Puritanism

Real for that

Oh sure I agree. I think for me bad plot can be redeemed by e.g. good acting

Also why would you say you watch movies primarily? If there is a primary reason at all

Do they? I think most people watch movies to be emotionally stimulated / entertained

Maybe it arose at least in part from dissimilation and then was analogized with the -matized words?

A comparison of sound pressure and sound pressure level, showing what sound pressure value in Pa corresponds to a sound pressure level value in dB. On the sides, examples of real-life sounds are presented. The examples, from loudest to quietest, are as follows: Pneumatic Chipper (at 5 ft.), Rock-n-Roll Band, Textile Loom, Power Lawn Mower (at operator's ear), Newspaper Press, Diesel Truck 40 mph (at 50 ft.), Milling Machine (at 4 ft.), Garbage Disposal (at 3 ft.), Vacuum cleaner, Passenger Car 50 mph (at 50 ft.), Air Conditioning Window Unit (at 25 ft.), Conversation (at 3 ft.), Quiet Room.

fascinating example selection

Depends on the whole rest of the phonology really. I have recently been using <y> more

They don't have to I think. You can choose your structure of vows

A few days ago my lecturer wrote something that didn't make sense on a whiteboard while going through a category-theoretic proof, then used the word "hallucinate" to describe what he had just done. That is an interesting semantic shift as the AI use is now applied to humans

True. Especially with non-white women and trans women.

Well I can certainly relate to that kind of personality

Really ⟨kinda⟩, ⟨shoulda⟩, &c. should be spelt ⟨kind o'⟩, ⟨should o'⟩, &c.

Elaborate?

I find it a curious comment given that it is very clear to me that you are intelligent based on interacting with you

This feels like the start of an Xavier quote

This includes e.g. Classics, we should study ancient Greek art so that we can make more art, not just to add to 2500 years of commentary on it

Sciences should be studied for the purpose of improving art

Turns out category theory is fun after all

Alas no

As soon as university starts, my will to study diminishes greatly and my will to make art increases greatly

three-way tenor divisi

as if we weren't unemployed already

Pronunciation:

[ˈhu.ta ˈpi.ji ˈwo̞k.ʃu se̞l ˈkwo̞.çi sɤ̞s wɤ̞ʃ.ˈʃe.ɾi.çi ˈkwa.mwe̞.ɡu je̞.pwi.ˈze̞j ɡu.ja.ˈsɤ̞ɾ.mi.çi ˈŋɡi.se̞]

Gloss:

huta piyi woxu sel cwoh-i sės wėscer-ihi cwam-wegu ge-pwizey guyasėrm-ihi nghise
child little many with ring-PL of flower-LOC head-LOC PFV-dance bonfire-LOC around

A #conlang syntax test:
Huta piyi woxu sel cwohi sės wėscerihi cwamwegu gepwizey guyasėrmihi nghise.
'Many little girls with wreaths of flowers on their heads danced around the bonfire.'

#conlangs #langsky

A word from my new (still unnamed) #conlang: 'ihya' [ˈiç.ça]

ihya caresisugu 'world peace'
ihya Ucėrainihi 'peace in Ukraine'
ihya sės hwela 'the stillness of the boat'
ihya xė zwi 'stillness as that of a stone'
ihya omwi ėl cėsu 'patience for waiting'
Ca ihyuca. 'I went into a meditative state.'

Fantastic news

1st century should be 1-99 then everything mejkar säns

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