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Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:08 am
by WeepingElf
bradrn wrote: Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:00 pm Meanwhile, I had a go at plotting my diphthongs (based on https://joeystanley.com/blog/geomtextpath/):

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Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:25 am
by bradrn
Does a plot count as a quote now? (Honest question…)

Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:04 pm
by Raphael
Ketsuban wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:02 pm I am little help—my policy regarding Javascript is to not touch it and hope it goes away on its own.

Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:33 am
by Raphael
Linguoboy wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:32 pm ObVent: The WaPo had an article today titled "The tech trends you'll have to live with in 2025" and if there's a better summation of the current state of public enthusiasm toward emerging technology, I haven't seen it. I remember being excited technological innovation. Now we're all like, "What is Silicon Valley going to try to cram down our throats this time?"

Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2025 12:51 am
by bradrn
Travis B. wrote: Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:33 pm Standard Rihall Kaafi:
[nɐβɐˈmæːɾɐ ɲeˈɸɑːrnɐkɐ fikr ˈʃæːβɐ ˈɲætːsem kɐˈɸiː]
/nɑbæmæːrɑ nifɑːrnɑkɑ fikr sæːbɑ nættim kɑfiː/
Nabemeera nifaarnaka fikr seeba nettim kafii.
na=be=meera ni=faar=na=ka fikr seeba nettim kafi-i
SUBJ.1.S=OBJ.3.S.M.INAN=believe.STAT COMP=drink.PFV=SUBJ.1.S=3.S.F.INAN much whole compound coffee-GEN

Central dialect:
[nɐbˈmæːɾɐ ɲeˈfɑːrnkɐ fikr ˈʃæːβɐ ˈɲætːsem kɐˈfiː]
/nɑbæmæːrɑ nifɑːrnɑkɑ fikr sæːbɑ nættim kɑfiː/
Nabemeera nifaarnaka fikr seeba nettim kafii.
na=be=meera ni=faar=na=ka fikr seeba nettim kafi-i
SUBJ.1.S=OBJ.3.S.M.INAN=believe.STAT COMP=drink.PFV=SUBJ.1.S=3.S.F.INAN much whole compound coffee-GEN

Western dialect:
[nɐβɐˈmæːɾɐ ɲiˈɸɑːrnɐkʰɐ fikʰr ˈʃæːβɐ ˈɲætːsʰim kʰɐˈɸiː]
/nɑbæmæːrɑ nifɑːrnɑkɑ fikr sæːbɑ nættim kɑfiː/
Nabemeera nifaarnaka fikr seeba nettim kafii.
na=be=meera ni=faar=na=ka fikr seeba nettim kafi-i
SUBJ.1.S=OBJ.3.S.M.INAN=believe.STAT COMP=drink.PFV=SUBJ.1.S=3.S.F.INAN much whole compound coffee-GEN

I think I drank too much caffeine.

Re: The New ZBB Quote Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2025 10:19 am
by Lērisama
zompist wrote: Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:39 pm But people just live with it, if you call that living.

Mainly quoted for the vast difference in interpretation with and without context.