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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 26 points 10 months ago (7 children) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_Pona permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) https://mashable.com/article/internet-speak-jokes-words-kevin-malone-office permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I had to look at the date because it could have been from 10 years ago or yesterday. I had a hunch it was from 10 years ago and my hunch was wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Are you more or less disappointed that it's not ten years old? I am less surprised but more disappointed that it's recent. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Labna@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I didn't know about Toki pona, but if the purpose is to be minimalist, why there is redundancy with two character with the same pronunciation ? Ua = W permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) W is a consonant, Voiced labial–velar approximant. U (Close back rounded) and A (Open front unrounded) are vowels. Combining those two vowels does not inherently produce any consonant. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) So like newspeak but not based on English? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nycki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 months ago its more directly inspired by "pidgin" languages that evolve naturally when people do business without an initial common language. it's also a little bit like simple english / thing explainer, but not based on english (mostly). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) https://mashable.com/article/internet-speak-jokes-words-kevin-malone-office permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I had to look at the date because it could have been from 10 years ago or yesterday. I had a hunch it was from 10 years ago and my hunch was wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Are you more or less disappointed that it's not ten years old? I am less surprised but more disappointed that it's recent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) I had to look at the date because it could have been from 10 years ago or yesterday. I had a hunch it was from 10 years ago and my hunch was wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Are you more or less disappointed that it's not ten years old? I am less surprised but more disappointed that it's recent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Are you more or less disappointed that it's not ten years old? I am less surprised but more disappointed that it's recent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Labna@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) I didn't know about Toki pona, but if the purpose is to be minimalist, why there is redundancy with two character with the same pronunciation ? Ua = W permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) W is a consonant, Voiced labial–velar approximant. U (Close back rounded) and A (Open front unrounded) are vowels. Combining those two vowels does not inherently produce any consonant. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) W is a consonant, Voiced labial–velar approximant. U (Close back rounded) and A (Open front unrounded) are vowels. Combining those two vowels does not inherently produce any consonant. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) So like newspeak but not based on English? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nycki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 months ago its more directly inspired by "pidgin" languages that evolve naturally when people do business without an initial common language. it's also a little bit like simple english / thing explainer, but not based on english (mostly). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nycki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 months ago its more directly inspired by "pidgin" languages that evolve naturally when people do business without an initial common language. it's also a little bit like simple english / thing explainer, but not based on english (mostly). permalink fedilink source parent
