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That that is, is that that is. Not is not. Is that it? It is.
veni bibi saltavi
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You is?
Kitty at my foot and I waAAAant to touch it...
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Can you can a can as a canner can can a can?
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To go, so know now, no?
Grab your bow and take a bow.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Yes, English can be weird.
It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
Not always, but it ought to. The trick is to try true, and thru too.
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Meh! Nothing beats Ystradgynlais.
You have just been Sharapova'd.
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That's easy: Eh-strad-gin-lies
But that's Welsh, not English, and Welsh is a more complex language than English in a lot of respects.
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That's true, it's one of the few languages that are spoken by two species.
veni bibi saltavi
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You need to be careful:
Yes, English can be weird.
Yes, the English can be weird.
The last sentence might start a riot.
Kitty at my foot and I waAAAant to touch it...
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Only if the Russians are around...
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polish
wind
read
lead
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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OriginalGriff wrote: Yes, written English can be weird.
Very important FTFY!!!!
The common misconception that a language and its written form are identical, especially among teachers, is a real brain-rotter.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Good shout, spoken English is worse, all those accents.
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I bet there's a bad bat under the bed.
Or, as the Dutch pronounce, "I bet there's a bet bet under the bet"
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This is exactly why no one can understand South Africans...
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I can read African on Wikipedia!
It's basically Dutch, but a little different
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Afrikaans started with the Dutch colonials way back in the 18th century or so, IIRC ( our SA members would know a load better than me), but it's a simpler grammar so I'm not surprised.
Our European ancestors did a load of that! I was surprised how much of Malaysia was recognisably Portuguese when I went there!
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Is that why you all sing: ‘My allegiance for all time I pledge to the King of Spain.’ ?
[edit] typo - tablet autocorrect...[/edit]
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modified 15-Jun-16 16:35pm.
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Don't forget the "Am I of German blood..."
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The English one is as bad:
Lord, grant that Marshal Wade,
May by thy mighty aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.
Fortunately, the Welsh one is pretty much "we love this place"
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OriginalGriff wrote: Fortunately, the Welsh one is pretty much "we love this place" My allegiance for all time I pledge to the king of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (that name makes up for verses 1 to 16)
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In the rural southern United States we have ink pens and straight pins so you get the correct one, since pen and pin are pronounced pee-yen.
We also have sweet potatoes and "Irish" potatoes, the regular white potato. Although no one my age calls them that but my grandparents did.
Gonna get me some maters, taters, beans, and corn bread. (Fried green tomatoes, fried diced "Irish" potatoes, pinto beans, and real corn bread none of that sweet stuff they serve up north.)
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