Well, Elle, in Dutch, a languages spoken by about 25 million people, that -e sound is THE way to know if a noun is plural or not. That may be insignificant to...
Well MS doesn't have anything like the Scandy enclitic definite article. Also Scandy languages also have nouns that end in "-en" or "-et", so I am sure that...
Well, Peter, I just meant to say that Elle's language looks more like a fantasy language than a real one. As if she has made it up, which is no shame at all,...
By the way: since this is a discussion about Middelsprake, I think it needs to be at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Middelsprake/ so I just copied the whole...
Hm, I am am usually more than reluctant to get involved into these discussions about linguistic details (although I follow them with great interest) but it's...
Thanks for your interesting examples, Wolfram. Okay, Frauen is right, but Flecke is the plural form in my dictionary. Anyway, that doesn't make it any less...
But if you have to learn that MS has no enclitic definite articles like scandinavian then a Scandy speaker would very soon learn that -en CAN NOT be a definite...
Dave, I answered your questions at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Middelsprake/ See you there ;-) Ingmar ... like ... CAN ... then ... european ... mistaken ......
... Well. no. "äpplen" does mean "apples", not "the apples". "Äpplena" is "the apples". This is the plural form for neutrum words endning with a vocal. For...
Ah, I see, so äpple is the singular noun? I thought it was plural, because of its umlaut... Complicated... Maybe you just could start writing some small parts...
I keep thinking about this reaction... it's bothering me. Did I say Elle, or the Germans in general, or anyone else is a Hitler adept or something? No. Just...
With all due respect, Ingmar I don't really wish to join your group. I'd very soon piss you off with my suggestions and critiques and questions. I don't really...
... Woah, calm down. ^_^ While I _am_ aware of this fact, it was merely my intent to _kindly_suggest_ to think about it, because although I know it as a rule,...
... ;;bows before you;; Had I only known! ;;bow, bow;; Um, I suppose you could not have simply asked me whether or not I am a liar instead of accusing me? ^_^ ...
Well Elle, I'm not the only one here who thinks about it that way. Not here, and not outside this group. And we're speaking about people who are Low Saxon...
Since you're telling this as a friend, I'll accept it from you, David. Actually, I wouldn't easily delete messages, as you fear, certainly not when it is about...
... Wow. Didn't know I was so popular as to inspire so many whispers about me here. Or... are you presuming to speak on the behalf of others without their...
I was unsuccessful in adding something to the bottom of the last message. Here it is: 'I have no intention of beginning a _flamewar_ or anthing like that. I am...
... Maybe it is not my place to say anything on this topic, as I am aware that your quarrel is mainly with Ingmar, but may I say that although I never...
Elle, if your family's language is genuine that it most definitely needs to be preserved. For one thing it seems to be living fossil, preserving features that...
Sorry, I can understand you feel personally attacked. I admit my tone was too rude, that wasn't nice of me. My apologies for that Elle. The language you showed...
Cheer up, Elle As a long-time (but mostly silent) member of this group, I know that this type of discussion flares up every now and then. Some people have very...
I just had a new idea for a plural indefinite article, used where English would use "some", How about "aff" or whatever you think the FS version of this should...
Within the constraints of the language's 'raison d'etre' [;)] I personally would shy away from a Romance-based construct where there is a Germanic equivalent. ...
Here an answer from a Dutch speaker: I'd say, use: "enig" enig folk, enig autos, enig appels... Dutch has "enig", German has "einig" etc. and Scandy probably...
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