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by Man in Space
Tue May 07, 2024 9:15 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Happy things thread!
Replies: 1208
Views: 715835

Re: Happy things thread!

I have successfully acquired a new OtterBox.
by Man in Space
Mon May 06, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Hardening of *w ['ju.vɔʃ] ivvos "( to a woman of higher rank than oneself ) Mrs., Ms.; ( of judges, justices ) your honour" [eə] > [iu] ['iuj̥] ieich "( chiefly archaic ) madam, ma'am" *jC > CC [dʒɛːssaːɾ] giaisà "planet, wandering star" Z > Ø / V_V [a.áː] abá "oce...
by Man in Space
Mon May 06, 2024 12:13 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Syntax random
Replies: 195
Views: 114102

Re: Syntax random

“We only didn’t see the Louvre” needs no question mark from me—it’s perfectly licit. My takeaway would be that there was some list or set of things you visited on your trip or at least wanted to see, the Louvre being the only one you didn’t get to. (“We saw the Musée d’Orsay, the Arc de Triomphe, th...
by Man in Space
Fri May 03, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Raising of final nonlow vowels ['œχ.χi] diórde "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" *Vh > voiceless vowel with devoicing of onset ['ɣai̯.cæ̥] žiyat "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (w...
by Man in Space
Fri May 03, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Thorn deletion ['œħ.ħɛ] diórde "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" *j > ɟ / %_ ['ɣei̯.ɟæh] žiyat "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices)...
by Man in Space
Fri May 03, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

*r > ʕ ['ðœʕ.ʕɛ] diórde "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Retraction of palatal fricatives ['ɣei̯.jæs] žiyat "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of jud...
by Man in Space
Fri May 03, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

*rd > rr ['dœr.rɛ] diórde "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Fronting of back vowels before coronals ['ʑei̯.jæt] žiyat "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam...
by Man in Space
Thu May 02, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Venting thread
Replies: 1919
Views: 15027394

Re: Venting thread

Work is rolling out something so inane even the managers are complaining about it. That seals it—time to seek employment elsewhere.

Now I get to be ghosted or rejected another 300 times.
by Man in Space
Wed May 01, 2024 11:50 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Initial glide fortition ['ɟɔʁ.ɟɑ] dhióžgia "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Unrounding of front rounded vowels ['ʑet] džiot "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office...
by Man in Space
Wed May 01, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Thorn-dropping ['jɔʒ.ɟɑ] dhióžgia "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Fronting of back vowels under influence of coronals ['d͡ʑøt] džiot "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles...
by Man in Space
Wed May 01, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Languages
Topic: Resources Thread
Replies: 88
Views: 69690

Re: Resources Thread

Does anyone know how to contact the late Gary Shannon’s estate? He had a list (in-progress, sadly not completed before his passing) of derivation operations that I find useful, and others may too. I’d like to contact his next of kin to seek permission to expand on it and maybe publicly release it.
by Man in Space
Wed May 01, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Venting thread
Replies: 1919
Views: 15027394

Re: Venting thread

Not only was my vacation a bust, I come back to ridiculous BS at work that, had I or my manager been in the office, wouldn’t have been an issue, but now it’s my problem and a black mark against me. It is taking a stupendous amount of self-control not to just quit right now, money and job search be d...
by Man in Space
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Fortition of *j after palatal fricatives ['ðjɔː.ʒɟɑ] dhióžia "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Length > glottalization ['d͡ʑoˀ] giô "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of...
by Man in Space
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Palatal affectation ['vœː.ʒæ] vueja "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Transference of rounding ['gjo] gyua "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judge...
by Man in Space
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:05 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

*a-affectation ['vœː.d͡ʒa] vueja "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Deletion of high vowels before semivowels ['gwja] goea "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) m...
by Man in Space
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Ø > g / #_w

['gwɛ.d͡ʒa]
wéoje
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
by Man in Space
Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Vowel length converts to consonantal gemination

['vɵ˞j.ja]
wéorle
‘(highly formal) mother; prime minister; madam, Mrs.’
by Man in Space
Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: Ephemera
Topic: Venting thread
Replies: 1919
Views: 15027394

Re: Venting thread

I was on vacation this week, to visit the Norman Music Festival (which runs from Thursday to Saturday). - Arrive on Tuesday. - Catch sick Wednesday night/Thursday morning. - Recover sufficiently by Saturday to do things. - This being Oklahoma, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms occur on Saturday, so...
by Man in Space
Sun Apr 28, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Trill release before high back vowels

['mʙu̯ɵ̃ː.lɛ]
muǫ́le
“mother”
by Man in Space
Sun Apr 28, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2646
Views: 274141

Re: Word evolution game

Breaking of nasal vowels

['mu̯ɵ̃.lɛː]
mǫlē
“mother”