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#210309 - 01/12/11 01:58 AM STRANGEISMS
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	One has to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down. In which you fill in a form by filling it out, and where an alarm goes off by going on. English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which of course is not a race at all. That might explain why when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible! How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the sanme? While a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? Why do we have noses that run, and feet that smell? Just something to ponder... _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#210336 - 01/12/11 01:55 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: chatty lady]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	And ponder I do. Jabberwocky invented dozens of words, or gibberish however you view it. 'Tis 'bout like discussing the four corners of the round table. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#210340 - 01/12/11 03:01 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: jabber]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	And we drive on a parkway and park in the driveway! I love the English language. Because it is such a mixture of so many different languages it is considered one of the hardest, if not the hardest, language to learn. Each language has its idioms, but I think English has to be the strangest! _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#210345 - 01/12/11 08:28 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: yonuh]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Italian isn't any picnic to learn, either. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#210349 - 01/12/11 09:38 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: jabber]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	Are you learning Italian, jabber? I used to be fluent in French, but since I don't get to use it I've forgotten a lot. I also learned Latin and Greek; I love languages and taught myself some Cherokee and modern Greek along with some Welsh and a smattering of other languages. The only problem is it's hard to keep it up if there's nobody to speak it with on a regular basis. _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#210358 - 01/13/11 12:06 AM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: yonuh]
chatty lady Writer Registered: 02/24/04 Posts: 20267 Loc: Nevada	My goodness Yonuh, so many languages, wow!!! I could never learn all of them. I barely understand or speak Italian anymore since I rarely hear it spoken or need to speak it. I do remember all the swear words however, lol!!! _________________________ Take a peek at my BLOG: http://charleen-micheles.blogspot.com/
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#210367 - 01/13/11 12:39 AM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: chatty lady]
yonuh Member Registered: 06/14/06 Posts: 2447 Loc: Arizona	Sometimes that's all you need, Chatty! LOL _________________________ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich http://ruthrainwater.wordpress.com/ http://newbeginningsgratitudejournal.wordpress.com/ http://sablewings.wordpress.com/
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#210381 - 01/13/11 01:20 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: yonuh]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	When my son was in the 82nd Airborne, he was stationed in Italy and married an Italian girl. My granddaugher spoke both English and Italian. It was fun listening to a baby learning to speak and talking in Italian. When my boy first married, I spent some time learning the language. The in-laws came over for visits a month at a time for a couple stays. I was able to communicate with my DIL's mom and absolutely love the woman. I went to Italy in '95 but haven't seen DIL's family since. Don't get much chance to use Italian unless I phone 'em. _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#210410 - 01/14/11 01:28 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: jabber]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Are strangeisms anything like queenisms? _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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#210445 - 01/15/11 02:32 PM Re: STRANGEISMS [Re: jabber]
jabber Member Registered: 02/17/05 Posts: 10032 Loc: New York State	Where is jawjaw, any who???? Edited by jabber (01/24/11 08:36 PM) _________________________ https://www.amazon.com/author/bonnie.mill-lemke https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/bookshelf
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