Recent content by Hominid

Yeah, that's a good point and I realized this after I finished. I'll fix this if I ever fix the map. Good point on Cameroon as well, although some of the borders are so vague that I can't tell if they're intentionally different from OTL or not.

I can't find a source for this map, but someone posted it on Reddit saying that it's a 1963 prediction of Africa in 2000. I attempted to worlda-ize it.

I think the "Great Man theory" sounds outdated because of the name (why does it have to be gendered?) but if you ignore that, there is definitely something to it. It seems pretty ridiculous to claim that Caesar wasn't that important, especially when you also factor in that he posthumously...

Yes, I know that. That's why I like your map.

Yeah, I like your map better. Stripes don't really tell you anything about which CD is which.

I don't think so. I got carried away. I'll stop, sorry.

The post in question is arguing that Occitan isn't a dialect--and neither is Portuguese.

Literally no one said this though. You're arguing with a straw man.

Could you point me to where I told Portuguese people they're Spanish?

I never said they were the same language, just that they're in the same grouping (Ibero-Romance, specifically West Iberian). And I don't think anyone here is arguing that they're the same language. Any actual linguist in any TL who looks objectively at Spanish and Portuguese would tell you that...

There's no such thing as "Occidental French". Occitan is an entirely different language that happens to also be spoken in France. Sure, they're both Gallo-Romance languages, but Spanish and Portuguese are both Ibero-Romance languages.

Very sad to see this timeline go; it was every bit as good as everyone says and I always enjoyed updates. That said, your new project looks awesome! I can't wait to find out more about this world.

Their stripes in Maine and Nebraska are awful. This map looks much nicer. 270towin is good for doing quick calculations though.

What if the US chose Presidents yearly by randomly selecting a state governor? 1788 Benjamin Franklin (I-PA) 1789 Beverley Randolph (I-VA) 1790 John Eager Howard (F-MD) 1791 Josiah Bartlett (DR-NH) 1792 Charles Pinckney (F-SC) 1793 Thomas Chittenden (I-VT) 1794 Isaac Shelby (DR-KY) 1795 John...

American English didn't arise because of schoolteachers or Merriam-Webster; it arose because people changed the way they spoke over many generations. So basically, more northern British emigration to the US could do it, regardless of their professions. Not sure how to accomplish this, but...