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"poop" is the 46,548th most popular word in the english language (pg. 4)
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| Nell |
| but as an english person i find it incredibly weird that other languages can say that a table or a chair is either feminine or masculine when it has no sexual organs |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nell
but as an english person i find it incredibly weird that other languages can say that a table or a chair is either feminine or masculine when it has no sexual organs |
I had never thought about that till another UKTA once mentioned it, and after thinking/researching for a while, for example:
Sounds: The reason in Portuguese, for example, why "o" (the), "um" (a/one) and "bonito (beautiful)", which are "masculine", come before words like "prato (plate)", "leite (milk)" and "computador (computer)" is because it just sounds better. "O", as an unstresssed vowel in Portuguese sounds like "oo" (so you say "oo prah-too (the plate)") - a closed sound, as you don't open your mouth that much to say it - and most "masculine" words end with sounds that resemble "oo" and "ee" in English. The same is true for feminine verbs. "A cadeira (the chair)", "A mesa (the table)" and "A parede (the wall)" are feminine words ending with "a" or "e" - and why is "parede" on the list as well? Simply because there could be an assimilation by the first syllable as well.
Here's a small chart:
- O prato (the pipe), O Computador and O leite.
- A mesa, A parede, A cadeira.
Final conclusion: They aren't "feminine" and "masculine", we just weren't bothered to choose better names for them (such as "Yin" words and "Yang" words :p) because most feminine words are used with "a" and most masculine... well, you got it by now :D
It's funny that you guys don't usually mention how reduntant we are (If we say "our good friends", instead of putting an "s" only in "friends" we pluralise everything - "Nossos bons amigos"), when that's the most superfluous feature of most Romance Languages (and often Slav ones too), in my opinion. |
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| mellow_head |
| This thread rox:nervous: :D :D |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
Maybe you having Polish as your mother language makes it rather strange, to you, that a completely meaningless word in your native conception, is the most used one. |
It had nothing to do with the fact I'm Polish. I've lived in Canada since I was 6. I'm more comfortable speaking in English than I ever was speaking in Polish.
That, and the comment was more of a sarcastic remark. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
It had nothing to do with the fact I'm Polish. I've lived in Canada since I was 6. I'm more comfortable speaking in English than I ever was speaking in Polish. |
I did say "maybe" :p |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
I did say "maybe" :p |
well then......glad we cleared that up!
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| stren |
| quote: | Originally posted by infinity HiGH
I'm more comfortable speaking in English than I ever was speaking in Polish.
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so true :D roflez |
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| Renegade |
My name is the 1000th most common word in the English language. How do you like them apples. :cool:
Also, Renegade comes in at 30,005, 1 before authoritarianism. How apt. |
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| D-res |
that link doesnt work so i used this:
www.wordcount.org/main.php
my name.... andy.... is 3352
my gfs.... lauren.... is 24488
my friend.... billy.... is 3986
c u n t is.... 18636
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| blitz~ |
| isn't f u c k supposed to be #1? |
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| enferno |
| quote: | Originally posted by blitz~
isn't f u c k supposed to be #1? |
obviously not |
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| Lira |
How lovely.
Lira is between "preside" and "massacred" :D |
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