The CBB

Do it.

(So this is an RP now?) Satisfied with my display, I stop. (guess so) The light fades, and suddenly you feel the dam begin to form again. "Is that normally possible?" "Um, NO." Ai pauses, makes a face, then turns around, throws her hands in the air, brings them back down again, ...

He shrinks back slightly at your touch, but nods in affirmation. He lifts a paw, extends his writing claw, and points it at his chest. <qgKql> Then he extends his foreleg and levels his writing claw at you. <qMqmqn> Not wanting to offend you, he tries to explain his negative reaction to your touch. ...

It's partly logographic then? I've never really tried to name the writing system, only work on it. hmmmm... Braille is often described as partially logographic since it has signs for specific words in addition to normal letter,s but I tend to think of it more like medieval scribal abbreviations sin...

Well, I guess it's official: Commonthroat has copulas. I tried to avoid them, but here we are. I guess <nl> (used with prepositions) is technically a copula, so I suppose they've been here all along. So... <BD> /long rising weak whine/ Not to be confused with the interrogative deictic suffix -BD, al...

sfcqn, rBCqMr F BC qgjmg hG lNq! sfc-qn rBCq-Mr F BC qgj-m-g hG lNq-0 child-2 peace-3P COMP all fight-er-3I true seek-AUTH MAH BOI, this peace is what all true warriors strive for! Right now if you have a vocative separate from the subject or object it may be ambiguous in writing. For now I'll say ...

Trailsend wrote: ↑10 May 2024 02:34 <g rMLcdrMr?>

He nods vigorously, trying to mimic human body language to get his point across. He points at your synth.

<g rMLcdrqN>

Then he gestures with his muzzle to his own keyer.

<g rMLcdrMr>

I point at his synthesizer. <BD MLp?> <g rMLcdrMr> He loosens the strap holding the keyer to his paw and hands the device to you to examine. It's somewhat small for a human hand, and looks somewhat like a bicycle handlebar. There are three rows of four keys running along the side, and two clusters ...

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Trailsend wrote: ↑10 May 2024 00:30 (Do I have my own synthesizer for pronouncing Commonthroat, like he has for pronouncing English?)

Yes.

The character next to "bright" looks exactly like my character in Daas for "fire". What a coincidence! Great minds think alike. Daas seems to be a traditional oral language with a logographic writing system, correct? Commonpaw is a purely written language. It uses size, position...

(So this is an RP now?)

Satisfied with my display, I stop.

I want to, but I don't know if Daas actually has enough grammar and stuff done in it. (I might end up making stuff up as I go, which seems to be the only way Daas actually progresses) That's how all my languages start out, and honestly only Commonthroat has gotten beyond that phase. Once a foundati...

Kesshin wrote: ↑09 May 2024 17:19 but also you probably won't be able to. You're human

"pffft, not with that attitude."

I try harder.

"Thank you. So ─" I pause, furrowing my brow in thought "─ if I wanted to say 'that rock is green,' could I say sKGqp slnrp?" "You've almost got it. Sticking that grunt at the end makes the word sound more like a noun, so you wouldn't use it on <slnr>. It would be <sKGqp sl...

Try to use Ko

Kesshin wrote: ↑09 May 2024 15:53 That includes kinetic energy, so if you push against it, it'll push back. Hard.

Reminds me of the retribution field generator from this story.

"Hmmm," I say. "Could I say slnrGH to say 'that is green?' If so, could I say rnL slnrGH to mean 'that is not green?'" He pauses, assuming a canine sitting stance. He reaches up with a rear leg as a dog would to scratch its ear. He cocks his head to the side and tugs gently at h...

How do you say:

1. The man sees the tree.

2. The tree is seen by the man.

3. The tree is seen.

I feel like things will end badly for me either way, but I'll assume the stranger is telling the truth and avoid touching the crystal again.