The bees knees

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doombadger

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He He !! I like it !!

for a minute I thought you ment \'Gripper Stebson\' from Grange Hill !!


That maybe a wee bit obsure..
 
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U4-Welcome

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Message original : War Griffon
No its not a reef the reef is around the other side of teh island this is deffinately a rock
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Ok, now it\'s my turn to be confuzored... I just wanted to say \"récif\", and I thought the english word for it was \"reef\". From my faithful aide dictionary.com : reef = A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water.
So, like, why doesn\'t this qualify as a reef ???
 
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finn17

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Because it\'s not a \'strip or ridge\'?

To my mind a reef is long and thin.....

That thing\'s just a rock;)
 
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U4-Welcome

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Curse you, English language ! Why can\'t you be as understandable, straightforward and easy as French ? lol

So, how long exactly does a rock have to be to become a ridge ? :D
 
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finn17

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Hmmm....

Originally posted by U4-Welcome
So, how long exactly does a rock have to be to become a ridge ? :D
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I am not sure if their is a definitive length. When does a hill become a mountain, or a pond turn into a lake...???

This is getting very philosophical..:flip:
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

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reefs are also very colorful.


i took french in highschool and i for one think english is much easier.

i remember it took me forEVER to learn the \"to be\" verb in your language

i still sit and catch myself saying je suis...nous avons vous allez....:D
 
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U4-Welcome

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Right, like the verb \"to be\" is any easier in English... :D

French : the last line of defense against would-be invaders ! lol
 
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finn17

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Ghoti=Fish

The English language is infuriating. I say this as an English teacher....

It propagates however, by being open ended...

New word..? Fine... just add it to the English vocabulary...

Other languages are much easier to learn/teach but most of them seemed to have closed their doors some years ago. \'Computer\' is \'computer\' in most languages.....

The biggest problem with English is that words don\'t always mean what they say....There is a lot of emphasis on the non verbal content, inflection, tone etc which is easily missed by the non-native speaker.

eg \"I like your dress\" Can mean the opposite of, \"I like your dress\". It depends upon the context and how you say it.....
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

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well wouldnt that just be sarcasm?

but yeah i guess i see what your saying.... but im still glad i was raised to speak english...cause it doesnt seem that bad if you spoke it all your life.
 
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Rab

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Originally posted by finn17
The English language is infuriating. I say this as an English teacher....

It propagates however, by being open ended...

New word..? Fine... just add it to the English vocabulary...

Other languages are much easier to learn/teach but most of them seemed to have closed their doors some years ago. \'Computer\' is \'computer\' in most languages.....

The biggest problem with English is that words don\'t always mean what they say....There is a lot of emphasis on the non verbal content, inflection, tone etc which is easily missed by the non-native speaker.

eg \"I like your dress\" Can mean the opposite of, \"I like your dress\". It depends upon the context and how you say it.....
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The fact that English has Latin grammar rules applied to it doesn\'t help either. How daft is that? Ooh, we\'ve got a language based on Old Saxon (Germanic) with large a Norman (French) vocabulary, but we\'ll use Latin grammar.

Don\'t split infinitives, never end a sentence in a preposition as Churchill said \"This is the type of English, up with which I will not put\".

Still don\'t see the need for gender in language though, I can never remember which object is \"le\" and which is \"la\".

Rab.
 
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finn17

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Good point...

I think that good old \'Gee Dublya\' has surpassed Churchill in his crucifiction of the English language however:flip:

The only good thing about English...is that the rules can be broken...

Its a \'living\' language as opposed to a dead one.....

Doesn\'t make it any easier to learn however:D
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

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yeah i guess it does tend to suck when your new at the language...or when you just get old...

cuz u git da slizang all up in the hizzle, y\'all just cant brush yer sholdas off.
 
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Rab

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Originally posted by ipaintminis
yeah i guess it does tend to suck when your new at the language...or when you just get old...

cuz u git da slizang all up in the hizzle, y\'all just cant brush yer sholdas off.
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Aye, yer right enough wee yin. Aw this modern slang\'s fair got ma heid burlin so it hus, a dinnae ken whit the wurlds cumin tae. Tell ye whit though a\'m gled it\'s no sae dreich noo is it wis, peltin doon so it wis.

How\'s that for slang? One of the benefits of being Scottish, making yourself unintelligble to non-scots (and sometimes other Scots too) :)

Rab.
 
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Japono

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I wish we had large quantities of Bees instead of the bugs we actually get, up here in Northern Alberta, Canada.

These beetles usually only come out for a month and a half of the summer but when they do, they come out by the millions, you can barely go outside without running into a dozen of them. They also bite amazingly well.
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There are also bugs about the size of Cockroaches, that usually only come out at night and are highly atracted to Light colors and the like. They for the most part can usually only be found out at the plants (Oil Sands).
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

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Originally posted by Rab
Originally posted by ipaintminis
yeah i guess it does tend to suck when your new at the language...or when you just get old...

cuz u git da slizang all up in the hizzle, y\'all just cant brush yer sholdas off.
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Aye, yer right enough wee yin. Aw this modern slang\'s fair got ma heid burlin so it hus, a dinnae ken whit the wurlds cumin tae. Tell ye whit though a\'m gled it\'s no sae dreich noo is it wis, peltin doon so it wis.

How\'s that for slang? One of the benefits of being Scottish, making yourself unintelligble to non-scots (and sometimes other Scots too) :)

Rab.
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not bad...just add some more ganstalol
 
ipaintminis

ipaintminis

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Me????


nah. when you grow up like i did you realize \"cultural diversity\" is a good thing

but aside from generation y talk, i love to hear brits, irish and french accents, there adorable!
 
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