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by Aevas
14 Mar 2023 19:54
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1678
Views: 347424

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not certain Finnish actually had θ > ts. As I understand it, [θ] was spelled <tz> and later <ts>, and this became the basis for a spelling pronunciation in the standard language, which was influenced by Swedish speakers. The sound [θ] had previously devel...
by Aevas
31 Aug 2022 22:23
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: General Information & Rules
Replies: 9
Views: 51077

Re: General Information & Rules

If you are unable to register or access your account If you are unable to register a new account or unable to log in to your existing account, you can contact the admin to sort it out by mailing admin at the forum's domain name. If you have an existing account that you cannot access, do not registe...
by Aevas
31 Aug 2022 22:12
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News discussion/feedback thread
Replies: 898
Views: 431776

Re: Forum News discussion/feedback thread

qwed117 wrote: 22 Aug 2022 01:34 Extremely stupid but it looks like the Q&A thread in Linguistics and Natlangs is unpinned, unlike the other subfora. Is that a mistake?
Must be. I've fixed it now, thanks for catching it!
by Aevas
23 Apr 2022 10:11
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 150833

Re: Forum News Thread

From the Admin

Tanni has been banned permanently for repeatedly ignoring warnings.

DV82LECM has been banned for 3 months for insulting a moderator doing their job.
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by Aevas
17 Dec 2021 23:25
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News discussion/feedback thread
Replies: 898
Views: 431776

Re: Forum News discussion/feedback thread

Vlürch wrote: 11 Dec 2021 19:45 Since the subject of flag icons is being discussed, were the flag icons for Afghanistan and Karachay-Cherkessia that I made missed/forgotten to be added or was it a decision not to add them?
I would guess "missed/forgotten". I'll put it on my to-do list..!
by Aevas
28 Nov 2021 17:37
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
Replies: 881
Views: 275171

Re: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences

WeepingElf wrote: 28 Nov 2021 16:17 :swe: böjningsmönster 'inflectional paradigm'
:deu: Beugungsmuster 'diffraction pattern'

The fun fact is that both are built from perfectly cognate words.
A quick google search suggests to me that both words can be used in both senses in both languages?
by Aevas
27 Nov 2021 14:57
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News discussion/feedback thread
Replies: 898
Views: 431776

Re: Forum News discussion/feedback thread

I've removed the old Mississippi icon. If someone wants to make a new one with the new flag we can add that, but on the other hand I don't think I've ever seen this icon used to begin with? Ooh, an excuse to procrastinate? [:P] Will this work? https://i.imgur.com/SDNNQGB.png Hah! Yes, of course. I'...
by Aevas
24 Nov 2021 08:31
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News discussion/feedback thread
Replies: 898
Views: 431776

Re: Forum News discussion/feedback thread

I've removed the old Mississippi icon. If someone wants to make a new one with the new flag we can add that, but on the other hand I don't think I've ever seen this icon used to begin with?
by Aevas
20 Aug 2021 09:18
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) The day before the day before yesterday and the day after the day after tomorrow.
Replies: 19
Views: 4767

Re: The day before the day before yesterday and the day after the day after tomorrow.

It's semantics is still interesting. How does 'another day' start meaning 'the day before yesterday'. Actually, 'second' might be a better translation. The construction (the) other [unit of time] seems to be recurrent in several European languages, at least, when referring to units of time further ...
by Aevas
16 Jul 2021 16:09
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News discussion/feedback thread
Replies: 898
Views: 431776

Re: Forum News discussion/feedback thread

It would be nice to have phpBB a tag for glossing, like the one the ZBB has. phpBB comes with its own mechanism to make new tags with HTML replacements. Here is what the ZBB uses. The phpBB code: [gloss={TEXT2}]{TEXT1}[/gloss] and this is the HTML replacement entered into the relevant phpBB admin p...
by Aevas
16 Jul 2021 15:57
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: Korean transliteration
Replies: 4
Views: 2796

Re: Korean transliteration

Creyeditor wrote: 22 Jun 2021 07:35 I have seen Umlauts in German transcriptions of Korean.
Same in Swedish ones. The capital of Korea used to be spelled Söul, which is the same as in older German.
by Aevas
22 Apr 2021 09:05
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Sixth Conversation Thread
Replies: 762
Views: 193817

Re: The Sixth Conversation Thread

Salmoneus wrote: 21 Apr 2021 21:23 Off-topic: I assume someone's been deleting things from the Beginniner's Corner?
I deleted two posts from a spambot, and a reply to them.
by Aevas
23 Jan 2021 14:32
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Conlang YouTube, Metal Music, Emotions, Etc. [Split]
Replies: 93
Views: 59365

Re: Conlang YouTube, Metal Music, Emotions, Etc. [Split]

Youtube's default setting is to hold potentially offensive comments and spam for review (you can change it to allow all comments being published immediately). So if you go to the Held for review tab, you might find some lost comments there. It is also my impression that you'll still be notified of c...
by Aevas
14 Jan 2021 14:26
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 150833

Re: Forum News Thread

From the Admin

Lothar von Trotha / Otto Kretschmer has been banned for refusing to cooperate with the administration and for sockpuppeting.
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by Aevas
14 Nov 2020 09:52
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: How to design your own script
Replies: 88
Views: 102090

Re: How to design your own script

Visocacas wrote: 13 Nov 2020 20:30...
Has clawgrip given you permission to edit and repost his work?
by Aevas
20 Oct 2020 20:55
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Database Project video
Replies: 4
Views: 1611

Re: Conlang Database Project video

I'm gonna give this post the benefit of the doubt, but please elaborate on what your topic is about, instead of a dropping a link with no additional information.
by Aevas
19 Oct 2020 21:03
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: How to display conjugations in word order?
Replies: 12
Views: 4262

Re: How to display conjugations in word order?

Sequor wrote: 19 Oct 2020 20:04 I've never seen any acronym for them at all. I just see them called "glosses" for short.
Same. Never seen either IMG or ILG to refer to glosses.
by Aevas
18 Oct 2020 13:12
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Forum News Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 150833

Re: Forum News Thread

From the Admin

Creyeditor has been made MVP.
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by Aevas
15 Oct 2020 21:13
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: Vowel Harmony and Diphthongs
Replies: 13
Views: 6039

Re: Vowel Harmony and Diphthongs

The existence of diphthongs like /oi/ and /eu/ in Finnish made it seem clear that the secondary vowel of a diphthong is irrelevant to vowel harmony (at least in some languages), but then I read on Wikipedia that /i/ and /e/ are neutral in Finnish, which sent me back to square one. I haven't read th...
by Aevas
15 Oct 2020 21:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: The Esseintial Ch’eweyõw̌e Blog
Replies: 20
Views: 9026

Re: The Esseintial Ch’eweyõw̌e Blog

I enjoyed reading this (which is to say the posts from this year, since I figured the previous ones were out of date). I too like the general esthetic of the language. The various processes give it an extra layer of depth without going overboard. As for the phonetic realisation, acute-accented sylla...