Gavin Anderegg @gavin.anderegg.ca · 05/05/2026Onomatopoeic noises in your own language seem obvious and reasonable. In other languages, they can lead you to believe that the speaker is completely unhinged from reality. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_Kr... 230
Robert Currie @rcurrie.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In my semiotics class, that usually has lots of international students, I ask people what dogs and cows “say” in the students’ native language. The reactions from other students are great. 010
Don De Tina @donnyd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026As an aside, it seems that only in English do snap, crackle and pop also refer to the 4th, 5th, and 6th derivatives or position with respect to time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth,...en.wikipedia.orgFourth, fifth, and sixth derivatives of position - Wikipedia 210
