Yoda Talk

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
... interesting point. On Bohol though, the locals speak a Bohol-version of Cebuese -- or some such. Tagalog is spoken on Luzon.

Right, Bohol, I forgot...but I think Cebuano has a similar structure.

[Lancer]

Getting Rosetta Stone's Tagalog I was thinking, as Cebuano they have not. Close it is Rufus?

[Zkribbler]

Dolores would not this know better??

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Lancer
Getting Rosetta Stone's Tagalog I was thinking, as Cebuano they have not. Close it is Rufus?

Pretty good, except "Getting by me Rosetta's Stone" would be even closer. The dominant form of expression in Tagalog is the passive voice, which is one of the big hurdles for Americans when they try to learn it.

Needless to say, it's less of a hurdle for government official like me.

[Lancer]

Zkrib, wonderful though she is, patience for my encroaching senility she has not.

Rufus, 'for a government official like me, less of a hurdle it is'

Got it?

However as would say Yoda, "be happy, don't worry".

[LordShiva]

Happy be, worry don't.

[Lancer]

[Barnabas]

In spanish this word order is not strange at all, I have to be careful when speaking or writing in english, to not speak like yoda

[Nikolai]

Night time it now is, come my bed says stronger still. Sleep we must, for the new day's struggles ready we be. A good night I bid you. Strong the Force to sleepiness has become.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Barnabas
In spanish this word order is not strange at all, I have to be careful when speaking or writing in english, to not speak like yoda

The reverse is also true.

[b etor]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Miss Piggy, he should then also be able to do. Oz is the speaker for both. Mmmm, yes.

T,QF

[Lancer]

[Will9]

Originally posted by Lancer

out loud laughing I am

[Lancer]

T,QF!

[lord of the mark]

by me yodish, from yiddish, its not so far, no?