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tumblr blog for a cat conlang based on Japanese

[drlinguo]

What is the meaning of “sleep”? … semanticians be like …

[Series: Nerdy Semantics]

[badsciencejokes]

Bock — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2xFxXNx

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Irregular paradigms

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[merriam-webster]

Word of The Day

grok

verb

ˈgräk 

grokked; grokking

Synonyms of grok

transitive verb

: to understand profoundly and intuitively

[latinare]

A friend asked me for a list of Latin words and phrases for very beginner conversation, so I thought I'd share it here. (Aka how to start speaking Latin when you only know one tense, two declensions and a bunch of words for war)

General words and phrases:

ave (hello)

vale/valēte (hello, goodbye, be well [singular/plural])

nōn (no, not)

sic (yes, thus)

-ne (add to the end of the first word of a question)

valēsne? (are you well? [singular])

valeō (I am well)

estne bonum? (is it good?)

bonum est (it's good)

quid est hōc? (what is this?)

id est _____ (it is _____)

nomen meum est ______ (my name is ______)

quot habēs annōs? (how many years old are you?)

annōs ______ habeō (I am ______ years old)

Verbs:

habēre (have/possess, 2nd conjugation)

vidēre (see, 2nd conjugation)

audīre (hear, 4th conjugation)

valēre (be well, 2nd conjugation)

Nouns:

liber, libri (book, 2nd declension)

mensa, -ae (table)

stilus, -i (pen)

verbum, -i (word)

Adjectives:

bonus, -a, -um (good)

magnus, -a, -um (big)

parvus, -a, -um (little)

Adverbs:

bene (well)

male (badly)

valdē (much, greatly, a lot)

latīne (in Latin)

anglice (in English)

[dramatic-dolphin]

since there is such an "english speakers who don't even try to pronounce a foreign mame correctly" epidemic, native english speakers often try to overcorrect and end up thinking they have a moral imperative to pronounce every foreign name correctly at all times. so i'm gonna hold your hand and look into your eyss as i say this: you can't. you can't pronounce every sound in a language you don't speak. and that's fine. it happens to the rest of us too. we won't be mad so long as you try your best.

[apricops]

“I did some research to pronounce this name correctly” = 👍 great! even if the pronunciation was still off (and learning to pronounce a foreign language correctly takes a lot of practice) people generally appreciate it when someone goes the extra mile for accuracy, and honestly, languages are cool

“I’m probably not saying that correctly”/“sorry for my pronunciation” = 👍 understandable! foreign languages often have sounds that aren’t used in English and learning to correctly pronounce unfamiliar phonemes is genuinely difficult even with help

“lol I’m not even gonna TRY to pronounce that 😂” = 👎 THIS is the problem, if treats languages other than English like they are inherently ‘weird’ or ‘overly complicated’ just because you aren’t familiar with them

“One thousand apologies for my butchering of this beautiful effervescent tongue, I will now flagellate myself as punishment for my crimes” = 👎 chill

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Linguists and parenting 💁‍♂️

[horrorfilmdyke]

who is the first david you think of when you hear the name david

[conlangery]

David J Peterson @dedalvs

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Via IG

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[headdunk]

great image, helpful infographic. that being said this is the most useful reaction image ive seen in my life

[antarctic-arcanine]

If I ever share anything that was AI generated it is purely by accident. I hate that it's getting harder and harder to tell and it makes me want to never use the internet again. It definitely had its faults, but man I miss the internet of the 2000s so much.

[depsidase]

[gray-v]

Visit Original Link

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[nooowestayandgetcaught]

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY🎆🎇

[sharkentine]

I LOVE COMPLEX DATED ADVERBS. Wherein. Heretofore. Thereon. Hereunto. Whereof. Hitherward. Hereinafter. How can you look at these words and not lose your mind. They're insane. I think I'm in love.

[overflowchute]

me doing japanese homework:

wait a minute….

[8foldhero-deactivated20181214]

this makes so much more sense now???

[intel-i386-deactivated20160703]

Why didn’t this meme come with a translator’s note

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