Posted August 5, 2015 Yeah man, right on. I'm so glad you said it because somebody had to. It's about time! I know right! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 5, 2015 Boy, I sure hope you didn't spell it langugaes throughout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 5, 2015 I know right! On a serious note, I am somewhat confused by your topic. Is it saying that peoples of different language backgrounds have different cognitive processes of categorisation? Boy, I sure hope you didn't spell it langugaes throughout. Check this ignoramus out; he doesn't understand the subtle difference between languages and langugaes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Boy, I sure hope you didn't spell it langugaes throughout. Langage is actually a technical term, but sadly langugae isn't. Obviously I meant langwich. On a serious note, I am somewhat confused by your topic. Is it saying that peoples of different language backgrounds have different cognitive processes of categorisation? No, quite the opposite! Basically languages vary very widely, but not in a completely unbounded way, and it's not clear how the brain encodes this information. If it's encoded in a complex way, then this explains the weird patterns of variation seen, but involves the postulation of lots of implausible innate structure. So it seems more plausible that it's encoded in a simple way, but this doesn't predict the patterns of variation, and in general makes acquisition a lot harder. Howver, if acquisition is driven by general cognitive categorisation processes, then you can explain the patterns of variation while also encoding them in a simple way. Edited August 6, 2015 by Supergrunch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 Howver, You've simply given up after four years, haven't you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 Supergrunch - no longer allowed to make a typo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 The cruse fo bieng a lignuist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 A cunning linguist? Come on, bob, I expected better of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 I don't know any other linguist puns. I'm sure Supergrunch knows all of them though, so we can look forward to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 There actually aren't too many. Although there is the difference between a cat and a comma: a cat has claws and the end of its paws, and a comma's a pause at the end of a clause. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 6, 2015 There actually aren't too many. Although there is the difference between a cat and a comma: a cat has claws and the end of its paws, and a comma's a pause at the end of a clause. What does a linguist call Santa's elves? Subordinate Clauses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 14, 2015 Exchanged contracts on the house today, so we should be picking the keys up to our first home in a week's time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 18, 2015 A colleague is moving to New Zealand in a month so (after a few weeks of pestering) she gave this to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Spent today painting the house. We didn't get as much done as we had hoped, but we got all the ceilings done, as well as most of the skirting board base coat done. Hopefully we can start on the walls tomorrow. The highlight of the day was getting enough paint to do the whole house for less than £20. It was mainly due to a £100 voucher from my other half's Dad and a few donated pots from my family, but we only paid £20, so I'm counting it. As for the lowlight of the day, well it's never a good sign if you legitimately hope something smells of cat piss. The previous person who lived there had cats and 2 kids and one corner of the living room stank of piss. I'm not one to judge, but going on the condition of the rest of the house, I'd say it was inconclusive as to who or what made the smell. Fortunately, the carpet and underlay in that room (as well as pretty much all the other rooms) are being redone, so the smell should be gone soon. The house is a fixer-upper, but it's actually coming along really nicely. Even after only doing the ceilings, the place looks loads better. I was happy enough before, but now I'm really starting to love the place. The location is great, as are the neighbors so far (one knocked on the door to say hello within a few hours of us being there and another had sent us a Moonpig card, which we luckily spotted in the mountain of post that awaited us). To get an idea of how awesome the location is, this is one of our local pubs (admittedly the next village over, but we don't have a pub so this is basically our local): And yes, that is a very steep drop on the other side of the pub garden. The views round here are amazing. Edited August 22, 2015 by Goafer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 23, 2015 This post is going to seem like bad stuff but it's going here because I can finally play regular 11-a-side after 8 years So first match (friendly) with my new team this morning. We did lose, but it wasn't the worst defeat ever. Additionally it was the team's first game, lack of coordination, lack of fitness (not me, I'm one of the fittest on the team as I exercise 5 days a week, but there are plenty of typical sunday league players on the team), and against a side that had signed a few good players and had their shit together. So I think things will improve. There's one guy on the team who is a complete cunt. I'd already worked this out prior to the match based on training and a 7 a side match, but today confirmed it. As I had expected he is one of those guys that does little effort, but is always quick to criticise and blame others. Whenever somebody says something to him he's always got an answer. One example was him playing left wing and not getting back to defend. After they had scored the captain shouted at him to get back. It went like this: Captain: You're not a striker, get back and defend. Cunt (sarcastically): Oh yeah because that goal was all my fault Captain: I didn't say that, I said you need to get back and defend Cunt: Yeah all my fault, not anyone else's. Captain: That's not what I said, you need to get back and help defend. You're just stood there. Cunt: Yeah yeah all my fault there, sorry lads Such a prick. Every time somebody made a point he had a sarcastic comment. Yet any time anyone else missed a pass or was beaten by a player he was quick to jump in and criticise. Then after the match he went up to the manager and I heard him saying, "Don't listen to Captain and Other Player, they'll be texting you and bigging up their own game, just because they know they played shit." Those two players didn't play shit, but Cunt was clearly trying to get the manager on his side and pre-emptively discredit the other players. I hate people like that. He's also quite aggressive. He's stocky and is one of those people that are always on the lookout for a fight. I'd love to see an opponent kick the shit out of him one game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 26, 2015 This post is going to seem like bad stuff but it's going here because I can finally play regular 11-a-side after 8 years So first match (friendly) with my new team this morning. We did lose, but it wasn't the worst defeat ever. Additionally it was the team's first game, lack of coordination, lack of fitness (not me, I'm one of the fittest on the team as I exercise 5 days a week, but there are plenty of typical sunday league players on the team), and against a side that had signed a few good players and had their shit together. So I think things will improve. There's one guy on the team who is a complete cunt. I'd already worked this out prior to the match based on training and a 7 a side match, but today confirmed it. As I had expected he is one of those guys that does little effort, but is always quick to criticise and blame others. Whenever somebody says something to him he's always got an answer. One example was him playing left wing and not getting back to defend. After they had scored the captain shouted at him to get back. It went like this: Captain: You're not a striker, get back and defend. Cunt (sarcastically): Oh yeah because that goal was all my fault Captain: I didn't say that, I said you need to get back and defend Cunt: Yeah all my fault, not anyone else's. Captain: That's not what I said, you need to get back and help defend. You're just stood there. Cunt: Yeah yeah all my fault there, sorry lads Such a prick. Every time somebody made a point he had a sarcastic comment. Yet any time anyone else missed a pass or was beaten by a player he was quick to jump in and criticise. Then after the match he went up to the manager and I heard him saying, "Don't listen to Captain and Other Player, they'll be texting you and bigging up their own game, just because they know they played shit." Those two players didn't play shit, but Cunt was clearly trying to get the manager on his side and pre-emptively discredit the other players. I hate people like that. He's also quite aggressive. He's stocky and is one of those people that are always on the lookout for a fight. I'd love to see an opponent kick the shit out of him one game. Shall I join a rival team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 26, 2015 Shall I join a rival team? That would be much appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 26, 2015 That would be much appreciated. In fact, could I join your team? I'm pretty handy. Hit me up, yo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 27, 2015 If Dick Masterson plays some Michael Bolton to Maddox next Tuesday, I'm going to be very pleased. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted August 31, 2015 Some rather nice progress on the house today. Got the fireplace from this: to this: WHO WANTS TO TOUCH MY GLISTENING MAN-MUSCLES? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 3, 2015 I had a CT scan a week or two ago, just to see how things were looking. Had the clinic appointment yesterday and i was certain that they'd want me to have more chemo, they mentioned that at my last appointment, so i was dreading the whole thing. Turns out they feel like everythings ok for now and i go back for another scan in 2 months. I was just so relieved and happy that i won't have to go back right now. I'm prepared to undergo more chemo in the future, because it's likely i will at some point, but it feels good to hear that it's not needed right now. And Tom Brady got his ban overturned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 4, 2015 Had my PhD graduation at UCL today, was fun seeing everyone again as well as wearing a pimp getup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted September 5, 2015 Went to a small comic con. They didn't have many big guests (biggest was Robert Llewellyn), but we watched a few panels and they were actually quite entertaining (although Young Amy Pond seemed rather shy), and it was overall good fun. I had a couple of chats with the author I met from London, too. The highlight, however, was Josephine Gillan (the prostitute from Game of Thrones). We (a group of us) had just finished talking to someone else when she began talking to us and she was utterly pissed. She talked about all the scenes she did in the show, then pointed out the photos of the scenes she had brought with her (yes, nude photos) and she said that she got in the show because she had real tits and no tattoos (she mentioned that many girls in the nude industry* have fake tits and tattoos), so she didn't even audition for the job, she just had to send in a photo. The whole conversation was just extremely surreal. *yes, she used to do porn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
