1 posted on
02/26/2009 8:52:46 AM PST by
BGHater
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
02/26/2009 8:53:17 AM PST by
BGHater
(Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
To: BGHater
3 posted on
02/26/2009 8:53:30 AM PST by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: BGHater
Does the phrase “I’ll have the roast duck with mango salsa” appear in his phrase book? If not, it is completely useless.
To: BGHater
He told The Times: "If a time traveller wanted to go back in time to a specific date, we could probably draw up a little phrasebook of the modern words that are likely to have sounded similar back then. You wouldn't be able to discuss anything very complicated, but it might be enough to get you out of a tight spot." Sensible people make plans for likely eventualities.
6 posted on
02/26/2009 8:55:12 AM PST by
ClearCase_guy
(American Revolution II -- overdue)
To: BGHater
7 posted on
02/26/2009 8:56:04 AM PST by
Vaduz
To: BGHater
9 posted on
02/26/2009 8:57:03 AM PST by
LiteKeeper
(Beware of socialism in America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
To: BGHater
7 letters that Ugg said to Ghaa caused a bit of a tiff.
12 posted on
02/26/2009 9:02:33 AM PST by
from occupied ga
(Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
To: BGHater
quite the cunning linguist
13 posted on
02/26/2009 9:02:46 AM PST by
fortunate sun
(Undermine Obama with every thought, word and deed.)
To: BGHater
We have a guess as to what was said 10,000 years ago.
Still no cure for cancer.
17 posted on
02/26/2009 9:05:29 AM PST by
autumnraine
(Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose- Kris Kristoferrson VIVA LA REVOLUTION!)
To: BGHater
They include "throw", "stick", "dirty", "guts" and "squeeze" which could all be out of use by the year 3000.Well, at least the guy is smarter than Al Gore - smart enough to make bogus predictions that cannot be proven false during his lifetime...
19 posted on
02/26/2009 9:15:04 AM PST by
The Electrician
("Government is the only enterprise in the world which expands in size when its failures increase.")
To: BGHater
To: BGHater
23 posted on
02/26/2009 9:23:56 AM PST by
Diogenesis
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: BGHater
The interesting thing I read about this was that by tracing common words among Indo European languages (most languages from India to Ireland) one can deduce a bit about the Indo European culture and practices.
Words in common between almost all Indo European languages?
Wheel. Axel. Horse. Ewe. (and many others)
So they most likely used chariots or wagons with wheels and axles, drawn by horses, and they probably herded sheep.
Some propose that it was the domestication of the horse that enabled them to “spread” their language from India to Ireland; but there is little doubt that they were a highly successful culture/civilization that gave rise to the most successful cultures that still use a modified version of their language.
24 posted on
02/26/2009 9:32:32 AM PST by
allmendream
("Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be redistributed?")
To: BGHater
Dr Pagel has tracked how words have changed by comparing languages from the Indo-European family, which includes most of the past and present languages of Europe, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. Middle East would be wrong. It's Persia.
26 posted on
02/26/2009 9:39:06 AM PST by
MyTwoCopperCoins
(I don't have a license to kill; I have a learner's permit.)
To: BGHater
Other early words include 'two', 'three' and 'five'. What happened to 'four'? Are you telling me there was no cave-man golf?
27 posted on
02/26/2009 9:41:16 AM PST by
6SJ7
(Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
To: BGHater
Interesting topic, but this is utter utter nonsense:
“Researchers have also identified several words that could die out within 1,000 years because they are likely to evolve into different forms. They include “throw”, “stick”, “dirty”, “guts” and “squeeze” which could all be out of use by the year 3000.”
What a joke! The word “throw” will go out of use? “Stick”? and so on. This is mind-bogglingly stupid.
31 posted on
02/26/2009 10:31:17 AM PST by
WL-law
To: BGHater
38 posted on
02/26/2009 8:54:48 PM PST by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: BGHater
Thanks for posting that. I found it interesting.
39 posted on
02/26/2009 9:00:12 PM PST by
mysterio
To: BGHater
Other early words include 'two', 'three' and 'five'.>/i>
What happened to 'Four'?
40 posted on
02/27/2009 5:37:48 AM PST by
SouthWall
(Obama. The Jimmt Carter of the bew century. 2/27/09)
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