[silk] Peter G Neumman explains "the Zipf mystery"

Statistical Metalinguistics and Zipf/Pareto/Mandelbrot I frequently see cryptic references to the magic of Zipf or Pareto or Mandelbrot, with reference to linguistic and other structures, and sometimes in the context of 80-20 rules relating to almost

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:45 AM Ramjee Swaminathan < ramjee.swaminat...@gmail.com> wrote: > ​​On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Deepa Mohan > wrote: > > > Less ancient would be the time when the Thyagaraja Cretes were composed. > > Accrete, but in creteyuga too, puns were

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

​​On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > Less ancient would be the time when the Thyagaraja Cretes were composed. Accrete, but in creteyuga too, puns were a-round. Apparently they were used to punish cretins. Cretefully yours: __r. ​

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

My favourites are when I can mix up languages in puns. Eg. The opposite of leg-pulling is arm-streeling. That uses Hindi. Paradise is a devastate. That could be any Indian language. French candy in Frankfurt is Fransuessigkeiten.. and so it goes. On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 5:05 AM, Thaths

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 10:26 AM Deepa Mohan wrote: > My favourites are when I can mix up languages in puns. > > Eg. The opposite of leg-pulling is arm-streeling. > > That uses Hindi. > Heh! It took me a minute to get it. It has been decades since I heard the Hindi words

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

/ On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 6:18 AM, Thaths wrote:] >> My favourites are when I can mix up languages in puns. >> >> Eg. The opposite of leg-pulling is arm-streeling. Thaths...if you are not happy with it, you can make it whatever you want. Only Greek puns are set in con-Crete.

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:17 AM Deepa Mohan wrote: > Thaths...if you are not happy with it, you can make it whatever you > want. Only Greek puns are set in con-Crete. > Excuse this old, doddering fool. Chalk up my attitude

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 6:53 AM, Thaths wrote: > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:17 AM Deepa Mohan wrote: > >> Thaths...if you are not happy with it, you can make it whatever you >> want. Only Greek puns are set in con-Crete. >> > > Excuse this old, doddering

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

​On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 7:20 AM, Thaths wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:45 AM Ramjee Swaminathan < > ramjee.swaminat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Deepa Mohan > > wrote: > > > > > Less ancient would be the time when the