En inglés, hay que hacer las cosas con voluntad!

[CarmenCarmona]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Sí, pero bastante sólidas. (pl. Hypotheses)

Jolín! (I can't say swearwords, can I?) I learnt that about this type of plural this year.

I didn't know it because in Spanish those type of words don't vary: Crisis, tesis, etc. and I thought that applied to English as well..

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

By the way, the Indo-European proto-language is the origin of most languages in Europe and India (duh!) not the world. Nor is it the basis of Hungarian, Turkish, Finnish nor Basque.

Finnish? Really? Finnish isn't related to Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Icelandic?

Originally Posted by CarmenCarmona

However, they are mere hypothesis, ain't they?

Originally Posted by CarmenCarmona

I didn't know it because in Spanish those type of words don't vary: Crisis, tesis, etc. and I thought that applied to English as well..

Singular: hypothesis, parenthesis, crisis, thesis, etc.

Plural: hypotheses, parentheses, crises, theses

(P.S. I've been lurking in this thread. It's very interesting!)

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Finnish? Really? Finnish isn't related to Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Icelandic?!)

Grammatically, no. It is related to Hungarian.

Originally Posted by CarmenCarmona

Jolín! (I can't say swearwords, can I?) I learnt that about this type of plural this year.

I didn't know it because in Spanish those type of words don't vary: Crisis, tesis, etc. and I thought that applied to English as well..

It's a standard Greek plural

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Grammatically, no. It is related to Hungarian.

Weird. How did that happen?

(P.S. Forum Police! He did "it" again!)

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Weird. How did that happen?

(P.S. Forum Police! He did "it" again!)

(I agree with you Lou Ann, this thread is very interesting )

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Lou Ann: There is nothing like police. It's all about being considerate to other users and avoid confusion. But there's no need to keep in mind some forum rules, if there's someone else who will do it for you.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@Lou Ann: There is nothing like police. It's all about being considerate to other users and avoid confusion. But there's no need to keep in mind some forum rules, if there's someone else who will do it for you.

Sorry, Malila - not trying to offend you. Just playing with Perikles.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I know... I wouldn't have replied otherwise.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Weird. How did that happen?

I have no idea. The really interesting thing is that they have demonstrated that Basque actually belongs to the Finnish-Hungarian-Turkish group. Now explain that.

Originally Posted by laepelba

(P.S. Forum Police! He did "it" again!)

Sneak!

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

I have no idea. The really interesting thing is that they have demonstrated that Basque actually belongs to the Finnish-Hungarian-Turkish group. Now explain that.

Maybe some Turkeys with wander lust roamed north and/or west and found places to settle in........

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Maybe some Turkeys with wander lust roamed north and/or west and found places to settle in........

I thought Turkeys were an American invention . Any, the Basque country, el País Vasco, is far away from Finland, Hungary and Turkey. It is very strange.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

I thought Turkeys were an American invention . Anyway, (or "any-who" ) the Basque country, el País Vasco, is far away from Finland, Hungary and Turkey. It is very strange.

Oh, I know exactly where Basque country is. I have spent time (not much ... not nearly enough ... not demasiado....) in Southwest France. AND, my uncle in Carson City, Nevada has a favorite Basque restaurant that he loves to take us to. They eat WONDERFUL food!!!

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Oh, I know exactly where Basque country is. I have spent time (not much ... not nearly enough ... not demasiado....) in Southwest France. AND, my uncle in Carson City, Nevada has a favorite Basque restaurant that he loves to take us to. They eat WONDERFUL food!!!

Well, some Basque people don't want to be Spanish, but I don't think they want to be French, either. Just a very small part from Basque country is in France.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Well, some Basque people don't want to be Spanish, but I don't think they want to be French, either. Just a very small part from Basque country is in France.

Oh, I know that only a small part of Basque country is in France. I just meant that in Southwest France, one hears a great deal about the Basque culture. That's all.

[CarmenCarmona]

Originally Posted by Perikles

I have no idea. The really interesting thing is that they have demonstrated that Basque actually belongs to the Finnish-Hungarian-Turkish group. Now explain that.

When my Old English lecturer said that Basque's origin was unknown, someone in class suggested that ETA probably made it up as a secret language...

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by CarmenCarmona

When my Old English lecturer said that Basque's origin was unknown, someone in class suggested that ETA probably made it up as a secret language...

ETA was born in 1959 , and Basque is much older (I guess ).