Tech TV had a show on where call center workers were also tackling Australian English. I wonder which is hardest to understand for them: Scottish, Kiwi, US Southern, Australian, Jamaican, etc.?
I grew up in Sweden and we started English in the 3rd grade, most people would pick a second foreign language in 7th grade, typically German or French. Many also added a third and even fourth foreign language in 10th grade.
I've now lived in the US for 15 years so to fit in I've made sure to forget all of them except Spanish.
Regarding Starship Troopers, I didn't like the book nor the movie. I went to the library to get the book when the movie came out then hoping the movie was better than the book waited till it came on cable to see it. Feel guilty for not contributing to the Hollywood economy more. I thought Battlefield Earth was an even worse book so I won't watch the movie at all.
My vote for worst book/movie combo goes to Sliver.
I had nice beige Dodge Aries K car as my first ride. The thing would bounce for miles after I hit the slightest bump. Wish I had been able to keep it, some new seats, a neon kit, new paint job and phat tints. I hear http://www.ebaymotors.com calling me.
a friend of mine worked as a dag crusher. See this entry
Oxford New Zealand Dictonary
Words and their origins
dag, n.1 [f. Brit. dial. dag: see OED n.1 3; AND 1891.]
1. Often pl., a clot of matted wool and excrement found on (or cut from) the hindquarters of a sheep; such daggy wool removed from a sheep. Also green dags, those still soft or moist. See also sheep-dag (SHEEP 1). [... ]
2. Special Comb. dag-boy, a young dag-picker; dag-crusher (a) a machine to crush dags to enable the removal of wool; (b) a person who operates a dag-crusher or dag-crushing plant; dag-crushing, the crushing of dags preparatory to removing the wool (also attrib.); dag-cutter, a dag-picker who cuts wool from dags; dag cutting, the cutting of wool from dags; dag-heap, the pile or heap of daggy wool awaiting picking; dag-picker [AND 1907], a shedhand who removes wool from dags; dag-picking vbl. n., the cutting of wool from dags; dagwool, wool cut or otherwise produced from dags; dag-rattling ppl. a., see RATTLE v. [... ]
I think airlines would be wise to avoid the word "west" in their names as the same thing happened to America Worst (West). Avoid them at all cost, man they suck.
Only 30 years ago you could get the death penalty for rape
I think the death penalty is a great crime deterrent, just look at the stats compared to countries without it. Uhmm, nevermind.
But hey, since people are allowed to carry concealed weapons there are fewer robberies because bad guys are afraid to pull one off when they know someone might carry a gun. Lost that argument too huh?
At least this conservative country has a low rate of teen pregnancies compared to those liberal Western Europeans walking around condoning pre-marital sex. No, not that either?
Let's discuss mandatory minimum sentences for those crazy hippies we bust for dealing acid and shrooms. Sure feels safer around here now.
I've lived in the US for 14 years, like it very much, but some things still puzzle me.
Only place I've ever heard the good doctor mentioned is on this site. If the show was that good, why haven't I seen it? I watched a lot of TV in my day, channel surfing till my AAAs went bad, never came upon a Doctor Who episode. I have BBC America now, is it on there?
According to the Ministry of Duct Tape and High Voltage, the tape was a by-product of World War II. In 1942, after numerous cases of ammunition were destroyed by humidity, the United States government turned to wartime supplier Johnson & Johnson, hoping for a fix. J&J promptly responded with a waterproof tape dubbed "duck tape" by the military due to its ability to repel moisture like water off a duck's back. It did the job admirably, and soldiers soon found an assortment of other uses for it as well.
After the war ended, the resultant housing boom inspired yet more uses for the material. Homeowners soon realized how effective the tape was at sealing off ducts -- leading to a change in name (from "duck" to "duct") and color (from army green to silver).
some years back the B-52s were told not to play "Rock Lobster" at some arena because organizers were afraid of what could happen with everybody jumping to the beat.
Cool, I ran the NYC marathon this year and the bridge right at the beginning (Verrazano-Narrows)was moving like crazy with everybody on it good thing we were out of step.
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I'm confused, don't they sell those at DQ? Let's sue.
me too, I'm surprised, thought 15 years in the capitalist mecca USA would have swayed me more to the right.
I grew up in Sweden and we started English in the 3rd grade, most people would pick a second foreign language in 7th grade, typically German or French. Many also added a third and even fourth foreign language in 10th grade.
I've now lived in the US for 15 years so to fit in I've made sure to forget all of them except Spanish.
Feel guilty for not contributing to the Hollywood economy more. I thought Battlefield Earth was an even worse book so I won't watch the movie at all.
My vote for worst book/movie combo goes to Sliver.
Funny that you write like Ayn Rand and have RobinH as your /.id
I got loads of icons on my desktop but I almost never click them. I just start typing the name of the one I want in the address bar and hit enter.
I had nice beige Dodge Aries K car as my first ride. The thing would bounce for miles after I hit the slightest bump. Wish I had been able to keep it, some new seats, a neon kit, new paint job and phat tints. I hear http://www.ebaymotors.com calling me.
which SAT score
would haiku writer miss more
written part or math
Oxford New Zealand Dictonary Words and their origins
dag, n.1 [f. Brit. dial. dag: see OED n.1 3; AND 1891.]
1. Often pl., a clot of matted wool and excrement found on (or cut from) the hindquarters of a sheep; such daggy wool removed from a sheep. Also green dags, those still soft or moist. See also sheep-dag (SHEEP 1). [ ... ]
2. Special Comb. dag-boy, a young dag-picker; dag-crusher (a) a machine to crush dags to enable the removal of wool; (b) a person who operates a dag-crusher or dag-crushing plant; dag-crushing, the crushing of dags preparatory to removing the wool (also attrib.); dag-cutter, a dag-picker who cuts wool from dags; dag cutting, the cutting of wool from dags; dag-heap, the pile or heap of daggy wool awaiting picking; dag-picker [AND 1907], a shedhand who removes wool from dags; dag-picking vbl. n., the cutting of wool from dags; dagwool, wool cut or otherwise produced from dags; dag-rattling ppl. a., see RATTLE v. [ ... ]
why?
I've had cable internet for about a year and my IP has not changed yet.
How many Switzerlands is that?
Thanks, this will save me thousands per year, no more tempting ads full of things to buy.
what if it declines to below 50%?
I think airlines would be wise to avoid the word "west" in their names as the same thing happened to America Worst (West). Avoid them at all cost, man they suck.
I think the death penalty is a great crime deterrent, just look at the stats compared to countries without it. Uhmm, nevermind.
But hey, since people are allowed to carry concealed weapons there are fewer robberies because bad guys are afraid to pull one off when they know someone might carry a gun. Lost that argument too huh?
At least this conservative country has a low rate of teen pregnancies compared to those liberal Western Europeans walking around condoning pre-marital sex. No, not that either?
Let's discuss mandatory minimum sentences for those crazy hippies we bust for dealing acid and shrooms. Sure feels safer around here now.
I've lived in the US for 14 years, like it very much, but some things still puzzle me.
Men Without Hats, couldn't find it anywhere. Countless gigabytes of 80s music followed.
Only place I've ever heard the good doctor mentioned is on this site. If the show was that good, why haven't I seen it? I watched a lot of TV in my day, channel surfing till my AAAs went bad, never came upon a Doctor Who episode. I have BBC America now, is it on there?
Yeah you still can now. My point is if they can track who leaks them and go after them they'll become scarce pretty quickly.
I guess it's back to going to the movies or waiting for the dvd.
Although i agree with you I can't recall ever seeing a post containing the words "butt munch" getting a 5: Informative.
According to the Ministry of Duct Tape and High Voltage, the tape was a by-product of World War II. In 1942, after numerous cases of ammunition were destroyed by humidity, the United States government turned to wartime supplier Johnson & Johnson, hoping for a fix. J&J promptly responded with a waterproof tape dubbed "duck tape" by the military due to its ability to repel moisture like water off a duck's back. It did the job admirably, and soldiers soon found an assortment of other uses for it as well.
After the war ended, the resultant housing boom inspired yet more uses for the material. Homeowners soon realized how effective the tape was at sealing off ducts -- leading to a change in name (from "duck" to "duct") and color (from army green to silver).
Popularity has very, very little to do with quality. /. stance seems to be that popularity automatically means lacking in quality.
Agreed, but a common
some years back the B-52s were told not to play "Rock Lobster" at some arena because organizers were afraid of what could happen with everybody jumping to the beat.
Cool, I ran the NYC marathon this year and the bridge right at the beginning (Verrazano-Narrows)was moving like crazy with everybody on it good thing we were out of step.