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My partner has a pair of beautiful caged Eclectus parrots in the house. For the most part they're well-behaved, have an ever-expanding vocabulary, and are a net benefit to the household. But they have their moments, and in those moments they choose from the following verbs: scream, screech, squawk, squeal, shriek, shrill, maybe others.
Why would they be so interested in sk- and squ- words when they have the full range of the OED at their disposal? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:07, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
The "sk" cluster (along with "gl" etc.) is a phonestheme. 173.228.123.166 ( talk) 04:56, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi. There are two poems from the XIX century written in such a way that they are at the same time correct Italian and correct Latin. The first being "Te saluto alma dea, dea generosa", the second "In mare irato, in subita procella, Invoco te, nostra benigna Stella" s. https://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/10/16/forked-tongues/ The source reports the second poem as being at the same time also Portuguese. I don't know Portuguese so my question: can someone confirm or deny that this is correct Portuguese? Thanks 2003:F5:6F09:8D00:4D6A:6C0E:1744:2D86 ( talk) 19:06, 2 May 2021 (UTC) Marco PB
Thanks to all for your answers. I had also the impression that this text would not completely resemble Portuguese, but I wonder how the autor got the idea in the first place. 2003:F5:6F09:8D00:85F:AE48:72FC:BC78 ( talk) 10:38, 7 May 2021 (UTC) Marco PB
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My partner has a pair of beautiful caged Eclectus parrots in the house. For the most part they're well-behaved, have an ever-expanding vocabulary, and are a net benefit to the household. But they have their moments, and in those moments they choose from the following verbs: scream, screech, squawk, squeal, shriek, shrill, maybe others.
Why would they be so interested in sk- and squ- words when they have the full range of the OED at their disposal? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 00:07, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
The "sk" cluster (along with "gl" etc.) is a phonestheme. 173.228.123.166 ( talk) 04:56, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
Hi. There are two poems from the XIX century written in such a way that they are at the same time correct Italian and correct Latin. The first being "Te saluto alma dea, dea generosa", the second "In mare irato, in subita procella, Invoco te, nostra benigna Stella" s. https://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/10/16/forked-tongues/ The source reports the second poem as being at the same time also Portuguese. I don't know Portuguese so my question: can someone confirm or deny that this is correct Portuguese? Thanks 2003:F5:6F09:8D00:4D6A:6C0E:1744:2D86 ( talk) 19:06, 2 May 2021 (UTC) Marco PB
Thanks to all for your answers. I had also the impression that this text would not completely resemble Portuguese, but I wonder how the autor got the idea in the first place. 2003:F5:6F09:8D00:85F:AE48:72FC:BC78 ( talk) 10:38, 7 May 2021 (UTC) Marco PB