Monday, January 30, 2012

Intro to Derp Latin (DRP 101)


So you want eaksperp erpderp atinlerp? Well you have certainly come to the right aceplerp!

Derp Latin is a language game of alterations played in English. To form the Derp Latin form of an English word the first consonant (or consonant cluster) is moved to the end of the word and an erp is affixed (for example, derp yields erp-derp and computer yields omputer-cerp). The object is to conceal the meaning of the words from others not familiar with the rules. The reference to Latin is a deliberate misnomer, as it is simply a form of jargon, used only for its English connotations as a "strange and foreign-sounding language."

The usual rules for changing standard English into Derp Latin are as follows:

In words that begin with consonant sounds, the initial consonant or consonant cluster is moved to the end of the word, and "erp" is added, as in the following examples:

happy → appy-herp
question → estion-querp

In words that begin with vowel sounds or silent consonants, the syllable "derp" is simply added to the end of the word. In some variants, the syllable "erp" is added, without the "d" in front. Sometimes the vowel will be moved and followed by the syllable "herp."

another→ another-derp, another-erp, nother-aherp
about→ about-derp, about-erp, bout-aherp

In compound words or words with two distinct syllables, each component word or syllable is sometimes transcribed separately.

For example: birdhouse would be ird-berp-ouse-herp.

Transcription varies. A hyphen or apostrophe is sometimes used to facilitate translation back into English. Raysperp, for instance, is ambiguous, but ray-sperp means "spray" whereas rays-perp means "prays."

Did you know? 
Derp latin is used in the popular Disney movie "The Lion Derp". Zazu says to Simba "ixnerp on the upidsterp" and in response Banzai the Hyena says "Who you calling upidsterp?"

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