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But I also have conversations with myself too. Maybe this is normal? [...] anyway, my friend was like "OMG, I do that too ... but I've never told anyone about it." Later that evening, she went out on the balcony alone for a smoke and when she came in she was like "Oh, I just had one of those imagin...

na ua hi tume gaxae hia [na ˈ(ʔ)ua (h)i ˈtume ˈˈŋaˌʔae ˌhia] Q 2 COP want jetpack GEN-1 Do you want to be my jetpack? (In Tormiott/Rockall): Miudani o ia na i nôuno odair hialdosa? desire-2s by 1s.OBJ what CLAS demand like jetpack /ˈmʏ͡yðɪɲə ʊ ja naj ˈnʊ͡unʊ ˈoðɛ͡aɹ ˈɕaldəsa/ What qualifications do...

Of course. But I meant the (what people perceive to be) 'neutral' pronunciation of standard German

I had trouble understanding that this was a long vowel given how weakly-stressed articles are in English. I used to say /dər/ until I was corrected. (That would've been correct for the Alemannic dialect I eventually learned.) Wait, there's an /eː/ in „der“? I'd been learning German for nine years a...

To bring up another unsavoury person (not intentional, I swear) who I used to know, I knew a girl who lied about everything. She had a relationship with one of my best friends. She was articulate and interesting. She and I talked about languages until we got to the point where I knew she was just b...

Just as another test case, is "forget-me-not" a noun? My dictionary thinks so (and I agree). Is it "really" an imperative VP? Not really an argument in the discussion, but that example reminded me of the dozen-or-so nouns in Bulgarian formed out of imperative + object, e.g.: ... препъникамък trip_o...

hwhatting wrote:I like it when coins aren't round.

Vending machine manufacturers don't

Tormiott (Rockall) innadatt ˈinːɪðɪt (n) coincidence; chance, luck, fortune; (v) to be random, to be unplanned; to be incidental, to be coincidental - inna - ˈinːa (pref) moving lightly, limber, lithely; tiptoeing, shuffling - datt dɛt (n) step, footstep ____ next: to go around the back of...

Nice! I like it when people come up with orthographies that make 'historical' sense. So, since you don't talk much about the sound changes from Proto-Ansai, I'd like to know what those example words would have looked like. Are they in any way similar to what the syllabary* spells out? And would ther...

Because of the reproductive system, Ayakadiya has no word for 'dick' -- they just don't have the concept. Tormiott (Rockall): Piod noncianias sen tarcenas. /pjon ˈnontɕɪɲɪs sən ˈtaɹkənɪs/ world be.dickless.3s NEG.3s quench.thirst.3s A world without dicks is not a world for me. 'Noncianias' really m...

Tormiott (Rockall) lailtauri ˈlɛːltoːɾə (v) to protest, to object, to voice disapproval, to voice dissent; to demonstrate (with preposition tior iccad ); to disapprove of, to speak out against - lait - lɛːt (pref) on purpose; with a certain goal or outcome; giving ... to - lauri ˈloːɾə (v) to intend...

Tormiott (Rockall): I initially didn't want to borrow the word, but I ended up with oupproparsi ˈuːpːɾopaɹˌsi (n) nectarine {+ oupp , naked + roparsi , peach [lit. of Persia ]}. As I thought this was a particularly ugly word, I decided that nettarin ˈnətːaɾɪn was a better option after all. _____ nex...

Next: inconvenient Tormiott (Rockall): pgacathi ˈpʕakɪθjə (v) to be clumsy, to be awkward, to be inconvenient (compare pgaliam ) - pga - pʕa (pref) wrongly, in the wrong way, mis- - cathi ˈkɛθjə (n) hand; friend {also solopp or sôloppo } (v) to be all-purpose; to be multifunctional; to be practical...

My work has a photographer take portrait shots for our intranet profiles. Might as well share my headshot. Everyone says it looks like it belongs on the dust jacket of a novel with pretentions of depth. Can't really disagree. [image] You should tell your work photographer to choose a slightly large...

Tormiott (Rockall): thercheir ˈθəɹxəjɹ (v) to be barbaric; to be a plunderer, to be a pillager; to be uncivilized, to be uncultured - therche - (pref) intensification; ‘to pieces’, ‘apart’; pulling or tearing off - ir (v) to experience, to see (compare rgai); to regard, to consider (compare neddan);...

Here's a new design for the coat of arms for my concountry (Miott / Rockall). The idea is the same as before: A mythical dragon called Emion, who represents both the sky and the ocean (wings and a scaly tail). He's the guardian of the country, but at the same time, the country is at his mercy. http:...

Tormiott (Rockall): mantior /ˈmɛntɕəɹ/ (prep) through; further away; (postp) past; through (passing) - man - (pref) past; beside, alongside, next to; flanking, on both sides, complementary, around, encasing - tior (prep) next to, beside; via; to (giving); with, by (means of); in a certain manner; (v...

Tormiott (Rockall):

Stena souma ascarhian calandier soch?
/ˈstəna ˈsuːma ˈɛskaɹjɪn ˈkalɪndʑəɹ sox/
nobody why make.use.of.3s calendar be.proper.3s
Why does nobody make use of normal calendars?

For my conlang Tormiott I've documented where all words came from. I really enjoy deriving words from others and thinking how their meanings might change over time. I rarely mark a word with etymology unknown . Sometimes though I forget how I ended up with a certain meaning, based on the morphemes t...

Actually, in my experience the basic meaning of "whitewash" is "defeat in a sporting event in which victories are determined by the awarding of point, doing so with such dominance that no points at all are awarded to the vanquished". I'm not sure whether "make bad situation look better" or "cover i...

I prefer kings and lords over democracy. (in Tormiott): Stach niâdono sen cga sauir i ruacan oimiagn porh starade /stax ˈɲɛːðənʊ sən ʔʕa ˈsowɪɹ i ˈɹwakɪn ˈʊjmjaːn poɹ ˈstaɾɪðə/ person be.single.3s NEG.3s can.3s know.3s CLAS thing-PL AUG-be.good-3p PREP country A single person cannot know what's bes...

Ah, okay. But one normally says 'whitewash' in English for things that aren't as innocent... (Explanation in English: The term "whitewash", at least how I've encountered it, is very commonly used in the sense of "cleaning up" a history or narrative to edit out the unsavory details, so one would des...

Solo, sen o don o iaradil ouhmen /ˈsolʊ | sən ʊˈdon ʊˈjaɾɪðɪl ˈuːhmən/ however NEG-3P ADV flood ADV be.level to.be.distributed-3P They're not distributed very evenly, however ula hima ta siyo ka INDEF statistic 2sg use Q Which statistics are you using? Odair niadan î dour piacastarade: /ˈoðɛːɹ ɲɛðɪ...

jal wrote:It a nof nof pikin de wol, no?
Aren't there enough baby's in the world?

(in Tormiott)

Solo, sen o don o iaradil ouhmen
/ˈsolʊ | sən ʊˈdon ʊˈjaɾɪðɪl ˈuːhmən/
however NEG-3P ADV flood ADV be.level to.be.distributed-3P
They're not distributed very evenly, however

Two rules that are always true: Except when they're not. I find "Ik heb een nieuwe pen nodig, met inkt die niet uitloopt" or "Ik heb een pen nodig om mee te schrijven" perfectly acceptable (and much better than the equivalents "Ik heb een nieuwe pen met inkt die niet uitloopt nodig" and "Ik heb een...