07 March 2009

Threadless Possibility


If you are a Threadless user, help me out. Go here! Thanks!







Update:  Thanks.  I'll do more in a couple years maybe.  Also, the links are broken.

02 March 2009

Whom!

It's a bummer that when I learn a rule, I can't let it go.  One example is the usage of whom.  For a long time, I had no idea when I was s'posed to use it, and when who would be more appropriate. Then I learned about noun declension in German and Latin, and badabing!; since then I've corrected every who/whom mistake I have seen; sometimes in my head, sometimes out of it, always with a pang of embarrassment that I can't let go.

By the way, if you ever have a question as to which you should use, just ask yourself: "Is who/whom referring to the subject of the sentence?" If so, use who; otherwise, use whom.

I don't know where whom /hūm/ came from. I know that in German, the Dative form of wer (which means "who") is wem (which means "to whom"). Wikipedia will tell you more, I'm sure.

24 February 2009

Pronunciation Guide

I recently realized that I have been throwing characters like ä, ū, and ə at you without ever explaining what I mean by them. So that's what this is.
CharacterExamples
ăapple
āate
äall*
ĕegg
ēeven
əabout, taken, pencil, eloquent, supply, sibyl
ĭigloo
īitem
ōomen
ŏon*
öfoot
ŭundo
ūzoom, dune
chchore
dhthere
khJuárez, lechaim†
ŋhung
shshirt
ththin

*/ä/ sounds almost the same as /ŏ/, but I'm going to keep them both.
†I'm considering representing the /kh/ sound as /x/ instead. Which is less confusing?