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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« on: March 26, 2026, 12:33:58 PM »
So strange that the word for the bottom part of my leg is the same as the word as for a baby cow.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: March 02, 2026, 08:46:17 AM »
Kyoto : Tokyo
Babka : Kabab
Babka : Kabab
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: December 09, 2025, 02:11:58 AM »
If that little drummer boy started banging on his drum after I just got my baby to sleep, there would be repercussions.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: November 10, 2025, 04:50:26 AM »
Walkie-Talkie is such a ridiculous name for a handheld two-way radio. It's like they let the toddlers name it (it was the Army, though). I work with people from all over, so I asked what they call it in their languages. In Spanish it's walkie talkie. In French it's talkie walkie (so they changed it, but didn't really improve it). In Italian it's walkie talkie. In Swahili it's walkie talkie. In Haitian Creole it's walkie talkie.
I asked the internet to translate it to Hebrew, German, and Albanian. It's walkie talkie, walkie talkie and . . . Radio Dore.
I asked the internet to translate it to Hebrew, German, and Albanian. It's walkie talkie, walkie talkie and . . . Radio Dore.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: October 24, 2025, 09:26:56 AM »
We can only pre-empt. No one post-empts, or just empts.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: September 29, 2025, 11:29:00 AM »
Debut and Rebut do not rhyme. Not even close.
That is all.
That is all.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« on: September 09, 2025, 10:30:25 AM »
Sacrum, meaning butt, is from the same root word as Sacred. It's not the first part that I think of when I think of what parts of the body might be the holiest, but I guess tastes vary.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: September 09, 2025, 07:08:23 AM »
Smithereens. Now I want to keep a single smithereen as a memento.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« on: June 16, 2025, 02:03:49 AM »
Ovation has nothing to do with laying eggs, standing or otherwise.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« on: June 05, 2025, 09:45:38 AM »
In law, a tort is a lawsuit where you sue someone for money. It's the same derivation as torture, which makes sense if you've ever had to partake in a lawsuit. But it's also the same derivation as tortoise (and turtle), which hardly seems fair to the critters.
Porpoise, however, means "pig fish".
Porpoise, however, means "pig fish".
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« on: May 27, 2025, 01:02:36 AM »
Sure! Axe anyone.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Interesting language stuff
« on: May 19, 2025, 10:56:03 AM »
Here's an article about Atomic Theory written in Anglish, which is English purged of all words of non-Germanic origin. It reads like a fantasy novel.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: October 10, 2024, 11:19:46 AM »
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: October 10, 2024, 11:19:16 AM »
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: October 10, 2024, 11:17:23 AM »
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English & Linguistics / Re: English-to-English translation
« on: October 05, 2024, 11:44:02 PM »
For Eskimo, I guess.
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English & Linguistics / Re: New column-type thingy
« on: September 23, 2024, 01:02:50 PM »
Jeepers. But I really like semicolons.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: September 19, 2024, 05:11:39 PM »
Walkie-talkie is a ridiculous name for a hand-held two-way radio. Did they give the job of naming it to toddlers?
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« on: September 10, 2024, 09:02:01 PM »
The super part is high or raised and the cilious is hair like cilia. Supercilious is a raised eyebrow.
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English & Linguistics / Re: The random etymology of the day
« on: September 05, 2024, 08:22:30 PM »
The "sub" in substance is the base that supports stuff so that it is sturdy. Something that is substantial is firm and well-supported. Now that I realize this, I want flimsy things to be superstantial.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Funny English and Linguistics stuff...
« on: July 16, 2024, 10:55:31 PM »
It is.
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English & Linguistics / Re: Strange Proununciations
« on: June 04, 2024, 11:56:41 AM »
Lately it's been bothering me that slaughter and laughter are not anywhere close in pronunciation.