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How native speakers pronounce “thornbush”

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For example, remember we've said that this culture conflates emotional states with plants. Perhaps we can take the word for 'thornbush' and apply a diminutive to create the meaning of 'a nuisance or source of annoyance', Basically describing something irritating as like being stung by thorns.

How to Make a Language - Part 7: Grammatical Evolution

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For example, remember we've said that this culture conflates emotional states with plants. Perhaps we can take the word for 'thornbush' and apply a diminutive to create the meaning of 'a nuisance or source of annoyance', Basically describing something irritating as like being stung by thorns.

How to Make a Language - Part 7: Grammatical Evolution