Language lessons gone horribly Gubbish.

[flewellyn]

dubbug what's "autodidactic" mean?
Eyerleth Self-taught.
dubbug oh
Eyerleth auto = self
dubbug auto = car
Eyerleth didact = teacher
Eyerleth Well, auto = car because car = automobile.
Eyerleth Which means "self-moving"
dubbug mobile = dangly thing
Eyerleth Well, yes, because it moves.
dubbug so...
dubbug self-moving dangly thing?
Eyerleth Mobile is just a dangly thing that moves.
Eyerleth It's not an automobile.
dubbug but..
dubbug auto = self, self moving dangly thing = automobile
dubbug ...= car?!?!?!
dubbug a car is a self moving dangly thing?!
Eyerleth No...
Eyerleth It's just a self-moving thing.
dubbug and then, autodidactic = self moving dangly thing teacher!??!?!?!
dubbug WHAT KINDA TEACHER IS THAT!?

Comments

[moronqueen.livejournal.com]

Dubbug is right, though! Cars can be dangly!

Cars can be very dangly.

Sure, most dangly cars need some serious help, butbutbut...they can be self moving dangly things.

...not that I'd wanna hang a car over a baby's crib or anything...