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

# > "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.  :)
# Those descriptions sound very right to me, even though I wasn't able to
# produce them myself. :)

Also, I might add, "woof" is an admirative greeting among the hairier gay
men of the english speaking world.... and likely known by those who speak
at least minimal english.

"arf" and/or "bark" would likely seem condescending, or humorous at best.

-tim
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