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Res facta quae tamen fingi potuit ([personal profile] pauamma) wrote in [community profile] linguaphiles2021-07-31 03:44 pm
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Chimera word of the day

irre-aalis ("may or may not be about to leave or considering leaving").
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steorra: Restaurant sign that says Palatal (linguistics)

[personal profile] steorra 2021-07-31 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know Tagalog but I would like to understand the joke - can you explain it? (I do know what irrealis is.)
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)

[personal profile] pauamma 2021-07-31 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"aalis" = "to leave" in the contemplative aspect, denoting an action intended or envisioned but not yet started, or a foreseeable event that hasn't happened yet (if I understand that aspect correctly - which isn't guaranteed).
Edited (clarification) 2021-07-31 18:46 (UTC)
steorra: Restaurant sign that says Palatal (linguistics)

[personal profile] steorra 2021-07-31 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah :-)
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