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Topic Options #143943 - 06/13/05 06:49 PM Engdu maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 The double adjective: This is the double use of an adjective to emphasise the point. Such as : "The black black man had thin thin arms." I think this is an Urdu device which translates into English. http://uberhomme.blogspot.com/2005/06/engdu.html (thanks to languagelog) Top #143944 - 06/13/05 07:37 PM Re: Engdu sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui Interesting. There was nothing on that page that I could not understand, with only my rudimentary grasp of Hindi. It does show that at the everyday level, "hindustani" is alive and well. If you come across any links that highlight differences between the various vflavours of desi English, do let me know, mav-ji! _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Top #143945 - 06/13/05 09:47 PM Re: Engdu Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont you reading the Hat, too, mav? _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #143946 - 06/14/05 07:18 AM Re: Engdu maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 Yes, there are about three or four blogs I read fairly regularly including languagelog, languagehat, and then a selection of more occasional ones. Top #143947 - 06/14/05 09:37 AM Re: Engdu Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont yup. too bad jheem isn't around anymore. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #143948 - 08/25/05 04:29 AM Re: Engdu consuelo Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/11/01 Posts: 2636 Loc: Caribbean you reading the Hat, too, mav? *snicker* My first thought was The Cat In The Hat. How many levels are operating here, hmmmm? Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8423 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209740 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 3 registered (Faldage, wofahulicodoc, 1 invisible), 22 Guests and 2 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 86 jenny jenny 68 wofahulicodoc 52 endymion6 45 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 29 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 zmjezhd 16 Jackie 16 Faldage 14 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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