The Night’s Watch Pledge in Atlaans and High Atlantean
Atlaans Nach kom en nu meen vach begin Es zou niet eenden bis meen tod Ig zou ken zena haben ken land haben, en ken kinder machen Ig zou ken kron tragen en ken rum winen Ig zou leeven en sterven ouf meen stelung Ig ar de sverd in de dunkel Ig ar de vacher […]
You may not know the true meaning of some of these words
Sometimes words aren’t what they seem. They can seem to be related but they aren’t. Did you know that cleave is it’s own opposite? That is because it is two words that merged together due to sound shift, but the two separate meanings still remain. As with the words showcased in this video, the meaning […]
What do you think of English spelling?
This guy makes a good point! English is a mix of a meaning based system (like Chinese) and a sound based system. We don’t write “kubid” we write “cupboard”. All English speakers use the same orthography (with minor differences like color and colour) so we can understand each other written. But spoken is a different […]
When an Edenicist comes into a language group
Oh boy! Here we go! Ok, so the world started 6000 years ago, and the first language was Hebrew and then everyone was scattered from Babel and that is where all the languages come from. So obviously that is rubbish. But these people talk with such authority about language and some people can even believe […]
This happens to me :D
Hahaha! This has happened to me. It is really confusing, but also really frustrating. After all these years of learning, you think you will finally be able to have a good conversation with a native speaker and all you can hear is “fjkgjldljfgj sandwich dfldlglj dog dgljdf person”. Oh well, just gotta practise more, I […]
Be Worry, Don’t Happy!
It is amazing how you can switch two words around and completely change the meaning of the whole song 😀 Also, this video is from a channel where they alter the notes from major to minor or from minor to major, and it completely changes the feeling of the song. Definitely check out this channel […]
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