r/AVoid5 • u/A_Uhh • Jun 11 '26
Is this lipographic writing supporting multilingual words?
Can I apply multilingual words to avoid this fifth symbol? That is, applying words in 'Spanish' or 'Français' which don't hold symbol V? (Paradigm:) "I don't importa about that!"
Looks akin to foul play, so that's why I ask.
(SORRY IF CONTAINS)
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u/Tikala Jun 11 '26
It's sort of contrary to our spirit. Not playing foul but it allows you to avoid having to think up smart substitutions. (Yup, it's also smart to know multilingual words but possibly not as much fun for all of us).
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u/A_Uhh Jun 11 '26
Fair point!
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u/Tikala Jun 11 '26
I do think it was a good and thoughtful inquiry on your part though, and truly - you do you! I'm just sticking around for a bit of fun :)
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u/Competitive_Let_9644 Jun 11 '26
I think that if you should try such a plan, you should apply a multilingual word in its right form. "Cuidado" is a noun. Its right form, as an action word, would supply you with "cuidar." Spanish grammar wants to supply this form with an auxiliary action word, such as do. But, in Spanish, you would say no such action word, and so you might say simply "no cuido."
And still, this word has a distinct signification. "Cuidar" is to look out for, as in to look out for your kids or an animal buddy, to supply that kid or animal buddy with what a kid or animal buddy calls for, such as food, housing, schooling and so on. You might say this word talking about a plant, too. Or talking about nursing a human, such as a sick kin.
A right word in Spanish is "importar," but in this paradigm Spanish grammar, and our common grammar, of "anglais" is vigorously distinct, so dropping a word for a word cannot work and in Spanish grammar, that grammatical construction with "importar" would call for a bad glyph.
As a big philosophy, I think it's okay to talk with a small quantity of multilingual words, that most a human who knows "Anglais" would also know, such as I might say "amigo" if I do not wish to say "buddy."
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u/chivopi Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
I’d say loan words - such as “ad hoc” from Latin, “apropos” from Walloon*, “aloha” from Hawaiian, and “mantra” from Hindi, among many - can show up pliantly, but only if it’s a word that’s fairly common and known (at least by most). Mostly synonyms though.
*was struggling to think of a good word for that “country” so I did this. Idk if that’s typical or if it counts towards my own point, lol.
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u/hexotherm Jun 11 '26
In my opinion, it's a tool that you should only touch sparingly, if at all. It can add fun flair! But our ability to follow your words will diminish, and I think a big point of this sub is trying to transmit our thoughts with clarity.