A Conversation for The Crossed Purposes Pub

Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 161

Seth of Rabi

I wasn't seriously suggesting you ate your cacti, Hati !!!


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 162

Hati

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. smiley - winkeye

smiley - cheerup


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 163

Seth of Rabi

What's your first language? smiley - smiley


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 164

Hati

Estonian. I bet you don't speak a word in it.


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 165

Seth of Rabi

smiley - wow

But you write as if you think in English; the grammar is TOO good.


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 166

Hati

8 years at school.

You are flattering me, I know. smiley - smooch

smiley - cheerup


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 167

Seth of Rabi

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 smiley - biggrin

How many English people do you think get that right. smiley - laugh


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 168

Researcher 168814

You? smiley - tongueout Do you get what ever that is right every time???


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 169

Dragonfly. "A poet can survive everything but a misprint"-- Oscar Wilde

smiley - erm 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... smiley - tongueout


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 170

Hati

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 smiley - winkeye.

Estonian is cool, yeah. For example we have 14 cases. smiley - tongueout

smiley - cheerup


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 171

Seth of Rabi

No !! smiley - biggrin 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.

smiley - cheers





Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 172

Seth of Rabi

:: I shouldn't go for a cup of smiley - tea either in the middle of writing a posting !! ::


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 173

Hati

smiley - hugsmiley - cuddlesmiley - hugsmiley - cuddlesmiley - hugsmiley - cuddlesmiley - hugsmiley - cuddlesmiley - hugsmiley - cuddlesmiley - hugsmiley - cuddlesmiley - hugsmiley - cuddle


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 174

Seth of Rabi

smiley - blush


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 175

Hati

Let's take some smiley - alesmiley - ale.
What languages do you speak, Seth?


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 176

Researcher 168814

*E takes the smiley - ale*


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 177

mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...)

*Turns over the assorted smiley - hotdog, smiley - burger, steaks, roasting smiley - corncob, veggie smiley - burger, etc. that she has been grilling all throughout the conversation. The food is smelling delicious. smiley - ok Waits to hear about Seth's languages.*

Are you all getting hungry?


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 178

Researcher 168814

Yeah...

*E sipping on his homebrewn smiley - stout...*


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 179

mari-rae(tee reads: (entangled in cardboard boxes, please send tape...)

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???) smiley - laugh


Crossed Purposes: July 2001

Post 180

Researcher 168814

Yeah. I think I will have some with smiley - strawberries for afters.

smiley - coffee, please...

Huh, what am I eating theresmiley - huh


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