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- Fri Jun 29, 2018 4:31 pm
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlearn
- Replies: 669
- Views: 156985
Re: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlea
For years I used to pronounce a certain sports brand to rhyme with "bike".
Re: Flags
The chrems can't agree whose flag to use, probably. And whenever they try to design a completely new one, there's always someone, isn't there, who points out that the new flag looks a bit like either 1) his own flag, or 2) his rivals'. Thus, stalemate.So Haleza Grise wrote:I suppose that Dhekhnam doesn't have a flag?
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Cadhinorian Religion
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15442
Re: Cadhinorian Religion
Have you tried feeding Father Brown into the Markov Generator yet?zompist wrote:...a bunch of bombastic faux-Chestertonian descriptions...
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:13 pm
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: climate change
- Replies: 60
- Views: 25384
Re: climate change
Or, even simpler, the OTAI may have to write itself. Er...zompist wrote:For instance, you can't fix things by explaining that "mere meatsacks won't write the One True AI; AIs will write it!"
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:59 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Translations of the Bible
- Replies: 58
- Views: 23778
Re: Translations of the Bible
May I recommend this translation? It's, er, a little inaccurate (because the translators are obsessed with cheeseburgers), but it has a certain cute style.
- Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:32 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: India Construction Kit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3889
India Construction Kit
I've got my ICK paperback copy as a Christmas present (Happy holidays, everyone!), and I've nearly read it through except for the Tamil language section. Congratulations to zomp for another excellent book!
PS Am I really the first to comment on ICK here?
PS Am I really the first to comment on ICK here?
- Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:43 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Pop music genres - help?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 23255
Re: Pop music genres - help?
As a side observation, I've got the early Blues Gospel singer Blind Willie Johnson in my collection. When I listened to some of his stuff ("God moves on the water", "John the Revelator", "If I had my way I'd tear the building down") I realised I'd discovered the origin of rap!
- Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:10 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: New Almeopedia
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20600
Re: New Almeopedia
I admire your holding on to the HTML4 look—the Metaverse remains a bastion of original web aesthetics that otherwise are almost completely gone. Very nice way of saying it looks old-fashioned. :) Most web pages now seem to be optimized for ad delivery rather than for readers. At least I can worry m...
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:07 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: New Almeopedia
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20600
Re: New Almeopedia
Can there ever be enough rifter articles?
- Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:36 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: New Almeopedia
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20600
Re: New Almeopedia
It works fine on Firefox on my Mac. I will have to download Firefox on the PC to see if there's any difference. There should be an error console on Firefox— on my machine it's Tools > Web Developer > Debugger. If it gives you a specific error message, that would be helpful. I don't know how NoScrip...
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:56 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: New Almeopedia
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20600
Re: New Almeopedia
So, is it script blocking, or do I blame Firefox?
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:16 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: New Almeopedia
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20600
Re: New Almeopedia
Firefox 57, with NoScript. Or Midori, with scripts off.zompist wrote:Mornche, what browser and OS are you using?
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:55 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: New Almeopedia
- Replies: 29
- Views: 20600
Re: New Almeopedia
Whenever I click on a link in the new Almeopedia I get this sort of thing: There is no article yet for Xengiman. There is no article yet for Almea. There is no article yet for Magic. There is no article yet for Ktuvoks. There is no article yet for Clothing. There is no article yet for Jippirasti. Th...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:41 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: A quick intro to Classical Music
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16640
Re: A quick intro to Classical Music
I find it interesting that you have some very harsh things to say about 20th century "artistic" music, yet your illustrations post on the period is longer than any of your other posts. I agree with the very harsh things you said, though. There's an old joke about an "avant-garde" music concert, in ...
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:20 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Cadhinorian Religion
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15442
Re: Cadhinorian Religion
I really like the old version - Durion's Yamaha CS-80 and all! Can you keep it around for comparison?
P.S. In the case of 2. let the suppressed myths bubble up again during the dark years, ready for the radical sects to brandish at the priests.
P.S. In the case of 2. let the suppressed myths bubble up again during the dark years, ready for the radical sects to brandish at the priests.
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:10 am
- Forum: Languages & Linguistics
- Topic: How many words do you need?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4720
Re: How many words do you need?
I've heard that the Spanish epic the Cid is written from a lexicon of just 500 words. If accurate, that's enough for a fast-paced and exciting plot
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:17 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: What are you reading, watching and listening to?
- Replies: 469
- Views: 139892
Re: What are you reading, watching and listening to?
I'm going through the National Geographical Magazine's Our Mathematical World series, and have just started 20. Creativity in Mathematics.
- Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:15 am
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: Cadhinorian Religion
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15442
Re: Cadhinorian Religion
Yay!
It does strike me that the stories of the "conquered Caďin maintaining their faith against horrific oppression" must have some basis in fact. We'd be talking about minority sects, some of whom would flee to the free states, bringing the stories with them.
It does strike me that the stories of the "conquered Caďin maintaining their faith against horrific oppression" must have some basis in fact. We'd be talking about minority sects, some of whom would flee to the free states, bringing the stories with them.
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:16 am
- Forum: None of the above
- Topic: Confusing headlines and other trips down the garden path
- Replies: 1058
- Views: 228776
Re: Confusing headlines and other trips down the garden path
There was a book published some time in the 80s (Book of Mistakes) which had a whole chapter of garden path headlines. Examples:
"Strip club shock: Magistrates may act on indecent shows."
"Hotel burns down: 150 guests escape half glad."
"Strip club shock: Magistrates may act on indecent shows."
"Hotel burns down: 150 guests escape half glad."
- Wed Jul 01, 2015 4:05 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Predict the future of your dialect
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7333
Re: Predict the future of your dialect
Some politicians like Ed Miliband, will realise what is happening and panic. But the ones low on the Dunning-Kruger scale, like Cameron, Osbourne, IDS and the Blairites, will probably never know. Some will be able to get around it, because they actually have a personality. One unfortunate side effec...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:39 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: The Ðolorar Language
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3067
Re: The Ðolorar Language
I like this system. If I've understood, "pirip" is emotional-logical-positive, and "ŋizij" is abstract-material-emotional-negative. Have you got meanings for those words?
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:06 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Predict the future of your dialect
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7333
Re: Predict the future of your dialect
Owing to our well-known love-hate relationship with the French, both languages will end up exchanging 90% of the lexicon.The two resulting languages will be even less mutually intelligible than they started. Corporate-speak will be recognised as an entirely new language. In 20 years time, max, it wi...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:02 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Sernećlaća
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2332
Re: Sernećlaća
Interestingly complex phonotactics. I like it.
Could you say "j́avj́isi" to refer to, say, a sculpture you owned?
Could you say "j́avj́isi" to refer to, say, a sculpture you owned?
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:52 am
- Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
- Topic: Predict the future of your dialect
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7333
Re: Predict the future of your dialect
Huh? You don't think my post was serious?
- Sun Jun 28, 2015 2:27 pm
- Forum: Almea
- Topic: The Multipliers
- Replies: 40
- Views: 30741
Re: The Multipliers
Hi.I've been out of it for a while, but I'm glad to see the updated grammar and your corrections of our translations! I like this sentence but I'm having a little trouble parsing it. : To:l śe:i murando ŋerupe. Nitwensir leźuŋ beśara. It's the second part of the sentence that's giving me trouble. Wh...