Thanks Ichigo! It's Von Karma and it's the wall behind him on the Prosecution side. Inb4PhoenixWright4MvC3 I'm going to dance to the theme song now! I give the show a 99.98% out of 100%
(googles futanari)
O_O NO! NOT THIS AGAIN!
Last edited by 64oldman at 12:53:46 PM CDT on September 4, 2010.
I know exactly what you mean. My Latin 1/2 teacher in high school said that American English is becoming increasingly simplified. And as such, those who speak it are having less profound levels of thought.
Last edited by Silver Mech at 1:14:17 PM CDT on September 3, 2010.
Thank you for the story. I'd say I remember this, but that would be a lie as I have a poor memory. I'll just copy paste this to a word document... use it as a future reference... and making myself look like a snooty b*****d.
Last edited by Silver Mech at 3:17:29 PM CDT on September 2, 2010.
Wow, I really screwed up that last comment. But we all learned something, so I guess it worked out. Still, I really should have known how to spell coup d'état.
Last edited by Rageon at 5:31:48 PM CDT on August 31, 2010.
And welcome back to the exciting Adventures of the English Language! Last episode, "cougarsama", we learned the origins of the English Language as Germanic in the years following the end of the Roman Empire.
So we push on to 1066AD, the year William the Conqueror invaded England. So the Normans ("Northmen") were descended from Vikings who conquered the area of Northern France, but once they settled, they took up the local French as their language (which some call Old Norman, if you'd like).
Now French, like other Romance Languages like Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, has its roots in Latin (which was the language of Rome). So right there you have all your Latin-based words. But back to the story!
So in 1066AD, William the Conqueror leaves Normandy and, well, conquers England with the Battle of Hastings, killing King Harold of the Anglo-Saxons and taking the crown for himself. From here on out, the people in power in England were speaking Norman French while the deposed Anglo-Saxon nobles and the local peasants were speaking (mostly) English - the people's language.
Well, you can only have two different peoples living together for so long before things start mixing. Given some centuries, the distinction between Norman and Saxon remains, but as a whole the people all see themselves as English. And so the languages of Old English and Old Norman had their little mutant flipper-baby that became Middle English!
Now we're starting to recognize this language!
Nevertheless, there were still a couple things going on in the world. All across Europe, you have intellectuals still speaking Latin and Greek. Latin, because it was the language of the Romans that influenced everything, and Greek because, well, even the Romans went to Greece for their schooling! So all the smarty-scholar types are still spreading those around as "smart people" languages.
And we'll leave the adventures at that for now! It's dinner time.
The original English were the Britain-invading German tribes of Angles (who gave the country/language its name), Saxons, Jutes, and others of Northern Europe. So after the Romans pulled out of Britain (leaving behind a bit of Latin), the English tribes push into the British/Celtic tribes (like the Scots and Picts).
And then if that wasn't enough, a few centuries later the Danes invaded England, smacking around the Anglo-Saxon English and injecting a whole new slew of Viking language into the mix!
So yeah, it's not so much stealing as it was using it as the original starting point.
Feel free to read onto the next reply for the continuing adventures of the English Language! On to Silver Mech!
Last edited by SomeGuy at 6:04:14 PM CDT on September 1, 2010.
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
Ah, so it wasn't that long ago that you read Coldfire, relatively speaking. Cool. Yeah, I like that idea of it being fantasy but with a scifi twist. If I ever get around to writing some original stuff (meaning not Doctor Who fan fiction), that's the kind of thing I'd like to write. I really should read the Pern books too, my dad's been reading them for ages.
Hm, never really thought much about that i.e./e.g. difference before. That's good to know, actually.
Time of the Apes is, for all intents and purposes, a Japanese take on Planet of the Apes. Woman and two annoying trollsdemons children get frozen and wind up in a future ruled by people in bad masks apes. This version is a movie condensed down from a 26 episode series and horribly dubbed.
What is it about artists always being self-deprecating?
Watch lots of anime. That's something I really need to do again.
Last edited by TimeChaser at 3:22:46 AM CDT on August 30, 2010.
Vagrant AI (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
Ichigo, I'm disappointed in you. How dare you make the mistake of calling Paranoia Agent a movie! :P
But in all seriousness, Satoshi Kon's passing is one of the saddest things I've heard in a long time. He was easily one of my favorite directors, period.
His passing caused me to not only rewatch all his films, but also to go out and buy a book that was written about his work before he died; "Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist" by Andrew Osmond. As a fan, it was pretty worth it, I must say.
And uhh, yeah... forgot just about everything else I was thinking about saying. :V
Last edited by Miss Anonymous at 2:04:55 AM CDT on August 30, 2010.
64oldman
Otakuite+ | Posted 09/04/10 | Reply
Thanks Ichigo! It's Von Karma and it's the wall behind him on the Prosecution side. Inb4PhoenixWright4MvC3 I'm going to dance to the theme song now! I give the show a 99.98% out of 100%
(googles futanari)
O_O NO! NOT THIS AGAIN!
Last edited by 64oldman at 12:53:46 PM CDT on September 4, 2010.
Silver Mech
Grand Otaku | Posted 09/03/10 | Reply
@SomeGuy:
I know exactly what you mean. My Latin 1/2 teacher in high school said that American English is becoming increasingly simplified. And as such, those who speak it are having less profound levels of thought.
Last edited by Silver Mech at 1:14:17 PM CDT on September 3, 2010.
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 09/02/10 | Reply
@Silver Mech:
And just think, we haven't even gotten into the shift towards modern English.
Maaaan, this is a messed up language . . .
Silver Mech
Grand Otaku | Posted 09/02/10 | Reply
@SomeGuy:
Thank you for the story. I'd say I remember this, but that would be a lie as I have a poor memory. I'll just copy paste this to a word document... use it as a future reference... and making myself look like a snooty b*****d.
Last edited by Silver Mech at 3:17:29 PM CDT on September 2, 2010.
Dradonstorm
Otakuite | Posted 09/02/10 | Reply
hi there, I'm an off and on listener to both of you podcasts. you do a great job with them. Keep up the good work.
P.S. my user name was suppose to be dragonstorm not dradonstorm. I didn't catch the typo until it was too late. Sorry
Rageon
Senior Otaku+ | Posted 08/31/10 | Reply
Wow, I really screwed up that last comment. But we all learned something, so I guess it worked out. Still, I really should have known how to spell coup d'état.
Last edited by Rageon at 5:31:48 PM CDT on August 31, 2010.
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
@Silver Mech:
And welcome back to the exciting Adventures of the English Language! Last episode, "cougarsama", we learned the origins of the English Language as Germanic in the years following the end of the Roman Empire.
So we push on to 1066AD, the year William the Conqueror invaded England. So the Normans ("Northmen") were descended from Vikings who conquered the area of Northern France, but once they settled, they took up the local French as their language (which some call Old Norman, if you'd like).
Now French, like other Romance Languages like Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, has its roots in Latin (which was the language of Rome). So right there you have all your Latin-based words. But back to the story!
So in 1066AD, William the Conqueror leaves Normandy and, well, conquers England with the Battle of Hastings, killing King Harold of the Anglo-Saxons and taking the crown for himself. From here on out, the people in power in England were speaking Norman French while the deposed Anglo-Saxon nobles and the local peasants were speaking (mostly) English - the people's language.
Well, you can only have two different peoples living together for so long before things start mixing. Given some centuries, the distinction between Norman and Saxon remains, but as a whole the people all see themselves as English. And so the languages of Old English and Old Norman had their little mutant flipper-baby that became Middle English!
Now we're starting to recognize this language!
Nevertheless, there were still a couple things going on in the world. All across Europe, you have intellectuals still speaking Latin and Greek. Latin, because it was the language of the Romans that influenced everything, and Greek because, well, even the Romans went to Greece for their schooling! So all the smarty-scholar types are still spreading those around as "smart people" languages.
And we'll leave the adventures at that for now! It's dinner time.
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
@cougarsama:
English is a Germanic language, yo.
The original English were the Britain-invading German tribes of Angles (who gave the country/language its name), Saxons, Jutes, and others of Northern Europe. So after the Romans pulled out of Britain (leaving behind a bit of Latin), the English tribes push into the British/Celtic tribes (like the Scots and Picts).
And then if that wasn't enough, a few centuries later the Danes invaded England, smacking around the Anglo-Saxon English and injecting a whole new slew of Viking language into the mix!
So yeah, it's not so much stealing as it was using it as the original starting point.
Feel free to read onto the next reply for the continuing adventures of the English Language! On to Silver Mech!
Last edited by SomeGuy at 6:04:14 PM CDT on September 1, 2010.
Silver Mech
Grand Otaku | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
I thought we mostly ripped our language off from Greek and Latin.
cougarsama
LDS Fangirl! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
Nothing like looking stupid in a large group.
Hurray for misuse of the English language! Fear these people! Fear them! And what about all the words we ripped from Teutonic languages (e.g. German)?
I like that starter Pokemon pic; Charmander always seems so cute.
1dev13
Grand Otaku | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
"Huh?" XD Nevermind. It was in a show 3 or 4 weeks ago.
Anywho, I never knew the difference between i.e. and e.g. until I listened to your show. So, I guess I learned something over the Summer afterall!
64oldman: AHH! I don't want to be strangled!!! *shot*
See ya next week, Ichigo! ^-^
~*1dev13*~
TimeChaser
Madman With a Box (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
Ah, so it wasn't that long ago that you read Coldfire, relatively speaking. Cool. Yeah, I like that idea of it being fantasy but with a scifi twist. If I ever get around to writing some original stuff (meaning not Doctor Who fan fiction), that's the kind of thing I'd like to write. I really should read the Pern books too, my dad's been reading them for ages.
Hm, never really thought much about that i.e./e.g. difference before. That's good to know, actually.
Time of the Apes is, for all intents and purposes, a Japanese take on Planet of the Apes. Woman and two annoying
trollsdemonschildren get frozen and wind up in a future ruled bypeople in bad masksapes. This version is a movie condensed down from a 26 episode series and horribly dubbed.What is it about artists always being self-deprecating?
Watch lots of anime. That's something I really need to do again.
Last edited by TimeChaser at 3:22:46 AM CDT on August 30, 2010.
Bazinga!
AP Ichigo
Japan Bureau (Podcasters) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
@Miss Anonymous:
Sorry, I just lumped it in with the movies without thinking. My bad.
Miss Anonymous
Vagrant AI (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/30/10 | Reply
Ichigo, I'm disappointed in you. How dare you make the mistake of calling Paranoia Agent a movie! :P
But in all seriousness, Satoshi Kon's passing is one of the saddest things I've heard in a long time. He was easily one of my favorite directors, period.
His passing caused me to not only rewatch all his films, but also to go out and buy a book that was written about his work before he died; "Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist" by Andrew Osmond. As a fan, it was pretty worth it, I must say.
And uhh, yeah... forgot just about everything else I was thinking about saying. :V
Last edited by Miss Anonymous at 2:04:55 AM CDT on August 30, 2010.