What if they started supporting USB peripheral sex objects that could be controlled by the other party (in some fashion)? Could it be a form of real sex then in your opinion?
Just throwing that out there for curiosity's sake. I'm not, like, waiting for something like that.
As a matter of fact, there is a difference between "to" and "too" in spoken English that does not exist in all the meanings of "zu" in German (I can't say for the Dutch but probably it is like the German in this respect). In English, the vowel quality and stress on the words "to" and "too" are quite different. The preposition "to" is generally pronounced as [teh] or even [deh], and almost never stressed, whereas the word "too" is pronounced generally as [tu] and does get the stress (and the vowel quality between these words is mostly affected by the stress). The result is that the words are pronounced differently and spelled differently.
Another example of this is in the English word "just" with the meaning "very recently"/"only" vs. the meaning "right"/"fair". One can say the sentence "He just got here," and pronounce the word "just" almost with no vowel at all, like "j'st" or "jist". But try using that pronunciation with the sentence "It was a just decision." It just doesn't sound right, does it?
So, instead of paying $14 for something I can keep and collect and play with forever, I'm spending a mere $8 for something that I won't be keeping? I sort of understand your point with video games, but you don't normally "beat" an album.
"what does Bob Dylan know about what music sounds like" is not the sort of position I would prefer to defend.
If you take a look at Bob Dylan these days and claim that he appears physically to be anywhere close to where he was in his prime, you're just not being honest with yourself. I would say the OP makes a very valid point in suggesting that Bob Dylan's finer hearing ability is worth questioning. This is stuff that is hard for even a young person to hear clearly, and the guy has been out there for 40 years.
If there is a drug that makes you deaf, please let me know what it is because I could really use it at work.
Inhalants cause hearing loss, just so you know.
Yes they do not use lossy digital compression, but that's irrelevant. The digitization of the analog signal is what destroys information, resulting in distortion when the analog is reconstructed later.
But it is particularly un-ironic. Claiming that this is due to words changing is like someone saying "The current president is Bill Clinton", and then claiming that "words change" when someone points out this is not correct.
I'm with you. In fact, I don't even sit down. Ever. I hover. So you better believe I'm not sticking around for long.
A few times, for one reason or another, things have gone really slow in there, and afterwards my knees would start to buckle when I walked. Nothing like a little excrecise.
Certainly the dictionary definition you list is not wrong, that is to say, nobody would argue that complete, native bilingualism is *not* bilingualism. Perhaps your linguistic coursework (or at least the portion dealing with bilingualism) was more of an overview, because the word "bilingualism" is a very loaded term that has a hundred years of debate and politics behind it. Maybe they didn't get into all of that (if you are looking at theoretical linguistics then all of that stuff is not so relevant). I would say the definition you got from dictionary.com was simply the most conservative. I would prefer to see a definition that said something like "one who can speak two languages, particularly when both are at native level".
While I do not wish to downplay the crucial importance of dictionary.com definitions in areas of linguistic debate, I must mention that this would qualify as but one definition of bilingualism. Likely another dictionary would suggest another definition. You will find that this term is one whose definition is constantly up for debate. Not only does it have academic implications, but sociological and political implications as well. You might as well use the dictionary to determine whether life begins at conception or birth.
On the other hand, is it unfair for the justice system to punish somebody for something that wasn't their fault, keeping in mind that those who run the justice system also don't have free will, so their punishing of people was also not a choice?
People adjust to what they're used to. I'm quite used to looking at the numbers, you're used to looking at the colors. Different colored currency wouldn't be too big an adjustment, thought for most people in the U.S. it's just as easy to look at the numbers. Varying the size of the currency would be a major pain, I'd hate to have to jumble different sized bills. Yet for many people around the world it's not a problem at all. They've gotten used to it. We could get used to it too if faced with it long enough. They could get used to our system if faced with it long enough.
However, as an American who has gone to Europe, I found myself instantly understanding and appreciating the different colors and sizes of the bills there. I'd be shocked to ever hear of a European feeling the same way coming here. No, it's not just different. Ours is very arguably inferior. Just because we *can* use it doesn't mean it is just as good.
When people stop buying so many CDs, they just blame piracy for it directly. People have been calling for the boycott of the RIAA or claimed to be doing so for years. In any of the mentions of lower CD sales in the media, have you ever once heard a mention of the fact that some percentage of people may be boycotting the RIAA because the music sucks or because they object to their tactics?
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What if they started supporting USB peripheral sex objects that could be controlled by the other party (in some fashion)? Could it be a form of real sex then in your opinion?
Just throwing that out there for curiosity's sake. I'm not, like, waiting for something like that.
Couldn't they have stuck the locket in that purse?
Also, if English were like Dutch, then try saying something like:
"I have to try" (spoken as approximately "I hafta try") vs. "I have two tries" (Does anyone say "I hafta tries?")
Stress changes in English for different categories of words, and it affects understanding greatly (more than most native speakers realize).
As a matter of fact, there is a difference between "to" and "too" in spoken English that does not exist in all the meanings of "zu" in German (I can't say for the Dutch but probably it is like the German in this respect). In English, the vowel quality and stress on the words "to" and "too" are quite different. The preposition "to" is generally pronounced as [teh] or even [deh], and almost never stressed, whereas the word "too" is pronounced generally as [tu] and does get the stress (and the vowel quality between these words is mostly affected by the stress). The result is that the words are pronounced differently and spelled differently.
Another example of this is in the English word "just" with the meaning "very recently"/"only" vs. the meaning "right"/"fair". One can say the sentence "He just got here," and pronounce the word "just" almost with no vowel at all, like "j'st" or "jist". But try using that pronunciation with the sentence "It was a just decision." It just doesn't sound right, does it?
So, instead of paying $14 for something I can keep and collect and play with forever, I'm spending a mere $8 for something that I won't be keeping? I sort of understand your point with video games, but you don't normally "beat" an album.
"Stuff that matters."
First the catholic clergy, and now the powers that be in IBM! Something must be done!
I don't think the theaters were ever crowded for Gigli....
My sig says otherwise.
Did you shit your pants a lot as a child?
But it is particularly un-ironic. Claiming that this is due to words changing is like someone saying "The current president is Bill Clinton", and then claiming that "words change" when someone points out this is not correct.
Does the phrase "Cheetahs are born to run" *not* mean that cheetahs were born for the purpose of running?? How do you interpret it?
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I'm with you. In fact, I don't even sit down. Ever. I hover. So you better believe I'm not sticking around for long.
A few times, for one reason or another, things have gone really slow in there, and afterwards my knees would start to buckle when I walked. Nothing like a little excrecise.
Certainly the dictionary definition you list is not wrong, that is to say, nobody would argue that complete, native bilingualism is *not* bilingualism. Perhaps your linguistic coursework (or at least the portion dealing with bilingualism) was more of an overview, because the word "bilingualism" is a very loaded term that has a hundred years of debate and politics behind it. Maybe they didn't get into all of that (if you are looking at theoretical linguistics then all of that stuff is not so relevant). I would say the definition you got from dictionary.com was simply the most conservative. I would prefer to see a definition that said something like "one who can speak two languages, particularly when both are at native level".
While I do not wish to downplay the crucial importance of dictionary.com definitions in areas of linguistic debate, I must mention that this would qualify as but one definition of bilingualism. Likely another dictionary would suggest another definition. You will find that this term is one whose definition is constantly up for debate. Not only does it have academic implications, but sociological and political implications as well. You might as well use the dictionary to determine whether life begins at conception or birth.
That's great! Thanks for the laugh!
On the other hand, is it unfair for the justice system to punish somebody for something that wasn't their fault, keeping in mind that those who run the justice system also don't have free will, so their punishing of people was also not a choice?
However, as an American who has gone to Europe, I found myself instantly understanding and appreciating the different colors and sizes of the bills there. I'd be shocked to ever hear of a European feeling the same way coming here. No, it's not just different. Ours is very arguably inferior. Just because we *can* use it doesn't mean it is just as good.
And extending beyond to 270 degrees should actually have healing properties!
When people stop buying so many CDs, they just blame piracy for it directly. People have been calling for the boycott of the RIAA or claimed to be doing so for years. In any of the mentions of lower CD sales in the media, have you ever once heard a mention of the fact that some percentage of people may be boycotting the RIAA because the music sucks or because they object to their tactics?
Really? You sure?