Hoydens are aware of all Internet traditions! But we share our hard-won cultural knowledge! This week, we introduce you to the tradition of the Linguist Llama. These wide eye-lashed eyes have forgotten more about declensions than you will ever know!
This is an open Linguist Llama thread.
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Fricatives frule.
Diphthongs drool.
(not really, but you may have noticed over the years that I find Alliteration Awesome)
Another Latin? C’mon guys, be creative!
[Picture: Background: 8-piece pie-style color split with alternating shades of blue. Foreground: Linguist Llama meme, a white llama facing forward, wearing a red scarf. Top text: “Linguist’s Halloween party” Bottom text: “Dress up as a dead language”]
Oh, this was a lesson hard learned. Reminds me of Derek Fowld’s character in Yes Minister and his never-welcome helpful corrections:
Octopodes
[Picture: Background: 8-piece pie-style color split with alternating shades of blue. Foreground: Linguist Llama meme, a white llama facing forward, wearing a red scarf. Top text: “ Explain to a friend that they made the common mistake of affixing a second declension Latin plural to the Greek word (Latinized into the third declension) “Octopus” ” Bottom text: “ Watch their face as they reassess the value of our friendship ”]