tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post745263782468456608..comments2023-05-26T10:30:19.634-04:00Comments on Vivere Vix Deus: Olla Podrida of WordsKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617185986090024801noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-69435496690466182352007-01-03T21:35:00.000-05:002007-01-03T21:35:00.000-05:00On the language controversy....
I have reached the...On the language controversy....<br />I have reached the personal conclusion that Portuguese is superior to both Spanish and French! <br />My reasoning: Portuguese was strongly influenced by both Spanish and French, because of this people who speak Portuguese can usually understand Spanish, as well as some French and Italian. <br />Those who speak only Spanish can not understand Portuguese, but those who speak Portuguese can understand Spanish. <br />Therefore, because of its extensive connections to both languages... I belive it to be the best of both worlds! <br />;)Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376690231809200554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-15892261876206624512007-01-02T23:16:00.000-05:002007-01-02T23:16:00.000-05:00ya'll make me laugh :)
and yes, ya'll is a word
in...ya'll make me laugh :)<br />and yes, ya'll is a word<br />in Alabama anyway :)Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376690231809200554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-26621280702635369382007-01-02T17:21:00.000-05:002007-01-02T17:21:00.000-05:00Oh wait! Christy, I understand what you mean. I fe...Oh wait! Christy, I understand what you mean. I feel silly now. I thought you were talking about something that happened in the past. :) You're right I should, but I don't usually check my word of the day on a regular basis; I allow it to pile up and read like the past three weeks worth of words all at once. But maybe it's time for a change :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440799300068192995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-87776187082414026262007-01-02T16:45:00.000-05:002007-01-02T16:45:00.000-05:00oh, "that day" just being whatever day it is. hmm...oh, "that day" just being whatever day it is. hmm, this is a bit confusing. I'm not sure how to explain.Christy Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-34188075280378938212007-01-02T14:56:00.000-05:002007-01-02T14:56:00.000-05:00Joel, I get the impression that you are implying I...Joel, I get the impression that you are implying I should attempt to learn French rather than Spanish. If I'm correct, then you are not because your reasoning is faulty. Your suggestion that French is much more useful than Spanish has very little of a foundation to stand on and I've reached a different conclusion than you from your evidence. <br />I conclude that English is just an improvement upon French and so I should just learn it better rather than waste my time learning a subordinate language ;) Besides, many more people in this country speak Spanish than French :) And your suggestion that Spanish and English have little in common suggests that learning Spanish would be broadening my mind, and therefore much more useful than studying French. <br />Oh, and I think the connection between gauche in French and English may be a bit of a stretch and perhaps offensive to our left-handed friends :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440799300068192995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-39669646682530024542007-01-02T14:36:00.000-05:002007-01-02T14:36:00.000-05:00see, look how many of these words come from french...see, look how many of these words come from french. Fait is a conjugation of faire, which means to do (although this might come from latin originally.) Avoirdupois literally means "to have some pounds" in french, gauche means left in french, which leads to the english meaning: awkward, or left-handed;), and finally puissant, which is directly stolen from french, where it means the same thing. See how much more useful french is than spanish? I don't see any of the words on your list that came directly from spanish. :pJoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717425012960930886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-65022101709536800022007-01-01T23:57:00.000-05:002007-01-01T23:57:00.000-05:00thanks for improving my vocabthanks for improving my vocabPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17500512717933853171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-6619803016126009962007-01-01T16:37:00.000-05:002007-01-01T16:37:00.000-05:00Christy, "that day" is a rather ambiguous phrase. ...Christy, "that day" is a rather ambiguous phrase. I'm not really sure what word you're talking about because I can't really remember when I talked to you while reading a word of the day. If you remember :) you can remind me of what it was.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440799300068192995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3281269231770844828.post-53168928450889530542007-01-01T16:27:00.000-05:002007-01-01T16:27:00.000-05:00now you need to start using them in your everyday ...now you need to start using them in your everyday conversation! I know, when we get back to school, you can try to use the word that you received that day while talking to me :)Christy Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339928823957148452noreply@blogger.com