Linguistically, no language is set; it's constantly evolving and morphing to reflect the culture.
Yeah, when I think about it, I'm not exactly beaming with pride that my mother tongue can claim "ginormous."
Fo shizzle.
Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.
Spike ,'Selfless'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Apr 27, 2010 4:12:47 pm PDT #25616 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Barb - Apr 27, 2010 4:12:51 pm PDT #25617 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
As a 1st generation American, with no grandparents who were born here, I realized I just can't process anti-immigrant sentiment at all, legal or not.
Cosigned.
And again.
sarameg - Apr 27, 2010 4:13:50 pm PDT #25618 of 30001
OTOH, we do things like pay complete strangers nice compliments. There's no reason for doing that, but to make someone feel nice.
Sue - Apr 27, 2010 4:16:23 pm PDT #25619 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Yeah, when I think about it, I'm not exactly beaming with pride that my mother tongue can claim "ginormous."
Ginormous is a perfectly cromulent word!
Interrupting all the serious immigration talk to say I found a picture of a kitchen on Flickr which is exactly how I want to redo my kitchen: [link]
Still in character with the age of the house, but still modern and clean. I'd have more punches of colour. But I am very excited by this.
Steph L. - Apr 27, 2010 4:17:35 pm PDT #25620 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, when I think about it, I'm not exactly beaming with pride that my mother tongue can claim "ginormous."
Ginormous is a perfectly cromulent word!
It embiggens the smallest person!
Strix - Apr 27, 2010 4:18:26 pm PDT #25621 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I wish we had some more counterspace, Sue. But I am hugely happy that I have a window (with a sill! I have a plant that I have kept alive for 7 WHOLE MONTHS on it, close to a water source) over the sink.
javachik - Apr 27, 2010 4:18:36 pm PDT #25622 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, I am not sure I am comfortable calling another poster unevolved.
I was talking about all humans, not a specific poster.
Strix - Apr 27, 2010 4:19:31 pm PDT #25623 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Language is fascinating. I wish I could go back and retake my History of the English Language course again, as I am no longer 19, and consistently semi-stoned.
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2010 4:21:39 pm PDT #25624 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
OTOH, we do things like pay complete strangers nice compliments. There's no reason for doing that, but to make someone feel nice.
And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste," probably to make him feel nice, but instead we totally make him feel weird and Other-tastic. There is no winning!
I've also got the first-generation, no grandparents born here thing going for me. Or against.
Steph L. - Apr 27, 2010 4:23:07 pm PDT #25625 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
And sometimes we see an Indian dude walking out of a bank and say "Namaste,"
All I can ever think of when I hear/read "namaste" is "namaste, motherfucker!" And I can't remember who here coined that.
Anyone?