Author Topic: Funny English and Linguistics stuff... (Read 204197 times)

Jonathon · « **Reply #825 on:** November 20, 2013, 08:13:25 AM »

My coworker showed me that the other day.

Porter · « **Reply #826 on:** November 20, 2013, 10:51:32 AM »

Quote from: rivka on November 20, 2013, 07:03:37 AM

Literally?

Jonathon · « **Reply #827 on:** November 20, 2013, 03:51:35 PM »

So this might not make much sense to non-German-speakers (I didn't catch it all myself), but I still have to share.

Rhabarberbarbara (Rhubarb Barbara)

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #828 on:** November 20, 2013, 05:13:02 PM »

As a very-minimal-German understander, I still loved it.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #829 on:** November 20, 2013, 08:49:35 PM »

Now I'm wishing that English could invent new compound words like that, for the delight of it.

Jonathon · « **Reply #830 on:** November 26, 2013, 03:23:28 PM »

So good, I'm posting it here and in the Image of the Day thread! You can't stop me, chumps!

BlackBlade · « **Reply #831 on:** November 26, 2013, 05:58:55 PM »

That really is kinda awesome. I think overmorrow and ereyesterday need to come back. Also fortnight.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #832 on:** November 26, 2013, 09:04:54 PM »

In a couple of weeks.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #833 on:** November 27, 2013, 04:48:49 PM »

With semantic density this low, we must be insane!

Jonathon · « **Reply #834 on:** December 02, 2013, 12:46:39 PM »

I'm not sure if this is more funny or interesting, but here it is: "A Linguist Explains the Rules of Summoning Benedict Cumberbatch".

rivka · « **Reply #835 on:** December 02, 2013, 01:07:45 PM »

Quote from: Jonathon on December 02, 2013, 12:46:39 PM

I'm not sure if this is more funny or interesting

Definitely both. The whole thing was fascinating, but I lost it at "Here are some cumbergraphs".

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #836 on:** December 02, 2013, 05:55:09 PM »

So the "Frumious Bandersnatch" of Jabberwocky lore qualifies, yes?

BlackBlade · « **Reply #837 on:** December 02, 2013, 07:59:51 PM »

Quote from: Annie Subjunctive on December 02, 2013, 05:55:09 PM

So the "Frumious Bandersnatch" of Jabberwocky lore qualifies, yes?

Oh my gosh yes. Although the Jub Jub Bird does not unfortunately.

Jonathon · « **Reply #838 on:** December 05, 2013, 01:44:21 PM »

Quote from: Annie Subjunctive on December 02, 2013, 05:55:09 PM

So the "Frumious Bandersnatch" of Jabberwocky lore qualifies, yes?

Yes indeed.

Nighthawk · « **Reply #839 on:** December 10, 2013, 02:24:42 PM »

Spoiler: The Oxford comma is your friend... (click to show/hide)

pooka · « **Reply #840 on:** December 13, 2013, 12:01:52 PM »

Anna · « **Reply #841 on:** December 31, 2013, 02:39:35 AM »

It had to happen: there are many English words used in French, so I read my first grocer's apostrophe on a French poster yesterday.
"Ipad's à gagner !"

rivka · « **Reply #842 on:** December 31, 2013, 07:05:00 AM »

Nooooooo! It's spreading!

Jonathon · « **Reply #843 on:** December 31, 2013, 07:48:38 AM »

Quelle dommage!

Jonathon · « **Reply #844 on:** January 02, 2014, 02:40:52 PM »

A pretty good dialect quiz, but it keeps telling me I'm from Worcester, Massachusetts. $:\$

(warning: some bad language)

pooka · « **Reply #845 on:** January 04, 2014, 11:55:05 AM »

How do we know you're not?

Jonathon · « **Reply #846 on:** January 06, 2014, 03:04:38 PM »

I played a small part in creating a new linguistics meme today: Indo-European Jones.

rivka · « **Reply #847 on:** January 06, 2014, 03:34:52 PM »

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #848 on:** January 06, 2014, 04:30:53 PM »

The grammar nazis one is the best

Jonathon · « **Reply #849 on:** January 07, 2014, 09:41:36 AM »

Yeah. I also really love this one that someone posted on Twitter: