The CBB

"If" introduces conditions, "whether" introduces elements under question. So, "You can't see if you're blind" = those who are blind cannot see But, "You can't see whether you're blind" = one is unable to determine whether one is blind simply by relying on one...

gestaltist wrote:

Ear of the Sphinx wrote:

I think to discuss further I need to know whether you believe in evolution or not.

Of course I believe in Evolution. I pray to Evolution every morning…

This is no way to have a reasonable conversation, Sphinx.

I agree. But you asked a nonsensical question, so I just followed suit.

I think to discuss further I need to know whether you believe in evolution or not.

Of course I believe in Evolution. I pray to Evolution every morning…

And life definitely has an inbuilt purpose: its own perpetuation. I don't see how we can conclude from the evidence we have that life is *inherently* purposeful; self-perpetuation is a thing it is very good at but as far as we know all creatures die so life has just as regular a record of ending as...

Yə̀ mu sasapə mauñtə. Oi sai tañə ñə̀ eiw?

Ahzoh wrote:

eldin raigmore wrote:

qwed117 wrote:dis-"source"- indicating sources

wouldn't that be "di-source" -- two sources?

no, dis- "asunder, apart, away" + source

No, that would be “dissourse”, not “disourse”.

Omzinesý, puhutko suomea? D'accord, mais qu'est-ce que la phrase veut dire ? /dakɔʁ me kɛskə la fʁaz vø diʁ/ Okay, but what does the sentence mean? J'ai l'impression qu'elle manque au moins un verbe. /ʒɛ lɛ̃pʁɛsjɔ̃ kɛl mɑ̃k o mwɛ̃ œ̃ vɛʁb/ I feel like it's missing at least a verb. Luulen, että se o...

Prinsessa wrote:Suomen kieleksi, kuin moniksi kieliksi, ei kirjoiteta kielinimiä isoilla kirjaimilla.
In Finnish, as in many languages, the names of languages are not written with capital letters.

Pfff.
Pfff.

kanejam wrote:Mehemea kei te matatika au, kāore rawa e taea te kōrero te Reo.
If I'm being honest, I can't really speak Māori either.

Minäkään en puhu Maori.
I can't speak Maori either.

Today I accomplished refining the description of Endayin grammar while rewriting most of its sisterlang's page at the same time.

Sounds like fun.

I meant a language with only one coronal fricative, which is palatalized by default.

Minä yritän tämän oppia. I am trying to learn it. That should probably be 'oppia sen'. Sen pitäisi oikeastaan olla "oppia sitä". "Oppia sen" viittaa koko jutun oppimiseen, mutta oppiiko kukaan vieraan kielen kokonaan? (It should actually be "oppia sitä". "Oppia se...

Oh, but it has /θ/ in place of /s/. I thought about something having one coronal fricative with [ʃ] or [ɕ] being its default realization.

Minä kuunnelen suomalaista musiikkia usein, mutta se ei ole tehokas.
I listen to Finnish music often, but it doesn't work.

Are there languages with /ɕ/ or /ʃ/ but no /s/?

Prinsessa wrote:

Ear of the Sphinx wrote:Puhutko suomea?
Do you speak Finnish?

Vähän!
Some!

Kuinka opit puhumaan suomea?
How did you learn to speak Finnish?

Tänään kirjoitan suomeksi! Today I'll be writing in Finnish! Ja ehkä vähän arabia. And maybe some Arabic. Tässä viestiketjussa ovat liian monia kuviahan! There's just way too many pictures in this thread! Mitä vittua tehdään‽ What the hell is going on‽ (عربية) (Arabic) Puhutko suomea? Do you speak ...

pyar/ra/_#

Well, that would make sense if -pyar was some unusually common final fragment. Otherwise it would be a little weird to have such a specialized sound change (I would rather see -pyar → -ra to be a result of a chain of several processes).

ra/ra/_#

Huh?