“But the Eskimoan language group uses an extraordinary system of multiple, recursively addable derivational suffixes for word formation called postbases. The list of snow-referring roots to stick them on isn’t that long: qani- for a snowflake, api- for snow considered as stuff lying on the ground and covering things up, a root meaning ‘slush’, a root meaning ‘blizzard’, a root meaning ‘drift’ and a few others — very roughly the same number of roots as in English."
cdward over 12 years ago
What does it say about us that we only have one word for snow but many words for moron?
runar over 12 years ago
“But the Eskimoan language group uses an extraordinary system of multiple, recursively addable derivational suffixes for word formation called postbases. The list of snow-referring roots to stick them on isn’t that long: qani- for a snowflake, api- for snow considered as stuff lying on the ground and covering things up, a root meaning ‘slush’, a root meaning ‘blizzard’, a root meaning ‘drift’ and a few others — very roughly the same number of roots as in English."
runar over 12 years ago
I won’t even say the title, but it’s the second worst holiday film of all time.
runar over 12 years ago
What word for “moron” starts with a ‘c’ and ends with a ‘d’?
iced tea over 12 years ago
Card!
runar over 12 years ago
I was thinking “clod”.
ChuckSomer over 12 years ago
Eskimoron