Re: Animals' talk (jara: German letter names)
| From: | Arthaey Angosii <arthaey@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 4, 2003, 1:14 |
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Emaelivpar Jake X:
>Interesting. I think in English you can say either. The dog says, "bark,"
>or the dog barks. What determines which dog is assigned which sound?
>I am a native english speaker, but they seem to me randomly chosen when
>spoken. Anyone?
"Woof" sounds friendly to me, whereas "bark" could be more aggressive, or
at least louder/noiser/more enthusiastic. "Arf" sounds like a little dog
or a half-hearted bark. Just my personal impressions, mind you. :)
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AA
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