Night X 8

[Conrado]

I came across something interesting in a blog:

"The word night in different languages:
english - night
german - Nacht
spanish - noche
italian - notte
portuguese - noite

The number eight in the same languages
english - eight + n = N8
german - acht + n = N8
spanish - ocho + n = N8
italian - otto + n = N8
portuguese - oito + n = N8

The letter n is often used in Math to designate any number or even infinite numbers. The same happens to the number 8, when represented ∞ means infinite."

So what?

 

[Peppermint]

Well sometimes I wish the nights would be infinite

Finnish (again) makes an exception to most languages.

Number 8 = Kahdeksan
Night = Yö

No link there I'm afraid

 

[Conrado]

you see what I mean, pepper, it's just a coincidence a guy noticed in more than one language and he thought, wow, the night should be infinite or something like this. At first, you think, 'yeah, great, what a coincidence', but then again, so what?

There's a spotlighter here whose nick is N8. That's a good use for that...

By the way, in Finland this time of the year the nights are almost infinite, aren't they?

 

[Peppermint]

I like little word games like that. Like you know, how every day is a gift, that's why we call it present

By the way, in Finland this time of the year the nights are almost infinite, aren't they?

Not anymore, now we are heading towards the summer, to the time when the nights are non-existent

 

[nish]

dunno

its hurting my brain


something about N8?

Where is that little scamp anyway??

 

[Robo]

dunno

its hurting my brain


something about N8?

Where is that little scamp anyway??

getting up to no good probably. as usual

 

[nish]

probably trying to score some crack

 

[Conrado]

I like little word games like that. Like you know, how every day is a gift, that's why we call it present

This I didn't know. Good one, pepper.

 

[gingerfreak]

Gift means poison in German.

 

[Peppermint]

Kurkku means both cucumber and throat in Finnish

 

[mikkak]

Conrado in mallorquín ( catalán) nigth is nit.

 

[silvia]

Conrado in mallorquiín ( catalán) nigth is nit.

And 8 is Vuit

 

[Peppermint]

So is Vuitton eighteen? As in Louis Vuitton

 

[Conrado]

So is Vuitton eighteen? As in Louis Vuitton

Well, Louis Vuitton started as a craftsman who made bags for emperor Louis Napoleon (Louis the XVIII) Louis Vuitton?

Wow, I wouldn't be that creative...

Silvi,

català classes are with you, I can't help with that.

 

[N8]

Hello

 

[Conrado]

Hey N8 did you know that? That N8 stands for night in at least 6 languages?

 

[NITEFLY]

i bet he's flabbergasted

 

[Peppermint]

i bet he's flabbergasted

I love the word "flabbergasted". One of my favourites, next to"plethora" 8)

 

[N8]

I also love plethora 8)

I AM the night stalker.

 

[Buckley]

I also love plethora 8)

I AM the night stalker.

Prefer a good smorgasbord to a plethora myself. But then I suppose the two are inextricably intertwined. Or something.