En inglés, hay que hacer las cosas con voluntad! - Page 2
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CarmenCarmona
February 10, 2010, 10:46 AM
Sí, pero bastante sólidas. (pl. Hypotheses):rolleyes:
Jolín! (I can't say swearwords, can I?) I learnt that about this type of plural this year.
I didn't know it because in Spanish those type of words don't vary: Crisis, tesis, etc. and I thought that applied to English as well..
laepelba
February 10, 2010, 12:32 PM
By the way, the Indo-European proto-language is the origin of most languages in Europe and India (duh!) not the world. Nor is it the basis of Hungarian, Turkish, Finnish nor Basque. :)
Finnish? Really? Finnish isn't related to Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Icelandic?
However, they are mere hypothesis, ain't they?
I didn't know it because in Spanish those type of words don't vary: Crisis, tesis, etc. and I thought that applied to English as well..
Singular: hypothesis, parenthesis, crisis, thesis, etc.
Plural: hypotheses, parentheses, crises, theses
(P.S. I've been lurking in this thread. It's very interesting!)
Perikles
February 10, 2010, 12:47 PM
Finnish? Really? Finnish isn't related to Danish/Norwegian/Swedish/Icelandic?!)Grammatically, no. It is related to Hungarian.
Jolín! (I can't say swearwords, can I?) I learnt that about this type of plural this year.
I didn't know it because in Spanish those type of words don't vary: Crisis, tesis, etc. and I thought that applied to English as well..It's a standard Greek plural :):)
laepelba
February 10, 2010, 12:50 PM
Grammatically, no. It is related to Hungarian.
Weird. How did that happen?
(P.S. Forum Police! He did "it" again!) :D
irmamar
February 10, 2010, 01:19 PM
Weird. How did that happen?
(P.S. Forum Police! He did "it" again!) :D
:lol: :lol: :lol:
(I agree with you Lou Ann, this thread is very interesting :) )
AngelicaDeAlquezar
February 10, 2010, 02:05 PM
@Lou Ann: There is nothing like police. It's all about being considerate to other users and avoid confusion. But there's no need to keep in mind some forum rules, if there's someone else who will do it for you. :impatient:
laepelba
February 10, 2010, 02:09 PM
@Lou Ann: There is nothing like police. It's all about being considerate to other users and avoid confusion. But there's no need to keep in mind some forum rules, if there's someone else who will do it for you. :impatient:
Sorry, Malila - not trying to offend you. Just playing with Perikles. :worried:
AngelicaDeAlquezar
February 10, 2010, 02:13 PM
I know... I wouldn't have replied otherwise. :)
Perikles
February 10, 2010, 04:31 PM
Weird. How did that happen?I have no idea. The really interesting thing is that they have demonstrated that Basque actually belongs to the Finnish-Hungarian-Turkish group. Now explain that.
(P.S. Forum Police! He did "it" again!) :DSneak! :D
laepelba
February 10, 2010, 04:40 PM
I have no idea. The really interesting thing is that they have demonstrated that Basque actually belongs to the Finnish-Hungarian-Turkish group. Now explain that.
Maybe some Turkeys with wander lust roamed north and/or west and found places to settle in........ :whistling:
Perikles
February 10, 2010, 05:14 PM
Maybe some Turkeys with wander lust roamed north and/or west and found places to settle in........ :whistling:I thought Turkeys were an American invention :whistling:. Any, the Basque country, el País Vasco, is far away from Finland, Hungary and Turkey. It is very strange. :thinking:
laepelba
February 10, 2010, 05:39 PM
I thought Turkeys were an American invention :whistling:. Anyway, (or "any-who" :)) the Basque country, el País Vasco, is far away from Finland, Hungary and Turkey. It is very strange. :thinking:
Oh, I know exactly where Basque country is. I have spent time (not much ... not nearly enough ... not demasiado....) in Southwest France. AND, my uncle in Carson City, Nevada has a favorite Basque restaurant that he loves to take us to. They eat WONDERFUL food!!!
irmamar
February 11, 2010, 01:13 AM
Oh, I know exactly where Basque country is. I have spent time (not much ... not nearly enough ... not demasiado....) in Southwest France. AND, my uncle in Carson City, Nevada has a favorite Basque restaurant that he loves to take us to. They eat WONDERFUL food!!!
Well, some Basque people don't want to be Spanish, but I don't think they want to be French, either. Just a very small part from Basque country is in France. :)
laepelba
February 11, 2010, 01:23 AM
Well, some Basque people don't want to be Spanish, but I don't think they want to be French, either. Just a very small part from Basque country is in France. :)
Oh, I know that only a small part of Basque country is in France. I just meant that in Southwest France, one hears a great deal about the Basque culture. That's all. :)
CarmenCarmona
February 11, 2010, 07:15 AM
I have no idea. The really interesting thing is that they have demonstrated that Basque actually belongs to the Finnish-Hungarian-Turkish group. Now explain that.
When my Old English lecturer said that Basque's origin was unknown, someone in class suggested that ETA probably made it up as a secret language...:crazy:
irmamar
February 11, 2010, 08:51 AM
When my Old English lecturer said that Basque's origin was unknown, someone in class suggested that ETA probably made it up as a secret language...:crazy:
ETA was born in 1959 , and Basque is much older (I guess :D). :)
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