tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post115676063526746973..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Monday memetornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156811496900829172006-08-28T20:31:00.000-04:002006-08-28T20:31:00.000-04:00I read a lot so I'm familiar with the term larder....I read a lot so I'm familiar with the term larder. I was not, however, familiar with the word meme. I am now. <BR/><BR/>Ego w/o language. Interesting thought.Bugsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14915837236872511912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156810002374241962006-08-28T20:06:00.001-04:002006-08-28T20:06:00.001-04:00Just found your site via wemovetocanada. Pleasant ...Just found your site via wemovetocanada. Pleasant surprise.<BR/><BR/>On the way an individual thinks being determined/influenced by the language he speaks, one of the coolest linguistic facts I learned while studying languages indigenous to the Americas was that some languages like Aymara force the speaker to indicate how they know something is true via the structure of the language, kind of likeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156809997944802582006-08-28T20:06:00.000-04:002006-08-28T20:06:00.000-04:00Isn't a larder Canadian Lingo?In desperate need of...Isn't a larder Canadian Lingo?<BR/><BR/>In desperate need of poutine and fries and gravy here!!The Lone Rangershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384357823909767949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156809361280440812006-08-28T19:56:00.000-04:002006-08-28T19:56:00.000-04:00I've always wondered: is "larder" an American Sou...I've always wondered: is "larder" an American Southernism? Is it a Northeast thing?teh l4m3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10982909927895165627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156808041811240822006-08-28T19:34:00.000-04:002006-08-28T19:34:00.000-04:00I have no nearest book, so I can't play along.The ...I have no nearest book, so I can't play along.<BR/><BR/>The new movie Babel with Brad Pitt is supposed to examine language and its limitations, you should check it out. It also has Brad Pitt in it, so it won't be bad to look at, which is always good.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156805764432371732006-08-28T18:56:00.000-04:002006-08-28T18:56:00.000-04:00I knew what a larder was. I haven't reached page ...I knew what a larder was. <BR/><BR/>I haven't reached page 123 of the book I am reading, so I don't want to do this one in case it spoils it for me. After all, it's Stephen Kings' latest book called "The Cell" so if I find out too soon what happens, I will be lost. Or maybe I won't. Stephen King is pretty basic language. Which makes me feel like a total 'tard when I see that you are reading Chunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795176756081966512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156791224568525532006-08-28T14:53:00.000-04:002006-08-28T14:53:00.000-04:00If there is one thing that I like to think about i...If there is one thing that I like to think about it’s how we come to understand and explain the world around us through language.<BR/><BR/>Rather than being thinky, I can tell one of my few language anecdotes. You may remember the Chevy Nova. During the seventies, Chevy expected the Nova to be the new car that everybody adored (didn’t quite play out). Marketing in Mexico, however, stumped themGayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156789905587554872006-08-28T14:31:00.000-04:002006-08-28T14:31:00.000-04:00thanks to you, and daniel, i now have a post for t...thanks to you, and daniel, i now have a post for tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>and thanks to dirk, i feel ancient. i knew what all those words were, too :PPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556535711209804501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156783953489542562006-08-28T12:52:00.000-04:002006-08-28T12:52:00.000-04:00French and Spanish I can sort of manage, but Hebre...French and Spanish I can sort of manage, but Hebrew puts my mind on a completely different track, and I immediately derail. I think you really have something there, about language "creating" the ego. The ego is all about definition, and therefore separation,and that isn't really possible without language to articulate that pseudo reality. Why is it that Baby's first two words are Mama and Dada, A Bear in the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013721650938158869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156782720807100192006-08-28T12:32:00.000-04:002006-08-28T12:32:00.000-04:00but the only books i have in front of me right now...but the only books i have in front of me right now are html books, so there's no that!! cute idea though! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156782524387369542006-08-28T12:28:00.000-04:002006-08-28T12:28:00.000-04:00Sometimes I thing language has become a complete i...Sometimes I thing language has become a complete impediment to communication.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156775611006140272006-08-28T10:33:00.000-04:002006-08-28T10:33:00.000-04:00I saw that meme just yesterday, but it was to post...I saw that meme just yesterday, but it was to post just the single 5th sentence:<BR/><BR/>"This poem, by Richard Jones not only portrays a woman of ancient China, but does it in the style of early Chinese poetry, at least as it sounds rendered in English."<BR/><BR/>It's from The Poet's Companion.<BR/><BR/>A bit higher level from the classes I teach.rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156773474619839042006-08-28T09:57:00.000-04:002006-08-28T09:57:00.000-04:00I knew what larder meant. My grandma used that al...I knew what larder meant. My grandma used that along with ice box and davenport (for sofa).dirk.mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681555593691365839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156769693539050962006-08-28T08:54:00.000-04:002006-08-28T08:54:00.000-04:00yay! have a good day back to work~!slacker!yay! have a good day back to work~!<BR/><BR/>slacker!Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506792286939816179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156766990327975742006-08-28T08:09:00.000-04:002006-08-28T08:09:00.000-04:00I am old enough to know terms such as Larder and I...I am old enough to know terms such as Larder and Ice Box and Victrola. (no Ice Box has nothing to do with Anne Coulter!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-1156761665619622932006-08-28T06:41:00.000-04:002006-08-28T06:41:00.000-04:00Based on this post alone, someday I would love to ...Based on this post alone, someday I would love to sit down and talk with you (here - about language). I think you are absolutely right about the effect of language on our perception of our world. I also think that the study of another language to the point of some competence helps us understand our birth tongue. I never really "got" English until I studied German. And when I was lucky enough Lemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397995062492531171noreply@blogger.com