I wonder why we can't discuss linguistics in the linguistics thread. Probably because derails are short.
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.Well, irregular conjugation is hardly unique to English. * Usually happens with primitive verbs like be/go/do/etc.
edited 8th Mar '11 11:06:36 AM by Tzetze
[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.-shrug- Spanish is quite complicated, actually. English speakers don't have to worry about gender in objects.
It's not exactly naive. And it can happen. But it's tough. And definetly worthwhile.So... no new banboys/bangirls yet. Right, carry on.
No bans yet, but I found this exchange highly amusing:
tvtropesfan: Can anyone tell me what exactly is a google bounce?
Cryptic Mirror: it's when you bring up google.com on your laptop and then throw it onto the floor. If you do it right, your laptop will bounce back into your hands. It's been google bounced.
Yikes. What got up Moleman's ass? I deleted the comment but I now need to go investigate things a bit. Incidentally, you should report this stuff in Ask The Tropers, not here.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Nah, it was just someone whining about how Tvtropes is transforming into Wikipedia.
Experience has taught me to investigate anything that glows.

Apparently some of Mandarin-speaking acquaintances maintain that the greatest nuisance about English is that every grammatic rule has a list of exceptions. I can't think of any at the moment, though.
edited 8th Mar '11 10:57:54 AM by SabresEdge
Charlie Stross's cheerful, optimistic predictions for 2017, part one of three.