LoveUniHateExams

Joined

• started 328 topics
• posted 8,797 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by LoveUniHateExams

• 
  21

  Is English a hybrid language?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the short answer is no, it is not.. i have heard one or two proposals that it is, including from langfocus, a usually excellent youtube channel.. but no, english is actually a germanic language which has borrowed many words from other languages.

  here are several reasons why english is germanic at its core .... 1. verb forms.

  i play - ich spiele.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  what do you think of Icelandic?

  Icelandic is a highly conservative language, i.e. it has changed very little over the centuries. This means that it is practically the same language as Old Norse, the language of the Vikings. Icelanders today can read the old sagas with zero training.

  Icelandic has kept case endings and the three genders (masculine, feminine and neuter).

  The closest living language to Icelandic is Faeroese.

  Icelandic, Faeroese and Nynorsk are grouped together as Western North Germanic. Sometimes just Icelandic and Faeroese are considered insular Scandinavian. The two Norwegian standards (Bokmaal and Nynorsk), Danish and Swedish are sometimes considered continental Scandinavian.
• 
  21

  Is English a hybrid language?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the short answer is no, it is not.. i have heard one or two proposals that it is, including from langfocus, a usually excellent youtube channel.. but no, english is actually a germanic language which has borrowed many words from other languages.

  here are several reasons why english is germanic at its core .... 1. verb forms.

  i play - ich spiele.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  Yes, good points.

  Also, I only compared English and German, but the more Germanic languages you include, the stronger the case becomes.

  For example

  man - Mann - man

  hand - Hand - hand

  finger - Finger - finger

  foot - Fuss - fot

  house - Haus - hus

  hundred - Hundert - hundra

  thousand - Tausand - tusen

  The third column is Swedish. Pretty much any speaker of any Germanic language can look at that and see something very familiar.
• 
  21

  Is English a hybrid language?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the short answer is no, it is not.. i have heard one or two proposals that it is, including from langfocus, a usually excellent youtube channel.. but no, english is actually a germanic language which has borrowed many words from other languages.

  here are several reasons why english is germanic at its core .... 1. verb forms.

  i play - ich spiele.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  The short answer is no, it is not.

  I have heard one or two proposals that it is, including from Langfocus, a usually excellent YouTube channel.

  But no, English is actually a Germanic language which has borrowed many words from other languages.

  Here are several reasons why English is Germanic at its core ...

  1. Verb forms

  English has weak verbs, just like German. Weak verbs keep their stem the same and add -t or -ed at the end.

  to play - spielen

  I play - ich spiele

  I played - ich spielte

  I have played - ich habe gespielt

  English and German also have strong verbs. These have a vowel change in the stem, without -t or -ed at the end

  to sing - singen

  I sing - ich singe

  I sang - ich sang

  I have sung - ich habe gesungen

  Mixed verbs have vowel change in the stem and -t or -ed ending

  to think - denken

  I think - ich denke

  I thought - ich dachte

  I have thought - ich habe gedacht

  2. Word order of adjectives ...

  Adjectives come before the noun

  a fast car - ein schnelles Auto

  a black dog - ein schwartzer Hund

  3. Common everyday words are similar ...

  man - Mann

  hand - Hand

  finger - Finger

  foot - Fuss

  house - Haus

  hundred - Hundert

  thousand - Tausand

  I think that most linguists consider English to be a West Germanic language.

  And they are 100% right
• 
  9

  Let The Right One In (novel)

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  so, i've already posted stuff about the 2008 film of the same title, directed by tomas alfredson.. i rate that film very highly, so i thought i'd treat myself over the xmas holidays with the novel by john ajvide lindqvist.

  the book is a lot darker in some aspects - the film sensibly tones down the paedophile desires and exploits of haakan, the girl vampire's carer.

  nobody wants to see that kind of stuff on screen.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  Both the novel and 2008 film are very rereadable/rewatchable.

  The way romantic relationships are presented is fascinating.

  I've noticed that all the adult relationships are dysfunctional to some degree.

  There is Lacke, an alcoholic, and his on-off girlfriend Virginia. They have drunken bust-ups.

  There are Yvonne and Erik, Oskar's parents. Yvonne is a single mum who works nights, so she isn't around for Oskar half the time. Erik likes to drink too much, and sometimes prefers to drink with his buddy when his son visits.

  Haakan's relationship with Eli is the most disturbing of the lot. Haakan is a paedophile. His relationship with Eli is not sexual, although Haakan probably wants it to be. He also lusts after young boys.

  Pretty much the only romantic relationship in the novel that is 'normal' is the one that develops between Oskar and Eli. 🤣
• 
  6

  Ex- First Minister of Scotland's husband arrested................

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  .........by police investigating the snp's missing £600,000.

  (allegedly).

  the police operation looks more like a murder scene!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  That this comes so soon after she stepped down has got me wondering.

  Suspicious?
• 
  42

  England: Failure to Report Child Abuse to be Illegal

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  people who work with children in england will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans.. .

  the move - which is subject to a consultation - was recommended last year by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa).. .

  the home secretary told the bbc she wanted to correct one of the "biggest national scandals".. .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  @Jan

  Yes. A lot of Asian voters vote Labour in the north - particularly Asian Muslims. It's the same where I am in Bolton. Of course, there's nothing wrong with Asians voting for Labour.

  I just want all who failed the victims to be punished. I don't give a shit about skin colour or religious background.
• 
  38

  Has Tony been abducted by Aliens?

  by Mit123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  probably but they’ve sent him back pretty darn quick!

  i have from a very reliable source that he attends one of the poughkeepsie ny congregations.

  i think there are 5 congregations there might be worth paying a visit if anyone lives near there..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  We can only hope ...
• 
  23

  If you have a question maybe I can help doctor of theology and one of Jehovah's witnesses

  by Jehovahisgod in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my name is ari matthew davies.

  i am a life experience consultant counselor i have a doctor's degree theology psychology clinical addictions and computer sciences.

  i am also baptized as well as jehovah's witnesses.. if you have a question i've got a lot of experience and a lot of real life training.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  Yes, I got a couple questions.

  JWs believe that the governing body are God's only channel on the earth, and that they must obey the GB to remain in the good standing.

  Why have the GB got religious things wrong? - is that the GB messing up, or is their communication line to God a bit dodgy?

  Why should JWs follow the GB, and not Christ?

  Why is the faithful slave parable taken literally, and not left as just a parable?

  Does the JW org owe victims of child abuse money?
• 
  42

  England: Failure to Report Child Abuse to be Illegal

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  people who work with children in england will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans.. .

  the move - which is subject to a consultation - was recommended last year by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa).. .

  the home secretary told the bbc she wanted to correct one of the "biggest national scandals".. .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  All cases of child abuse must be reported, irrespective of the ethnicity of the perpetrators or the victims.

  The Asian grooming gangs got away with it for so long because people were scared of being called racist.

  Now, people must be fired from their jobs and be answering questions under oath in a court of law.
• 
  62

  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  LoveUniHateExams

  The Ukrainian war and events surrounding it are quite complex, and worthy of discussion.

  Do you have anything of value to add to this discussion, beyond telling people to fuck off?