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The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!
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PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
Random, meaningless announcement:
I weigh more than a fly.
I weigh more than a fly.
And you never land on me watermelon.
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
They are almost all words of Latin origin...btw
Yes, and we all know how many "automobiles" they had in ancient Rome
Thief
Rogue Theologian
chariots.....Yes, and we all know how many "automobiles" they had in ancient Rome
not too many vowels.....but Latin?.....right?
PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
Eh, I prefer to say "hasn't happened yet" rather than never.
automobile - WiktionaryYes, and we all know how many "automobiles" they had in ancient Rome
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
True. but only the mobile part....the first part is Greek....and they too were big on the automobile...it is how the Spartans did so well at Thermopylae
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Latin, by way of the French to Middle English
Btw...we too have many words of Germanic origin....
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
We have a few, many of those associated with food
Angst
Delicatessen
Doppelgänger
Edelweiss
Fest
Gesundheit
Kaput
Kindergarten
Sauerkraut
Plunder
Poltergeist
Rucksack
Wanderlust
Liverwurst
Noodle
Cobalt
Pretzel
Streusel
Sparerib
Waltz
Rucksack
Dachshund
Pumpernickel
Spritz
Seltzer
Nosh
Bratwurst
Prattle
Sauerbraten
Schnauzer
Knapsack
Feldspar
Bagel
Fife
Hamster
I meant the root...for example white in Italian is bianco from Germanic blanch ( similar to blank in English)
You should probably not get used to it.
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Some of those listed are exactly that
English = Delicate
German = Delikatessen
English = Liverwurst
German = Leberwurst
English = Noodle
German = Nudel
A little bit of natural maple syrup goes a long way for the plain yogurt.How can people like yogurt with no sugar?
Bleah
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Honey is what I like in plain yogurt...otherwise I don't like plain yogurt
So did I - those were the days. I also had a nerd pack.That's nuthin.
I had a.....
Do you know something I don't?
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
That's nuthin.
I had a.....
Luckily those were going away REAL fast when I was in high school....we had
