tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post112791390230570010..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: The City of Lost VowelsTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1128032364868211482005-09-30T08:19:00.000+10:002005-09-30T08:19:00.000+10:00Not to mention - this comments box has hit double ...Not to mention - this comments box has hit double figures YEAH!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1128031455425595912005-09-30T08:04:00.000+10:002005-09-30T08:04:00.000+10:00I was under the impression that there were more th...I was under the impression that there were more than two Ural-Altaic languages (Estonian, anyone?) But what the hell do I know? I'm speaking about these language groups as if they're old friends. <BR/><BR/> "Guten tag, sprechen sie Indo-European?"<BR/> "Oui."<BR/> "Jolly good show, then."<BR/><BR/> And who knows? Maybe there was a time when the Indo-European language family was actually a family language? <BR/><BR/> AT HOME WITH THE PROTO-INDO-EUROPEANS<BR/><BR/> (Enter Mr Proto-Indo-European)<BR/> MRPIE: <BR/> Hi Honey, I'm home! <BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> Ewgh, you smell of soma! Have you been drinking with the Proto-Finno-Urgics again? <BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> What is this, the Spanish Inquisition?<BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> No, I had the crusades in mind, actually. But have you? <BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> Well, <I>actually</I> ... I was chatting with the Dravidians. <BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> How many times do I have to tell you, I don't want you to go near that lot? They're almost as bad as the Minoans! And those ... <BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> ... Etruscans, yes, I know, you just can't trust the Etruscans. <BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> Well ... <BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> Alright, I'll stay away. Honey, I was thinking ... <BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> What?<BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> I was wondering if we could ask old Mr Basque around to visit? Just have a little dinner party? <BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> But he lives on his own! NO ONE goes near him! He smells! <BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> I know, I know ... but there's just something about him that tells me he's a stayer. A REAL survivor. <BR/><BR/> MRSPIE:<BR/> He's a freak!<BR/><BR/> MRPIE:<BR/> Yes, well, that's true. ....<BR/><BR/> (Cut to ad break)<BR/><BR/> Fuck, what a ramble. Serves me right for posting at this time in the morning. <BR/><BR/> Ooh, vodka, where?TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1128021695329965882005-09-30T05:21:00.000+10:002005-09-30T05:21:00.000+10:00Slavic languages are Indo-European, I thought. Ju...Slavic languages <I>are</I> Indo-European, I thought. Just in general. Also, Finnish and Hungarian are the only two languages in their group, whichever group that is. That is all I know, or think I know, on the subject. (that was vague indeed)<BR/><BR/>Also, vodka.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1128004979406756102005-09-30T00:42:00.000+10:002005-09-30T00:42:00.000+10:00Slovak I don't claim to know about, but it could w...Slovak I don't claim to know about, but it could well be Indo-European. As for Slovene I could almost swear it is a south Slavic language (I'm fucked on the details) but alot of Slavic languages were derived from the Indo-European so I need to check my details before I can be certain... thinking. too. hard (and you're probably right anyway!)<BR/><BR/>As for Hungarian I could also have sworn that is a finno-ugric language (that is most likely another term for ural-altaic, dunno, you tell me! all I know is that when I hear Finnish and I hear Hungarian it sounds the same to me, as well as having friends who speak both)<BR/><BR/>I did not know that Ravel was part Basque, but Bolero makes me tingle in my giblets so I guess pretending to care where he came from would be futile! Hmmmmmmm, Boleeeeeeeeeeero... and as for the violin and cello sonatas, let me sign off now thinking about them<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am a nerd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1127998319054883022005-09-29T22:51:00.000+10:002005-09-29T22:51:00.000+10:00I have consulted the Mighty God Google, and am inf...I have consulted the Mighty God Google, and am informed that <A HREF="http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0825147.html" REL="nofollow">both Slovenian and Slovakian</A> belong to the Indo-European family of languages. Also, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finno-Ugric_language" REL="nofollow">Hungarian</A> is a Ural-Altaic language. Which makes my post even <I>less</I> accurate, if that's possible. <BR/><BR/>Oh well. When all else fails, you can rely on the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language" REL="nofollow">Basques</A> to speak a totally bizarre, obscure language. <BR/><BR/>Did you know, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel" REL="nofollow">Maurice Ravel</A> was part Basque?TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1127978857013699472005-09-29T17:27:00.000+10:002005-09-29T17:27:00.000+10:00R-i-i-i-i-i-i-g-h-t!R-i-i-i-i-i-i-g-h-t!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1127978787385646812005-09-29T17:26:00.000+10:002005-09-29T17:26:00.000+10:00but you were probably testing all of us on that on...but you were probably testing all of us on that one, right?Rachel Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902423191347502818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1127978756934047602005-09-29T17:25:00.000+10:002005-09-29T17:25:00.000+10:00Slovak might be Indo-European, but Slovenian is mo...Slovak might be Indo-European, but Slovenian is most definitely Slavic!Rachel Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902423191347502818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1127973705357057332005-09-29T16:01:00.000+10:002005-09-29T16:01:00.000+10:00You know, Mum told me she and Dad were going somew...You know, Mum told me she and Dad were going somewhere in Hungary, and now from this postcard I find she's somewhere in <I>Slovenia.</I> Bloody hell, parents, you just can't trust them. Next thing I know, they'll be hanging out with the Tocharians in China...<BR/><BR/>I just looked it up on the net, and I found that Slovakian actually <I>is</I> an Indo-European language, which means that not only is my post a whinge, it's an inaccurate whinge. Oh well. <BR/><BR/>If my parents had stuck in Hungary, none of this would have happened. <BR/><BR/>I guess the snappy dressing thing is a way of making up for the lack of vowels (and hooded sweaters) in their country. Eastern Europeans are hot, gotta admit that. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, I plan before I die to travel to Europe. Also the moon, Jupiter, and some solar systems on the other side of the galaxy. No joke. If I can do it, I will.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1127958968458083672005-09-29T11:56:00.000+10:002005-09-29T11:56:00.000+10:00c'moooooooonnnnn, Slavic languages are cool! And m...c'moooooooonnnnn, Slavic languages are cool! And mad props to your mum for touring random and obscure Eastern European countries, it's great fun. I love the look on people's faces when I tell them I lived in Lithuania for a year, concealed surprise at first and then usually 10 minutes later politely asking me where exactly it is. I had a friend visit me when I was living there and we went up to Finland via the other Baltic states, when I said we would be stopping in Estonia he was surprised and revealed he thought it was a made up country from the movie Encino ManRachel Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902423191347502818noreply@blogger.com