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Re: Comparison of philosophical languages

From:H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...>
Date:Friday, January 17, 2003, 21:10
On Fri, Jan 17, 2003 at 09:19:12PM +0100, Andrew Nowicki wrote:
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> coppice = ydadebe = "noun small big plant" (an)
??? I'm not sure I understand the logic behind this.
> spruce = ynadebe = "noun religious big plant" (an)
What has spruce got to do with "religious"?
> volt = ysule = "noun dangerous unit" (AN) > ampere = ylyle = "noun electric unit" (AN)
OK, this is a bit silly. I hope you realize that a high ampereage (sp?) is a LOT more dangerous than a high voltage? You will probably survive a 25V jolt; but if you get 25A through your body, you'll turn into jelly before you can think. :-P
> to cook = upeci = "verb warm manipulation" (AN) > to fry = ubupeci = "verb slippery warm manipulation" (an)
Slippery? I assume you mean oil? [snip]
> bread = ofyby = "noun foam food" (AN)
Ummm... but what about granola? Or pita?
> to bake = ipefyci = "verb warm foam manipulation" (AN)
OK, now I'm getting hilarious images of somebody trying to "ipefyci" some sponges in the oven. :-P [snip]
> to deep fry = ubopeci = "verb wet warm manipulation" (an) > to boil = upygu = "verb burning liquid" (AN)
[snip] Um, shouldn't this be the other way round? At least, deep-frying is not *wet*, it's dipping something into boiling oil (which is closer to burning liquid than boiling water--you'd know this if you've been burned by cooking oil before. :-P) T -- BREAKFAST.COM halted...Cereal Port Not Responding. --YHL

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