Ponderisms......

[wendyloo]

Here, Haydee. I'm sure this will clear it right up for you...

"Since sure, and sugar begin with s-, the assimilation with the palatal on-glide of the (original) "long u" is (historically) complete, and the syllable-final consonant "shortens" the remaining -u- sound. In words like 'visual' and 'tissue', if the syllable boundary I(low energy point) falls before the on-gline, the apical (tongue tip) fricative may not be palatalized (or may be only partially palatalized). If the fricative is fully palatalized, there is much less likely to be a hint of the yod on-glide."

See?


Wendy

 

[amyg]

LOL my new ponderism is whether or not Wendy thought anyone could understand her "explanation" LOL!!!

 

[alsrnbsn]

Last one of the evening....


If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

 

[teachreef]

Yeast...microscopic little living things will make beer, bread, .....?

Moldy bread will fight diseases.....

 

[waterlily]

My godsons' ponderism ..... who invented Math? Was it some kind of idler?

 

[Bunbun]

How did prehistoric people know which berries weren't poisonous?

OR

How many prehistoric people got sick on poisonous berries before someone figured out that you shouldn't eat them?

 

[buffettgirl]

Christine, my DH and I were pondering that colonel/kernal question just the other evening!

Wendy, who thought up all those words?

Waterlily, in the immortal words of Jimmy Buffet, Math Sucks.

 

[JohnsWife]

Why do we park on the drive-way & drive on the parkway?

Who thought about digging up potatoes & eating them?

 

[buffettgirl]

Ha, ha, ha, that's like eating Jumbo Shrimp.

 

[allwildgirl]

The berries one is fairly simple. They just avoided what the animals and birds wouldn't eat. Which, of course, begs the question, how do the animals and birds know which ones are poisonous?

 

[buffettgirl]

Ah, but there is a flaw in that reasoning. Some berries that birds eat are toxic to humans. If birds fly, do flies bird?

 

[andtckrtoo]

Well - according the Jean Auel - who wrote the "Clan of the Cave Bear" series (good books - don't judge them by the STUPID movie), women tested new foods by taking a very small bite of something to check for flavor and body reaction. If it seems okay, then they take a little more in a few days and test it that way. Makes sense...

 

[haydee]

>Here, Haydee. I'm sure this will clear it right up for
>you...
>
>"Since sure, and sugar begin with s-, the assimilation with
>the palatal on-glide of the (original) "long u" is
>(historically) complete, and the syllable-final consonant
>"shortens" the remaining -u- sound. In words like 'visual'
>and 'tissue', if the syllable boundary I(low energy point)
>falls before the on-gline, the apical (tongue tip) fricative
>may not be palatalized (or may be only partially palatalized).
> If the fricative is fully palatalized, there is much less
>likely to be a hint of the yod on-glide."
>
>See?
>
>
>Wendy

huh?

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Haydee

 

[himmygirl]

RE: Ponderisms......re birds and berries

It's called evolution. Many birds instinctively have a distaste for certain kinds of berries that are toxic to them. It comes from the fact that generations back the only birds to survive were the ones who happened to have a distaste for toxic berries; and since they were the ones who survived, the genetic disinclination to eat the toxins is passed down the line until it becomes so inbred that the species will almost never fall prey. The same thing happens with insects that are poisen; birds' genetic make up warns them of certain colors to avoid.