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by Vijay
Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:23 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Conlang fluency thread
Replies: 2461
Views: 1483083

Re: Conlang fluency thread

Kyom?
Why?
by Vijay
Wed Jul 18, 2018 11:49 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Replies: 4692
Views: 2063943

Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread

Not sure this discussion from the old forum really warrants its own thread, so I'm continuing it here instead: Indians definitely learn very formal English in school and tend towards British English usage. Of course this is changing due to American media becoming more and more pervasive, but I doubt...
by Vijay
Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Elections in various countries
Replies: 1099
Views: 609261

Re: Elections in various countries

Oh dear God. All I have to say about this is that basically, every political party in India has people separating from it to form a new party all the time, and this is another one of those, and this particular time, the split was apparently initiated by some asshole who made sexist comments against ...
by Vijay
Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:30 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Replies: 4692
Views: 2063943

Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread

Linguoboy wrote: Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:16 pmToday a friend said "Bahai" and he had to repeat it twice before I could parse it. The /ə/ in the initial syllable was so fleeting it just sounded like "pie" to me.
Bhai!
by Vijay
Sun Jul 15, 2018 10:58 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: ZBB Census 2018
Replies: 89
Views: 129448

Re: ZBB Census 2018

Damn, you are young! :shock:
by Vijay
Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:41 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: ZBB Census 2018
Replies: 89
Views: 129448

Re: ZBB Census 2018

I mostly just copied my answers from last time. Basics Username: Vijay Name: Also Vijay (last name John. Yes, last name! :P) Other nicknames (including good stories, if you have any): Too many nicknames and good stories to list Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, US Place of residence: Austin, Texas, US An...
by Vijay
Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Civil War Alternate History (necroes welcome)
Replies: 85
Views: 34609

Re: Civil War Alternate History

mèþru wrote: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:58 amgreen is oghlaq tartishish
What language is that? I always think of it as just buzkashi.