Most annoying word in the U.S.

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#187298 - 10/14/09 09:32 AM Re: gramineous [Re: latishya]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2477 Loc: R'lyeh	You're welcome. devnagri to gurmukhi How mutually intelligible are Hindi-Urdu and Panjabi?
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#187308 - 10/14/09 03:01 PM Re: gramineous [Re: zmjezhd]
latishya enthusiast Registered: 11/24/07 Posts: 387 Loc: कहीं &...	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd You're welcome. devnagri to gurmukhi How mutually intelligible are Hindi-Urdu and Panjabi? I think the intelligibility is better from Panjabi to Hindi than the other way around. An old Panjabi friend calls his language a bastard Hindi but there are many Panjabi words that are not familiar to Hindi speakers who have not been exposed to Panjabi. Perhaps I could some it up by saying that I find causual eavesdropping on a Panjabi conversation tiring because I have to pay much more attention to what is being said to follow the details of it, though the general gist is clear enough.
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#187509 - 10/29/09 05:14 AM Re: in my heart of hearts [sic] [Re: olly]
Christine W stranger Registered: 10/26/09 Posts: 8	Why does (do?) one out of nine Americans live in California? 0% humidity. You should see my Californian sister's reaction to 'moist'. It's visceral. I've lived in semi-tropical climates most of my life and gotten quite used to moist air. I get the impression smells are more pungent in moist air. Anyone know why it may be so?
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#187510 - 10/29/09 06:10 AM Re: in my heart of hearts [sic] [Re: Christine W]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3764 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Non-scientifical answer: Because there is more life active in moist/humid things than in dry?
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#187524 - 10/29/09 10:10 PM Re: in my heart of hearts [sic] [Re: BranShea]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10393 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Sounds good to me!
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