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sudanglo (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 10:35:34
jefusan:Porstultuligi?This goes a long way to capturing the meaning of dumbing down.
However, Altebrilas's post suggests another possibility - kretenigi.
By the way, what has happened to 'ifi'. Wasn't that in an earlier version of PIV for use when -ig -um or -iz don't quite hit the mark.
Which sounds better:
Kretenigo de la televido
Kretenizo de la televido
Kretenumo de la televido
Kretenifo de la televido
yyaann (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 10:51:00
sudanglo:Which sounds better:Definitely kretenigo as -ig- is the most widely understood and undebated suffix.
Kretenigo de la televido
Kretenizo de la televido
Kretenumo de la televido
Kretenifo de la televido
Tempodivalse (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 11:08:52
By the way, what has happened to 'ifi'.What is "ifi" ?? Does this have something to do with the English -ify or Italian -ificare?
I don't see why we normally need anything other than -ig. -iz might be helpful in technical contexts, sure. But -ifi? What does it do that's substantially different? This sounds like another Ido-esque suffix with no real additional value ...
Breto (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 17:51:17
jefusan:Porstultuligi?Oooh, I like that one. Reminds me of those "For Dummies" books.
sudanglo:By the way, what has happened to 'ifi'. Wasn't that in an earlier version of PIV for use when -ig -um or -iz don't quite hit the mark.I'm not sure I've ever encountered "ifi" prior to your use of it in this thread. Then again, I'm not as well-read as most.
DuckFiasco (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 19:25:57
jefusan:Porstultuligi?This one made me smile
erinja (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 19:36:59
Kirilo81 (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 8 20:15:29
Simon_Gauvain (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 9 13:12:29
"A-level Mathematics has been dumbed down since I was at school."A-nivela matematiko fariĝis stulte/ridinde simpla de post mia lernado.
Miland (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 10 19:38:55
richardhall (Å vise profilen) 2015 7 11 20:50:08
Miland:Personally I might favour Richard Hall's trofaciligi or Rolnik's trosimpligi for what is happening.Thanks - you've no idea the smile that gave me!