Comments on: Strč prst skrz krk

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:23:51 +0000

any relation to prdele? I heard that one a lot when the electrician was at your place…

By: pL

pL — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:40:41 +0000

“Krk” can also mean burp. Stick your finger through the burp. How about “prd?” Tired that one yet?

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:12:38 +0000

Well, Czech is mostly pronounced the way it’s spelled — or at least I’m told it would be even more phonetic if the Hapburg Empire hadn’t tried suppressing the Czech language, causing written Česky to lag behind the spoken language.

By: Klara

Klara — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:44:17 +0000

i thought it meant “stick your fingers down your throat”, that lovely action one does when one wishes to make oneself sick.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:59:35 +0000

One thing about Czech – it’s pronounced just like it’s spelled. This particular sentence, though, seems to me more like spitting than coughing – more in the mouth than in the throat.

And welcome back as MOH! Terms have been lasting longer lately (which is a nice way of saying traffic is down here in the Empire.)

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 04:56:10 +0000

How does that sentence sound when spoken? It looks like it would sound like coughing up a hairball.

The Cowboy’s Sweetheart is back in the saddle as MOH. Isn’t it about time to change that poll?

By: Carol Anne

Carol Anne — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:03:07 +0000

I had already noticed some similarities between the Czech vocabulary and the Hebrew. In written Hebrew, vowels don’t really exist at all, except for diacritical marks. And, except in elementary-school primers or language textbooks, those diacritical marks are largely absent. If you know the language, you already know the words, so you know what the vowels are.