɛː/, no movable ν, no weak declension of i-stems, no /ti/ > /si/ contraction of /aːɔ(ː)/ > /aː/ (rather than /ɔː/), /ae/ > /eː/ backing of /ra/ > /rɔ/ lowering of /ri/ > /re/ raising of prevocalic /e/ resoluti...
by ObsequiousNewt
Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:04 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: Modern Greek

The scenario I presented is not without its problems, no. It's based on a simplified and handwaved version of history. In reality, the Greeks wouldn't have been able to hold Thermopylae for more than another day even with Boeotian aid, and it's doubtful that an allied force of less than basically al...
by ObsequiousNewt
Wed Jun 29, 2016 1:23 pm
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Modern Greek
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Modern Greek

In 514 BC, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, commonly called the "Tyrannicides", attempted to assassinate the tyrants Hippias and Hipparchus. They only succeeded on the latter count, and Hippias stayed in power for another four years, until his increasingly cruel rule (and unnerving association with Persi...
by ObsequiousNewt
Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:17 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Badiin
Replies: 22
Views: 5468

Re: Badiin

Vijay: Yes, the drift from 'scare' to 'irritate/disgust' is recent, and probably the internet's fault. This is a thing that happened? As in "His stupidity scares me." = "The stupid things he says really annoy me." ≠ "I am afraid of his lack of knowledge." What, really? I'd been interpreting it as t...