Re: basic vocab

On Sat, 16 Sep 2000, Nik wrote:

> Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
> > Well, if your prejudices are toward your native language, that would be
> > true.
>
> Hee hee, or if they're AGAINST your native language.  :-)  I personally
> find English an ugly language.  To many consonant clusters, I think, is
> what makes it so ugly.
<laugh>  Whereas I like German if I'm trying to sound militaristic,
*because* of the consonant clusters.  I'm actually neutral toward
English, because in some sense I don't "hear" it anymore unless I'm
reading poetry.  My brain just goes directly to processing meanings and
doesn't tell me anything about the aesthetics of sound.  Bad brain.  <wry g>

I someday have to figure out how to merge German and Japanese.  It'd be a
fun exercise, but I don't know nearly enough about either language!

YHL