a lot of native languages were oral, not written, so you'd be looking at transliterations anyway
Transliteration is one writing method to another--if the native language is only oral you need a different word.
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2007 9:01:28 am PDT #4430 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Trudy Booth - Oct 02, 2007 9:06:09 am PDT #4431 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
transcriptions?
Allyson - Oct 02, 2007 9:07:11 am PDT #4432 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Kat, I have no idea where to get a carseat for Noah. I think i just need the doohickey that the seat clicks into, right?
Sophia Brooks - Oct 02, 2007 9:08:12 am PDT #4433 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
trans-oral-ation?
tran-scribe-ation?
I am about to kill a professor. I have this weird office where I have the back desk, and there is an empty front desk all hitched together. I have a professor who teaches only one class who comes and sits at the front desk on Tuesdays, and sometimes students sit there. I am supposed to be answering the phones this month, and the damn professor turned my ringer down because it was annoying (it is really annoying, because everyone's phone rings on it, and I only have to answer 4 or 5 of them), but now I have missed calls for the big boss! And myself!
Liese S. - Oct 02, 2007 9:14:59 am PDT #4434 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
trans...something.
Isn't there a word for when you force your alphabet to someone else's oral language? Like what you do to get romaji?
eta: No, I guess that is transliteration, 'cause it's going from pictographs to roman letters, both written. Hmm.
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2007 9:16:23 am PDT #4435 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Transubstantiation?
DavidS - Oct 02, 2007 9:17:19 am PDT #4436 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Trans fatty acids?
I think Trudy is right. Transcription is writing down something that was oral.
shrift - Oct 02, 2007 9:19:52 am PDT #4437 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I need a nap like burning. And to spork some people. But I can't, so instead I'm going to listen to the Pixies REALLY LOUD.
Jessica - Oct 02, 2007 9:21:37 am PDT #4438 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Paperdol, is there a Buy Buy Baby or Babies R' Us near you? You should be able to find a car seat base at either. Target might also have them, but IME their in-store inventory is pretty shabby.
Dana - Oct 02, 2007 9:22:07 am PDT #4439 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's been a slow natter day.
So this morning, I got up, looked at the clothes I'd picked out last night, and thought "I am too tired to put on a skirt."
How do you guys get dressed for work? (minus two points to anyone who says "one leg at a time.") Do you pick your clothes out the night before? Do you wait and see what you feel like when you wake up?