directional words

“This” and “that” were never sufficient: add more directional words to the English language! Never be hit by a tree falling on you again, now that you can be warned that a BLUHTREE is falling!

Apr 10, 2023

Culture, Language, UI / UX

conjugation of nouns, directional words, Language, location words, prefix, this and that, word prefixes

Background: In some languages, there are several variants of words (like “this” or “that”) that give you additional “implicit” information about the world. For example, if a person says “this notebook,” it indicates a notebook that is near them. If they say “that notebook,” it indicates a more distantly-located notebook. Even though a language can…