PONDER..., i was up all night thinking about this. Options

[axelrduvirage]

if we say exterior and interior, why don't we say exhaust and inhaust?

inspired by the one and only exsane...wurd!!

[Supersprynt]

This kept you up all night?

English is wack, theres no explanation.

[saleeka]

/\ nice way to put it.

[orvillescelica]

interior and exterior are derived from latin, 'inter' and 'exterus' meaning inside and outside. Exhaust is also latin, from 'exhaustus'. Now if we derived our word for 'to take in' from latin, 'concipio,' then you probably would have slept fine last night not even thinking about this. Instead we use a more modern english translation of "take in" or 'intake.'


i would like to thank google and my work for giving the the resources and time, respectivly, to help answer this question.

[jdg371]

I nominate orvillescelica for some kind of award

[Supersprynt]

[jgreening]

interior and exterior are derived from latin, 'inter' and 'exterus' meaning inside and outside. Exhaust is also latin, from 'exhaustus'. Now if we derived our word for 'to take in' from latin, 'concipio,' then you probably would have slept fine last night not even thinking about this. Instead we use a more modern english translation of "take in" or 'intake.'


i would like to thank google and my work for giving the the resources and time, respectivly, to help answer this question.

Now that is googlishes.

[malpaso]

interior and exterior are derived from latin, 'inter' and 'exterus' meaning inside and outside. Exhaust is also latin, from 'exhaustus'. Now if we derived our word for 'to take in' from latin, 'concipio,' then you probably would have slept fine last night not even thinking about this. Instead we use a more modern english translation of "take in" or 'intake.'


i would like to thank google and my work for giving the the resources and time, respectivly, to help answer this question.

That's right, I'm really surpriced how many words has Latin and English shared (or similar)...

[airfron]

very impressive googliationatory skills

an award well deserved

however i now feel as if i should update the well outdated word "exhaust" and refer to it henceforth as "outgive"

[axelrduvirage]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...no f'ing wonder i spend more time here than with my family (j/k)

hugs

[playr158]

what about extake?

[airfron]

i'm no etymologist so i was just kind of going with my own interpretation of the polar opposite of intake

if it were to be called extake there would be the implication that the "outgive" system would be taking something when it is most definitely giving something to the world(poisoneous gasses).

[mzztoyota]

That's right, I'm really surpriced how many words has Latin and English shared (or similar)...

Yeah, even though English is a Germanic language, most of the words actually have Latin origins because of the Norman Conquest a looooong time ago, where Normandy (a region in NW France) conquered the "Kingdom of England". The Normans imposed their language on the English-speakers, and at the time, Latin was all the rave, so English incorporated a lot of Latin and over time, about 80% of the English vocabulary became Latin-based...

sorry, English major

if you're bored enough: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest

[saleeka]

I love learing about stuff like this I swear if I could go to school the rest of my life and get paid for it, i'd be so down 110%

[axelrduvirage]

what about extake?

totally reasonable to me. it also rolls off the tongue like NATURAL language should.

isn't it through usage that we adapt our language and adopt new words to increase our ability to communicate more easily? when was the last time you asked for an adhesive bandage for a boo-boo on your pinky? (note i didn't have to say pinky finger...you all assumed it, no?) <~~'cept if you have a foot fetish, then it's off to www.ticklemypinkies.com... no, you asked for a band-aid.


my brain hurts, je vais me coucher.

bonsoir


This post has been edited by axelrduvirage: Oct 6, 2006 - 10:38 PM