Silliness Ceci n'est pas une moderation (Add yer own damn accents.) - Page 6

dsvick · 08-11-2010, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

Is that poo?

I don't think so, not unless he is getting those hormone shots to make his breasts bigger. Besides I don't think poohbear would get his feathers dirty like that.

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

actually I was wondering if he found an old box of my ROTC pictures!

We really need to trade pictures sometime, or if not so much "trade" then I'd just like to see yours

pshrynk · 08-11-2010, 10:08 AM

Unfortunately, I have nothing to trade for those accents. I suppose I could throw in my Texas accent I picked up when I was in the Air Force. Really don't need that up here in the IceBox, dontchaknow?

FlorenceArt · 08-11-2010, 10:12 AM

Oh, for you, pshrynk, the accents are free! Well, the first one anyway

pshrynk · 08-11-2010, 10:15 AM

See, that's what I worry about when I consider starting to use diacritical marks. You "sample" that little squiggly thing over the n and next thing you know, you're standing on a street corner in a bad part of town offering you paycheck to a guy with dismal hygiene for one of those backward apostrophes for your a's.

FlorenceArt · 08-11-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

See, that's what I worry about when I consider starting to use diacritical marks. You "sample" that little squiggly thing over the n and next thing you know, you're standing on a street corner in a bad part of town offering you paycheck to a guy with dismal hygiene for one of those backward apostrophes for your a's.

Well, maybe we can work something out. For a moderate monthly fee, I can give you a good supply of healthy à, è, é and even some ù. I guarantee my accents are genuinely French, no genetically modified accents here, and they are all vaccined too, and raised in humane and hygenic conditions.

Druid_Elf · 08-11-2010, 10:24 AM

Ah but you forgot the al important ç. Maybe you can charge extra for that one

FlorenceArt · 08-11-2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Druid_Elf

Ah but you forgot the al important ç. Maybe you can charge extra for that one

Well, I did think about it but I wasn't sure it would qualify as an accent. But I can sure charge extra for it. It's worth it, and more! Thank you for the suggestion.

pshrynk · 08-11-2010, 10:54 AM

See, the little dangly c thingie always gives me the creeps. How do you pronounce that? Is it Freudian? Does d have dangling envy?

Druid_Elf · 08-11-2010, 11:02 AM

For your convenience, the full explanation of the dangly c http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87

FlorenceArt · 08-11-2010, 11:07 AM

In French, the ç (cédille) is used to indicate that the c should be pronounced like the S in States. C is normally pronounced like the English K, when followed by vowels A, O or U, and like S when followed by E or I. The cédille indicates that the pronunciation is S even though the following vowel is A (not sure there are cases where ç is followed by u or o).

P.S.: yes, there are examples in the Wikipedia articles of çu and ço

Wetdogeared · 08-11-2010, 11:15 AM

I found it interesting that in Latvian, because the lowercase letter "g" has a descender, the cedilla is rotated 180° and placed over the letter.

ģ

FlorenceArt · 08-11-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

I found it interesting that in Latvian, because the lowercase letter "g" has a descender, the cedilla is rotated 180° and placed over the letter.

ģ

That's not a cedilla!

That's an accent aigu.

Wetdogeared · 08-11-2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

That's not a cedilla!

That's an accent aigu.

I could very well be wrong. I'm just quoting from the interwebs Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.

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Use of the cedilla in Latvian

In Latvian, the cedilla is used on the letters "ģ", "ķ", "ļ", "ņ", and historically also "ŗ", to indicate palatalization. Because the lowercase letter "g" has a descender, the cedilla is rotated 180° and placed over the letter. The uppercase equivalent "Ģ" has a normal cedilla. However, from the typographical point of view, these diacritics are commas.

FlorenceArt · 08-11-2010, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

I could very well be wrong. I'm just quoting from the interwebs Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Just kidding! I don't know a thing about Latvian

Wetdogeared · 08-11-2010, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Just kidding! I don't know a thing about Latvian

Nor do I.

But it seems the d does not have dangling envy.

ÇçḐḑȨȩĢģḨḩĶķĻļŅņŖŗŞşŢţ

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08-11-2010, 10:08 AM	#77
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Unfortunately, I have nothing to trade for those accents. I suppose I could throw in my Texas accent I picked up when I was in the Air Force. Really don't need that up here in the IceBox, dontchaknow?

08-11-2010, 10:12 AM	#78
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Oh, for you, pshrynk, the accents are free! Well, the first one anyway

08-11-2010, 10:15 AM	#79
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	See, that's what I worry about when I consider starting to use diacritical marks. You "sample" that little squiggly thing over the n and next thing you know, you're standing on a street corner in a bad part of town offering you paycheck to a guy with dismal hygiene for one of those backward apostrophes for your a's.

08-11-2010, 10:24 AM	#81
Druid_Elf Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 612 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: belgium Device: none	Ah but you forgot the al important ç. Maybe you can charge extra for that one

08-11-2010, 10:54 AM	#83
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	See, the little dangly c thingie always gives me the creeps. How do you pronounce that? Is it Freudian? Does d have dangling envy?

08-11-2010, 11:02 AM	#84
Druid_Elf Zealot Posts: 109 Karma: 612 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: belgium Device: none	For your convenience, the full explanation of the dangly c http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87

08-11-2010, 11:07 AM	#85
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	In French, the ç (cédille) is used to indicate that the c should be pronounced like the S in States. C is normally pronounced like the English K, when followed by vowels A, O or U, and like S when followed by E or I. The cédille indicates that the pronunciation is S even though the following vowel is A (not sure there are cases where ç is followed by u or o). P.S.: yes, there are examples in the Wikipedia articles of çu and ço

08-11-2010, 11:15 AM	#86
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,781 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Polar Vortex Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	I found it interesting that in Latvian, because the lowercase letter "g" has a descender, the cedilla is rotated 180° and placed over the letter. ģ