"Wait-- if you were counting flounder, would you use the counting-word for things which are flat?"

Jan 16, 2012 14:35

I continue to be SO GLAD that I did not have to learn English as a foreign language (would you want to try to learn a language in which you could construct sentences like "The polished Polish prince got into a row about rowing with the Moor who lives on the moor," and the months are logically named after Latin number-words, except for the ones ( Read more... )

language is the best toy ever, my brain at work

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jlightning_wolf January 17 2012, 02:53:21 UTC
Can't say I know about vampires, but my professors said when talking about gods it's personal choice. Most people use "aru."

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