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

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"?

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