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here is a puzzle (i hope i’m posting it in the right place)

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7:54PM
Oct-18-08


therealalxconway

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OK, here is a challenge for you etymologists out there:

Compose a modern English sentence (let’s say no fewer than 10 words) using only words of Italic Language Family origin. How about Germanic?

If you can’t do it without help, try http://www.ethnologue.com/family_index.asp and the OED.

8:16PM
Oct-19-08


martha

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Just glancing at this therealalxconway, my brain hurts. I imagine it can be done, though. Do you have a sentence in mind?

9:20AM
Oct-20-08


therealalxconway

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Italic: Deviate, Adrian: avoid philosophy, elude terra firma, revitalize, belabor vitality!

Germanic: The bratwurst-hawker drank beerenauslese until he pissed his lederhosen.

I suppose a that more natural sounding sentences could be constructed. However, I used mostly Latin for Italic and mostly German for Germanic.

10:36AM
Oct-20-08


martha

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Wow. Nice work there. I think this is a good argument as any for mixing languages, eh?

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