Lithium Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 When writing, I use ; and - a lot.I find it makes for easier reading and reciting, almost like writing speeches for peoplePlus it makes you look a lot smarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 No, really, what the fuck was he actually chattin' about there? When writing, I use ; and - a lot.I find it makes for easier reading and reciting, almost like writing speeches for peoplePlus it makes you look a lot smarter.Offset somewhat by the pointless comma after the word 'writing' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Nah the comma is kosher. The capital crime was starting a sentence with "and" plus sans capital letter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 An interesting thing about languages is that we have a rather short window of a few years in childhood where we can learn them. If we haven't been properly exposed to languages by the age of six we won't be able to learn them properly at all. The window has closed, our brains aren't up to the task anymore. So kids who go through this period in life without being exposed to languages -- few as they fortunately are, as a result of extreme neglect/abuse -- will probably never learn to speak (like the "Girl in the window"). Yet, during these first year every bloody extant language is easily learnt by almost every kid (the premise being that the kid has developed normally). For kids, learning languages is easy. It doesn't matter if it is Sanskrit or Norwegians, kids will learn it with no problems at all -- if, and only if, they are young enough. Of course, if we have been exposed to languages in this crucial time, we can later learn any other secondary language that exists - because our brains have been wired, predisposed to pick up similar complex rules.This really tells us how different the brains of young kids are compared to the rest of us. Like sponges. Throw information, rules, grammar, doctrines, politics, football teams, whatever you have, at them and it is absorbed through new nerve cell connections.Well, at least this is what I read earlier today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really? I wasn't exposed to any other language than my native one before age six I believe. Yet I believe I could still learn a couple other languages properly . Yes, but I see what soulmonster is on about there. It becomes much harder to learn other languages after a certain age. I would personally extend the cut off age to, early pubity. Somewhere around 13-14 we become next-to-useless at learning languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really? I wasn't exposed to any other language than my native one before age six I believe. Yet I believe I could still learn a couple other languages properly .SoulMonster said 'exposed to languages'. (Think Mowgli or Nell) I assume you were exposed to your native language before the age of six If you know one language, you'll be able to learn other languages later on. ('Of course, if we have been exposed to languages in this crucial time, we can later learn any other secondary language that exists - because our brains have been wired, predisposed to pick up similar complex rules.') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 i tried to learn French at the university and it didn't go well. always blamed it on my laziness and dumbness... now what a relief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Kinda looks like she's jacking him off in the bottom left gif. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 it's odd you saw it only in the bottom left one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Yeah, Lio, that was what I meant. I am talking about cases of serious neglect /abuse where kids haven't been exposed to languages AT ALL before the age of about 6 (again, check out the Girl in the Window for a case study). If your brain doesn't hear languages in this crucial time of development, you will -- allegedly -- never be able to learn languages well. Edited June 25, 2014 by SoulMonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 it's odd you saw it only in the bottom left one His tackle hangs funny y'see 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 it's odd you saw it only in the bottom left one His tackle hangs funny y'see yeah and you look lovely today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Why thank you m'dear, although you wouldn't be casting doubt on Aaron Ramseys sexiness now would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netcat Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) all footballers look the same to me, sorry except maybe David Beckham in CK underwear Edited June 27, 2014 by netcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) all footballers look the same to me, sorry except maybe David Beckham in CK underwear Who, instead of looking like a footballer, looks like a cunt Edited June 27, 2014 by Len B'stard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhead74 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 all footballers look the same to me, sorry except maybe David Beckham in CK underwearWho, instead of looking like a footballer, looks like a cunt Lets clarify for purposes of accuracy, a sexy cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Pon dem gwan ere still http://jamaicanpatwah.com/dictionary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cantona Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Of the three languages I can speak fluently, English is definitely the easiest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 hours ago, AslatIE said: Of the three languages I can speak fluently, English is definitely the easiest. explain that to the hordes of people who live here and can't seem to grasp it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 22 hours ago, Snake-Pit said: Pon dem gwan ere still http://jamaicanpatwah.com/dictionary Jamaican Patois aint really English, its a mix of lots of different things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 8 hours ago, Len Cnut said: Jamaican Patois aint really English, its a mix of lots of different things. I thought that was Creole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Snake-Pit said: I thought that was Creole. Thats a cooking term i thought 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsFavoriteRose Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 On 9/27/2016 at 0:19 PM, janrichmond said: Thats a cooking term i thought i always get creole and cajun mixed up so i looked them up: Louisiana Creole people (also called Louisiana French Creoles, French Creoles, or, simply, Creoles) are persons descended from the colonial settlers of Louisiana, especially those of French or Spanish descent. Cajuns are the French colonists who settled the Canadian maritime provinces (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1600s. The settlers named their region "Acadia," and were known as Acadians. In 1713, the British took over Canada and expected all settlers, including the Acadians, to defend the kingdom. there are longer, more detailed info that can be looked up of course. and they do have creole and cajun style cooking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I suspect they are a bit intermingled. Cuisine from that neck of the world developed into an amalgam of (European) colonial, indigenous, African and Afro-Caribbean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 1 hour ago, AxlsFavoriteRose said: Cajuns are the French colonists who settled the Canadian maritime provinces (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in the 1600s. The settlers named their region "Acadia," and were known as Acadians. My little girl is named Evangeline after Longfellow's poem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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