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Re: Funny words

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 8, 2003, 15:34
 --- Michael Fors <micke@...> wrote: > Hello everybody!

> I know that there are closely related languages in which the same word means > entirely different things, and where the difference is really comical.
Yes, one could make up a long list of such words in Dutch and German. I've even seen a story (in German as spoken by a Dutch person who doesn't know German well), which was really funny. Perhaps I can find it and post it later.
> Do any of you have this kind of humorous word similarities in your conlangs?
Well, I am the proud father of a language family (Hattic, Askaic, Megza), but I don't think if I have such similarities. That is an error soon to be corrected, though. Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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