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Allancia
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Postby Allancia » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:06 pm

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Allancia wrote:Yay, I can read!

One of the things that makes Russian pronunciation tricky is that what sound a vowel makes is dependent upon where it is in the word in relation to the stressed syllable... For example, the letter "О"...
If stressed, it makes the "oh" sound.
If before the stressed syllable it makes the "ah" sound.
After the stressed syllable it makes the "uh" sound.

Huh. Didn't Russian come directly from the Proto-Indo-European language?
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Postby Immoren » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:08 pm

Allancia wrote:
Dyakovo wrote:One of the things that makes Russian pronunciation tricky is that what sound a vowel makes is dependent upon where it is in the word in relation to the stressed syllable... For example, the letter "О"...
If stressed, it makes the "oh" sound.
If before the stressed syllable it makes the "ah" sound.
After the stressed syllable it makes the "uh" sound.

Huh. Didn't Russian come directly from the Proto-Indo-European language?


Directly? :p
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Postby Dyakovo » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:13 pm

Allancia wrote:
Dyakovo wrote:One of the things that makes Russian pronunciation tricky is that what sound a vowel makes is dependent upon where it is in the word in relation to the stressed syllable... For example, the letter "О"...
If stressed, it makes the "oh" sound.
If before the stressed syllable it makes the "ah" sound.
After the stressed syllable it makes the "uh" sound.

Huh. Didn't Russian come directly from the Proto-Indo-European language?

I'm not familiar with it's linguistic history...
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Allancia
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Postby Allancia » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:15 pm

Dyakovo wrote:
Allancia wrote:Huh. Didn't Russian come directly from the Proto-Indo-European language?

I'm not familiar with it's linguistic history...

Language histories are weird. That's all anyone really needs to know.
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:16 pm

Allancia wrote:
Dyakovo wrote:I'm not familiar with it's linguistic history...

Language histories are weird. That's all anyone really needs to know.

I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!
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Postby Allancia » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:18 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Allancia wrote:Language histories are weird. That's all anyone really needs to know.

I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!

Unless you want to study a dead language, which a surprising amount of people want to do.
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:19 pm

Allancia wrote:
Hladgos wrote:I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!

Unless you want to study a dead language, which a surprising amount of people want to do.

And I definitely don't. Not enough brain capacity!
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"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide." -Gandhi

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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:20 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Allancia wrote:Language histories are weird. That's all anyone really needs to know.

I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!

Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:20 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!

Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]

Mr. Teacher! What is wrong with the 'i'?
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Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by craving and aversion. Suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained. Live a moral life.

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." -Stephen Hawking

"The purpose of our life is to be happy." -Dali Lama

"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide." -Gandhi

"Don't worry, be happy!" -Bobby McFerrin

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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:21 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]

Mr. Teacher! What is wrong with the 'i'?

It wanted to look like Fonzie.
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Allancia
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Postby Allancia » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:22 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]

Mr. Teacher! What is wrong with the 'i'?

It has the accent aigu?
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:22 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:Mr. Teacher! What is wrong with the 'i'?

It wanted to look like Fonzie.

But teacher, I don't understand. I payed you to teach my brain to be better now do your job. :p
Divair wrote:Hladcore.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You're a nut. I like that.
Pro: being outside, conserving our Earth, the pursuit of happiness, universal acceptance
Anti: ignorance and intolerance
Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by craving and aversion. Suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained. Live a moral life.

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." -Stephen Hawking

"The purpose of our life is to be happy." -Dali Lama

"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide." -Gandhi

"Don't worry, be happy!" -Bobby McFerrin

Silly Pride

"No." -Dya
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Postby Immoren » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:23 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!

Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]


Ei [ ] X
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discoursedrome wrote:everyone knows that quote, "I know not what weapons World War Three will be fought, but World War Four will be fought with sticks and stones," but in a way it's optimistic and inspiring because it suggests that even after destroying civilization and returning to the stone age we'll still be sufficiently globalized and bellicose to have another world war right then and there
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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:23 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:It wanted to look like Fonzie.

But teacher, I don't understand. I payed you to teach my brain to be better now do your job. :p

You should have asked for the neuroscience class.
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:24 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:But teacher, I don't understand. I payed you to teach my brain to be better now do your job. :p

You should have asked for the neuroscience class.

MOMM THE TEACHER IS BAD FIX MY PROBLEM
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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You're a nut. I like that.
Pro: being outside, conserving our Earth, the pursuit of happiness, universal acceptance
Anti: ignorance and intolerance
Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by craving and aversion. Suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained. Live a moral life.

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." -Stephen Hawking

"The purpose of our life is to be happy." -Dali Lama

"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide." -Gandhi

"Don't worry, be happy!" -Bobby McFerrin

Silly Pride

"No." -Dya
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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:32 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:You should have asked for the neuroscience class.

MOMM THE TEACHER IS BAD FIX MY PROBLEM

Home schooling? I have a degree in fashion design, I'm the perfect language teacher.
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:34 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:MOMM THE TEACHER IS BAD FIX MY PROBLEM

Home schooling? I have a degree in fashion design, I'm the perfect language teacher.

I'd rather someone who knows southern english teach me.
"Aight, nah teyal may whacha jus learnd."
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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You're a nut. I like that.
Pro: being outside, conserving our Earth, the pursuit of happiness, universal acceptance
Anti: ignorance and intolerance
Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by craving and aversion. Suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained. Live a moral life.

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." -Stephen Hawking

"The purpose of our life is to be happy." -Dali Lama

"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide." -Gandhi

"Don't worry, be happy!" -Bobby McFerrin

Silly Pride

"No." -Dya
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:34 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:I wish that's what they taught you in class and then gave you a final saying 'are languages weird'. Then I could pass the classes that will have no effect on my life in the future!

Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]

Both answers are yes, Callie! I find it even funnier when one studies names and find out Marisa/Marissa that one of them is the original name with history dating back hundreds of years as a shortened form of Maria Luisa. The other? A product of the rise of Melissa and Clarissa in the English speaking world.
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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:35 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Home schooling? I have a degree in fashion design, I'm the perfect language teacher.

I'd rather someone who knows southern english teach me.
"Aight, nah teyal may whacha jus learnd."

Southern English is "Ya danno shet, bruh"

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Are languages weird?

Yes [ ] Sí [ ]

Both answers are yes, Callie! I find it even funnier when one studies names and find out Marisa/Marissa that one of them is the original name with history dating back hundreds of years as a shortened form of Maria Luisa. The other? A product of the rise of Melissa and Clarissa in the English speaking world.

I bet you're actually Marie Curie :o
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Postby Hladgos » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:37 pm

Val Halla wrote:
Hladgos wrote:I'd rather someone who knows southern english teach me.
"Aight, nah teyal may whacha jus learnd."

Southern English is "Ya danno shet, bruh"

The Serbian Empire wrote:Both answers are yes, Callie! I find it even funnier when one studies names and find out Marisa/Marissa that one of them is the original name with history dating back hundreds of years as a shortened form of Maria Luisa. The other? A product of the rise of Melissa and Clarissa in the English speaking world.

I bet you're actually Marie Curie :o

I was going for compassionate southern mother. :p
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Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:You're a nut. I like that.
Pro: being outside, conserving our Earth, the pursuit of happiness, universal acceptance
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Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by craving and aversion. Suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained. Live a moral life.

"Life would be tragic if it weren't funny." -Stephen Hawking

"The purpose of our life is to be happy." -Dali Lama

"If I had no sense of humor, I would have long ago committed suicide." -Gandhi

"Don't worry, be happy!" -Bobby McFerrin

Silly Pride

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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:38 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Southern English is "Ya danno shet, bruh"


I bet you're actually Marie Curie :o

I was going for compassionate southern mother. :p

That is a compassionate southern mother.
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:38 pm

Val Halla wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:Both answers are yes, Callie! I find it even funnier when one studies names and find out Marisa/Marissa that one of them is the original name with history dating back hundreds of years as a shortened form of Maria Luisa. The other? A product of the rise of Melissa and Clarissa in the English speaking world.

I bet you're actually Marie Curie :o

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Postby Val Halla » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:39 pm

The Serbian Empire wrote:
Val Halla wrote:
I bet you're actually Marie Curie :o

It's all about the radium, mademoiselle.

Just keep it away from me O_O
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Postby The Serbian Empire » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:40 pm

Hladgos wrote:
Val Halla wrote:Southern English is "Ya danno shet, bruh"


I bet you're actually Marie Curie :o

I was going for compassionate southern mother. :p

From My Cousin Vinny?
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Postby Luziyca » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:45 pm

Val Halla wrote:
The Serbian Empire wrote:It's all about the radium, mademoiselle.

Just keep it away from me O_O

Radium is completely harmless. Watch me juggle these balls made of radium!
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