How cold is it? [language quiz]
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I should point out however that the temperature is in fact nicely within seasonal norms and it is therefore neither notably cold nor warm in Toronto today. If it was cold enough to remark on, most ages would agree that, "It's fuuuck-kiiing cold out there!' uses the only barely adequate intensifier.
I'm pretty much with you on the seasonal aspect of it, but I didn't find it that cold at all today. Rather pleasant actually.
Not being a brass monkey it is clearly a witches tit. I havel icked a couple of those and it tore the friggin skin right of Mr Licker. Frightful experience
On the poll results, half of terb use the language of the over 60 demographic, a further 40% or so use the 30-60 language style, and less than 10% use the typical speech of those under 30. Unsurprisingly none of us use the style of the under 18.
Either the study is skewed in its estimate of the changes in speech over time, or people on terb are more resistant to language change than average. Probably a little of both.
Either the study is skewed in its estimate of the changes in speech over time, or people on terb are more resistant to language change than average. Probably a little of both.
There were these three Eskimos in Alaska, and one time while they were
at their local bar, they got to talking about how cold it was outside, and
how cold their igloos were. They could agree on everything but whose igloo
was the coldest, so they decided to determine who, indeed, had the coldest
igloo.
They went to the first Eskimo's igloo, where he said "Watch this!" and
poured a cup of water into the air. Well, the water froze in mid-air and
fell onto the floor.
"Not bad" said the other Eskimos, but each maintained their igloo was
colder still.
So they went to the second Eskimo's igloo, and he said "Watch this!"
and took a big breath and exhaled, whereupon his breath froze into a
big lump and fell to the floor.
"Wow, that's colder than mine! "said the first Eskimo. But the third
Eskimo exclaimed his was colder still. So they ended up at the third
Eskimo's igloo. He said "Watch this!" and went into the bedroom, threw
back the thick furs, and retrieved one of several small balls of ice
there. He took it, put it in a spoon, and held a match under it. When
it heated up enough, it went "FFFAAAARRRRTTT".
He won.
at their local bar, they got to talking about how cold it was outside, and
how cold their igloos were. They could agree on everything but whose igloo
was the coldest, so they decided to determine who, indeed, had the coldest
igloo.
They went to the first Eskimo's igloo, where he said "Watch this!" and
poured a cup of water into the air. Well, the water froze in mid-air and
fell onto the floor.
"Not bad" said the other Eskimos, but each maintained their igloo was
colder still.
So they went to the second Eskimo's igloo, and he said "Watch this!"
and took a big breath and exhaled, whereupon his breath froze into a
big lump and fell to the floor.
"Wow, that's colder than mine! "said the first Eskimo. But the third
Eskimo exclaimed his was colder still. So they ended up at the third
Eskimo's igloo. He said "Watch this!" and went into the bedroom, threw
back the thick furs, and retrieved one of several small balls of ice
there. He took it, put it in a spoon, and held a match under it. When
it heated up enough, it went "FFFAAAARRRRTTT".
He won.
