rich - Page 4

York · 06-23-2004, 11:26 AM

im Belgian and speak a fairly bit off English, but sorry dude, i couldnt understand what you said....I followed graphics class years ago, but changed to a social job, i just cut and paste some pics and see how funny they are....Yep, im a big kid!!

lumberjim · 06-23-2004, 11:30 AM

he's just noting that he recognizes the font used on the macho-man's tshirt in cains last post.

Undertoad · 06-23-2004, 12:05 PM

And now, in 1st year English using present tense common verbs, easy nouns, and no idioms or culture-bound terms :

Jaguar sees the letters in Cain's picture, on the man's shirt. He has the same style of alphabet on his computer.

York · 06-24-2004, 02:05 AM

OOohhhh was that it? It was indeed a lot easyer how you wrote it! Tnx! Never had English, but speak it at work so....

Undertoad · 06-24-2004, 06:01 AM

I learned French in school, and I remember what was easy and what was hard. Hard: uncommon verbs, different tenses, and anything that "plays" with the rules.

It is difficult to write without using words and phrases that a language student understands. I think about how people understand language. I try to choose words that I think people will know. I use only present tense. To write well you must use more words with more subtle meanings that foreign readers do not understand. I am sad that we lose meaning when we communicate. If we communicate well we improve the world.

jaguar · 06-24-2004, 07:15 AM

Tenses and uncommon verbs are probably one of the easier areas of french - they almost always follow some quite small set patterns though the sheer number of tenses can take a while to get used it. (not to mention the razor edge phonetic difference between some) The bigger problem is bloody irregular verbs where you simply have to learn them one by one, particularly for present tense but often for other tenses as well.

elSicomoro · 06-24-2004, 08:26 PM

Like Spanish, though it's not as difficult phonetically as French.

York · 06-25-2004, 07:36 AM

I had never had a language-class or anythnig, i speak and write in French, German, English and Dutch
...Italian, Spanish.., Arabic..all some words , but to hard to try learn them now... All the slang people use in different area's that another thing...

06-23-2004, 11:30 AM	#47
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	he's just noting that he recognizes the font used on the macho-man's tshirt in cains last post. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-24-2004, 07:15 AM	#51
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Tenses and uncommon verbs are probably one of the easier areas of french - they almost always follow some quite small set patterns though the sheer number of tenses can take a while to get used it. (not to mention the razor edge phonetic difference between some) The bigger problem is bloody irregular verbs where you simply have to learn them one by one, particularly for present tense but often for other tenses as well. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-23-2004, 11:26 AM	#46
York Operations Operative Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tienen , Belgium Posts: 537	im Belgian and speak a fairly bit off English, but sorry dude, i couldnt understand what you said....I followed graphics class years ago, but changed to a social job, i just cut and paste some pics and see how funny they are....Yep, im a big kid!!

06-23-2004, 12:05 PM	#48
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And now, in 1st year English using present tense common verbs, easy nouns, and no idioms or culture-bound terms : Jaguar sees the letters in Cain's picture, on the man's shirt. He has the same style of alphabet on his computer.

06-24-2004, 02:05 AM	#49
York Operations Operative Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tienen , Belgium Posts: 537	OOohhhh was that it? It was indeed a lot easyer how you wrote it! Tnx! Never had English, but speak it at work so....

06-24-2004, 06:01 AM	#50
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I learned French in school, and I remember what was easy and what was hard. Hard: uncommon verbs, different tenses, and anything that "plays" with the rules. It is difficult to write without using words and phrases that a language student understands. I think about how people understand language. I try to choose words that I think people will know. I use only present tense. To write well you must use more words with more subtle meanings that foreign readers do not understand. I am sad that we lose meaning when we communicate. If we communicate well we improve the world.

06-24-2004, 08:26 PM	#52
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Like Spanish, though it's not as difficult phonetically as French.

06-25-2004, 07:36 AM	#53
York Operations Operative Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tienen , Belgium Posts: 537	I had never had a language-class or anythnig, i speak and write in French, German, English and Dutch ...Italian, Spanish.., Arabic..all some words , but to hard to try learn them now... All the slang people use in different area's that another thing...

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)