Re: CHAT: various infotaining natlang tidbits

Danny Wier wrote:
> The verb _bilong_ I assume is from English "belong"
Actually, it's used as a preposition, "of", and Tok Pisin is
zero-copula, apparently.  So, "ples bilong yu" = "place of you" = "your
place"

> E pluribus unum.  We Americans believe in diversity, as long as everybody
> speaks English.
Actually, "e pluribus unum" is kind of anti-diversity, when you think
about it, "from many, one" - out of many sources, differences disappear
and we become one, the melting pot.  At least, that's how I've always
seen that motto.

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