CaptObvious

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[–] CaptObvious 1 points 3 months ago

I think Welsh also has the lower teeth-upper lip variant. I think it’s phonemic and not an allophone of /f/, but I’m not certain.

As for why, these seem like good hypotheses. I sure don’t know :)

[–] CaptObvious 2 points 3 months ago

“Have a beer” was standard advice from upperclassmen when I was a foreign language major in college. Of course, the drinking age then was 19 and only loosely enforced, so we could go to a bar. But it was the best advice for beginners to get over their nerves.

[–] CaptObvious 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It’s been a few years since Intro to Phonetics, but aren’t labiodentals produceable with either upper teeth-lower lip, as seems the case in this study, or with lower teeth-upper lip, as would be the case in edge-to-edge alignment?

Diet affecting evolution and thus language seems plausible, but this doesn’t seem a strong argument.

[–] CaptObvious 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which contradicts no part of what I said. Critical thinking. It works.

[–] CaptObvious 2 points 3 months ago

Agreed on all counts

[–] CaptObvious 1 points 3 months ago

Honestly, if any Truth code were pushed into Mastodon, I’d probably stop using it

[–] CaptObvious 14 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Misleading headline. According to the article, Norway has done no such thing. Norwegian businesses have done no such thing. However Turkey, a NATO member and EU applicant, continues to facilitate Russian evasion of international sanctions.

[–] CaptObvious 2 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Do players celebrate layoffs? Or do they just enjoy the schadenfreude when karma bites executives and managers who disrespect their customers?

Either way, yeah $70 for a game, especially for a bad one, buys me the right to complain.

[–] CaptObvious 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the update

[–] CaptObvious 11 points 4 months ago

Oof! Cool perspective

[–] CaptObvious 8 points 4 months ago

I really hope they do.

[–] CaptObvious 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Will they? I can’t find any mention of it

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