In linguistics, code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. Multilinguals—speakers of more than one language—sometimes use elements of multiple languages when conversing with each other. Thus, code-switching is the use of more than one linguistic variety in a manner consistent with the syntax and phonology of each variety.
Code-switching is distinct from other language contact phenomena, such as borrowing, pidgins and creoles, loan translation (calques), and language transfer (language interference...
I will refrain from forming an opinion since I have not heard most Indian people talk. And I can say that with confidence even though it's not clear which Indians we're talking about.
Non-native speakers often get confused about what the various tenses and aspects mean in English. With input from some of the folk here I've put together a diagram that I hope will provide some clarity on the matter.
I offer it as the first answer to this question. Consider it a living document....
Very much like American accent with some German flavor. Yet I'm not sure.
> It sounds like an Asian version of a North American accent to me. Maybe you are from China? But then Elias Schmitt doesn't sound like a Chinese name!
Riddles are off-topic here. This is a question-and-answer site. And you know the answer to this question full well. What are you hoping to learn from the fact that xX_JamieDufus_78_Xx thinks you are Mongolian? Other than that xX_JamieDufus_78_Xx is someone with too much time yet no education in phonoanything? — RegDwigнt ♦42 mins ago
I believe in Trump, he's all we got Trump has no boundaries, no borders to cross Trump is simple, hate breeds Those who think difference is the child of disease.
Okay, so I am having trouble to find a word that someone is judging my sentence, but not based on English usage( such as grammar and punctuation) ;but on what it is saying. Do you get me? If not, then I would try to be more clear.
I just thought I'd introduce myself to everyone on this site. My name is Suhayl, and I'm an aspiring poetry writer. Being a poetry writer, I, naturally have an infatuation with the English language, it's many intricacies, synonyms, and just the overall beauty of the language. Being that it is not...
Or maybe account creation becomes an IQ test. Lots of puzzles designed to test your English, some trap doors that shoot you out to the start page, that sort of thing.
Well, unless your intention was to get a job at a greeting-card company. — Robusto9 secs ago
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about English. Answering a question by rejecting the premise of the question is available in any language. — Robusto7 secs ago
@Robusto Hm. Not quite sure that's exactly what happened to Hitler. But you be the judge. Basically the elephant wants to stomp the ant, but the ant says: do you know what "trip out" means? If you don't stomp me, I'll show you. So he crawls into his trunk and all the way out of his ass. And the elephant trips out big time.
Then I'm not sure what exactly happens, but somehow the elephant convinces the ant to repeat the procedure. So the ant gets into the trunk, and then the punch line is that the elephant then puts his trunk to his ass and goes like "yeah baby, perpetual trip".
> In 1973, Csonka was voted Super Athlete of the Year by the Professional Football Writers Association.[1] That season, the Dolphins won a second straight title and "Zonk", as he was known, was the Super Bowl VIII MVP. Exploiting brilliant blocking by his offensive line, he rushed 33 times for two touchdowns and a then-record 145 yards.
Cthulhu is a deity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. Considered a Great Old One within the pantheon of Lovecraftian cosmic entities, the creature has since been featured in numerous popular culture references. Lovecraft depicts Cthulhu as a gigantic entity worshiped by cultists. Cthulhu's anatomy is described as part octopus, part man, and part dragon.
== Etymology, spelling and pronunciation ==
Though invented by Lovecraft in 1926 the name Cthulhu is probably derived from the word...
So. In the spirit of not posting tangential shit that veers away from sane discourse: what is it about Cthulhu that people seem to be so frickin horrified of him?
Like, I literally keep reading and hearing accounts of people shitting their pants. Like he's the worst monster ever invented and shit.
@RegDwigнt I bet we have more ethnic Russians working in software dev here than in all of Ukraine. So I am sure Putin must have his sights set on Massachusetts as the next logical step.
Besides, which math do you prefer: math that gets you the result you want, or math that doesn't? The answer is clear enough even for a mathematician to understand.
@samaYo Code switching means speaking one register to one person then another register to another person. e.g. slang to your brother but formally to your boss. It is more of a sociological phenomenon. It does not mean mixing words from two languages in a narrative. Note that the intro in that wiki page is inconsistent with the body and I am describing what's in the body.
How do I say that my mouth is feeling very hot from the spicy food that I ate?
What word should I say?
Edit : Removed the I am ____ed constriction. I'm looking for a general term but not necessarily would fit in that format.
Mudskippers are fish of the subfamily Oxudercinae (tribe Periophthalmini), within the family Gobiidae (gobies). The subfamily includes about 41 species. They are completely amphibious fish that can use their pectoral fins to walk on land. Being amphibious, they are uniquely adapted to intertidal habitats, unlike most fish in such habitats which survive the retreat of the tide by hiding under wet seaweed or in tidal pools.
Mudskippers are quite active when out of water, feeding and interacting with one another, for example, to defend their territories. They are found in tropical, subtropical, and...
I'm looking for a single word that can be used to describe blind fighting(as in martial art), or training thereof, or even modern impaired/handicap training in sports.
"Pasteurized prepared cheese product"—they can't even call it cheese.
Not a single word, but maybe "The blind beating the blind"? — Robusto8 secs ago
@Robusto: I certainly wouldn't forget that! I just made much the same point in respect of another question (on ELL) citing Mark Twain. Many such usages are still "valid", but often they were never exactly "standard". — FumbleFingers1 min ago
Whew. Took him almost half an hour. He must be sick.