I was a math/science geek in school, and could never understand English grammar/orthography--it didn't seem very logical. But then later I developed an interest in language and now I overcompensate for my earlier confusion / lack of natural talent by being nitpicky about orthographic and grammatical errors myself. But I also get a special thrill from really bad run-on sentences and clumsy clause structure, sort of a 'return of the repressed' I guess.
Yah, I'm going to be the first to publish a full dictionary on that language, I think.
Makua is a common English spelling, Macua in Portuguese, but Makhuwa is best for English, and Imakhuwa or Emakhuwa is the way I write it in Makua, depending on the dialect.
The lack of ability to translate makes the quote all the funnier to me. Again, clever not the word my wife would use...
Yah, although in majority populations, the tendency is to use the term 'endogenous.'
Must be mildly hypoglycemic or something, my dad is the same way.
Maybe part of it could be helped by building up their aerobic base so they can switch to fat-burning as soon as the blood sugar gets low. This may explain Mike's need for Maff training.
