[geeks] New Tech Schools: Digital Harbor in Baltimore

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " The linguist in question is Finnish, and once told me (about Hungarian)
> " something like "the rhythms and lilt are dead ringers for Finnish - if
> " I don't listen to it, it sounds like Finnish, but if I pay attention, I
> " can't make out a word of it".  A rather disorienting experience,
> " apparently.
> 
> it would sure freak me out.

I had an interesting acid trip once, where I could still easily 
understand the grammar and syntax of English, but I no longer could 
understand any of the words.  (vocabulary -> 0)  I could really only 
think in my native language, Tamil.  With great concentration, I 
reconstructed the word "friend" in my head in English, and as I kept 
concentrating, more and more of my vocabulary came back.  It was an 
interesting experience to be sure.

Peace...  Sridhar