The colour thing is a nuisance in learning Mandarin. They do have separate words for blue and green, but then they have this whole other word that means blue and green. Or possibly black. So far I have not discerned any guiding principles for their use.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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.
billytea - Apr 23, 2008 3:54:37 am PDT #3121 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Fred Pete - Apr 23, 2008 4:11:02 am PDT #3122 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I haven't studied any languages where the word for "blue" and "green" are the same. Oh, and blue + green can also = turquoise.
English seems to have a bi-level treatment of color -- a generic word broken down into specifics. Example -- scarlet, crimson, and wine are all subsets of red.
Kat - Apr 23, 2008 4:15:31 am PDT #3123 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The language as perception thing makes sense, I guess. It's like being able to differentiate between types of lava. In English, you get lava. But in Hawaiian you have two different words because you know there are two types of lava. In English you'd need an extra modifier for when you noticed the difference.
Oh MAN, my stomach hurts. Enough that I've been up since 2 AM. It's like a giant ragey fist squeezing my innards. I do not like it, Sam I Am.
flea - Apr 23, 2008 4:16:00 am PDT #3124 of 10001
information libertarian
Greek - ancient and modern - has very different color words than English. Lots of nuance in the yellow-green-brown spectrum, little blue and red. (No, I can't give you any freaking examples, I am pulling this out of deep memory=my ass.)
Emily - Apr 23, 2008 4:28:07 am PDT #3125 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Like, most people would be aghast at the idea of the classical Greek statues being painted bright colors.
Yeah, the bright red lips on the Athena in Nashville's Parthenon were kind of a shock. Apparently Athena needed a colorist.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 23, 2008 4:56:06 am PDT #3126 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
OK, I have much hatred in my heart regarding the Open Source Boobie Project. SO MUCH.
GAH!!!!
Nutty - Apr 23, 2008 5:06:31 am PDT #3127 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Hey, is anybody else's gmail in a death spiral? Mine seems to be attempting to reload itself unto eternity, and will not cough up my mail.
Very irritating.
Dana - Apr 23, 2008 5:08:46 am PDT #3128 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, gmail is not talking to me this morning.
Sparky1 - Apr 23, 2008 5:09:09 am PDT #3129 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Nutty, it's happened to me a couple of times lately. I've been able to get to the email through igoogle, but not directly through the gmail page because of the endless loading.
Steph L. - Apr 23, 2008 5:10:08 am PDT #3130 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
OK, I have much hatred in my heart regarding the Open Source Boobie Project. SO MUCH.
Honestly, my reaction has passed into just pointing and laughing at the douchebag who started it; the reason my reaction has turned into mockery is that he's married. So, his wife's boobies weren't enough to bring about his Speshul Magical Healing From The Indignities of High School?
That says it all to me about his douchebaggy patriarchal entitlement. Loser.