DM, very grateful for that. Someone must to do the dirty work and report to the rest of so we stay informed.
BTW it is incredible for all the right reasons. The real definition of incredible is NOT credible, i.e., unbelievable, absurd, etc. People use the word today like it means astounding or amazing so the dictionary, as usual, expands …
DM, very grateful for that. Someone must to do the dirty work and report to the rest of so we stay informed.
BTW it is incredible for all the right reasons. The real definition of incredible is NOT credible, i.e., unbelievable, absurd, etc. People use the word today like it means astounding or amazing so the dictionary, as usual, expands the definition to accommodate people’s misuse. Same with anxious – which means worried. But people use it to mean eager and so yes, the dictionary has expanded its use to include eager, however, eager has not been expanded to mean anxious. The roots of words hold no meaning anymore or perhaps I’m just too old.
That is what almost happened to the Native people, Mike. Now more and more different tribes are re-learning their language, which was forbidden to be spoken as the children were removed from their homes and put in missionary schools.
Same thing to the Welsh in the UK. When a nation (or tribes) are conquered and you don't want to kill everybody off, but still want to prevent retribution in the future, that's about the most effective method to use. But, it has to be thorough.
It's an interesting point. Language evolves, but we can also perceive this as decay.
The term "romance language" has nothing to do with valentines, but refers to languages that evolved from Latin. These include (but are not limited to) Spanish, French, Italian, and Portugese, which have great overlap, but are generally not mutually intelligible.
In English, we use the word "deception" to refer to lying or attempts to mislead. But in French (décevoir) and Spanish (decepcionar), these words mean "to disappoint." In Spanish, "batir" means "to beat;" in French, the same word (bâtir) means "to build." There are many such examples.
I think we can expect that from the modern interconnectedness of the world, the pace of change of language will increase. That is, if we can avoid destroying ourselves.
DM, very grateful for that. Someone must to do the dirty work and report to the rest of so we stay informed.
BTW it is incredible for all the right reasons. The real definition of incredible is NOT credible, i.e., unbelievable, absurd, etc. People use the word today like it means astounding or amazing so the dictionary, as usual, expands the definition to accommodate people’s misuse. Same with anxious – which means worried. But people use it to mean eager and so yes, the dictionary has expanded its use to include eager, however, eager has not been expanded to mean anxious. The roots of words hold no meaning anymore or perhaps I’m just too old.
The most thorough destruction of a society is to destroy its language.
That is what almost happened to the Native people, Mike. Now more and more different tribes are re-learning their language, which was forbidden to be spoken as the children were removed from their homes and put in missionary schools.
Same thing to the Welsh in the UK. When a nation (or tribes) are conquered and you don't want to kill everybody off, but still want to prevent retribution in the future, that's about the most effective method to use. But, it has to be thorough.
It's an interesting point. Language evolves, but we can also perceive this as decay.
The term "romance language" has nothing to do with valentines, but refers to languages that evolved from Latin. These include (but are not limited to) Spanish, French, Italian, and Portugese, which have great overlap, but are generally not mutually intelligible.
In English, we use the word "deception" to refer to lying or attempts to mislead. But in French (décevoir) and Spanish (decepcionar), these words mean "to disappoint." In Spanish, "batir" means "to beat;" in French, the same word (bâtir) means "to build." There are many such examples.
I think we can expect that from the modern interconnectedness of the world, the pace of change of language will increase. That is, if we can avoid destroying ourselves.