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A classic table of accidental lexical gaps in English, from Language Log.
i think a good argument for sapirāwhorf is that I cannot even imagine the concept gestured to by ācandibleā
the humble snailā¦.. how liquific
To candify would be to actively render candour, i.e. make something honest, so the easiest example I can think would be to take something a politician says and filter the bullshit to get what theyāre actually saying.
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Dismasted
There are circumstances that can cause a ship to lose its mast. A mast break can be the result of strong winds that come up during a storm and act on the masts, sails, rigging and spars, causing them to break. Also, too much compression of the mast due to over-tightening of the rigging and g-forces as a result of swell and rocking of the boat can lead to a mast break. Or hits during a battle can lead to mast breakage.
Defence of the moles of Havana, British ships in the Seven Years War before Havana, by Rafael Monleon Torres (1843- 1900) A dismasted ship in the front (x)
Now this does not necessarily affect the ability of the ship to stay afloat, but rather the ability to move with sail power. Often the hull of the vessel remains intact, upright and seaworthy. But it can be immediately life-threatening if a mast falls on the crew or crew members who were in the rigging position at the time. But it can also be dangerous directly after the fall, because parts of the mast and rigging and sails can still be on the ship and thus still slip into the water afterwards, dragging sailors with them. Therefore, it must be ensured as quickly as possible that these parts are removed in order to eliminate these sources of danger.
HMS āIrisā dismasted by the French Frigate āCitoyenne-Francaiseā 13 May 1793. Thomas Luny, date unknown (x)
If calm has returned and the ship has had the opportunity to anchor safely, then the large stocks of ropes, canvas and even spars for ordinary and extraordinary repairs have been anchored and any remaining mast used to create a jury rig with which to proceed. If safe anchoring was not possible and other ships were nearby, the ship could be towed to another location for repairs.
A random assortment of archaic/disused English words that should still be used:
brust (bristled or bristly)
coolth (coolness. We still have 'warmth' so why did this one disappear????)
ambiloquent (using ambiguous language)
downsteepy (steeply descending)
mazeful (confusing)
evulgate (to send out among the people, to publish or distribute)
toploftical (haughty)
hazardry (risk-taking)
dizzard (a fool, jester, or stupid person)
againster (someone who is habitually opposed to things or 'against' things)
loselry (behavior characteristic of a losel, which is similar to a 'loser,' except the connotation encompasses "profligate" or "scoundrel")
plaguey
malengine (evil intent, fraud, deceit)
beasten (of or pertaining to beasts)
wranglesome (contentious and prone to quarreling)
dwine (to waste away)
all of these words are extremely necessary to describe being Extremely Online
Thank you for evulgating this list
for the people in the notes asking what you call it if there's some of all of these things, forget fucking french or italian or whatever bullshit and consider: smƶrgƄsbord
Tittle
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agita
noun
a feeling of agitation or anxiety
heartburn
According to Merriam-Webster, Agita comes from a dialectical pronunciation of the Italian word acido, meaning "heartburn" or "acid," from Latin acidus. Whereas agitate derives from Latin agere, meaning "to drive."
fun fact about languages: a linguist who was studying aboriginal languages of Australia finally managed to track down a native speaker of the Mbabaram language in the 60s for his research. they talked a bit and he started by asking for the Mbabaram word for basic nouns. They went back and forth before he asked for the word forĀ ādogā The man repliedĀ ādogā They had a bit of aĀ āwhoās on firstā moment before realizing that, by complete coincidence,Ā Mbabaram and English both have the exact same word for dog.
on a similar note, a traditional Ojibwe greeting isĀ āNanaboozhooā so when the French first landed in southern Canada they thought that they were sayingĀ āBonjour!ā Which is fucking wild to think about. Imagine crossing the ocean and the first people you meet in months somehow speak French.Ā
Absolutely not a new observation but i love that the toki pona word for animal, "soweli," is written like this
fuck man that sure is
i showed this post to my boyfriend last time i saw it (because hes a linguistics nerd in general and a toki pona nerd in specific) and i am delighted to inform everyone that all the words for various types of animals are little fuckin dudes
Etymology of the word āpuppyā
1942: houndlet
2001: Puppy
2014: Puppies Dog
2021: Ouppy
2027: Guppy Og
2034: Gup
2046: Oup
Share if you would eat someone
my dear friends. my beloved followers and mutuals alike. this is a mandatory assessment. report back with your scores
were you paying attention in 3rth grade eglish class
nobody wants to reblog with their scores. come on. be brave. its ok to fail sometimes
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ITāS NOT āPEEKEDā MY INTEREST
OR āPEAKEDā
BUT PIQUED
āPIQUED MY INTERESTā
THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA
THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY USEFUL THANK YOU
ADDITIONALLY:
YOU ARE NOTĀ āPHASEDā. YOU AREĀ āFAZED.ā
IF IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY, YOU AREĀ āWEARYā. IF SOMEONE IS ACTING IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU SUSPICIOUS, YOU AREĀ āWARYā.
ALL IN āDUEā TIME, NOT āDOā TIME
āPER SEā NOT āPER SAYā
THANK YOU
BREATHE - THE VERB FORM IN PRESENT TENSE
BREATH - THE NOUN FORM
THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE
WANDER - TO WALK ABOUT AIMLESSLY
WONDER - TO THINK OF IN A DREAMLIKE AND/OR WISTFUL MANNER
THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE (but oneās mind can wander)
DEFIANT - RESISTANT DEFINITE - CERTAIN
WANTON - DELIBERATE AND UNPROVOKED ACTION (ALSO AN ARCHAIC TERM FOR A PROMISCUOUS WOMAN)
WONTON - ITāS A DUMPLING THATāS ALL IT IS ITāS A FUCKING DUMPLING
BAWL- TO SOB/CRY
BALL- A FUCKING BALL
YOU CANNOTĀ āBALLā YOUR EYES OUT
AND FOR FUCKāS SAKE, ITāS NOT āSIKEā; ITāS āPSYCHā. AS IN āI PSYCHED YOU OUTā; BECAUSE YOU MOMENTARILY MADE SOMEONE BELIEVE SOMETHING THAT WASNāT TRUE.
THANK YOU.
*slams reblog*
ITāSĀ āMIGHT AS WELLā.Ā āMIND AS WELLā DOES NOT MAKE GRAMMATICAL SENSE.
SLEIGHT - DEXTERITY, ARTIFICE, CRAFT (FROM āSLYā) SLIGHT - VERY LITTLE, FRAIL, DELICATE
ITāS āSLEIGHT OF HANDā.
DISCRETE - SEPARATE, DISTINCT, PARTED
DISCREET - SUBTLE, STEALTHY, DIPLOMATIC
BORN= existing as a result of birth
BORNE= carried or transported by
LIGHTENING = to make something less dark in color or to lessen its weight
LIGHTNING = bright flash of light during electrical storms
{This is quite helpful. Thank you Rebloggers.}
((adm: I just want to add-
Loose- untight
Lose- opposite of winning))
((ALSO: A fun trick -Ā Affect =Ā ActionĀ Effect = End Result ))
There = In that place
Their = belonging to them
canāt = a contraction for cannot
cant = a tilt or lean at an angle, usually to accommodate accessibility
Me thinking that this is childās play and that I know it all already:
Me realising there are some things I didnāt already know:
TO- GOING ONE PLACE TOWARDS ANOTHER
TWO- 2, A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 3
TOO- A DESCRIPTIVE WORD, THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD, THE SHIRT IS TOO LOOSE.
TOO- A DESCRIPTIVE
WORD, THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD,
THE SHIRT IS TOO LOOSE.
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.
Iām gonna add
ROGUE: CRIMINAL/REBEL/VAGRANT/ETC
ROUGE: RED MAKEUP
itās rogues gallery, guys. Not rouge gallery. Youāre making me think batman has an extensive lipstick collection.
MESSAGE- a verbal written or recorded communication sent from one person to another. emphasis is on the first syllable (MESSage, not messAGE)
MASSAGE- when someone kneads ur muscles and lessens the aches and pains. emphasis is on the second syllable (massAGE, not MASSage)
ASSENT- to agree with something, such as, āshe nods in assentā.
ASCENT- to rise up something, either in a literal or metaphorical way. such as, āa difficult ascent up the mountainā.
okay i think this one might often be a typo but either way iām begging people to use the correct one
DEFIANTLY: acting in a bold and resistant manner
DEFINITELY: without doubt
Hubbub
Noise, Uproar
Confusion, turmoil
Merriam Webster says it's probably of Irish origin
Haboob
a violent dust storm or sandstorm especially of Sudan
from Arabic
This shoulder stretch birds do is called a warble in old-falconry-speak. There. That is now a thing you know. Call it nothing else ever again.
Uh-oh! You just got WARBLED idiot, send this post to your friends to totally warble them.
Is that etymologically related to "warbler"?
Nope!
The songbirds are actually named after their trilling calls, which are referred to as warbling. It comes from an old English term for a tune or chirp.
The terms are completely unrelated itās just a fun coincidence. Iām not sure what the etymology is derived from in terms of the stretch.
Somewhat distressingly, the large tumor-like growth caused by a botfly maggot growing under an animalās skin is also called a warble.
really need someone to slonk my shit rn stupid style
scraw
noun
ĖskrČÆ
plural-s
Scottish & Irish
: a piece of turf : SOD
Etymology
Irish Gaelic scraith & Scottish Gaelic sgrath
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Fairy
Faery
Faerie
lazar
noun
laĀ·āzar Ėla-zÉrĀ ĖlÄ-Ā
: a person afflicted with a repulsive disease
specifically : LEPER
