So, just to get this straight... "there is a difference between being a terrorist and learning about terrorism" implies "thinking like a terrorist makes you a terrorist"?
The rule isn't fuzzy, actually, it's just that in US English the noun and verb are agreeing on a purely grammatical level, without caring about semantics at all. So, since "The Beatles" is a term that is grammatically plural, the verb agrees with the plural; vice-versa for Aerosmith, Radiohead, Apple, Toyota, etc.
Violent football hooliganism is primarily an English rather than specifically a German tradition.
It doesn't matter if it is primarily an English phenomenon because it is absolutely a German phenomenon. Or, if you can't wrap your mind around the idea of it being of any significance in Germany then replace "Germany 2006" with "England in other football events and some World Cup in the future" in your mind.
In any case, "hindering" any "traditions" of Nazism, neo- or otherwise, is a constitutional obligation in Germany (imposed by the Allies), not something exclusive to the World Cup or something which would be left to FIFA to decide. Try selling Nazi memorabilia on eBay in Germany.
Okay. Well, you had better tell the German neo-nazis and the German hooligans (nazi or otherwise) that nazism is illegal and hooliganism actually belongs to the English, so that they know that they don't exist.
And what does it matter in my example whether FIFA decides it or a government? Also, do you think FIFA has no official stance on hooligans?
Look I agree "it's a Sth African tradition" is a terrible argument to justify this DoS attack on the World Cup, but pick a better counter example next time.
Good god, man, my point was that just because some people do a thing associated with soccer doesn't mean it is a good thing that must be preserved. So the whole point was to give an example where the need to disallow the thing is completely obvious.
Yeah, when the World Cup was in Germany in 2006, you didn't see anyone try to hinder the traditions of violent neo-nazi hooliganism at soccer events. No way. We wouldn't want to ban things that fans like to do, even if they harm others and detract from the game.
No language can really be considered "hard" or "easy" to learn anyway. Children who grow up in any language environment learn the language as easily as any other language. For someone acquiring a non-native language, the difficulty of that second language is entirely dependent on that person's first language. For example, Arabic is considered one of the most difficult languages that is offered by the US Dept. of Defense language institute, but... if you happen to be a native speaker of Hebrew, then learning Arabic will be extremely easy compared to almost all other languages.
However, we can also see from the DoD institute that Japanese *is*, in fact, a difficult language for native English speakers to acquire in comparison to other, more closely-related languages. Not every single aspect of Japanese is more difficult than every aspect of English, but a person who puts 4 solid years towards Spanish is going to, on average, acquire a lot more than someone who puts 4 solid years towards Japanese.
Well, considering the fact that when you read Popular Science articles from that era and that claim things like "in the future no-one will drink water unless it has been infused with the life-giving properties of radium", it's still a pretty good prediction, even if it is fairly general.
I keep having to remind my mom that I would have LOVED to visit her the past few Christmases, but until Cincinatti improves the WIFI at their airport, I won't fly there.
If I don't stick to my principles, then what kind of person am I?
Everyone I know on Facebook (and we're all in our 20's and 30's) use Facebook in this way. Using Facebook has allowed me to reconnect and maintain friendships with people who I genuinely really like, but don't live nearby. It's a stable place where I don't have to worry about losing someone's email address or not finding out that they have changed their email. It makes it really easy for local friends to share pictures of the barbecue the weekend before. (I can decide how private I want these pictures to be.)
It's sad that you are so cynical that you see Facebook as some kind of contest.
Yeah, the second paragraph said something about how she writes like that in her diary. I can only assume she is taking a cue from Leonardo da Vinci by making it illegible to anyone but her!
I love looking really close up to the original paintings in art museums. I get to the left of it and as close as I can lean, and see it at an angle, where you can see different strokes and paint thicknesses. There are sometimes even signs of the artist taking the painting in a different direction-- deciding the arm should go this way and painting over the first arm, and you can see this in the painting from close up.
The most obvious example that comes to my mind is Picasso's The Old Guitarist at the Art Institute in Chicago.
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Crap, wrong thread. Strike me down.
Apple is performing inception?
But can people normally be arrested for not being respectful to their partner?
So, just to get this straight... "there is a difference between being a terrorist and learning about terrorism" implies "thinking like a terrorist makes you a terrorist"?
What the fuck are people talking about in this thread? How the hell are you getting from that quote to your conclusion? It is ridiculous.
The rule isn't fuzzy, actually, it's just that in US English the noun and verb are agreeing on a purely grammatical level, without caring about semantics at all. So, since "The Beatles" is a term that is grammatically plural, the verb agrees with the plural; vice-versa for Aerosmith, Radiohead, Apple, Toyota, etc.
"People who use Hella denote a certain level of ignorance and give fad terms more importance that actually doing thins."
Huh? Did you have a stroke?
It doesn't matter if it is primarily an English phenomenon because it is absolutely a German phenomenon. Or, if you can't wrap your mind around the idea of it being of any significance in Germany then replace "Germany 2006" with "England in other football events and some World Cup in the future" in your mind.
Okay. Well, you had better tell the German neo-nazis and the German hooligans (nazi or otherwise) that nazism is illegal and hooliganism actually belongs to the English, so that they know that they don't exist.
And what does it matter in my example whether FIFA decides it or a government? Also, do you think FIFA has no official stance on hooligans?
Good god, man, my point was that just because some people do a thing associated with soccer doesn't mean it is a good thing that must be preserved. So the whole point was to give an example where the need to disallow the thing is completely obvious.
Yeah, when the World Cup was in Germany in 2006, you didn't see anyone try to hinder the traditions of violent neo-nazi hooliganism at soccer events. No way. We wouldn't want to ban things that fans like to do, even if they harm others and detract from the game.
No language can really be considered "hard" or "easy" to learn anyway. Children who grow up in any language environment learn the language as easily as any other language. For someone acquiring a non-native language, the difficulty of that second language is entirely dependent on that person's first language. For example, Arabic is considered one of the most difficult languages that is offered by the US Dept. of Defense language institute, but... if you happen to be a native speaker of Hebrew, then learning Arabic will be extremely easy compared to almost all other languages.
However, we can also see from the DoD institute that Japanese *is*, in fact, a difficult language for native English speakers to acquire in comparison to other, more closely-related languages. Not every single aspect of Japanese is more difficult than every aspect of English, but a person who puts 4 solid years towards Spanish is going to, on average, acquire a lot more than someone who puts 4 solid years towards Japanese.
You must be a real treat at parties.
Well, considering the fact that when you read Popular Science articles from that era and that claim things like "in the future no-one will drink water unless it has been infused with the life-giving properties of radium", it's still a pretty good prediction, even if it is fairly general.
What kind of pre-schoolers talk about banging chicks??
I keep having to remind my mom that I would have LOVED to visit her the past few Christmases, but until Cincinatti improves the WIFI at their airport, I won't fly there.
If I don't stick to my principles, then what kind of person am I?
Yeah, these kids today are always listening to timeless music by Mozart and Beethoven!
I remember how Mozart's Symphony no. 25 was all the rage when I was in high school.
No #2, Sherlock!
What if you like the masses of people at the theater on opening night? Yes, some of us like other people (or, as some might say, "sheeple").
That's funny in theory and all, but Macs are small and have sharp corners....
Everyone I know on Facebook (and we're all in our 20's and 30's) use Facebook in this way. Using Facebook has allowed me to reconnect and maintain friendships with people who I genuinely really like, but don't live nearby. It's a stable place where I don't have to worry about losing someone's email address or not finding out that they have changed their email. It makes it really easy for local friends to share pictures of the barbecue the weekend before. (I can decide how private I want these pictures to be.)
It's sad that you are so cynical that you see Facebook as some kind of contest.
Yeah, the second paragraph said something about how she writes like that in her diary. I can only assume she is taking a cue from Leonardo da Vinci by making it illegible to anyone but her!
OMG PONIEZ!
Those darn kids with their high pants and their rap music... they don't appreciate anything!
I love looking really close up to the original paintings in art museums. I get to the left of it and as close as I can lean, and see it at an angle, where you can see different strokes and paint thicknesses. There are sometimes even signs of the artist taking the painting in a different direction-- deciding the arm should go this way and painting over the first arm, and you can see this in the painting from close up.
The most obvious example that comes to my mind is Picasso's The Old Guitarist at the Art Institute in Chicago.
You see, there's this thing called humor.... ah, nevermind.
Actually they were running Mac System 7 at the time (probably even more incredible).