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10481
Ick wynsche al af ju lyckig nyjar. On ick hope dat dis schal wese en god jar for Folksprak okso. Ingmar...
chamavian
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Jan 4, 2007
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10482
Lykig ny jar tu ju ok Ingmar! Åsmund ... Fra: folkspraak@yahoogroups.com [mailto:folkspraak@yahoogroups.com] På vegne av chamavian Sendt: 4. januar 2007...
Knutson
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Jan 4, 2007
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10483
hello every one ........ We are more than just an online free dating site. Meet people from your local area or from around the world for friendship, dating,...
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10484
How sweet and kind you are! ... Fra: folkspraak@yahoogroups.com [mailto:folkspraak@yahoogroups.com] På vegne av new year1 Sendt: 4. januar 2007 14:18 Til:...
Knutson
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Jan 4, 2007
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10485
LOL. ...ach, end (ge)lykkig niu jar tu all iu ok! ... På ... environmentalpsychology@yahoogroups.com; ... french_translation@yahoogroups.com; ... ...
Roly Sookias/Roley Su...
xipirho
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Jan 4, 2007
6:33 pm
10486
David ...first hope you had a grandiose Xmas and new year. Secondly, just wondering couldn't you use <ç> (c-cedilla) instead of just <c> either everywhere or...
Roly Sookias/Roley Su...
xipirho
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Jan 7, 2007
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10487
Ek wens ook alle ´n Gelukkig Nuwejaar. Eugeniusx...
Eugen Slowik
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Jan 7, 2007
5:16 pm
10488
Gelycklik ny jar! I think we are going to have a Folksprak before this year is out. I would like to explain according to which criteria this might get done. ...
stefichjo
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Jan 7, 2007
9:30 pm
10489
One problem with this, would be that I think we are trying to avoid diacritical marks -- it seems that they may be intimidating to les roast beefs. The problem...
David Parke
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Jan 8, 2007
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10490
... Germanic languages seem to have more influence from Romance languages than from Slavonic ones, so "Vaclav" is not a good example, I think. As far as I...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
11:20 am
10491
... Our languages are influenced more by romance ones. but i do know two languages that use <ç> is portuguese and french. two great languages....;)...
harrisro303
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Jan 8, 2007
3:52 pm
10492
My suggestion is using "ce", where the letter "e" is mute or is pronounced as a schwa. That would solve the problem in the singular (place, prince, konference,...
clayton_rc
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Jan 8, 2007
6:51 pm
10493
Indeed, harrisro303, I was referring to the slavonic use of "c". The question whether or not use diacritic marks is yet another one (which I think we have ...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
6:59 pm
10494
Hello Clayton, For my taste, btw, "plac" doesn't look like /plak/. _"plak"_ looks like /plak/. We could either have a rule that says that "ce" at the end of a...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
7:28 pm
10495
More advantages: that would bring the spelling close to English (and French, for instance). It should be almost as obvious for Portuguese, Spanish and Italian...
clayton_rc
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Jan 8, 2007
7:29 pm
10496
Yes Stephan, I agree with you that FS should avoid the use of diacritics as much as possible. I can imagine that they might be used in a few loanwords, like...
chamavian
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Jan 8, 2007
8:11 pm
10497
Good, Chamavian. For my taste we can write propper names this way, there should be no need to Folksprakize them. Are you interested in working on some...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
10:28 pm
10498
That's true, Clayton. Let's have a _short_ list of this kind of words. = Latin -tia = == Solution "-c" (i.e. with /ts/-rule for stem ending) == - ignoranc -...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
10:56 pm
10499
... A few suggestions/comments/additions Hee = Hi/Hey Hallo = Hello (Mostly used on the telephone) Farwell = goodbye, farewell Adjeu = goodbye, adios Ik het......
David Parke
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Jan 8, 2007
11:03 pm
10500
Hi Clayton, I forgot that in German we use Schwas, as in "Annonce" and "Chance". And in "Chance" the Schwa is optional, too. So, your suggestion is really...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
11:08 pm
10501
Another implication: -que. Should it be "antic" or "antique" (with the rule that "-que" has an optional Schwa)? * antic <-> antique * antiquitet * aquaplaning ...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
11:15 pm
10502
Thanks for the feed-back, David. Please let me know if the other sentences are OK or not, for instance there is nothing like "Sprek du Folksprak?" in your...
stefichjo
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Jan 8, 2007
11:51 pm
10504
... Good idea. Not so long ago I sent something like that to our files section. Please find it here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/files/Travlang% ...
chamavian
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Jan 9, 2007
7:22 am
10505
I would say "antik". I know that is doesn't make the conection between antique and antiquity quite so explicit, but it's a lot tidier than introducing rules...
David Parke
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Jan 9, 2007
7:26 am
10506
Sorry guys, the link keeps on breaking in my previous messages so it can't be opened. So I resent the old file announcement mail, where you can find it now, I...
chamavian
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Jan 9, 2007
7:29 am
10507
... Not formally agreed I think, but I personally think it's the safest way. I think Ingmar was positive about this. So that means words such as allee...
David Parke
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Jan 9, 2007
7:50 am
10508
... <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/folkspraak/files/Travlang%20Middelsprake.\ ... Let's do so. The few sentences David and I are talking about are implying...
stefichjo
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Jan 9, 2007
9:00 am
10509
... This is a much better argument. ... Well, English is quite French, that's the reason why. And both English and French have silent Schwas. English is...
stefichjo
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Jan 9, 2007
9:10 am
10510
... way. ... So these are the words. Nice sentences with these are: "Dat is en god idee." ... Correct. ... Wel(l)komen "adieu" then. ... No. Otherwise you...
stefichjo
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Jan 9, 2007
9:25 am
10511
I hope you're right! :-) I think, after pondering, it'd be: Lykkig niu jar Gud dag / gud-dag Folksprak But it's tricky to decide to scrap the "ge-". Whatever...
Roly Sookias/Roley Su...
xipirho
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Jan 9, 2007
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