Zompist Bboard Again

"There is literally never a logical reason to study Ancient Greek because if any nifty features from Ancient Greek were of value they would have made it into Modern Greek." It sounds like something a non-conlanger non-linguist non-historian would say. It’s an opinion I disagree with. Not ...

I continue to improve —— incrementally but visibly —— every day. I am concentrating on being able to walk with a “walker” so I can go do business at City Hall and the state Secretary of State’s office (the DMV in other states). I’m getting the ability to accomplish more and more “activities of daily...

@Travis B.:
What Ahzoh just said.
(Not sure I could have said it any shorter!)

My Physical and Occupational Therapists say that, in the exercises they’re currently helping me with (like getting up from a wheelchair or bed onto a walker), I’m now doing >50% of the work and they’re doing <50% ! (These are the same therapists who, at our last conference btwn patient, patient’s fa...

sasasha wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 11:54 am ….
In general I think the linguistic work that was done for the reboot was good and has improved the franchise. (Let me say that even louder in case DJP is lurking around here!

Who (or what) is D J P ?

I really like the idea of "battle languages" -- make your own language so the enemy can't figure out what you're saying. (As a one-off idea, it works; but it's not a very long term technique -- just capture and torture a fluent speaker and you're all set.) Didn’t the US Army use battle si...

Raholeun wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:28 am Xeniades' Indica

Fascinating!

bradrn wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:31 am

Second: Why did you choose to name it Brassica?
First: Looks and sounds very useful and interesting!

Does anyone else have slown /ˈsloʊn/ as a valid past participle of slow ? I think so? Maybe? Analogous with <flown> ? It must be rarish, if we have it here. …. I feel that participles of “slow” would be active and passive, rather than present and past. But in the case of “slown” — if we have it her...

Good News!: My fractured hip and thigh are getting noticeably better every day!
Mixed(?) News?: I should be done with this on or by 2025/Jan/09.

Belatedly, Tom, I'm really sorry to hear about this -- that can be a hell of an injury! -- but my sluggishness lets me read you're already getting going in PT! Best wishes for a fast and full recovery! Yes! Today I got dressed (with assistance), walked (with assistance) the 1 step necessary to get ...

I had a dream in which I was a sharp-shooter with an iron-sights rifle. I shot a set in which the majority of my shots landed exactly where their predecessors had landed. …. The memory just now reoccurred to me that something sorta similar happened once (not 50 times, as in the dream) in real life. ...

Sorry if this is necro-posting: but;
What about Watling Street in the U.K. ?

I almost finished walking 1 step at my most recent PT session yesterday!

Raphael wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:13 am In less world-shaking news, one of my dental crowns fell out. Again.

Does the Billie Eilish song about “You Should See Me In a Crown” apply ?

I have been moved to a physical rehabilitation facility. I chose one close to my daughter.
I had my first PT this morning.

Thanks for your well-wishes, everyone!

Raholeun wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2024 5:15 am

Sounds like Persistent Demand Avoidance.
Or Pervasive Demand for Autonomy.
Look it up in the most recent DSM.
Of course my vague hint here is nothing authoritative!

I had a car collision. My left hip got broken. The ball part of the femur, which is the ball part of the ball-and-socket joint, is broken into three or more pieces. It will have to be replaced. Part of the pelvis is the socket part. It is cracked. It will also have to be replaced(?) or resurfaced (?...

Thank you, xxx!
I also hope we all had or are having or will have a happy St. Hildegard’s Day!