shark vs the universe
oozey mess
Keni
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Three Goblin Art
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
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he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
we're not kids anymore.
Cosmic Funnies
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Kaledo Art
wallacepolsom
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official daine visual archive
cherry valley forever
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@clong-enjoyer
>new fictional language drops
>ask them if its a conlang or a cipher
>they dont understand
>pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is a conlang and what is a cipher
>they laugh and say "its a good language miss"
>translate the language
>its a cipher
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I have finally discovered how to remove lines and change the color of google docs tables and i can finally make cute looking conjugation tables for my Afro-Romance conlang
king SEX DONG the great inventing the HUNG gul writing system
Guys do u know that one meme where there's a girl and like a bodyguard (???) ordering drinks and the waiter give them the wrong drinks so they switch them on the last panel,???????? BECAUSE I C1NT FING IT^
I FUCKIBG GOT IT RAAAAAHHHHHHH 💥💥💥💥💥
Edit : here's the link of the og post on Twitter!!!
real
in europe they don't know the difference between thinking and feeling. they feel things and think that they thought them, or think things and think that they felt them. in america we know the difference. think up a new chemical and feel like we should eat it. think up a new get rich quick scheme and feel like we should spend the money on a loud car, which makes everyone know how much money we spent because of its loudness. in europe they think that living with your parents till you get married has various social benefits so they feel like living with their parents. they think that a fanny pack is very sensible. so they feel like wearing a fanny pack. do you understand?
rationalism is a very european idea. no wonder it's concentrated in norcal. buddhism is also european. oh no duhkha!!! in america we say, so what? I want a fucking fast car and a gucci clothing. I'll get a fucking fast car and a gucci clothing
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On one hand: Yes, I would kind of want a degree in linguistics if I had the time & money.
On the other: Reject words, embrace communicating solely in meows
Photo taken by m.aquarium_love This is Hama-Chan getting all dressed up! Doesn't she look cute? She lives at Kyoto Aquarium in Japan. ( ᵔꈊᵔ )
wow.... it's me
If I can recommend you do 1 low-effort thing for the love of God it is this:
Keep 5 cards in your pocket. One will say "yes", the second will say "no."
If you lose your voice, or lose speech, or want to make a dramatic embellishment at the right time, it is an elegant and efficient solution that is right there at hand.
But what if people question you from there? "Why do you have that card? Why would you do this? How long have you had that in your pocket?" For this, or whatever else they say, the third card: "I don't have a card for that."
"What the fuck," they ask. They laugh. They are bemused. You bring the energy back down with the fourth card: "I have laryngitis. I've lost speech. My throat hurts". Whatever you expect to occur.
The joke is over. Rule of threes. Now they are curious. They wonder about logistics. "How did you know I would say that? Is everyone so predictable?"
As a three-part bit, nobody ever sees the fifth card coming.
"I have powerful wizard magics."
Gets them every time
epic scissoring fail compilation
Highly productive suffixes are the best
candor / candid
pallor / pallid
horror / horrid
liquor / liquid
valor / valid
rigor / rigid
tepor / tepid
tumor / tumid
vapor / vapid
rancor / rancid
stupor / stupid
and my favorite: humor / humid
(humor originally referred to a liquid, hence something that has much humor is humid. The term was then used specifically in the theory of Four Humors affecting human health and behavior, whence “humor” in the sense of a component of human behavior. In Italian, umore means “mood”: to be di buon umore means to be in a good mood. I presume the sense of humor as “joking wit” arose somewhere out of that.)
loglan enjoyers taking over
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I have very strong opinions on click consonants. Mostly because people know nothing on how to use them.
What's the good linguistics take on Latin?
It's just about like any other language, it's not particularly special. All the stuff that English speakers find "crazy" about Latin is fairly common stuff, it's just not familiar to English speakers. This is true of 99% of all "crazy" "linguistics" "facts" shared on the internet.
yeah fuck latin
how do you all pronounce Hymn
Hee-men
Hee-mn(e)
Hi-men
Hi-mn(e)
Something else
*puts on linguistics cap*
It's /hɪm/
Often a trans woman will have an extremely sexy voice like a voice that's like a confection such as butterscotch fudge that's so sweet it almost hurts your mouth a little but you keep eating it anyway almost hypnotized. Often a trans woman will have a voice like that in my opinion.
Hmmm today I will learn about initial consonant mutation in Celtic languages *clueless*
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Always funny to see Japan described as "Western" specifically to distinguish it from the PRC. If you start in Beijing and want to get to Tokyo, which way do you go?
japan is actually a small island in the caspian sea
What is the Most Natural Development Principle? (Linguistic Tidbits #2)
Introduction
Hey there! Today, I’ll be talking about one of the most important concepts in language evolution: the Most Natural Development Principle (MNDP). As conlangers, we usually try to make our conlangs naturalistic to be believable to those who encounter our langs in literature. The MNDP is a tool in our phonological evolution toolkits that is critical to the organic development of naturalistic linguistic systems. So, without further adieu let's dive into the Most Natural Development Principle!
What is the MNDP?
The Most Natural Development Principle is a set of four sound changes present in most languages. They are as follows:
The final vowel of a word may be dropped if the syllable is unstressed (Ex. metada /’mɛt.ɑd.ɑ/ becomes /’mɛt.ɑd/)
Voiceless sounds become voiced between vowels (Ex. metad /’mɛt.ɑd/ becomes medad /’mɛd.ɑd/)
Stops become fricatives (Ex. medad /’mɛd.ɑd/ becomes meðad /’mɛð.ɑd/)
Word-Final consonants become voiceless (Ex. meðad /’mɛð.ɑd/ becomes meðat /’mɛð.ɑt/)
Applying the MNDP in Conlanging
When trying to create a naturalistic conlang, sometimes it’s hard to figure out what sound changes to incorporate into our langs. I always make sure that the MNDP is one of the first sound changes to implement into my conlangs (Along with h-deletion which I wrote about in my last blog post: https://www.tumblr.com/readmypaws/721694990484520960/what-is-h-deletion-and-compensatory?source=share) It helps get the process started and it becomes much easier to think of sound changes after implementing some basic universal changes to see what happens. However, when constructing a language, consider the linguistic context, the cultural context, and the specific goals you want to achieve. Strive for consistency, and avoid artificial or arbitrary elements that may take away from the naturalistic feel of your conlang.
Conclusion
Remember, the MNDP is not a rigid set of rules that must be used in all conlangs, but rather a good sound change that helps us create conlangs that feel alive and realistic. Happy conlanging ^w^
