Tygerscent

The letter 〈s〉 is the seventh most common letter in English and the third-most common consonant after 〈t〉 and 〈n〉.[7] It is the most common letter for the first letter of a word in the English language.[8][9] In English and several other languages, primarily Western Romance ones like Spanish and French, final 〈s〉 is the usual mark of plural nouns. It is the regular ending of English third person present tenseverbs. 〈s〉 represents the voiceless alveolar or voiceless dental sibilant /s/ in most languages as well as in the International Phonetic Alphabet. It also commonly represents the voiced alveolar or voiced dental sibilant /z/, as in Portuguese mesa (table) or English 'rose' and 'bands', or it may represent the voiceless palato-alveolar fricative [ʃ], as in most Portuguese dialects when syllable-finally, in Hungarian, in German (before 〈p〉, 〈t〉) and some English words as 'sugar', since yod-coalescence became a dominant feature, and [ʒ], as in English 'measure' (also because of yod-coalescence), European PortugueseIslão (Islam) or, in many sociolects of Brazilian Portuguese, esdrúxulo (proparoxytone) in some Andalusian dialects, it merged with Peninsular Spanish 〈c〉 and 〈z〉 and is now pronounced [θ]. In some English words of French origin, the letter 〈s〉 is silent, as in 'isle' or 'debris'. In Turkmen, 〈s〉represents [θ]. The 〈sh〉 digraph for English /ʃ/ arises in Middle English (alongside 〈sch〉), replacing the Old English 〈sc〉 digraph. Similarly, Old High German 〈sc〉 was replaced by 〈sch〉 in Early Modern High German orthography.

Fascinating to listen I the subtle changes in language… the changes are subtle but over all, in side by side compassion, show the progression and changes~ sometimes The changes are in where the accent is or if a group of people aspirate at the end of the word of certain vowels~ The omission or rolling of the letter “r”~ Replacing the “sh”/th/fth/sch/tz/chsh/jdh sound with a hard “S”~ modern English and come other modern languages seem to favor harder consonants in the spoken language~ What started me thinking about all of this was that while watching interviews and movies, I noticed a stronger presence in the letter S in modern American language~ I was watching The Most Popular Girls in High School series and that’s were I really noticed it… then heard it in the california dialect~ Cinema and social media play such an important part in the way language is used and spoken… if you listen to films or radio from the 30’s and 40’s you can hear the difference in the language compared to modern present day American language. It’s changing rather quickly it seems~ American English also uses the letter C as an S: Center, Civil, central, concept, accent, notice, service, concentration, sentence, etc~ (there’s irony in “etc”~). Then, I began to consider how bird and animal languages also change over time… ever evolving and not static… creating new consonants and new, sounds… Deleting old ones… Creating new combinations… Amazing how the brain processes sound and uses it~ The brain organizing vibrations in such a way as to convey a concept or emotion or need… interpreting and reimagining, teaching and relearning between individuals and over time… Can plants communicate by changing their shape when dry or diseased as they shake in the wind or when the temperatures change and they cease to produce chlorophyll~? Do red leaves sound different than green between plant peers~? Do whales sound differently now than they did 200 years ago now that their vocabulary includes ships and water traffic, underwater noise and material pollution and traffic~? Is music just an enjoyable tune or is there the matrix of our very beings there at an atomic particle level~? 500 years from now… what languages will still survive and what will they sound like~? Can species begin to understand each other as their own separate languages melt together to become more mutual~? (Think about how domestic pets like cats, dogs, talking birds begin to share sounds and vocabulary even when not at a specifically spoken level~). I begin thinking about how music progressed and evolves~ It is a language in its own right~

Not a personal statement… just love this song, her voice… she is beautiful~

Love that salty chips scent~ 😂 Free-toes

I would love that fuzzy comfort nestled between us in the afterglow~ Padded paws that smell like freetoes… soft snoring… that occasional full length stretch that nudges me just a little and soothes me back into my dreams~ Love the symphony of sound that chimes the “tag rag” upon awakening when they shake off slumber and bring on a wet nose and morning mischief~ “wake up dad…”

😳… people’s public voices~ What are they like at home when They are relaxed~ 😂

Creative young adults…

Happy Halloween from SF~