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Page 5 of 5 < 1 2 3 4 5 Topic Options #191210 - 05/21/10 12:15 PM Re: [senskriba titolo] [Re: jeanlery] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5371 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Just reading some of the delightful limericks on that thread here in AWAD one can see that the language can flow beautifully and roll off the tongue wonderfully. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #191213 - 05/21/10 09:21 PM Re: [senskriba titolo] [Re: LukeJavan8] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13667 Likes and dislikes of languages are dreadfully subjective things. Many don't like German because it's so guttural. For me that's one of the beauties of the language. Some like French; why I'm not sure. I find it very irritating with its nasality. Purely personal prejudice. I don't say that people who like the sound of French are wrong and I would expect they not say that I am wrong for liking German. Top #191217 - 05/21/10 11:37 PM Re: [senskriba titolo] [Re: Faldage] beck123 addict Registered: 02/22/10 Posts: 655 Loc: Florida, USA I'm fascinated by people who come to dislike their native language. No child dislikes his own language, so any eventual dislike must be something to which one allows oneself to become acculturated. I wonder if it's part of a more general syndrome of self-loathing that susceptible individuals acquire through exposure to persistent criticism of their native culture. _________________________ "I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous Top #191222 - 05/22/10 08:03 AM Re: [la belo de kelpordo] [Re: Faldage] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh Likes and dislikes of languages are dreadfully subjective things. Mostly the criteria people use seems to be phonological (phonaesthetics) or semantic. Grant Barrett ran down the intricacies of the supposed beauty of cellar door in a recent New York Times Magazine Language column (link). For the other, see the various least favorite words discussions (on say Language Log) which include blog, moist, panties, et al. [Addendum: Geoff Nunberg noodles on Barrett's Selladoa.] _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #196781 - 01/28/11 06:15 PM Re: [senskriba titolo] [Re: beck123] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5371 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: beck123 I'm fascinated by people who come to dislike their native language. No child dislikes his own language, so any eventual dislike must be something to which one allows oneself to become acculturated. I wonder if it's part of a more general syndrome of self-loathing that susceptible individuals acquire through exposure to persistent criticism of their native culture. Perhaps a dislike for political correctness and the language that goes with it, would fit into this thought???? Just curious. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top Page 5 of 5 < 1 2 3 4 5 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 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 8453 Members 16 Forums 13692 Topics 210111 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members zhangzhen, dene13, MariaAnastasia, MNPrasad, Krysto4 8453 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 23 Guests and 3 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 98 wofahulicodoc 71 endymion6 71 jenny jenny 66 teepee 23 Rhubarb Commando 18 Faldage 14 tsuwm 9 anddrewlee 6 Jackie 4 June 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

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