Re: THEORY: Evolution of infixes/ablaut?

Patrick Dunn wrote:

> Hatasoe uses infixes, but I don't know *how* the evolved.  English only
> has one infix -- namely, -fucking-, as in "absolfuckinglutely."  It's
> evidently an intensifier.  (Note: I've actually seen this in a linguistics
> textbook, so don't go getting offended on me :) )
-goddam- and -bloody- are also recorded:  "indegoddampendent", "obliggoddamnation"
(unusual because it is a noun), "immabloodymaterial" (with reduplicated "ma")
have all appeared in print.

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