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Forum: General Chat September 01, 2009, 05:23 PM
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Posted By brute
:d:d:d 10/10

:d:d:d 10/10
Forum: General Chat August 31, 2009, 05:25 PM
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Views: 230,129
Posted By brute
I defy anyone to translate this into a joke in...

I defy anyone to translate this into a joke in any other language!:thinking::confused::D:D:D
Forum: General Chat August 31, 2009, 05:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,611
Posted By brute
Pjt33 has given a very lucid and persuasive...

Pjt33 has given a very lucid and persuasive argument in favour of A. It cannot be anything else.
Forum: Other Languages August 31, 2009, 10:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,524
Posted By brute
Afrikaans

Afrikaans is the youngest and easiest of all the Germanic languages to learn. It evolved from the Dutch of the first settlers who arrived in southern Africa in the mid 1600s. Since its arrival it...
Forum: Other Languages August 31, 2009, 08:34 AM
Replies: 23
[Other] Japanese
Views: 35,758
Posted By brute
I learned Katakana first. You can often make...

I learned Katakana first. You can often make sense of Katakana words if you read them out loud. They usually sound something like an English word. You need to understand real Japanese to make sense...
Forum: Other Languages August 26, 2009, 02:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,563
Posted By brute
Ukraine's got talent

This clip is from UKRAINE’s GOT TALENT!




This young Ukrainian girl tells an entire story via pushing around sand on a table. She uses nothing but sand and her hands to create these images. ...
Forum: Other Languages August 23, 2009, 05:18 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 49,630
Posted By brute
Lo siento, pero me duele aprendarlas, porque...

Lo siento, pero me duele aprendarlas, porque dentro de poco presentarme a un examen:thinking::banghead:
Forum: Other Languages August 23, 2009, 05:10 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 49,630
Posted By brute
I don't find this at all funny. I am much too old...

I don't find this at all funny. I am much too old to bone and stuff my own turkeys, so I am very grateful that there are professionals around to do it for me!!!!!:yuck::D:lengua:
Forum: Translations August 23, 2009, 05:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,068
Posted By brute
I think you have the literal sense of the poem....

I think you have the literal sense of the poem. The main problem is that you need to capture as much as possible of the feeling, rhyme and rhythm of the original. This will mean making compromises...
Forum: Other Languages August 23, 2009, 04:37 PM
Replies: 23
[Other] Japanese
Views: 35,758
Posted By brute
ko n ba n wa mi na sa n. I studied Japanese...

ko n ba n wa mi na sa n.
I studied Japanese for almost a year at a local school about 10 years ago, but I have now forgotten most of it.
Japanese is not a tonal language. (It is a bit like French...
Forum: Other Languages August 22, 2009, 09:03 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 49,630
Posted By brute
Estoy de acuerdo. Hay demasiadas distracciones...

Estoy de acuerdo. Hay demasiadas distracciones interesantes en estos sitios. Tengo que aprender unos millones de terminaciones de los verbos españoles.:sad::tired::sad::worried::(:(
Forum: Other Languages August 21, 2009, 04:52 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 49,630
Posted By brute
"Roam with young Persephone. Plucking poppies...

"Roam with young Persephone.
Plucking poppies for your slumber . . .
With the morrow, there shall be
One more wraith among your number"

All the English voices read the poem quite well, but...
Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 21, 2009, 04:29 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 12,402
Posted By brute
I suspect this is from the French word bijou

I suspect this is from the French word bijou
Forum: General Chat August 21, 2009, 12:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,903
Posted By brute
The whole sentence sounds all right to...

The whole sentence sounds all right to me.:thinking::thinking::thinking:
Forum: Other Languages August 21, 2009, 05:13 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 49,630
Posted By brute
WOW!!!!! Awesome!! I would love to have this...

WOW!!!!! Awesome!! I would love to have this software surgically implanted into my feeble old brain. :thumbsup::thumbsup::D:raisetheroof::raisetheroof:
Forum: General Chat August 20, 2009, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,205
Posted By brute
I can't argue with this. Is it given as a...

I can't argue with this. Is it given as a specimen answer, or did you solve it yourself?
Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 20, 2009, 10:32 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 12,402
Posted By brute
Please excuse me for butting in!!:D In Britain...

Please excuse me for butting in!!:D
In Britain we have a different word for jewelry. It is jewellery!:D:lol::lol:
Forum: General Chat August 19, 2009, 12:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,491
Posted By brute
Maybe, but this construction sounds unnaturally...

Maybe, but this construction sounds unnaturally cumbersome and clunky to a British ear. Again the examiner favours the word alternatives rather than options. I have aways believed that alternative...
Forum: Other Languages August 18, 2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 49,630
Posted By brute
Een kruimeldief is een kleine, handzame,...

Een kruimeldief is een kleine, handzame, oplaadbare stofzuiger (http://forums.tomisimo.org/wiki/Stofzuiger), waarmee snel kruimels en dergelijke kunnen worden opgeruimd. De kruimeldief wordt dan...
Forum: General Chat August 18, 2009, 03:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,491
Posted By brute
This is difficult. Is it the range (singlar) or...

This is difficult. Is it the range (singlar) or purposes (plural) which does/do the including?:thinking::thinking:
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 18, 2009, 12:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 13,224
Posted By brute
This Gaelic song celebrates the opposite...

This Gaelic song celebrates the opposite sentiment:



Whisky on a Sunday is a very beautiful song.
The lyrics and melody are so singable I don't
know who could resist this song by
Glyn...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 18, 2009, 11:47 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,570
Posted By brute
¿Esta gallina fue precedida o seguida de un...

¿Esta gallina fue precedida o seguida de un huevo?:thinking::confused:

¡Lo siento! Es el hilo incorrecto :banghead::banghead:
Forum: Translations August 17, 2009, 05:12 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,030
Posted By brute
Petty is evidently from the (Norman?) French word...

Petty is evidently from the (Norman?) French word petit which is seldom used in English except in the expressions you quoted. Petty mind/theft etc. are used in a negative and contemptuous way. Even...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 16, 2009, 05:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,570
Posted By brute
Sounds like eyewash to me:rolleyes: I believe...

Sounds like eyewash to me:rolleyes: I believe that placibos work best in massive doses, but homeopathy works in vanishingly small ones. The latter option sounds a lot cheaper.:D
Forum: General Chat August 16, 2009, 05:11 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,304
Posted By brute
Gracias, mi hada favorita:D:kiss:

Gracias, mi hada favorita:D:kiss:
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