Forum: Technical things
September 29, 2011, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,379
The English spell check can be configured to...
The English spell check can be configured to recognise British English or American English. This can also cause confusion among native English speakers.Further problems occur with English which is a...
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Forum: Translations
February 22, 2011, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 5,072
The taxi arrived just as I was about to go on...
The taxi arrived just as I was about to go on foot.
The first is obvious, but the second one is more subtle.
This suggests that I intended to walk to the destination for which the taxi was...
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Forum: Grammar
February 17, 2011, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,254
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Forum: Grammar
February 17, 2011, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,926
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Forum: Technical things
February 12, 2011, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 14,731
The keys on my keyboard are lettered in an...
The keys on my keyboard are lettered in an English Layout, and in normal use EN appears at the bottom right of the screen. I have also installed Spanish, French and German via the Control Panel. By...
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 12, 2011, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,111
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Forum: Translations
December 29, 2010, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,125
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Forum: Grammar
October 09, 2010, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,644
I don't think its wrong, its just an awkward...
I don't think its wrong, its just an awkward construction. However,the positions of both apostrophes are correct. The average native English speaker would avoid writing such sentences for fear of...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 09, 2010, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,216
There is some dispute in the UK concerning the...
There is some dispute in the UK concerning the real discovery of the so-called "Murphy's Law". It seems to be much older than either the USA or the engineering profession, and is more correctly...
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Forum: Technical things
September 16, 2010, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 185,631
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Forum: General Chat
September 03, 2010, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,015
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Forum: General Chat
September 02, 2010, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,015
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Forum: General Chat
September 02, 2010, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,491
I have the same problem. My computer hard drive...
I have the same problem. My computer hard drive is nearly full (stuffed with photos, most of which I will probably never want to look at again) I have been holding back for about a year. During this...
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Forum: General Chat
September 02, 2010, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,449
Owed tomb icon pewter
Probably the worst aspect of learning English is its irregular spelling and pronunciation. Languages like Spanish and German are much more phonetic. However, technology has now come to our aid with...
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Forum: General Chat
September 02, 2010, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,166
one can always use one if one wants, especially...
one can always use one if one wants, especially if one is the Queen, who used to called we. We in the UK are often unsure about whether collective nouns should be treated as singular or plural. The...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 02, 2010, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,304
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Forum: Practice & Homework
September 02, 2010, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,304
¿Eres Tico?
¿Eres Tico?
Estoy buscando algunos detalles del Consejo Municipal de la ciudad de Jiqueral en la península Nicoya, pero Google sabe muy poco sobre ella. Estoy interesado en la ciudad y sus...
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Forum: General Chat
August 17, 2010, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,442
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Forum: General Chat
August 16, 2010, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,442
españa en la escuela
¡Que tengas suerte Jessica! Tu es una chica muy inteligente y diligente. ¡No tengas ninguna duda! ¡¡¡Tu es una estrella!!!:):):kiss:
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Forum: General Chat
August 16, 2010, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 12,090
Hi John
I like your Limerick, but I'm a...
Hi John
I like your Limerick, but I'm a little confused here! I think I'm losing the PLOT. :thinking::?:Should we be using el TRAMO , or el/la TRAMA here? I think that tramo can mean a PLOT of...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
August 16, 2010, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,579
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Forum: Other Languages
July 12, 2010, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,341
Hi Angelica. Here is a very imprecise...
Hi Angelica. Here is a very imprecise translation, which I hope still works as a poem.
MONDNACHT Joseph von Eichendorf
Es war, als hätt der Himmel
Die Erde still geküßt,
Daß sie im...
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 30, 2010, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,319
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 30, 2010, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,829
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 30, 2010, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,180
I think it should read:
Every 60 minutes on...
I think it should read:
Every 60 minutes on the hour, or even better Every hour, on the hour.
The bus passes my house every hour, on the hour. This means it arrives at exactly 1 o'clock, 2...
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