Olov Winstrand

Student of languages and linguistics, esp from a historical and comparative point of view. Also interested in nat sci, SF, fantasy, renaissance dance, manga...

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@dantheshive The R/L inconsistency would mainly show up in transcription; most transliteration schemes (romanisation schemes) use R consistently.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@dantheshive Transcription would give _sempai_ and _hamma_. (Of course, this is not the inconsistency you're looking for. *Jedi hand waving* But still.)

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@dantheshive No, wait, technically it's _transliteraton_, changing alphabeth without regard for pronounciation, if we're writing _senpai_ and _hanma_.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@dantheshive _Translation_ is turning a word from one language into another. _Transcription_ is turning spoken words into text.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@dantheshive In your latest commentary, you mention "inconsistent translations". The word you're looking for is _transcription_.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@Curculiunculus @sentantiq Otherwise maybe a case of "We know who the mother is without doubt, but we can't be 100 % sure about the father."

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@Curculiunculus @sentantiq Because not raised together (social aspect)? Would it still hold if the mom died and dad remarried, raising both?

[Lar @lartist]

Cartoon: 404. Link not found.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@MirrorwoodComic Psst! Just wanted to tell you, some of the 'next comc' links of Annyseed are broken -- pp 22, 30, 42 and 44 all go to p 54.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@dantheshive What exactly happened with the president, again? "Sorry, Block, but your president is in another castle!"

[ThomasRomain ロマン・トマ @Thomasintokyo]

斜面の描き方。難しいでしょう？本当はそれほどでもないですよ。できるだけ簡単に説明してみました。とりあえず英語で。
How to draw street slopes without losing your mind.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@Sprakradgivning ...förutom i bitransitiva konstruktioner som "Ge dem pengarna", förstås. ;p

[Muralgranskaren @Muralgranskaren]

Cosplay-Phantaster twinga Sankt Antonius att fölia med till Serie-Konwenthet i San Diego. (Chronologiskt Twijk-Samt!)

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@spraktidningen Notera också att "redan de tidigaste språkspillrorna som finns bevarade" är fel - poängen är att de inte är sådana rester.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

@spraktidningen Har ni länkat till rätt FiP-artikel? Jag tycker inte den säger vad ni säger. Menar ni kanske http://t.co/OxPfLCksiu ?

[Alexandra Petrulevich @petrulevich]

Jenny Larsson: "Varför blir man språkhistoriker?" Eftersom döda #språk är bäst! :-) http://t.co/fjyBNxXh1t

[Jennifer Kücükaslan @jennikucukaslan]

Dumma stockholmare, det kallas för snö.

[Olov Winstrand @winstrand]

Gott nytt år! Happy new year! Ein gutes neues Jahr!

[Lagergren @lagergren]

Some languages need serious refactoring when it comes to numbers. I'm looking at you, Denmark. ಠ_ಠ