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Nella Acceber ([personal profile] walkitout) wrote2013-05-07 09:53 am
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You Know You Are Dealing with a Linguist When ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/linguists-identify-15000-year-old-ultraconserved-words/2013/05/06/a02e3a14-b427-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html

They had to ask anthropologists why bark was so important and thus conserved.

*head* *desk*

Neat work, tho. Very impressive.

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[identity profile] ethelmay.livejournal.com 2013-05-07 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Arf.
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*snicker*

[personal profile] walkitout 2013-05-08 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
That's some efficient humor. Three letters and one punctuation. Nice!
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