I have to learn German some day. My school used to have it, but cut it in favor of latin. Mon prof de Francais est tres sympa. Elle ne donne pas les devoirs!
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Again, a pox on Flare for not having Chinese text support.
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While I reject the idea that Latin should be ignored as a "dead" language, I have to object to the idea of dropping German in favor of it. Evidently they teach French. And you couldn't get away with not teaching Spanish these days. So, that's three languages that are Latin or Latin-derived. Do they have anything that's not?
(And, as an aside, there's no such thing as not having an accent. Unless you just don't speak a language at all.)
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Ok, let me rephrase that. dan whitney puts on a fake SOUTHERN accent in order to play larry the cable guy. I think he is actually from nebraska, so he has a very midwestern accent.
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Speaking of German, there is a kid in my English class from Austria who actually speaks better English than most people i know. I would love to meet a russian exchange student. "Excuse me, can you tell me where the nuclear wessels are?"
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My Spanish teacher in high school angered me by not knowing how to use an apostrophe properly in English. It's not that complicated ffs. And his accent wasn't very good, and he taught me bad vocabulary that I'm *still* un-learning on occasion.
And in case anyone cares, it's spelled "Sprechen Sie englisch?" or in the informal "Sprichst du englisch?" Note the lowercase on "englisch" and the capital on "Sie."
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ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten.
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D'you know there's a German version of that with faux English?
ATTENTION
This room is fullfilled mit special electronische equippment. Fingergrabbing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is allowed for die experts only! So all the �lefthanders� stay away and do not disturben the brainstorming von here working intelligencies. Otherwise you will be out thrown and kicked anderswhere! Also: please keep still and only watchen astaunished the blinkenlights.
And came across this while looking for the above text, updated for the Internet age:
ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS!
Das Internet is nicht fuer gefingerclicken und giffengrabben. Ist easy droppenpacket der routers und overloaden der backbone mit der spammen und der me-tooen. Ist nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das mausklicken sichtseeren keepen das bandwit-spewin hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das cursorblinken.
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Vo ist ein herrtoiletten?
and of course from Die Hard....
"Nicht schiessen! Nicht schiessen!"
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Ticketen, mein herr.
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Sarnia provides such a nice chemical added hue to the sunrises.
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What's going on with the world? Jay died, Frank got hunky, Siggy got thin, Charles shaved. . . And Omey may soon be playing Hide Mr. Sausage!
<Sinclair>Nothing's the same anymore!</Sinclair>
I could probably stand to lose a pound or two. I don't eat a lot, but I work at a computer all day in a really boring business park in the middle of nowhere, going for a walk at lunchtime soon gets really tedious. I lost a fair bit of weight just running up and down the hill between the car park and the hospital when my wife had her surgery. I may just have to see if it's viable for me to cycle to work (it's doable, only a couple of miles, but the fact that I have to drop off & pick up my daughter from the childminder would be a problem; maybe if I got a child-seat for my bike, but I'd be scared of all the traffic with her onboard).
Not heard much from Aban recently. Or how Jeff R's doing with his weight issues.
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