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Crossed Purposes: July 2001
Seth of Rabi Posted Jul 10, 2001
I wasn't seriously suggesting you ate your cacti, Hati !!!
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
Hati Posted Jul 10, 2001
LOL
I won't do it anyway. And I didn't think you were telling that to me. I just didn't understand what you WERE telling.
I speak english only as a second language and it causes me some problems, you see.
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
Seth of Rabi Posted Jul 10, 2001
You're right.
You can't tell the difference between :
Subjuctive imperfect : ... (that) you ate your cacti
and Subjuctive imperative : ... (that) you eat your cacti
Your 8 years was a complete waste of time
How many English people do you think get that right.
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde Posted Jul 10, 2001
I am working on an English major at school... and I don't know if I get that right all the time... or even half of the time...
Estonian!!! COOL!!! I was supposed to get a pen pal in Estonia... yeah... that happened...
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
Hati Posted Jul 10, 2001
Well, my few English lessons were over in 1983. I won't mind if anybody points out my mistakes. As far as I can see there is a lot of misspellers around here .
Estonian is cool, yeah. For example we have 14 cases.
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
Seth of Rabi Posted Jul 10, 2001
No !! It isn't even a mistake because in English the same words can often mean several different things.
You think I'm criticising Hati's English ?
The complete opposite. It's so good I thought English was her first language.
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) Posted Jul 10, 2001
*Turns over the assorted , , steaks, roasting , veggie , etc. that she has been grilling all throughout the conversation. The food is smelling delicious. Waits to hear about Seth's languages.*
Are you all getting hungry?
Crossed Purposes: July 2001
mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) Posted Jul 10, 2001
What would you like, E? There are yummy salads and side dishes to go with everything too... Did I mention ?? Lots of grilled sausages here, and chicken pieces... and ribs.
(can you tell I'm hungry???)
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- 168: Researcher 168814 (Jul 10, 2001)
- 169: Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde (Jul 10, 2001)
- 170: Hati (Jul 10, 2001)
- 171: Seth of Rabi (Jul 10, 2001)
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- 176: Researcher 168814 (Jul 10, 2001)
- 177: mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...) (Jul 10, 2001)
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