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by Hekmatyar
Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:28 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: The "How Do You Pronounce X" Thread
Replies: 1782
Views: 4962053

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...
by Hekmatyar
Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:44 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Replies: 4749
Views: 2162895

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...
by Hekmatyar
Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:07 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Replies: 4749
Views: 2162895

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...
by Hekmatyar
Sun Oct 21, 2018 1:13 pm
Forum: Languages
Topic: Linguistic Miscellany Thread
Replies: 4749
Views: 2162895

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...