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How native speakers pronounce “thorns”

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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. You could even go further than this and apply an augmentative on top of the diminutive to emphasize a serious hardship or setback.

How to Make a Language - Part 7: Grammatical Evolution

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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. You could even go further than this and apply an augmentative on top of the diminutive to emphasize a serious hardship or setback.

How to Make a Language - Part 7: Grammatical Evolution

I especially use these when I'm weeding. So when I'm picking things that might have thorns or that's prickly, it's really helpful for protecting your hands.

60 Garden Vocabulary Words: Advanced English lesson