The French word diner (to dine) comes from Popular Latin *disjējūnāre (to stop fasting). This word lost three of its syllables, the result of a strong degree of erosion that can be seen in many French words. Click the video to hear how eight Latin words eroded on their way to French.
If you like this post, I'll make a second video like this, with another eight words. On my Patreon, I explain how the Latin words changed so much in French, discussing the perfectly regular sound shifts that, for example, turned *aetāticum into âge. 800 words; link in bio.
And what about déjeuner (to eat breakfast)? Is it the same verb? Yes and no. It was formed later, in Old French, being a combination of des- (now dé-) and jeüner, the verb that descended from Latin jējūnāre without the prefix dis-.
i know it's been said many times before but i will never get over how jacob anderson, a british man with a british accent, not only nailed a louisiana creole accent but also developed a studiously (almost eerily) generic accent that louis uses in the present AND showed the first accent bleeding into the second accent at key moments as a way of aurally externalizing his character's inner journey. what did god put in this man when she created him.
Finally continuing on a book that i really really need to return to the uni library; and just skipped a chapter (they're independent essays) because it wasn't relevant/interesting to me; but this next chapter is coming through within the first paragraph:
"To know another's language and not his culture is a very good way to make a fluent fool of yourself"
- attributed to Winston Brembeck
NOOOOOO, GURAAAAAA....
We will all miss you and we all hope you have a wonderful journey after this graduation
Thanks for the wonderful memories ❤️ ♥️ 😢 🫡
vegans make peace with honey
no shut up do it
I agree. Scary creatures being kind just hits me deep, it's amazing.
Cats outrank EVERYTHING and EVERYONE
Sorry for posting late. In was busy with school work. School starts in 2 days and I had to finish my summer assignments. I'm cooked.
Anyways, this is a scroll. In my opinion, this looks disgusting (which is kind of what I was going for, but i dont really like this). By the way, the green bar is supposed to represent mana or something like that, and the red is supposded to be health. I got that idea from a friend, and it kind of works I guess.
Also, the text on the scroll is Minecraft Enchantment Table, so try to translate it you feel like it (it's cringe). I also got this idea from the same friend.
Somewhere along the way we all go a bit mad. So burn, let go and dive into the horror, because maybe it's the chaos which helps us find where we belong.R.M. Drake
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