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Re: Mauve and a related conlang question

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 5, 2002, 16:46
Tim May wrote:
> I seem to remember seeing somewhere that the fundamental colour groups > were always centered on the same wavelengths, but I could be imagining > it.
Yes. All languages, if they have a word for a given color, will use the same narrow range of frequencies and brightness for the central or "best example" shade of said color. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42