tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326794.post111841390251069570..comments2023-10-14T05:39:56.926-07:00Comments on When Things Don't Make Sense or Do They?: Thamizhuku Amudenru Per! :-)jananihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08516521723511389037noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326794.post-1118595870619849242005-06-12T10:04:00.000-07:002005-06-12T10:04:00.000-07:00@everyone - I am not talking about the general evo...@everyone - I am not talking about the general evolution of the language here. Yes, Kaarthik has a point - it is "Enge pogirai" which has become "enga pora". And as VMax says "where are you going" is from "whither goest thou". But I am talking about contemperory writing and the way we talk. For example consider this comment I am typing out. I can work it into a conversation with one of you and use the exact same words and grammar construct and it wouldn't sound too formal or wierd. But if I were to write it in thamizh, one would naturally fall into some formal way of writing. This is what I am trying to observe. We write "peyar" and we say "peru". Difficult if someone learns the maguage from books.jananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516521723511389037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326794.post-1118573287426457562005-06-12T03:48:00.000-07:002005-06-12T03:48:00.000-07:00In any language, the written grammar and rules som...In any language, the written grammar and rules somehow always do seem to lag in time behind that which is spoken. <BR/><BR/>Hindi would be a bad language to use for a comparison as it has a very short history, but still jokes on Shudh Hindi have been made, notably in this amazing movie called Chupke Chupke.<BR/><BR/>As kaarthik has pointed out, its "engu pogirai" which has become enga pora...and not engu sendru kondirukkirai.<BR/><BR/>Even English had its "whither goest thou" that has become "where are you going".Vetty Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323943149144316700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326794.post-1118503581970637032005-06-11T08:26:00.000-07:002005-06-11T08:26:00.000-07:00@kaarthik: i had the chance to look at a paper whi...@kaarthik: i had the chance to look at a paper which traced the evolution of tamil script over 2000 years. the change was stunning. The script used then was so different from what is used now. and all this in only ~50 generations.littlecowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137446631889343916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326794.post-1118465236789014302005-06-10T21:47:00.000-07:002005-06-10T21:47:00.000-07:00the language of the blacks sounds different too - ...the language of the blacks sounds different too - 'whatcha doin nigga?', 'this bike is cool'littlecowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137446631889343916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12326794.post-1118465077965543182005-06-10T21:44:00.000-07:002005-06-10T21:44:00.000-07:00wouldn't call it 'mangled tamizh' - the language i...wouldn't call it 'mangled tamizh' - the language is so robust and adaptable that the written and spoken versions are different (purely for matters of style i might add) - ain't that awesome?!littlecowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137446631889343916noreply@blogger.com