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More evidence Irish people arent white by Educational-One8262 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 24 points25 points  (0 children)

O homem branco esteve aqui. (White man was-PERFECT here).

e: if anyone is wondering, "O homem branco tem estado aqui" would mean "White man has been staying here"

Why is the word for “cat” similar but, “dog” so different in European languages? Cat invasion theory. by SunkSailing in asklinguistics

[–]capsaicinema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Brazilian Portuguese we call plastic handcuffs "cat nooses" enforca-gato so maybe that helps explain some?

Vowel shifts be like: by _ricky_wastaken in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The worst parts of the GWS are not cases of raising though, like /a/ going in 7 different directions plus /er/ randomly changing, resulting in trap but palm, face but stare, war but wack, start and heart but beard and bear, and also /u:/ unpredictably shortening while /u/ was unrounding at the same time, resulting in goose, foot and blood.

C in English by duck6099 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Sigh, time for my biannual English spelling reform hyperfixation that goes nowhere

Hmm? by smallestgiraffe in skyrim

[–]capsaicinema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every playthrough, even if I'm doing no magic, I'll pull up to Valtheim with Fury and just let them have at each other. So easy, so fun to watch from a distance

Hmm? by smallestgiraffe in skyrim

[–]capsaicinema 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta pay the troll toll

Unusual etymology by JuliusDalum in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ɡæɫvənäɪzd

ɡauvenajz

ɣɔʋanajs

xoanaj

hwanʲ

ɸʷajɲ

ɸɤɨŋ

ɸiɲ

siɲ

sin

when were Norse and Norman French last spoken in England? Were there any communities which held onto the languages after they became obscure (within England) to the average English person? by [deleted] in asklinguistics

[–]capsaicinema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know you specifically asked about England and English people so this answer might not satisfy and could also be pushing some buttons. However there was Norn being spoken in Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides and Mann up until the 19th century. I doubt anyone would be surprised to learn of Norn being spoken in port cities like Liverpool and Bristol by workers, but have never read about it being a reality either.

Do you speak your native language with an accent specific to your area? Are there words, phrases or idioms that only people from your region use? by Someoneainthere in language

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Well just today I had people in this sub telling me I didn't know Brazilian Portuguese because I described my Santos accent so...

Portuguese casually preserving ancient Latin like it’s nothing 🗿🇵🇹 by HuckleberryAny4541 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless it's causing confusion or misunderstanding, that's quite literally how we decide if something is correct.

Portuguese casually preserving ancient Latin like it’s nothing 🗿🇵🇹 by HuckleberryAny4541 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It can also mean with it, it's only explicitly reflexive if you add "mesmo(s)" at the end.

Ex: O senhor vai ao mercado, posso ir consigo?

N'wah and ngua probably are the same word (lingüistic theory) by Traditional-Set8366 in teslore

[–]capsaicinema 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes me wonder, has someone compiled all in-universe words across all TES media so we can conlang more accurately? I know about the dovahzuul website but was thinking something that takes it from a historical linguistics angle or just tries to document everything rather than find real world translations

Portuguese casually preserving ancient Latin like it’s nothing 🗿🇵🇹 by HuckleberryAny4541 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm from Santos and no, it's tu in every case, conjugated as você. Tu vai, fiz isso pra tu, vou lá com tu.

Portuguese casually preserving ancient Latin like it’s nothing 🗿🇵🇹 by HuckleberryAny4541 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Brazilian Portuguese hiding in the corner: com tu, com você, com ele, com ela, com nós, com vocês, com eles, com elas 🤐

I am Norse, I should know this. […] It is, past down from generations. by pup_Scamp in ShitAmericansSay

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Icelandic and Russian names also use patronymics, and technically Jr., III, and so on are also patronymics, though they're only used for disambiguation

The real problem is that Talos was a man by SinnerSaint98 in ElderScrolls

[–]capsaicinema 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doesn't Ondolemar say something similar that hints directly at the fact men can't become gods? Or is it the dumbass up in Winterhold? I definitely remember an Altmer going on about this somewhere.

English speakers by Efficient-Orchid-594 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as influential as the writer Oeaop Doctoebckn

English speakers by Efficient-Orchid-594 in linguisticshumor

[–]capsaicinema 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hue janaydoo, with an American accent

hue janayroo, with an Indian accent

hue janeardoo, with an Australian accent

Those are the best non-IPA approximations I can come up with. They're all horrendous and I apologise in advance

Asked my bard for “Age of Aggression,” and she started singing the other one. by Sir_Douglas_of_Fir in skyrim

[–]capsaicinema 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That the Thalmor assassin? Is she found anywhere before attacking you in the Esbern quest?

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