dehumanizing oneself in english doesn't stop at it/its pronouns and "thing"! here's some other words that mark grammatical inanimacy:

interrogative pronouns: "guess who what just cooked a whole pot of noodles!" "who which (one) wore it better, the robot or the doll?"
relative pronouns: "now it is the one who's which is / that's to blame"
※ which as an inanimate relative pronoun is getting less common, and that is being used animately as well. still, either is better than the explicitly animate who.
whatever this one is called: "you're the only one thing it's obvious to"
("the ___ one" constructions can often be changed to "the \1 thing" to make them explicitly inanimate)

i'll add to this list when something comes to mind

#linguistics

dehumanizing oneself in english doesn't stop at it/its pronouns and "thing"! here's some other words that mark grammatical inanimacy:

interrogative pronouns: "guess who what just cooked a whole pot of noodles!" "who which (one) wore it better, the robot or the doll?"
relative pronouns: "now it is the one who's which is / that's to blame"
※ which as an inanimate relative pronoun is getting less common, and that is being used animately as well. still, either is better than the explicitly animate who.
whatever this one is called: "you're the only one thing it's obvious to"
("the ___ one" constructions can often be changed to "the \1 thing" to make them explicitly inanimate)

i'll add to this list when something comes to mind

#linguistics

I recently researched the etymology of two interesting German words:

- "nonchalant" (informal, relaxed, casual, carefree, easy-going): I found that interesting because it's obviously a negation and I never read the non-negated form "chalant". Turns out that the non-negated form goes back to latin "calēre" (warm, to be hot, to be alarmed, to be fired up)

- "verschollen" (lost, missing, nothing has been known about the whereabouts of sth. or sb. for a long time). I found it weird because I couldn't make any sense of "schollen". This might be related to "verschallen" (stop making noise) and might go back to old high German "skellan" (which is also related to German "Schelle", a small bell). So, "verschollen" can be seen as a euphemistic expression because stop making noise is used to refer to being lost (and maybe dead).

#etymology #linguistics #German

I recently researched the etymology of two interesting German words:

- "nonchalant" (informal, relaxed, casual, carefree, easy-going): I found that interesting because it's obviously a negation and I never read the non-negated form "chalant". Turns out that the non-negated form goes back to latin "calēre" (warm, to be hot, to be alarmed, to be fired up)

- "verschollen" (lost, missing, nothing has been known about the whereabouts of sth. or sb. for a long time). I found it weird because I couldn't make any sense of "schollen". This might be related to "verschallen" (stop making noise) and might go back to old high German "skellan" (which is also related to German "Schelle", a small bell). So, "verschollen" can be seen as a euphemistic expression because stop making noise is used to refer to being lost (and maybe dead).

#etymology #linguistics #German

A lot of this time has been dedicated to "hurrying up and waiting," and so I have had some time to sit here and think.

And I came up with silly personalized nerd names for all my email box, task, calendar, etc. labels!! 😻

I will only share a few, out of respect for your time:

☸️ Ellimenory
  💠 This is the name for the category label that holds all of my various email boxes in one place 
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + limen (Gk. λιμήν, "harbor," "port") + -ory (Lat. -orium, "place for")

☸️ Ellisallagment
  💠 Meaning: These are financial tasks, obligations, dates, or communications. Anything related with financial or money matters.
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + allagē (Gk. ἀλλαγή, "exchange," "barter") + -ment (Lat. -mentum, "result," "act of") 

☸️ Ellisbibliphiloca
  💠 Meaning: The category label for the list of books I own that were authored and/or published by personal friends.
  💠 Etymology: Ellis- (me!) + biblíon (Gk. βιβλίον, "book") + philía (Gk. φιλία, "friendship") + -ca (Gk. thēkē, "receptacle") 

☸️ Ellisbiblisaureca
  💠 Meaning: My "treasure" archive of books to read and of things to do and to explore. Someone found it interesting that I choose to treasure the unknown rather than attaching this word to books I'd already read and known that I liked. I just said, "Why would I hold onto a future responsibility I didn't treasure enough to make the burden worth it?"
  💠 Etymology: Ellis- (me!) + biblíon (Gk. βιβλίον, "book") + thēsauros (Gk. θησαυρός, "treasure," "storehouse") + -ca (Gk. thēkē, "receptacle")

☸️ Ellistheronomy
  💠 Meaning: All tasks and calendar events and communications directly related to my personal physical and mental health.
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + therapeía (Gk. θεραπεία, "healing," "care," "service") + -nomy (Gk. νομία, "system of laws," "management")

☸️ Ellithekium
  💠 Meaning: My savings account. 😺
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + thek (Gk. , "case," "box," "chest," "receptacle") + -ium (Lat. -ium, "a place for")

☸️ Ellymiktry
  💠 Meaning: The box that holds "All the Other Things™."
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + mikta (Gk. μικτά, "mixed things," from sýmmikta) + -ry (Eng. "place of," "practice of")

That's not even a quarter of them all. Dear gods, please tell me it isn't just me? 😅💙♾️

#Neologisms #Etymology #AncientGreek #Latin #Linguistics #Organization #Nerd #Worldbuilding #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Language #IsItJustMe

A lot of this time has been dedicated to "hurrying up and waiting," and so I have had some time to sit here and think.

And I came up with silly personalized nerd names for all my email box, task, calendar, etc. labels!! 😻

I will only share a few, out of respect for your time:

☸️ Ellimenory
  💠 This is the name for the category label that holds all of my various email boxes in one place 
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + limen (Gk. λιμήν, "harbor," "port") + -ory (Lat. -orium, "place for")

☸️ Ellisallagment
  💠 Meaning: These are financial tasks, obligations, dates, or communications. Anything related with financial or money matters.
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + allagē (Gk. ἀλλαγή, "exchange," "barter") + -ment (Lat. -mentum, "result," "act of") 

☸️ Ellisbibliphiloca
  💠 Meaning: The category label for the list of books I own that were authored and/or published by personal friends.
  💠 Etymology: Ellis- (me!) + biblíon (Gk. βιβλίον, "book") + philía (Gk. φιλία, "friendship") + -ca (Gk. thēkē, "receptacle") 

☸️ Ellisbiblisaureca
  💠 Meaning: My "treasure" archive of books to read and of things to do and to explore. Someone found it interesting that I choose to treasure the unknown rather than attaching this word to books I'd already read and known that I liked. I just said, "Why would I hold onto a future responsibility I didn't treasure enough to make the burden worth it?"
  💠 Etymology: Ellis- (me!) + biblíon (Gk. βιβλίον, "book") + thēsauros (Gk. θησαυρός, "treasure," "storehouse") + -ca (Gk. thēkē, "receptacle")

☸️ Ellistheronomy
  💠 Meaning: All tasks and calendar events and communications directly related to my personal physical and mental health.
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + therapeía (Gk. θεραπεία, "healing," "care," "service") + -nomy (Gk. νομία, "system of laws," "management")

☸️ Ellithekium
  💠 Meaning: My savings account. 😺
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + thek (Gk. , "case," "box," "chest," "receptacle") + -ium (Lat. -ium, "a place for")

☸️ Ellymiktry
  💠 Meaning: The box that holds "All the Other Things™."
  💠 Etymology: Elli- (me!) + mikta (Gk. μικτά, "mixed things," from sýmmikta) + -ry (Eng. "place of," "practice of")

That's not even a quarter of them all. Dear gods, please tell me it isn't just me? 😅💙♾️

#Neologisms #Etymology #AncientGreek #Latin #Linguistics #Organization #Nerd #Worldbuilding #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Language #IsItJustMe