Posts tagged language
“”“In English,” Professor Austin said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
My absolutely favourite expression ever is “asscheeks akimbo.” I don’t think I’ll ever get to say it in conversation.
:D: himynameiscarl: it’s funny how being adept at verbally expressing...
it’s funny how being adept at verbally expressing yourself is used as the hallmark sign of intelligence
(just kidding, it’s not funny, it’s a totally natural conclusion—language is the most immediate tool we have when we’re trying to express thought, and, for people whose…
And if you can’t tell there/their/they’re apart, you’re still a fucking idjit*.
*dyslexic people are exempt.
(via manicpixiedeathbitch)
Kartoffels actually sound way more delicious than potato.
KYMdb - Differenze Linguistiche