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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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abalidoth

Fun little math trick I find really helpful: the ratio of a mile to a kilometer is within 1% of the Golden Ratio. That means that if you have a good memory for Fibonacci numbers (1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89) you can convert pretty accurately by taking consecutive Fibonacci numbers.

For example, 89 kilometers is really close to 55 miles (55.3). Or, say you need to convert 26 miles to kilometers: 26 can be written as 21 plus 5, so taking the next Fibonacci number up gives 34 and 8, meaning it should be around 42 kilometers. Sure enough, it's 41.8 km!

tamberoo

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i need several moments, math like this scares me

abalidoth

Not gonna lie, as much as I want to be helpful and comprehensible, I am very proud of provoking that reaction image.

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hungwy

Ever since I first heard the word grotto I knew it was a valuable word. When I first heard the word grotto I knew it could be used for great things. The word grotto refers to a cavity in the earth. The word grotto means a small hole or cavern in rock or other substrate like ice, especially when used as shelter. The word grotto is related to crypt, and it is related to grotesque. Grottoes can also be built. Artificial grottoes are sometimes built in gardens. Sometimes people live in grottoes. There have been people that go into grottoes and live in them. There have been people that lived in a grotto for a long time. Sometimes people store food and other supplies in grottoes. Sometimes there are religious things in grottoes. People like to put items in grottos for safekeeping, because grottoes are useful for shelter. When I first saw the word grotto I knew it had a lot of meaning and meant something special. When I think of grottoes I think they are unique.

tsunderrated

Not even to mention an underwater grotto

hungwy

In my last essay I discussed the meaning and use of grotto. I concluded grotto was a unique and special word with value. In this essay I will talk about grottoes and water. Grottoes sometimes have water in or around them. Grottoes are often near water or filled with water. It is important to say that grottoes are often made by water. Grottoes can be carved out through water eating away limestone. Features in limestone carved out by water are called karst features. Karst features are often found where limestone and water meet. Sometimes the water is there in the grotto when it floods and leaves the grotto when it doesn't flood. Sometimes floods happen daily and sometimes seasonally. Grottoes can be flooded often. There is a special grotto called the underwater grotto. The underwater grotto is found completely submerged in a body of water. The underwater grotto is completely flooded. These grottoes often have interesting things in them like ancient animals. Underwater grottoes can preserve old things. The underwater grotto is important in understanding how water and grottoes interact. One day I hope we can find all the underwater grottoes.

max1461

very much I feel this way about bogs.

dedalvs
dedalvs

This month’s Fiat Lingua article is an introduction to Taadži by Lauren Kuffler. It’s a cool language with an even cooler orthography, which you can catch a glimpse of on the first page:

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Fiat Lingua features a new conlang article on the first of every month, and we’re constantly looking for new stuff! If you have a conlang to showcase or a conlang-related essay, please consider submitting it to Fiat Lingua!

etymology-findings
etymology-findings

Daily French Etymology #54

Roman (novel)

Roman comes from the Old French romanz, which originally meant 'common language' or Old French (as opposed to Latin), but this meaning eventually shifted to 'story in Old French', and then 'adventure story'. Romanz was derived from the Vulgar Latin romanicē, meaning in the way of Romans, from the Latin romanus, meaning Roman. Romanus came from Roma (Rome), which is of uncertain etymology.