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*'''"True men like you men"''' (''song'') The Memory of the Dead
 
*'''"True men like you men"''' (''song'') The Memory of the Dead
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*'''toman:''' a hillock, a mound of earth; a Persian gold coin
 
*'''led .. lol''': "red .. rose"
 
*'''led .. lol''': "red .. rose"
**''Jespersen: An International Language'' 34: (of Volapük see [vollapuk]) 'the stem itself must always begin and end with a consonant. Accordingly Academy becomes kadem. R is avoided: fire is fil, and red led. As s is the sign of the plural, no word may end in s: rose is made into lol. As ne is the negative, such a word as necessity is clipped of its initial syllable, and becomes zesüd. Not even proper names get off scott-free: Italy is Täl and England Nelij (j is pronounced sh). Europe is Yulop, and the other continents... are made into Melop, Silop, Fikop and Talop respectively'
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**''Jespersen: An International Language'' 34: (of Volapük →[[vollapluck]]) 'the stem itself must always begin and end with a consonant. Accordingly Academy becomes kadem. R is avoided: fire is fil, and red led. As s is the sign of the plural, no word may end in s: rose is made into lol. As ne is the negative, such a word as necessity is clipped of its initial syllable, and becomes zesüd. Not even proper names get off scott-free: Italy is Täl and England Nelij (j is pronounced sh). Europe is Yulop, and the other continents... are made into Melop, Silop, Fikop and Talop respectively'

Latest revision as of 08:19, 19 January 2021

  • "True men like you men" (song) The Memory of the Dead
  • toman: a hillock, a mound of earth; a Persian gold coin
  • led .. lol: "red .. rose"
    • Jespersen: An International Language 34: (of Volapük →vollapluck) 'the stem itself must always begin and end with a consonant. Accordingly Academy becomes kadem. R is avoided: fire is fil, and red led. As s is the sign of the plural, no word may end in s: rose is made into lol. As ne is the negative, such a word as necessity is clipped of its initial syllable, and becomes zesüd. Not even proper names get off scott-free: Italy is Täl and England Nelij (j is pronounced sh). Europe is Yulop, and the other continents... are made into Melop, Silop, Fikop and Talop respectively'