Thoughts

In this section I have tried to describe some of the ideas and thoughts that wander around in my mind...

The problem with language insufficiency

I sometimes find the language I speak to be very insufficient in terms of expressiveness. The reason for this can mainly be derived to the following; 1) There are not words enough in the language to express nuances in a good way, and 2) words we use daily tend to sound very worn and shabby (this is especially true for swearings).

So, what I like to do then is to extend the language with my own words and expressions. Words like "Leffo, Prytt, Poff, Keglahn, Bekelkrat and Cegmaf" are examples of excellent constructions that can be used to express almost anything! And the good thing is that you don't have to remember all the words and their meanings - you simply invent a new word whenever you feel you cannot express what you want to say within the existing language.

For instance, instead of swearing when you get angry, you should shout something like "Agel-poff smaskatof kakelbrytt", and you will not only feel much better, but people will most certainly admire you for your creative thinking *smile* But the biggest advantage with it is that it is a general language. Everybody can speak it! The only disadvantage I have found so far is that nobody knows what it means besides you...

I leave you with some references of inspiration: The Konkelmann family tree, Mr. Jerry Poff and his fellows, Dr. James Poff and Arthur Poff.

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