History Quotes / LanguageEqualsThought

->''Astonishing'', said Death. ''Really astonishing. Let me put forward another suggestion: that you are nothing more than a lucky species of ape that is trying to understand the complexities of creation via a language that evolved in order to tell one another where the ripe fruit was?''\\

''[[ComplimentBackfire The remark was not intended as derogatory]]'', said Death. ''Under the circumstances, you have achieved a great deal''.

->''People often get very excited about the idea that (e.g.) “Martians have no word for war”, forgetting that a lexical gap this easy to fill with a paraphrase or loanword is unlikely to tell us much about their familiarity with the idea. After all, until the twentieth century Terrans had no word for genocide.''

->''Throughout [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} the country]], pork is an almost default ingredient. Dim Sum, dumplings, rice, noodles, soup, even, sometimes, desert, contains pork, whether it’s listed on the menu or not. [[UsefulNotes/ChineseDialectsAndAccents The Chinese word]] for meat, “ròu” literally means pork. All other types of meat have to be specified. Cows, for example, are “niú”, so beef is “niú ròu”. Fish, “Yú”, becomes “Yú ròu”. And so on. The Chinese character for family or home, “Jiā” is composed of two elements, or radicals - the character for roof underneath the character for pig. All of this is to say: pork is more than just a meal in China - it’s ingrained in the culture.''

''The remark was not intended as derogatory'', said Death. ''Under the circumstances, you have achieved a great deal''.

-->--'''jan Misali''', ''WebVideo/ConlangCritic'', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nAcVA88H5M Dothraki]]"

->People often get very excited about the idea that (e.g.) “Martians have no word for war”, forgetting that a lexical gap this easy to fill with a paraphrase or loanword is unlikely to tell us much about their familiarity with the idea. After all, until the twentieth century Terrans had no word for genocide.

->''Throughout [[UsefulNotes/{{China}} the country]], pork is an almost default ingredient. Dim Sum, dumplings, rice, noodles, soup, even, sometimes, desert, contains pork, whether it’s listed on the menu or not. The Chinese word for meat, “ròu” literally means pork. All other types of meat have to be specified. Cows, for example, are “niú”, so beef is “niú ròu”. Fish, “Yú”, becomes “Yú ròu”. And so on. The Chinese character for family or home, “Jiā” is composed of two elements, or radicals - the character for roof underneath the character for pig. All of this is to say: pork is more than just a meal in China - it’s ingrained in the culture.''

-->--'''jan Misali''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nAcVA88H5M Conlang Critic: Dothraki]]"

-->--'''jan Misali'''

->''Astonishing, said Death. ''Really astonishing. Let me put forward another suggestion: that you are nothing more than a lucky species of ape that is trying to understand the complexities of creation via a language that evolved in order to tell one another where the ripe fruit was?''\\

->[[AC:Astonishing]], said Death. [[AC:Really astonishing. Let me put forward another suggestion: that you are nothing more than a lucky species of ape that is trying to understand the complexities of creation via a language that evolved in order to tell one another where the ripe fruit was?]]\\

[[AC:The remark was not intended as derogatory]], said Death. [[AC:Under the circumstances, you have achieved a great deal]].

-->-- ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}''

->''"But, when it comes to changing the language, I think they [Feminists] make some good points, because we do think in language and so the quality of our thoughts and ideas could only be as good as the quality of our language."''

->[[AC:ASTONISHING]], said Death. [[AC:REALLY ASTONISHING. LET ME PUT FORWARD ANOTHER SUGGESTION: THAT YOU ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A LUCKY SPECIES OF APE THAT IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF CREATION VIA A LANGUAGE THAT EVOLVED IN ORDER TO TELL ONE ANOTHER WHERE THE RIPE FRUIT WAS?]]\\

[[AC:THE REMARK WAS NOT INTENDED AS DEROGATORY, said Death. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU HAVE ACHIEVED A GREAT DEAL]].

-->--'''GeorgeCarlin''', ''Doin' It Again''/''Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics''

-->--'''GeorgeOrwell''', '[[http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm Politics and the English Language]]'

-->-- ''{{Discworld/Jingo}}''

-->--'''CSLewis'''

-->--'''GeorgeOrwell''', 'Politics and the English Language'

-->-- ''Discworld/Jingo''

-->--'''GeorgeOrwell''', 'Politics and the English Language

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