tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post2295588551883485929..comments2024-03-24T04:09:59.780+00:00Comments on Word Daddy: interactive copywriter in London.: In Praise of IshTristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235856654790610822noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-6559852408845994692009-03-18T19:44:00.000+00:002009-03-18T19:44:00.000+00:00QI-ish? Or Quiche? Are you Stephen Fry-ish or am I...QI-ish? Or Quiche? Are you Stephen Fry-ish or am I Alan Davies-ish?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-80300925845609695452009-03-17T20:58:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:58:00.000+00:00Ahhh, no - greek-ish - it became very Turkish inde...Ahhh, no - greek-ish - it became very Turkish indeed when the city fell and became Istanbul in 1450-ish.<BR/><BR/>This is turning into an episode of QI.Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235856654790610822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-42211327073795853272009-03-17T20:04:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:04:00.000+00:00Is Constantinople a little bit Turkish?Is Constantinople a little bit Turkish?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-86083877795773420852009-03-17T13:41:00.000+00:002009-03-17T13:41:00.000+00:00Where's my biscuit? Is it nice-ish? And where does...Where's my biscuit? Is it nice-ish? And where does your take on history leave the Flemish?! Are they kind of a bit like dried up snot?Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235856654790610822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-57794151024444679742009-03-17T13:38:00.000+00:002009-03-17T13:38:00.000+00:00The dutch are a good shout.But only when they are ...The dutch are a good shout.<BR/><BR/>But only when they are speaking English and the word ends in an "iss" sound.<BR/><BR/>Lettuce = Lettish<BR/><BR/>Hit and miss = hit and mish<BR/><BR/>Also, it is a little known fact that way back in days of old, the inhabitants of Mercia didn't actually speak English. <BR/><BR/>They actually spoke in a more rudimentary and semantically pure tongue called "Engl"<BR/><BR/>But when those darn Jutes came over, with their rape and pillage, they affected the vernacular to such an extent that within a generation the powers that be said that the language that was being spoken could not truly be classified as "Engl" any more. At best it was Engl"ish"<BR/><BR/>Your post is therefore the most linguistically pertinent observation I have ever read.<BR/><BR/>Please accept this biscuit as a reward.<BR/><BR/><BR/>>>>biscuitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-70454977682518074812009-03-17T09:47:00.000+00:002009-03-17T09:47:00.000+00:00So we're a little more economical. Or lazy, depend...So we're a little more economical. Or lazy, depending on how you look at it.Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235856654790610822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21802701.post-88657141157458499602009-03-17T09:46:00.000+00:002009-03-17T09:46:00.000+00:00In Dutch you would have to add an additional word ...In Dutch you would have to add an additional word before or after. E.g. I'm a bit hungry. Let's meet around six.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159376667352516616noreply@blogger.com