Very nice, the eclipse.

[conuly]

Question!

If you do something, you have done it once.
The next time makes twice.
After that you will have done it thrice.
Then what?
Quice? Quats? What?

Comments

[thornleaf.livejournal.com]

nothing (http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/once?view=uk)

but I rather like quice, myself.

Or maybe "enough times to know whether I like it or not"

[rantinan.livejournal.com]

I lean towards quice because of the root.

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

I didn't get to see the eclipse. Too cloudy. :(

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

*tap tap*

Wow, I'm so glad you linked that page.
Whee!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Four times?

But that makes me wonder why in Japanese you have hitori (one person) and futari (two persons), but afterwards you use the sino-japanese reading and add nin to indicate people. I.e. sannin (three persons). And not, as would be just as logical, mittari (from mittsu, 3).
Hm.
At least English isn't alone in this.

[thornleaf.livejournal.com]

nothing (http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/once?view=uk)

but I rather like quice, myself.

Or maybe "enough times to know whether I like it or not"

[rantinan.livejournal.com]

I lean towards quice because of the root.

[push-the-limits.livejournal.com]

I didn't get to see the eclipse. Too cloudy. :(

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

*tap tap*

Wow, I'm so glad you linked that page.
Whee!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Four times?

But that makes me wonder why in Japanese you have hitori (one person) and futari (two persons), but afterwards you use the sino-japanese reading and add nin to indicate people. I.e. sannin (three persons). And not, as would be just as logical, mittari (from mittsu, 3).
Hm.
At least English isn't alone in this.