I'm rehashing my half-baked phonology ideas when I have a publication deadline; I think that might mean it's time for a break from the BlueSky
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I'm rehashing my half-baked phonology ideas when I have a publication deadline; I think that might mean it's time for a break from the BlueSky
That depends on the country ...
I once had someone say yes to an idea just to get me to shut up about it, and then they permanently ghosted me.
I once had someone say yes to an idea just to get me to shut up about it, and then they permanently ghosted me.
what's a professional way to say "i don't feel like it"
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
That depends on the country ...
I once had someone say yes to an idea just to get me to shut up about it, and then they permanently ghosted me.
I once had someone say yes to an idea just to get me to shut up about it, and then they permanently ghosted me.
Fujairah Arabic word of the day
فتريل
/fɨtrīl/
'nose ring'
Any ideas about the etymology?
فتريل
/fɨtrīl/
'nose ring'
Any ideas about the etymology?
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Fujairah Arabic word of the day
فتريل
/fɨtrīl/
'nose ring'
Any ideas about the etymology?
فتريل
/fɨtrīl/
'nose ring'
Any ideas about the etymology?
I was not ready for this at 4:30am
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I was not ready for this at 4:30am
Reposted by Mark Shockley
My uncle's copy of Sefer Yetzirah, acquired so from his friend, has the best inscription of this sort I've ever seen
It goes as follows
אסור ליקח בלי רשות. ואם תקח, אהפוך אותך לצפרדע.
It goes as follows
אסור ליקח בלי רשות. ואם תקח, אהפוך אותך לצפרדע.
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
My uncle's copy of Sefer Yetzirah, acquired so from his friend, has the best inscription of this sort I've ever seen
It goes as follows
אסור ליקח בלי רשות. ואם תקח, אהפוך אותך לצפרדע.
It goes as follows
אסור ליקח בלי רשות. ואם תקח, אהפוך אותך לצפרדע.
One funny thing about the desert: People can just walk up and say "my car is stuck" and like, if you have four-wheel-drive, you cannot say no, because they might not see anyone else.
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
One funny thing about the desert: People can just walk up and say "my car is stuck" and like, if you have four-wheel-drive, you cannot say no, because they might not see anyone else.
obligatory camel photo
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
obligatory camel photo
I turned on the YouTube, someone pronounced Goethe to rhyme with "both", I turned off the YouTube
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I turned on the YouTube, someone pronounced Goethe to rhyme with "both", I turned off the YouTube
Huh, kinda weird that this seems related to Ar. فَجْأَة (fajʔa).
Are there other examples like this?
Are there other examples like this?
Entry:
פֶּ֫גַע
n.m. occurrence, chance
פֶּ֫גַע
n.m. occurrence, chance
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Huh, kinda weird that this seems related to Ar. فَجْأَة (fajʔa).
Are there other examples like this?
Are there other examples like this?
It seems to me that demonstrative هذا has three functions in the Emirates:
الطوى هذا
"There are the wells" (gesturing)
هذا/هذي الطوي
"this well" (adnominal?)
هذا/هذي هو الطوي
"this is the well" (pronominal?)
الطوى هذا
"There are the wells" (gesturing)
هذا/هذي الطوي
"this well" (adnominal?)
هذا/هذي هو الطوي
"this is the well" (pronominal?)
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It seems to me that demonstrative هذا has three functions in the Emirates:
الطوى هذا
"There are the wells" (gesturing)
هذا/هذي الطوي
"this well" (adnominal?)
هذا/هذي هو الطوي
"this is the well" (pronominal?)
الطوى هذا
"There are the wells" (gesturing)
هذا/هذي الطوي
"this well" (adnominal?)
هذا/هذي هو الطوي
"this is the well" (pronominal?)
Reposted by Mark Shockley
“Probabilistic syllable structure” by Emiyare Ikwut-Ukwa, Kushal Thaman, Annalisa Welinder, Arto Anttila and Giorgio Magri (Nov. ’25) www.lingref.com/cpp/wccfl/42...
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
“Probabilistic syllable structure” by Emiyare Ikwut-Ukwa, Kushal Thaman, Annalisa Welinder, Arto Anttila and Giorgio Magri (Nov. ’25) www.lingref.com/cpp/wccfl/42...
I don't really care what people say about me, but it sure does hurt my feelings when my smart watch says "you can do it!" because I did nothing all day
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I don't really care what people say about me, but it sure does hurt my feelings when my smart watch says "you can do it!" because I did nothing all day
I think I've eaten 28 out of 53 Emirati dishes.
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I think I've eaten 28 out of 53 Emirati dishes.
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
We went to the Mirzam Chocolate Factory in Dubai and they had this stellar list of local foods on the door. I will have to get to work!
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We went to the Mirzam Chocolate Factory in Dubai and they had this stellar list of local foods on the door. I will have to get to work!
With following suffixes or clitics, Form II imperfect verbs are often transcribed with deletion of /ɨ/ (or /i/), which is regular, and degemination, which is not:
yɨġassɨl + ūn >
yġaslūn
[jɨʁɐsluːn]]
yɨġassɨl + ūn >
yġaslūn
[jɨʁɐsluːn]]
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
With following suffixes or clitics, Form II imperfect verbs are often transcribed with deletion of /ɨ/ (or /i/), which is regular, and degemination, which is not:
yɨġassɨl + ūn >
yġaslūn
[jɨʁɐsluːn]]
yɨġassɨl + ūn >
yġaslūn
[jɨʁɐsluːn]]
Reposted by Mark Shockley
yes, the science just isn't there yet
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
yes, the science just isn't there yet
Ruus Al Jibal Arabic word of the day
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Ruus Al Jibal Arabic word of the day
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
the last one is why we still can't transcribe the sound of someone hocking up a loogie in IPA
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
the last one is why we still can't transcribe the sound of someone hocking up a loogie in IPA
The one I couldn't remember was:
rgūl + -ōt > gīlōt 'leg'
rgūl + -ōt > gīlōt 'leg'
Some weird problems with long vowel sequences in Ruus Al Jibal
lī + weyš → leywīš 'why?'
hō + deyn + ōk → hōdīnōk 'those'
šōf + ey + tīn → šōfeyteyn 'you f.s. saw'
lī + weyš → leywīš 'why?'
hō + deyn + ōk → hōdīnōk 'those'
šōf + ey + tīn → šōfeyteyn 'you f.s. saw'
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The one I couldn't remember was:
rgūl + -ōt > gīlōt 'leg'
rgūl + -ōt > gīlōt 'leg'
We need more words like breadbasket.
"Colombia is the coffeebasket of South America."
"Switzerland is the watchbasket of Europe."
"Vietnam is the cashewbasket of southeast Asia."
"Brazoria County is the breakfast-taco-basket of Texas."
"South Korea is the electronicsbasket ..."
"Colombia is the coffeebasket of South America."
"Switzerland is the watchbasket of Europe."
"Vietnam is the cashewbasket of southeast Asia."
"Brazoria County is the breakfast-taco-basket of Texas."
"South Korea is the electronicsbasket ..."
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We need more words like breadbasket.
"Colombia is the coffeebasket of South America."
"Switzerland is the watchbasket of Europe."
"Vietnam is the cashewbasket of southeast Asia."
"Brazoria County is the breakfast-taco-basket of Texas."
"South Korea is the electronicsbasket ..."
"Colombia is the coffeebasket of South America."
"Switzerland is the watchbasket of Europe."
"Vietnam is the cashewbasket of southeast Asia."
"Brazoria County is the breakfast-taco-basket of Texas."
"South Korea is the electronicsbasket ..."
Some weird problems with long vowel sequences in Ruus Al Jibal
lī + weyš → leywīš 'why?'
hō + deyn + ōk → hōdīnōk 'those'
šōf + ey + tīn → šōfeyteyn 'you f.s. saw'
lī + weyš → leywīš 'why?'
hō + deyn + ōk → hōdīnōk 'those'
šōf + ey + tīn → šōfeyteyn 'you f.s. saw'
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Some weird problems with long vowel sequences in Ruus Al Jibal
lī + weyš → leywīš 'why?'
hō + deyn + ōk → hōdīnōk 'those'
šōf + ey + tīn → šōfeyteyn 'you f.s. saw'
lī + weyš → leywīš 'why?'
hō + deyn + ōk → hōdīnōk 'those'
šōf + ey + tīn → šōfeyteyn 'you f.s. saw'
My Arabic coffee set up ☕️
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My Arabic coffee set up ☕️
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
whoa.
NEW: my selection of the greatest jazz piano albums of all time
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or really: from 1921 to 1990
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November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
whoa.
I'm so glad to see Sammy J is back.
Slop. n.s. [from the verb.] Mean and vile liquor of any kind. Generally some nauseous or useless medicinal liquor.
johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/1755/slop_ns...
johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/1755/slop_ns...
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm so glad to see Sammy J is back.
Reposted by Mark Shockley
verbs are why we cannot have nice things
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
verbs are why we cannot have nice things