Pluses (+) and minuses (−) of this day

[Shrooblord]

Hey, there's a different joy in life for everyone, no?

[Jewish Candy]

What you said about gezellig reminds me of PowerPatrick explaining the concept of hygge to me years ago. I suppose it's a pretty Germanic concept, quite a shame the tribes didn't take it with them to Britain/lost it while cavorting in Britain.

One of the things I love about linguistics is that, although everything can be expressed with every language (whether with one word or many)*, different languages hold different concepts dearer and express them more or less succinctly than others. All the different connotations of words across cultures and time periods, even within the same 'language' (they're all scatter graphs really)... I could lose myself in that. And something even closer to my heart is trying to chart their histories, looking at how meanings (and sounds!) change over time - like the sisterhood of Dutch and English, the continuing influence of classical languages on them both, and so so so much more. I hope one day to really sink my teeth into IE and NC historical linguistics. I'm not good at speaking languages, but I absolutely love learning about them.

Thanks for blowing your load here dood, you voice a lot of things I'm too lazy to say

*Of course ceremonial and similar languages are exempt here...

[Shrooblord]

One favourite of mine that's also on my to-learn list is Welsh. So many languagesss..oneeleven


Nid yw'r haf I mi
Ddim ond hirlwm
Er pan gollais ti

Cariad bach er cillio'n ffo
Dweud a ddoi di eto n'ol

(I sing this when heartbroken)


I've never been able to find the correct version that has all the right lyrics... which is why I should learn it so I can just hear them for myself lol

[Jewish Candy]

Aw, that's gorgeous... is it a 'heartbreak' song, or are you just appropriating the beauty of Welsh for your own selfish purposes?
You should look at Circassian. It's fucking insane (ie. no more than two phonemic vowels, single consonants acting as verbs, not to mention ALL the consonants), but oddly beautiful too.


+/- myself and my little mushroom husband do not fornicate, we talk about languages
+ Aww fuck yeah takeaway tonight mm-mm
- No idea what to eat, pizza and other unhealthy things always leave me with deep regrets

[Master]

- Numbed my fingers after deciding to use my phone, which facilitated the removal of my gloves
+ They're better now.

[Shrooblord]

Aw, that's gorgeous... is it a 'heartbreak' song?

Nid yw'r haf I mi
Ddim ond hirlwm
Er pan gollais ti

Cariad bach er cillio'n ffo
Dweud a ddoi di eto n'ol


I have no Summer
Only the worst of Winter
Since I lost you

Say you will not return
Sweetheart, since you flew away

The song's name is Lament (in plain English!).

The lyrics are chock full of emotional subtext. Since you flew away was translated from something that both means 'retreating hastily' or even 'cowardly' - 'retreat in flight' quick and/or while running away. Hirlwm. The worst of Winter. That time of the year where Winter is ending, but the food supplies have run out. All my life is the worst of Winter, I have no Summer, since you left.


That Circassian sounds fabulous. I love it.

[Jewish Candy]

Oh wow. That's so, so raw...

- I had lebanese, too much lebanese, and I am regret everything
-- I've made nothing but mistake after mistake I can't even get fucking food cooked by professionals FOR me right
--- Nid yw'r haf i mi, ddim ond hirlwm er pan fwyteais ti...

[Shrooblord]

Oh wow. That's so, so raw...

Which is why it works so well when you're heartbroken.

- Ei llosg cylla hi, Iddewig / Dweud a ddoi di eto n'ol

[Jewish Candy]

Iddewig, god almighty XD

+ I AM the human incarnation of heartburn

[Shrooblord]

- Nyeah I suddenly got in a really antsy mood. hormones, why

[PluMGMK]

+/- myself and my little mushroom husband do not fornicate, we talk about languages

How would it be fornication if he's your husband?
– I think I fell into a Candish-brand technicality trap…
– I have no idea whether or not that makes sense, I am so tired right now!
+ Drew Annetta Fish.
– Couldn't think of anything else to put as a plus.

[Hoozang]

- Rubber Mark sent me a horrible PM. Fuck you, Rubber Mark.
- I've been busy lately, and very inactive in RPC.

[Shrooblord]

+/- myself and my little mushroom husband do not fornicate, we talk about languages

How would it be fornication if he's your husband?

? ??? ? ?:?: ?::?: ::?? ?

I got a bit carried away - but I think you confused fornication and perhaps adultery?

[PluMGMK]

I'm pretty sure I looked it up once and fornication means only extra-marital sex.

[Harpic fraîcheur]

- Rubber Mark sent me a horrible PM. Fuck you, Rubber Mark.
- I've been busy lately, and very inactive in RPC.

What's he say in the PM ? If you do not wont to say that in public, you can send me a PM, if you want.
+ Rubber Mark not sent me anything...
+ Create a special rank.

[Jewish Candy]

Well, Plum is right. So it's still true that myself and my little mushroom husband do not fornicate. Technicality trap activate

- Mr. Mark should not be sending such things to kids on the forum.

+ Finger cymbals yeah
- Blue fingers no

[Hoozang]

+ Well, honestly I don't care about it. And Harpic, I'm pretty sure you don't wanna see it.
+ I know why he sent me that horrible PM.
- Hoodcom pwnd me in the face because of swearing.
+ I'm gonna try to don't curse a week.

[PluMGMK]

This forum allows swearing, he was telling Fifo to stop complaining about it, not telling you to stop doing it.

[Master]

Yup, if we didn't allow cussing, I don't think many of the current mod team would be in their positions.

+ Made new MC Skin
- Not entirely happy with it, but it's nice to have my own

[Harpic fraîcheur]

Yeah, I was interested in you, Sugar, but not to Rubber Mark messages.

- I beat someone yesterday, but he often provokes me...
+ I know lots of swears.