Re: creolego "cannibalizes" AND "phagocytates" (wasRe: Gaelic Thingie)

 --- J Y S Czhang wrote:

> In a message dated 07/08/2002 10.06.41 PM, the Intrepid Jan Ijzeren writes:
Me, intrepid? Thanx for the compliment :))

Nevertheless, I feel compelled to make a few minor corrections:
- "IJzeren" is an adjective, meaning "Iron". As such, it can never be placed
  after the noun. It is, BTW, one of my favourite texts I used for the
  highscores in computer games. When I had to choose a name for an e-mail
  address, it was an obvious choice.
- "ij" is considered one letter in Dutch, where it usually takes the place of
  "y". The latter exists, too, but when it needs to be distinguished from "ij"
  it is usually called "Griekse ij"; they share one position in the alphabet.
  Dutch typewriters had a special key for "ÿ" (instead of ";", right from "L"),
  and it is only due to globalization that we started to write it as two
  separate character. Anyway, capitalization must involve both "I" and "J".

> Not a bad thing if ya ask me... *googolgigglabyte/googolgelachbijte*
My counterproposal would be "goegolgiechelbijt", sinds the Dutch equivalent of
"giggling" is "giechelen".

Jan

PS What do the letters J Y S mean? Or is that an impertinent question?
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