▲ 1228 ▼ always something (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by greenfish@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world 109 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] funkless@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) uk we say "cross legged" or "cross leggéd" if you're feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fun fact: in Hungarian we say "Turkish sitting" (törökülés). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm always feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fun fact: in Hungarian we say "Turkish sitting" (törökülés). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm always feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
