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- Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:28 am
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: The "How Do You Pronounce X" Thread
- Replies: 1879
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Re: The "How Do You Pronounce X" Thread
When I was young I used to say a host of words incorrectly, and I do believe "worm" was one of them, along with "whether" containing a θ, and pronouncing words from French to the letter. Obviously this got amended as I got older, however, for quite a while I'd just been a stubbor...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:44 am
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
- Replies: 4955
- Views: 2356555
Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
I'd certainly be interested in a study, or some field work, on whether Malaysian and Malayalam are related to each other, very interesting. I'm surprised to hear about Malayalees actually seeking opportunities like that, just from how it seemed, I'd expected Malayalees to only seek out one place (it...
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:07 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
- Replies: 4955
- Views: 2356555
Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
First off, I'll start off by apologizing if I don't address anything. I don't happen to be amazing or know much about how to post yet, using verduria, so I've had to write this with another window, while replying chronologically to each thing you've responded to, Vijay. Sorry for that. Yes, I had me...
- Sun Oct 21, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: Languages
- Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
- Replies: 4955
- Views: 2356555
Re: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Yes, of course there are plenty of endangered languages in the world today, and Malayalam is not one of them! But I still have certain concerns about its future, and I'm not the only one. As soon as those languages die, Malayalam is only one of those languages that is next in line. I cannot oversta...