tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post1020697506068967540..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: The World's Oldest Words (?)Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-318162363227926322009-03-08T11:52:00.000-04:002009-03-08T11:52:00.000-04:00I thought the discussion about the oldest word had...I thought the discussion about the oldest word had been settled long ago by Surfer Bird:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>A-well-a everybody's heard about the bird<BR/>B-b-b-bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, bird, the bird is the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word<BR/>A-well-a don't you know about the bird?<BR/>Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!<BR/>A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-72529195503322011622009-03-07T12:26:00.000-05:002009-03-07T12:26:00.000-05:00You were darn close. You sound hard on yourself.U...You were darn close. You sound hard on yourself.<BR/><BR/>Unless it was I who seemed abrupt? Not intended.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-76909352199216067352009-03-07T09:04:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:04:00.000-05:00So not only did I not remember accurately, but you...So not only did I not remember accurately, but you've already touched on it.<BR/><BR/>Interesting.karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-89672449580812973572009-03-06T19:15:00.000-05:002009-03-06T19:15:00.000-05:00karrde, I comment on this at the "Merritt Ruhlen's...karrde, I comment on this at the "Merritt Ruhlen's list" link, above.<BR/><BR/>In brief, mama is in every language family and in many languages in each family, though not universal. Theories of why are discussed.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-31878815170008443632009-03-06T12:30:00.000-05:002009-03-06T12:30:00.000-05:00Well....I've been told that the phonetic combinati...Well....<BR/><BR/>I've been told that the phonetic combination that is rendered "mama" in English is an approximation of the same meaning in almost all languages worldwide.<BR/><BR/>Somehow, I suspect that this word has a long and ancient pedigree.karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-16951220839164764262009-03-06T10:34:00.000-05:002009-03-06T10:34:00.000-05:00Your advice in the last sentence is SO valuable. Y...Your advice in the last sentence is SO valuable. You are right. I will begin today. Or maybe yesterday. Whenever.Dubbahdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075702513873912334noreply@blogger.com