Monday, November 2, 2009

problems with a linguistics minor

The NON-exhuastive list:

-you learn about Old English forms of pluralizations (which survive in flukes like 'oxen' and 'mice' and 'deer') and then you learn about how "eggs" used to be "eggen"  and "eyes" were "eyen" and then your teacher says those examples so many times in the course of the semester that every time you go to make a fried egg sandwich you say "Oh well gotta go get my eggen out of the fridge, teeheehee" and then you realize that YOU HAVE BECOME THE ENEMY.

-um, more to follow.

6 comments:

Becca said...

That is something that Kyle would think is funny, I suspect. I mean, I would to--but Kyle really would.

Anna said...

hehe. I like. Feel free to use this lingo around the apt. any time!

Karen said...

Love it. I will start using it all the time if you send me a list. Can't we do it for Thanksgiving? We'll have to have deviled eggen!

Karen said...

Love it. I will start using it all the time if you send me a list. Can't we do it for Thanksgiving? We'll have to have deviled eggen!

Emma said...

haha! you're the enemy.

TA Demings said...

oh hey. I like that stuff. it shows how close to german this language is/was/should be...something.
don't worry though I love my enemies 'cause god says i have to or i will go to hell or something bad. so I still love you.