Re: Animals' talk (jara: German letter names)

Jake X scripsit:

> Interesting.  I think in English you can say either.  The dog says, "bark,"
> or the dog barks.
The first seems strange to me.

> What determines which dog is assigned which sound?  I am a native english
> speaker, but
> they seem to me randomly chosen when spoken.  Anyone?
Snoopy is a beagle (the smallest hound), and I think "Arf!" is more like
the way a hound cries than "Woof!" or any other form.

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