The Cozy Corner

[KatieKulka32]

I find it odd that your day to be in the cubicle is Hump Day.

It has to be one of the days of the week

 

[Nylonian]

Good morning everyone. Office day for me today. 8 hours in my Sensory Deprivation Chamber, aka my cubicle.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

I'll have a Prosecco waiting for you when you de-chamber.

 

[PageWriter2]

What kind of a commute do you have? I would think you could try and squeeze in a little more sleep time before getting in at 5am.

One hour each way

 

[KatieKulka32]

I'll have a Prosecco waiting for you when you de-chamber.

I will definitely take you up on that

 

[Luv2LickSweets]

One hour each way

That makes sense. Sorry, that sucks. I complain about mine, but it is only 44 minutes roundtrip.

 

[metrifonate]

The 'i' ending is reserved usually for Latin second declension nouns. Okto and pous are both from Greek. Does that answer your question? Of course there are exceptions, it's English.

You have your choice of Octopuses or Octopodes (more Greek).

Octopus is New Latin or Scientific Latin or Latinised Greek. Polypus is old Latin do are thry polypusses ot polypi

 

[PageWriter2]

That makes sense. Sorry, that sucks. I complain about mine, but it is only 44 minutes roundtrip.

Part of my commute is on one road, it’s 9.9 miles and has 26 traffic signals.

 

[Luv2LickSweets]

Part of my commute is on one road, it’s 9.9 miles and has 26 traffic signals.

You win. I really feel bad for you now.

 

[PageWriter2]

You win. I really feel bad for you now.

It is what it is.

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Since Cozy is why I bought watercolors, I thought I'd share. I started playing with them Monday.

 

[metrifonate]

Since Cozy is why I bought watercolors, I thought I'd share. I started playing with them Monday.

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That is really good!

 

[Nylonian]

Octopus is New Latin or Scientific Latin or Latinised Greek. Polypus is old Latin do are thry polypusses ot polypi

Yes, if you were going by strict Latin rules polypi would work but octopi for octopus wouldn't as it's not a second declension male noun. Of course, English breaks those rules too. Like campuses or circuses.

 

[Nylonian]

Since Cozy is why I bought watercolors, I thought I'd share. I started playing with them Monday.

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So pretty. Are they dandelions? You're getting a good handle on shading and brush control already.

 

[Qky75]

Yes, if you were going by strict Latin rules polypi would work but octopi for octopus wouldn't as it's not a second declension male noun. Of course, English breaks those rules too. Like campuses or circuses.

This would be because English borrows from multiple language systems with incongruent grammar and syntax. I admire anyone who can become conversant in English as a second language. I truly believe there are far more proficient English speakers than English writers but fluency is extremely rare even for native speakers.

 

[Nylonian]

This would be because English borrows from multiple language systems with incongruent grammar and syntax. I admire anyone who can become conversant in English as a second language. I truly believe there are far more proficient English speakers than English writers but fluency is extremely rare even for native speakers.

Let's not go down this rabbit hole. We don't want to bore everyone... But yes, 100% agree with you. It's a living Frankenstein's monster (or I prefer ooze) language and continues to grow and evolve. Written literacy is dependent on a lot of language acquisition factors that I won't go into... You're venturing into psycholinguistics territory now.

 

[Qky75]

Let's not go down this rabbit hole. We don't want to bore everyone... But yes, 100% agree with you. It's a living Frankenstein's monster (or I prefer ooze) language and continues to grow and evolve. Written literacy is dependent on a lot of language acquisition factors that I won't go into... You're venturing into psycholinguistics territory now.

Which is a preoccupation of mine. It's why I pretend to be a shallow dirty old man lol Nobody wants to venture down this mental cavern. Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here

 

[Nylonian]

Which is a preoccupation of mine. It's why I pretend to be a shallow dirty old man lol Nobody wants to venture down this mental cavern. Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here

Yes, yes I see your game. No woman has ever said: "Tell me more about the critical age of language acquisition theory. It's turning me on..." to me.

 

[Qky75]

Yes, yes. No woman has ever said: "Tell me more about the critical age of language acquisition theory. It's turning me on..." to me.

And yet....they keep offering me cake and tits as if that's the way to my heart it's like they don't even know me!

 

[Nylonian]

And yet....they keep offering me cake and tits as if that's the way to my heart it's like they don't even know me!

Sounds like an incompatibility issue more than anything. Try the linguistics department at Wellesley College.

 

[KatieKulka32]

This would be because English borrows from multiple language systems with incongruent grammar and syntax. I admire anyone who can become conversant in English as a second language. I truly believe there are far more proficient English speakers than English writers but fluency is extremely rare even for native speakers.

Let's not go down this rabbit hole. We don't want to bore everyone... But yes, 100% agree with you. It's a living Frankenstein's monster (or I prefer ooze) language and continues to grow and evolve. Written literacy is dependent on a lot of language acquisition factors that I won't go into... You're venturing into psycholinguistics territory now.

This is why I prefer hand motions and gestures when possible. No mistaking those.

Especially the ones I give while stuck in traffic

 

[Qky75]

This is why I prefer hand motions and gestures when possible. No mistaking those.

Especially the ones I give while stuck in traffic

Ahh yes, the Hollywood hello! The Texas Thank You, the Utah Up Yours...


Are you a Honkey ermm honker too?

 

[ScarletDaisy]

So pretty. Are they dandelions? You're getting a good handle on shading and brush control already.

yes! Thanks. It's definitely different from the acrylic I had been playing with. I'm enjoying exploring it.

 

[Luv2LickSweets]

This is why I prefer hand motions and gestures when possible. No mistaking those.

Especially the ones I give while stuck in traffic

Wouldn't that be the same gesture repeated multiple times?

 

[Nylonian]

yes! Thanks. It's definitely different from the acrylic I had been playing with. I'm enjoying exploring it.

You'll be painting Christmas cards and landscapes in no time! We should do an exchange. I believe there were some talks of a card exchange in Cozy before. Happy to send you some calligraphy and a cute little painting.

 

[Qky75]

Since Cozy is why I bought watercolors, I thought I'd share. I started playing with them Monday.

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I love it!!