Jason
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Post by Jason on Dec 24, 2007 12:41:50 GMT -4
Sorry, I did not mean to say your source was wikipedia. I just meant to say that your general statement was correctly predicting the result for the specific example LO gave. Sorry, I should have put a smiley on there. I was making something of a joke. Of course if it was on wikipedia it must be true.
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Post by VALIS on Dec 24, 2007 13:00:51 GMT -4
That's the spirit
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Post by Ginnie on Dec 24, 2007 14:19:11 GMT -4
What I find interesting is many of the English food words come from French. You don't often talk about eating cow but you do eat beef, likewise with pig and pork, lamb and mutton, chicken and poultry. The anglo saxons would have said cow meat, pig meat and chicken meat.... Kentucky Fried Poultry? Pigtails is popular around here too. Cowtongue anyone? In general, french words are not as harsh so they suit a menu well.
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Post by gillianren on Dec 24, 2007 16:33:02 GMT -4
I thought infammable meant it is resistant to fire? No. It should, of course, but it doesn't. I absolutely agree that Middle English is, in many ways, a richer language that Old English. However, I maintain that English's colourful spelling cannot be blamed entirely on the French, since Old English contains words borrowed from the Norse languages and the Celtic languages, so it was clearly a trend that already existed before the Norman invasion.
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Post by nomuse on Dec 24, 2007 17:44:25 GMT -4
I broke out laughing the first time I saw "Non-Flammable" on a sign.
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Post by alex04 on Dec 30, 2007 6:05:16 GMT -4
The "undebunkable" moon hoax video mentioned earlier at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmQ8UPekwTUshows prolonged movement after the astronaut walks by. I can count at least 25 swings of the flag corner. I believe that type of reaction would be impossible in an atmosphere. MichaelStMark obviously disagrees. Go to 9:00 in the video and count for yourself. Michael has changed his position so many times (from 20 to 10 seconds of movement after the astronaut passes, breeze assisted to no breeze, indoors to outdoors, etc.) that he now says the "apparent" prolonged flag movement is caused by "picture instability". He says I just need to open my eyes! If any of you feel up to it, would you take a look for yourself and add your opinion? If you're lucky, maybe Michael won't censor your comment and allow it to post! My last comment was censored. It was quite reasonable and i was trying to stay onside with him. I consider MichaelStMark exposed as a coward and a liar.
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jan 1, 2008 19:09:02 GMT -4
Careful! He might try to slug you!
Then again, MichaelStMark is no Dr. Rendevous.
Go Buzz!
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