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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
{{mu|“I am reporting live from Los Angeles where the first real aliens <u>wint be landing</u> right now! You <u>lunt stay</u> with us for this historic event!”}} (≈ ''you better stay'' but less formal) | {{mu|“I am reporting live from Los Angeles where the first real aliens <u>wint be landing</u> right now! You <u>lunt stay</u> with us for this historic event!”}} | ||
::(≈ ''you better stay'' but less formal) | |||
{{mu|“Aliens? But aliens <u>prould not exist</u>! This <u>silt be</u> a hoax!”}} | {{mu|“Aliens? But aliens <u>prould not exist</u>! This <u>silt be</u> a hoax!”}} | ||
{{mu|Aliens prould not exist.|Aliens don't exist, period.}} | {{mu|Aliens prould not exist.|Aliens don't exist, period.}} | ||
{{mu|Aliens rill not exist.|Aliens as far as I know don't exist. But I don't know for sure. Maybe they exist. What, does the TV say there are?}} | {{mu|Aliens rill not exist.|Aliens as far as I know don't exist. But I don't know for sure. Maybe they exist. What, does the TV say there are?}} | ||
{{mu|Aliens seught not exist.|Well, aliens don't exist, don't they?}} | {{mu|Aliens seught not exist.|Well, aliens don't exist, don't they?}} | ||
{{mu|Aliens oigh not exist.|Oh those invented one more thing. I don't care of scientists, I don't to hear anything, aliens don't exist.}} | {{mu|Aliens oigh not exist.|Oh those invented one more thing. I don't care of scientists, I don't to hear anything, aliens don't exist.}} | ||
{{mu|“Sylvia <u>wint have been here</u>, around 10 in the morning.”}} | {{mu|“Sylvia <u>wint have been here</u>, around 10 in the morning.”}} | ||
{{mu|“A-and... We’re getting reports from the Alien Welcoming Committee right now... The aliens <u>quane be communicating</u> in Morse code on a military frequency”}} | {{mu|“A-and... We’re getting reports from the Alien Welcoming Committee right now... The aliens <u>quane be communicating</u> in Morse code on a military frequency”}} | ||
{{mu|“Pete, frankly, your hairstyle <u>sunt suck</u>.”}} | {{mu|“Pete, frankly, your hairstyle <u>sunt suck</u>.”}} | ||
{{mu|“Abortions <u>deigh not be allowed</u> in a civilized country. God Himself <u>quane say</u> so, for it <u>wint be written</u> in the Holy Book.”}} | {{mu|“Abortions <u>deigh not be allowed</u> in a civilized country. God Himself <u>quane say</u> so, for it <u>wint be written</u> in the Holy Book.”}} | ||
{{mu|“Da-ad, what’s this strange light in the sky-y?” — “Uh... dunno honey... <u>goave be</u> a plane.”}} | {{mu|“Da-ad, what’s this strange light in the sky-y?” — “Uh... dunno honey... <u>goave be</u> a plane.”}} | ||
{{mu|“I’ve reviewed your article and it <u>sunt mostly be</u> okay... but the paragraph on ‘possible extraterrestrial influence’ <u>mant be rewritten</u>.”}} | {{mu|“I’ve reviewed your article and it <u>sunt mostly be</u> okay... but the paragraph on ‘possible extraterrestrial influence’ <u>mant be rewritten</u>.”}} | ||
(≈ if I were you I would rewrite it) | ::(≈ if I were you I would rewrite it) | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 29 March 2015
English with Epistemic Modality is a conlang created by a conlanger vfaronov in 2013.
Basically, it's just English with additional words:
| prould | /prʊd/ | ‘it is generally known’ |
| silt | /sɪlt/ | ‘I assume’ |
| wint | /wɪnt/ | ‘I observe directly’ |
| quane | /kweɪn/ | ‘I was told’ |
| rill | /ɹɪl/ | ‘the circumstances are such that I think (but I don't bet)’ |
| seught | /seɪt/ | ‘the circumstances are such that I think but I may doubt’ |
| sunt | /sʌnt/ | ‘It's true for my mental condition but may be not true for other people’ |
| deigh | /deɪ/ | ‘must for the common good’ |
| mant | /mænt/ | ‘must for my own good’ |
| lunt | /lʌnt/ | ‘must for the benefit of us’ |
| goave | /ɡəʊv/ | ‘just a guess, just guessing at random’ |
| oigh | /oɪ/ | ‘Well, I don't bet it, think just as you like’ |
Examples
| “I am reporting live from Los Angeles where the first real aliens wint be landing right now! You lunt stay with us for this historic event!” |
- (≈ you better stay but less formal)
| “Aliens? But aliens prould not exist! This silt be a hoax!” |
| Aliens prould not exist. Aliens don't exist, period. |
| Aliens rill not exist. Aliens as far as I know don't exist. But I don't know for sure. Maybe they exist. What, does the TV say there are? |
| Aliens seught not exist. Well, aliens don't exist, don't they? |
| Aliens oigh not exist. Oh those invented one more thing. I don't care of scientists, I don't to hear anything, aliens don't exist. |
| “Sylvia wint have been here, around 10 in the morning.” |
| “A-and... We’re getting reports from the Alien Welcoming Committee right now... The aliens quane be communicating in Morse code on a military frequency” |
| “Pete, frankly, your hairstyle sunt suck.” |
| “Abortions deigh not be allowed in a civilized country. God Himself quane say so, for it wint be written in the Holy Book.” |
| “Da-ad, what’s this strange light in the sky-y?” — “Uh... dunno honey... goave be a plane.” |
| “I’ve reviewed your article and it sunt mostly be okay... but the paragraph on ‘possible extraterrestrial influence’ mant be rewritten.” |
- (≈ if I were you I would rewrite it)