Subject: I am, sadly, not Welsh.
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Posted on: 2016-11-07 15:28:00 UTC
Though I've spent a fair bit of time there. But the dirty secret in this post is that I actually knew c > g from Sindarin, and went to check whether it also applied in Welsh (on which Sindarin is based) to lend an extra air of respectability to the comment.
hS
"Second Glance" - In which Ilraen gets a hoof in the door.
We know some of you are already flying the colors of the good ship Faraen, so we hope you enjoy, despite the turbulent seas. ^_~
~Neshomeh
you've got another think coming
A nice quiet interaction. Ilrean seems like a very reserved person.
Did you mean to say something about the line "you've got another think coming"? It's correct—and I know this because I just double-checked—so if you didn't mean to correct it, what did you want to say about it?
~Neshomeh
That's as awful as the day I found out 'atonement comes from at-one-ment' was actually true. :(
It's even more awful that 'another think coming' dates back to 1898:
Syracuse (N.Y.) Standard 21 May 8/1 Conroy lives in Troy and thinks he is a corning fighter. This gentleman has another think coming. (OED)
And yes, they also attest the error:
1906 G. Wilshire Wilshire Editorials 214 Now if we should try and think up some one person who is satisfied with the existing order of things.., we would most likely have thought that we should find him in the editor of the Wall Street Journal. But if we did, then we have another thing [1904 Wilshire's Mag. think] coming.
I am now sad.
hS
Do I take it right that you've been missing the joke and doing it wrong the whole time? ^_~
~Neshomeh
It's a stupid joke and I hate it. It jars the ear, with that k-c transition. This is the reason we have the -ng sound, for Feanor's sake!
Disclaimer: this may not be the reason we have the -ng sound, though I wouldn't actually be surprised. I know c mutates into g in Welsh (and Sindarin), so it's very plausible.
hS
Are you Welsh, by any chance, or do you just happen to know that little tidbit about the language?
Though I've spent a fair bit of time there. But the dirty secret in this post is that I actually knew c > g from Sindarin, and went to check whether it also applied in Welsh (on which Sindarin is based) to lend an extra air of respectability to the comment.
hS
Here, if you have a burning need to go look for some reason.
Welcome back, Tripod!
~Neshomeh
That was frankly excellent.
I quite liked seeing Nume again, one of my favorite jerks in the PPC. Odd to see him defending humanity's inferior intellect, much as he likes to point it out, but from a sci-fi perspective, I could see where he's coming from.
Oh, and also Faraen stuff, which may or may not have been part of the interlude. Good for Ilraen. Here's hoping he gives Farilan hell.
He's a Trekkie. That means deep down in his shriveled misanthropic heart, he wants to believe in humanity's potential to overcome all odds and maybe even get by without killing each other over really stupid things. Which is probably why it ticks him off so much when they keep doing really stupid things in fanfic. {= )
Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the piece. ^_^
~Neshomeh
For it's cheer up my lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship Faraen
Goes a-hunting for the veil!
What to say, what to say. Well, 'tis absolutely brilliant. Lovely character interactions and whatnot. So, a lovely job to both of you! ILRAEN IS TOO GOOD FOR HER!!11!!one!11!1!
Hush, inner me. We're keeping ships out of this. So, amazing! Fun! Fantastic! Wonderful! More adjectives! Nothing really stood out as a problem, so good job.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
And don't worry, everything's going to be fine. He can change her, you see. She's good at heart, really, she just doesn't know any better. *g*
~Neshomeh, flipping the script.