tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post112293146157112803..comments2023-10-29T03:07:29.951-05:00Comments on left cheek: Bookendsjasdyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1123138118545743122005-08-04T01:48:00.000-05:002005-08-04T01:48:00.000-05:00i tend to think in terms of concepts. i'd say i'm...i tend to think in terms of concepts. i'd say i'm a conceptual thinker, but that's usually associated with engineers and inventors, furthermore, with mathematical skills nonetheless.<BR/><BR/>details don't so much bother me as elude me. if the devil's in the details, than God wired me to deliver me from the evil one.<BR/><BR/>now, as to your last paragraph, picture being partially puerto rican, in a largely puerto rican neighborhood and a largely puerto rican church. we associate language with identity, especially self-identity, right?<BR/><BR/>latinos are no different. they become frustrated with me because i don't know spanish. yeah, i've tried and still try to keep up. but i've resigned myself to trying to learn the intracacies and nuances of the english language, which is beautiful and lovely, much as are the romantic languages. i didn't learn spanish growing up. my mother didn't really learn spanish, and certainly not at home (long story, although i think she could have picked up on some mean cusses). and any formal training, or even informal training, didn't begin til college. and, blah, blah, blah. i don't have a working knowledge of spanish.<BR/><BR/>course, nobody asks if i know dutch or luxembourghe or gaelic.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1123084966337538352005-08-03T11:02:00.000-05:002005-08-03T11:02:00.000-05:00wow, i do think the study of general - superstruct...wow, <BR/><BR/>i do think the study of general - superstructural - linguistics is fascinating. maybe for me, in my mind it points to the post-deluge and the scattering of tongues to the four corners in babbel in early Genesis.<BR/><BR/>and you say 'imperfect analogy' partially, i take it, because english is an indo-european language through all of its feeder languages. gaelic-briton (i forget the name for it), norman-franco (i just don't know the proper name for it), and germanic tongues are all indo-europian.<BR/><BR/>so, is this a hobby for you? just an interest? or more in tune with your proffession?jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126432.post-1123042008239680802005-08-02T23:06:00.000-05:002005-08-02T23:06:00.000-05:00they're both funny though. President W's spanish ...they're both funny though. President W's spanish is very stereotypic anglo-mangle.<BR/><BR/>Jesus and Joshua both come from the same word, though, right?<BR/><BR/>seeing that you know something of linguistics and i'm generally interested but proficiently stupid, are the semitic languages related to the indo-european languages? i know persian is, if i recall.<BR/><BR/>thanks for dropping by.jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.com