Comments on: Onomatopoeia at its best http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Winter http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-183355 Chris Winter Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:20:06 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-183355 <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</A> says that onomatopoeic sounds differ across languages. It gives as example the sound of a clock: in English, "tick tock"; in Mandarin, "di da"; in Japanese, "kachin kachin". (I wonder how Japanese represents the sound of a cash register.) I dimly remember a similar story about animal sounds. The cow was "bu bu" in some language (Japanese, I think) — not like English "moo moo". Marina, I'm glad to see you don't cut off comments on these old threads. It lets a Johnny-come-lately like me catch up. Wikipedia says that onomatopoeic sounds differ across languages. It gives as example the sound of a clock: in English, “tick tock”; in Mandarin, “di da”; in Japanese, “kachin kachin”. (I wonder how Japanese represents the sound of a cash register.)

I dimly remember a similar story about animal sounds. The cow was “bu bu” in some language (Japanese, I think) — not like English “moo moo”.

Marina, I’m glad to see you don’t cut off comments on these old threads. It lets a Johnny-come-lately like me catch up.

]]> By: Greatest Potential http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-153575 Greatest Potential Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:01:57 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-153575 :razz: it's that thing they do with their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzQgAR_J1PI&feature=channel#t=00m16s" rel="nofollow"> mouths</a> :razz: it’s that thing they do with their
mouths

]]> By: Greatest Potential http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-153219 Greatest Potential Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:26:06 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-153219 "yumyumm braum yerum yum" “yumyumm braum yerum yum”

]]> By: Greatest Potential http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-153218 Greatest Potential Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:24:22 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-153218 Cool vid but that cat food looks like ass vomit. Cool vid but that cat food looks like ass vomit.

]]> By: tonyb http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-152343 tonyb Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-152343 In the face that kitty looks like our former cat ROCKY. Now Rocky just hangs around outside and waits for us to feed him. Sensitive and loyal-that is how I would describe Rocky the cat. In the face that kitty looks like our former cat ROCKY. Now Rocky just hangs around outside and waits for us to feed him. Sensitive and loyal-that is how I would describe Rocky the cat.

]]> By: Captain Jack http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-152240 Captain Jack Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-152240 Loved the video. Of course like just about any cat video. Loved the video. Of course like just about any cat video.

]]> By: heaven here i come http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-151852 heaven here i come Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:26:51 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-151852 Great stuff - it is [hilarious]. Thank you, Marina! Great stuff – it is [hilarious]. Thank you, Marina!

]]> By: leonard http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-151673 leonard Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:29:18 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-151673 Love that jam...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwEHJ0K_yw" rel="nofollow">uncle JOE</a><blockquote>0^0<a href="http://lolcats.com/" rel="nofollow">LOLCATS</a>^0^i got know shame...<blockquote>earl the pearl...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or1dyvCgzMw&feature=PlayList&p=BDD812CF68F5F30D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5" rel="nofollow">David Bowie ft. Earl Slick - Stay (Live) </a>...lets pick rocks and get stoned...leonard the little :P :-) Love that jam…uncle JOE
0^0LOLCATS^0^i got know shame…
earl the pearl…David Bowie ft. Earl Slick – Stay (Live)
…lets pick rocks and get stoned…leonard the little :P :-)

]]> By: Venomrock67 http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-151666 Venomrock67 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:47:23 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-151666 :razz: Right On! "It's only <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhHODhTIvgo" rel="nofollow">[Rock and Roll]</a> but I Iike it!" :cool: :smile: <blockquote>Not meaning to [stray] away from the subject, but do you remember when a couple of them "cats" went off to the side to do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqnQxaP4P58" rel="nofollow">this.</a><i>Men Without Shame (Non-edit version)</i> :cool: </blockquote> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5wlg-MVoQqk/R1RE03vxblI/AAAAAAAAAKk/FnbgGYkAwlE/s1600-R/0846.jpg" rel="nofollow"><i>PHANTOM,ROCKER and SLICK</i></a> :wink: :razz: Right On! “It’s only [Rock and Roll] but I Iike it!” :cool: :smile:

Not meaning to [stray] away from the subject, but do you remember when a couple of them “cats” went off to the side to do this.Men Without Shame (Non-edit version) :cool:

PHANTOM,ROCKER and SLICK :wink:

]]> By: thematrix75 http://hotforwords.com/2009/09/12/onomatopoeia-at-its-best/#comment-151636 thematrix75 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:36:32 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=7609#comment-151636 That was funny,thank you Marina for this video :!: Catch you later :!: That was funny,thank you Marina for this video :!: Catch you later :!:

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