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by alynnidalar
Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:02 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Venting thread that still excludes eddy (2)
Replies: 2639
Views: 301896

Re: Venting thread

I'm gettin' reeeeeeeal tired of my project lead's tendency to blame us for everything (while never, ever taking responsibility for his own errors), condescending attitude, and insistence on his way or the highway. A coworker on a different project has been urging me to talk to my manager to get assi...
by alynnidalar
Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:19 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Conlang relay [relocated] (aka "The Cursed Relay")
Replies: 2538
Views: 881404

Re: Conlang relay [relocated] (aka "The Cursed Relay")

A lot of conlang.org sites were down for awhile. According to the mailing list, it was a problem with Dreamhost that has since been resolved.
by alynnidalar
Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:41 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726761

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Ton ukali enemuin enke'paker.
NEG INAN-spell GER-do GER-say_confidently
Easier said than done. (lit. "Doing" isn't spelled "saying".)
by alynnidalar
Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:46 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Happy Things Thread
Replies: 969
Views: 370530

Re: Happy Things Thread

Sounds fun! My sister and I had a little party that was just us (and my mom's chickens) and really enjoyed it. About 77% for us. I was worried it wouldn't be cool, but it VERY MUCH WAS.
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:57 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Help your conlang fluency (2)
Replies: 6633
Views: 726761

Re: Help your conlang fluency

Nadia wirn enalerin ni der'ail! FEM-be_excited about eclipse of day I'm excited for the eclipse today! Aniwina lid ton merupas sunorel. FEM-hope DET NEG sky cloudy I hope it isn't cloudy. Sel du merupas sunoreltal sar anewo'orlemir ta on. though if sky cloudy-DIM then FEM-see-FUT-PL probably 3SG.IN...
by alynnidalar
Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What do you call this?
Replies: 302
Views: 88216

Re: What do you call this?

Just shelves to me. If somebody was putting books in it, I guess bookshelves or bookcase, but if they're putting food in it, then I think the proper term is why???
by alynnidalar
Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: What do you call this?
Replies: 302
Views: 88216

Re: What do you call this?

First word into my head, before I read anything you said, was cabinet . Then I thought of pantry (I typically think of pantry as a specific room/closet, but if this thing was in a kitchen and food was stored in it, I could still call it a pantry--my parents' house is like this, and their cabinetry l...
by alynnidalar
Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:48 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Words you've learned recently
Replies: 248
Views: 80194

Re: Words you've learned recently

Does that lid screw on and off? I don't think so, but I'm pretty sure it's used for pickling vegetables (or maybe eggs), not for cooking. I agree with Imralu that I'd be inclined to call it a "pot"; IMD a pot doesn't have to be for cooking. For example, a pot is also what you put a plant in. That's...
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 14, 2017 7:10 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Contradictory Feelings Thread
Replies: 933
Views: 205207

Re: The Contradictory Feelings Thread

Fairly dickish, I'd say. "I'm giving you a gift that I know you don't like! Due to social traditions and pressure to be polite, you'll have to go through the motions to accept it, even though we all know you don't want it and we all know I know you don't want it!" If the offer was to make a chocolat...
by alynnidalar
Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 3108
Views: 640477

Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

I... think I just say [du.oʊ̯]. That can't be right, can it? It's never that straightforward.
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:00 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 3108
Views: 640477

Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

This all reminds me that on the radio this morning, the hosts were having an argument over the pronunciation of Sasquatch that I'm pretty sure was really about how advanced their NCVS was; the one guy seemed to have a farther back vowel in the first syllable than the others. Sometime I should take a...
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:07 pm
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 3108
Views: 640477

Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

dʒægwɐɻ, or something along those lines. (It's not actually [æ], it's probably [ɪə] or something, but I'm not 100% sure what it is. Maybe [ɛə]? I feel like there's an ɛ in there somewhere.) I think [eə] and [ɛə] are pretty common in American English for /æ/. Before nasals these are ubiquitous in NA...
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:59 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 3108
Views: 640477

Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

dʒægwɐɻ, or something along those lines. (It's not actually [æ], it's probably [ɪə] or something, but I'm not 100% sure what it is. Maybe [ɛə]? I feel like there's an ɛ in there somewhere.)
by alynnidalar
Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:14 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlearn
Replies: 669
Views: 149902

Re: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlea

Is COT the same as LOT? If so, has CAUGHT the same quality as LOT and only different length? In case of "I'll", isn't that the diphthongue being monophthongized to the starting point? (In which case I think you can't really say it's COT.) JAL Whoops, haha, yes, I meant LOT. (which is indeed my "cot...
by alynnidalar
Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:34 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Happy Things Thread
Replies: 969
Views: 370530

Re: Happy Things Thread

That's awesome! I'm currently having similar feelings about Morrowind; I like games, but I just haven't cared that much about them lately, which I regretted... until I started playing Morrowind. (and now I can't stop!) With videogames, for me at least, the feeling of actually experiencing whatever-i...
by alynnidalar
Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:24 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlearn
Replies: 669
Views: 149902

Re: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlea

Huh. I've never noticed it before, but I do more-or-less have COT in I'll.

I have COT in "solid", though; I don't have the COT-CAUGHT merger.
by alynnidalar
Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:21 am
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Zompist
Replies: 12
Views: 6928

Re: Zompist

Serafín wrote:Let's check what Urban Dictionary says...
That was your first mistake.
by alynnidalar
Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:04 am
Forum: Conlangery & Conworlds
Topic: Tloko Logoglyphs
Replies: 75
Views: 29368

Re: Tloko Logoglyphs

Given the "horizontal before vertical" rule, wouldn't anya be written pa-ko : pa-ua rather than the reverse?
by alynnidalar
Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:24 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Help your fluency in a nifty way
Replies: 4604
Views: 1116726

Re: Help your fluency in a nifty way

Tanning salon?
by alynnidalar
Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:19 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: Happy Things Thread
Replies: 969
Views: 370530

Re: Happy Things Thread

Just got back from a really excellent vacation in Yellowstone National Park! (and Grand Teton National Park. And Arches National Park. And Rocky Mountain National Park. We sort of ended up doing an unplanned driving tour of the entire Western US) Here is a picture of a bison for your viewing pleasur...
by alynnidalar
Tue Jul 25, 2017 2:12 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you reading, watching and listening to?
Replies: 469
Views: 135761

Re: What are you reading, watching and listening to?

The new Wintersun album is out. (no, it's still not Time II, calm yourself, it's called The Forest Seasons and is loosely inspired by Vivaldi's Four Seasons) It's... fine, I guess? I like it well enough. Spring 's probably my favorite, although I need to listen to it another dozen times before I can...
by alynnidalar
Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:52 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: What are you playing?
Replies: 309
Views: 93331

Re: What are you playing?

I've recently started playing Morrowind! I've played Oblivion and Skyrim (and read more Elder Scrolls lore than is probably healthy... ask me about subgradient sometime if you want a sixteen hour monologue), but always figured Morrowind was "too old" for me. Yeah, well, with the help of the unoffici...
by alynnidalar
Thu Jul 06, 2017 9:48 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlearn
Replies: 669
Views: 149902

Re: Incorrect pronunciations you have (or have had) to unlea

Hmm. I've actually always pronounced "whilst" with /ɪ/.

Then again, in my version of American English, it's seen as archaic and... whimsical, I guess, so the "actual" pronunciation isn't necessarily relevant.
by alynnidalar
Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:10 am
Forum: Languages & Linguistics
Topic: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 3108
Views: 640477

Re: The "How do You Pronounce X" Thread

linguoboy wrote:tarpaulin
/tɐɹp/ :P

Truthfully, I've never said it aloud, and I'm not sure I've heard it pronounced either. I'm inclined to guess something like /tɐɹˈpɒlɪn/, but I don't know if that's "correct" or not.