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Random Babbling Post #108

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Blackthorne TA, Jul 9, 2009.

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  1. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    I guess I should have been more clear - I meant if it works both ways: one letter is always one sound, and one sound is always one letter. French, Italian and Spanish have the first to an extent, but not the second (though Italian actually might... not too sure about this one). Easter languages tend to follow both rules more often - Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi and Urdu all do, and I think Japanese and Mandarin do too.

    Does this mean Serbian follows the rule both ways then? You can read it if you see it, and you can write it if you hear it? Even if you don't understand what any of it means? That would be pretty cool :xx:
     
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    Yeah, working both ways, pretty much. It's like... writing phonetics, only not.
    In theory, you could write down something said in a language you don't know (provided you distinguished the sounds used) and someone could read the note and translate from it, if they knew the language.

    Best bit is that (aside from Cyrillic script) we also use a Latin alphabet, plus some additional letters (ć. č, š, ž, dž, đ) - both are equally used (synchronic digraphia), so if you use Latin alphabet, you have 85% of the data needed to successfully read Serbian.

    Grammar is unfortunately, not as fun. :p
     
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  3. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Yeah...you're not supposed to do that. I doesn't feel too good. :p
     
    Kitrax, Sep 9, 2009
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  4. Silvery

    Silvery I won't pretend to be your friend coz I'm just not ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    Y'think???
     
    Silvery, Sep 9, 2009
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    I need to clean up my desk I think. I put down my USB and can't find it again :o. Must be the stacks of books...
     
    The Magister, Sep 9, 2009
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  6. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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  7. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    I came *thisclose* to blowing my top at a :nolike: telemarketer :nolike: today. He just couldn't (or more likely wouldn't!) understand that I wasn't even remotely interested in switching my Internet lines over to his company. When it finally sunk in he almost scolded me for not wanting to save money! (Whatever saving there might be in it wasn't worth the risk I'd be running for switching Internet lines, email address, and God knows what else, not to mention that my current provider is up and running like 99.9% of the time!)
     
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  8. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Oh no, I think I just killed Tal!

    My party just cleared Ramazith's tower, nuked everything with multiple Icestorms and Cloudkills. Acid Fog too! I didn't realize Tal was staying there! I think I killed'em! Sorry about that Tal!:cry:

    Wait Tal, I'm a Necromancer, maybe I could raise ya. You could be our 1st Draco-lich on SP. Whew... all is not lost!:p
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Sep 9, 2009
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  9. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    There's a very, very easy way to deal with telemarketers without having to spend the rest of the day trying to get your blood pressure back to manageable levels:

    "Hi, I'm calling to tell you about-"
    "Not interested."
    *Click*
     
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  10. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Ziad, that's exactly what I'm planning to do in the future!

    Or I'll do something like this guy! :grin: :evil:

     
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  11. Saber

    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    Hahaha, that is awesome Monty, very amusing.
     
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  12. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    How considerate of you. :shake:
     
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  13. Triactus

    Triactus United we stand, divided we fall Veteran

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    LMAO! :lol: That was really funny. I also listened to the cemeraty caretake one. Also hilarious!
     
    Triactus, Sep 9, 2009
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  14. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    This is brilliant :lol:
     
    Ziad, Sep 9, 2009
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  15. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Actually, SP has (had?) a Dracolich -- DarkStrider.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Sep 10, 2009
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    I think we can say had now :(
     
    The Magister, Sep 10, 2009
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  17. Saber

    Saber A revolution without dancing is not worth having! Veteran

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    What happened to him?
     
    Saber, Sep 10, 2009
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  18. Triactus

    Triactus United we stand, divided we fall Veteran

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    Was he a casualty of WoW, like so many others?
     
    Triactus, Sep 10, 2009
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  19. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    Unfortunately, yeah,you could say so. Too bad -- in my book, high marks on respect for this guy.

    Could be wrong -- anyone correct me if I am -- but I don't think so.
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Sep 10, 2009
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    My university is famous for swine flu (well probably just more standard flu) cases... yeahhhhh~~~
     
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