So the U.S. is holding onto ideals that they learnt from the English, that the English have discarded because it's bullshit. Hmm. Thank you captain obvious.
You deduced that the environment can change without humans! Well done.
Animals can also be killed without humans! Therefore poaching isn't a problem.
Trees can also be felled without humans! Chopping down the rainforest isn't a problem!
People can die without other humans killing them. Therefore murder is not a problem!
Except the Marshall Islands are in the same body of water that is on the shore of USA, Australia UK, etc. None of whom have seen any substantial sea level rise. The island is sinking.
So, you're saying that the guy that invented a naming system, and then named thousands upon thousands of animals, the names and system of which are used by every culture on Earth isn't influential and doesn't deserve a spot on the list?
You can have as much free speech as you like. Just not in MY house.
It's impossible to prevent people preventing free speech. Do I have to let protesters into my house, just so they are allowed to say what they want to me?
Even newspapers with a very solid reputation for good reporting sometimes put out stories which are embarrassingly untrue.
Any investigator worth his/her salt would be able to tell you that one can never be 100% certain about anything.
>> My university degree and the 22 books I've written are conclusive proof that I can express myself just fine
Well they didn't teach you that starting off by insulting a group is NOT the best way to get them onside?
I think you are incapable of expressing yourself in a non-arrogant manner.
Unfortunately for us English speakers, Mandarin is much harder to learn than English is for Mandarin speakers:P
I disagree. Mandarin isn't a very hard language. Chinese writing, however, is very much harder than English writing to learn... But even then, once you have a thousand characters or so down, the rest are a lot easier to learn.
How would you know what the most common mistakes are with Chilean speakers of English? Do you speak in English much to Latinos? I've met a great deal of foreigners, and I am most impressed with the English of continental Europeans. South Americans don't tend to have great English, and neither do Asians, where Japan seems to have the best speakers, disregarding pronunciation.
I have a few Chilean friends, and they do tend to make a lot of mistakes.
And just in case you think that your English is perfect, you should know that it is not. Here are some corrections:
"like an poorly" should be
"like a poorly"
You should have a comma like so:
"excuse my poor english," since
OR
"excuse my poor english", since
depending on style guide. Basically, you need a comma there.
"poorly educated American would fool people"
should be
"poorly educated American, you would fool people"
Missing comma and not reiterating the subject (you) in the second clause.
In fact you are an arsehole for judging where someone is from simply from how they typed. Guessing is fine. Making a solid judgment and believing it to be true... not so fine. You are a complete idiot in fact.
From your obnoxiousness, I am certain that you are not human, and would never believe you otherwise. Humans just aren't that stupid.
It has depreciated. Back in 1976, an "s" took up 1B/100KB on my floppy disk. That was 16,000 words - a novel could take 10 to 20+ disks. Say, out of those 16,000 words, I used the possessive form of a name ending with 's' about 100 times. By using "...s'" instead of "...s's" I could save 100B, adding about 16 words to a disk (0.1%). Vice versa, adding the 's' would cost me 16 words on a disk, extend the novel by a disk, and make it not fit in my standard package! Costing me an extra 50c in postage!!
That extra 's' had a truly quantifiable cost.
Now, the 's' has depreciated so much that I can use them very liberally, and never have to worry about the cost using them. It was in 1986 that my novels stopped saying "Ross' banana" and now say "Ross's banana". Only a few of my readers noticed the change, and fewer still were confused by it.
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So the U.S. is holding onto ideals that they learnt from the English, that the English have discarded because it's bullshit. Hmm. Thank you captain obvious.
He's saying they needn't work for money. Many do, many don't. It's about what you want out of your life.
You deduced that the environment can change without humans! Well done. Animals can also be killed without humans! Therefore poaching isn't a problem. Trees can also be felled without humans! Chopping down the rainforest isn't a problem! People can die without other humans killing them. Therefore murder is not a problem!
Except the Marshall Islands are in the same body of water that is on the shore of USA, Australia UK, etc. None of whom have seen any substantial sea level rise. The island is sinking.
Most of the emissions from vehicles come from shipping. Which is certainly capable of being nuclear run.
So, you're saying that the guy that invented a naming system, and then named thousands upon thousands of animals, the names and system of which are used by every culture on Earth isn't influential and doesn't deserve a spot on the list?
Almost everyone who is influential has a handful of reasons why. Doesn't change the fact they were influential.
I'd consider the person that named every fucking species on Earth to be pretty influential.
In that case, I haven't met any of these 'most people' yet.
You can have as much free speech as you like. Just not in MY house. It's impossible to prevent people preventing free speech. Do I have to let protesters into my house, just so they are allowed to say what they want to me?
People like you who think we have to PAY TO DO SOMETHING are the reason why society is so fucked up.
Not really. Most of the MBAs I know have had great difficulty finding a job. There is a huge oversupply of them.
It's 140 characters, not 140 bytes.
Even newspapers with a very solid reputation for good reporting sometimes put out stories which are embarrassingly untrue. Any investigator worth his/her salt would be able to tell you that one can never be 100% certain about anything.
>> My university degree and the 22 books I've written are conclusive proof that I can express myself just fine Well they didn't teach you that starting off by insulting a group is NOT the best way to get them onside? I think you are incapable of expressing yourself in a non-arrogant manner.
I'd rather have death than slavery. Better to die on my feet than live on my knees.
Unfortunately for us English speakers, Mandarin is much harder to learn than English is for Mandarin speakers :P
I disagree. Mandarin isn't a very hard language. Chinese writing, however, is very much harder than English writing to learn... But even then, once you have a thousand characters or so down, the rest are a lot easier to learn.
Yep, you need watchers who watch over the watchers who watch over the watchers...
So basically, the argument can continue forever!!! Yes! More cocktail parties for me!
How on Earth is this a troll?
wtf???
How would you know what the most common mistakes are with Chilean speakers of English? Do you speak in English much to Latinos? I've met a great deal of foreigners, and I am most impressed with the English of continental Europeans. South Americans don't tend to have great English, and neither do Asians, where Japan seems to have the best speakers, disregarding pronunciation.
I have a few Chilean friends, and they do tend to make a lot of mistakes.
And just in case you think that your English is perfect, you should know that it is not. Here are some corrections:
"like an poorly" should be
"like a poorly"
You should have a comma like so:
"excuse my poor english," since
OR
"excuse my poor english", since
depending on style guide. Basically, you need a comma there.
"poorly educated American would fool people"
should be
"poorly educated American, you would fool people"
Missing comma and not reiterating the subject (you) in the second clause.
In fact you are an arsehole for judging where someone is from simply from how they typed. Guessing is fine. Making a solid judgment and believing it to be true... not so fine. You are a complete idiot in fact.
From your obnoxiousness, I am certain that you are not human, and would never believe you otherwise. Humans just aren't that stupid.
People that eat a lot are considerably more expensive to kidnap.
Yeah, I failed.
And if you insist on using American English on all occasions, try entering a British bar and telling the girl next to you that you like her pants.
It has depreciated. Back in 1976, an "s" took up 1B/100KB on my floppy disk. That was 16,000 words - a novel could take 10 to 20+ disks. Say, out of those 16,000 words, I used the possessive form of a name ending with 's' about 100 times. By using "...s'" instead of "...s's" I could save 100B, adding about 16 words to a disk (0.1%). Vice versa, adding the 's' would cost me 16 words on a disk, extend the novel by a disk, and make it not fit in my standard package! Costing me an extra 50c in postage!!
That extra 's' had a truly quantifiable cost.
Now, the 's' has depreciated so much that I can use them very liberally, and never have to worry about the cost using them. It was in 1986 that my novels stopped saying "Ross' banana" and now say "Ross's banana". Only a few of my readers noticed the change, and fewer still were confused by it.