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Re: Irregularity in human languages (was Re: irregular conlangs)

From:Thomas R. Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Saturday, October 2, 1999, 10:20
Sally Caves wrote:

> Crude, rude girl that I am, Tom, I use "shit" as a verb all the time, > and as a strong verb, too. In a select audience, of course. Piss, > however, is definitely a weak verb.
I was making no value judgments there, just what I hear. :) Usually, when I hear it, it's "take a shit" or something to that effect. I actually hear "scheisse" a lot -- which disturbs me now that I think about it; I don't generally hang out around the German department on campus.
> > > And what's the new strong form of "twig"? > > > > "Twug". > > > > > (And how often do people > > > this side of the Atlantic use the word in the first place?) > > > > Rarely, if ever. > > What does it mean again? bad memory, as I said...
I have here: twig: (twigged, twigging, twigs) British informal; intr. -- to suddenly comprehend a situation; catch on. tr. -- 1. to understand. 2. to observe or watch; to notice. I assume that it's based on "dig : dug"? ======================================================= Tom Wier <artabanos@...> ICQ#: 4315704 AIM: Deuterotom Website: <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." Denn wo Begriffe fehlen, Da stellt ein Wort zur rechten Zeit sich ein. -- Mephistopheles, in Goethe's _Faust_ ========================================================