tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post1441611974947239616..comments2024-03-11T16:29:13.619-05:00Comments on Lingwë - Musings of a Fish: A phonological mystery — solved?Jason Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-83757735852989773522007-08-07T09:47:00.000-05:002007-08-07T09:47:00.000-05:00Thanks, Cat Bastet! I’m sure Tolkien would have be...Thanks, Cat Bastet! I’m sure Tolkien would have been able to cite at least a dozen other dialectal cognates, and he would probably have made a point of discussion out the Old English names for the months (very different from those in the Romance tradition). The Anglo-Saxons usually called July <I>mædmónaþ</I> (“meadow-month”) ... But that’s a post for another day. :)Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-22652667870469644712007-08-04T17:57:00.000-05:002007-08-04T17:57:00.000-05:00JRRT would be proud of your linguistical logic, Ja...JRRT would be proud of your linguistical logic, Jase. The pop culture reference in the comments and computers in general would be a mystery to him, I'm sure. :)The Cat Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-75824283326253601432007-08-03T18:27:00.000-05:002007-08-03T18:27:00.000-05:00I’ll see your Pulp Fiction and raise you a line fr...I’ll see your <I>Pulp Fiction</I> and raise you a line from <I>Stripes</I>: “Chicks dig me, because I seldom wear underwear, and when I do, it’s usually something exotic.” So, the underwear thing and the voiced alveolar lateral approximant — that’s an irresistable recipe for lovin’ ...Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050528436539921312.post-53322504200035565982007-08-03T14:32:00.000-05:002007-08-03T14:32:00.000-05:00"Look at the big brain on Brett!""Look at the big brain on Brett!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com