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JEllen, if you know who these people are, and that rice is really involved, then that's OK

Jab

Hi Jab, how goes it? I've been out shopping this afternoon with my sister, and am ready for a nap.

Hi JEllen nice to hear from you. Hope all is well and that you didn't buy the shop (English expression). All is well with me, except I should be in bed It's just gone 2 am here, and I have to get up quite early tomorrow.

Nighty night

Jab

that looks like fun - when I get time I'll have a go.

Hello JEllen!
Thanks for the link, we seem to have found it on the same day, but then I lost it, and I missed it as I thought I could scare my students a bit with heaps of incomprehensible vocabulary!
Take care

Hello JEllen and everyone! I enjoy this vocabulary site, thanks! So far I've donated over 1000 grains and manage to sporadically reach level 48 ... though I occasionally drop down to 47 or 46! I think it's not bad for someone not even a 'native' English speaker! Actually my knowledge of French and Latin has helped me quite a mite on 'Free Rice' ...

Wow, Pillowcase, that's REALLY good! I'm impressed.

Hello to everyone, good to see you.

French and Latin have been helping me quite a bit too.

Damn you! You've got me hooked now (during a telecon with my boss. ). I've got as high as 48. The odd Scots word helps. Plus stuff from heraldry and armour that I vaguely remember from childhood.

It is strangely compelling, isn't it? I can usually mnage a couple of words at level 50 before I strike something completely bizarre and drop down to about 47 again.

Wow, 50 Ivan? I'm in awe.

But remember, I'm a professional word nerd. If I didn't get to 50 I'd have reason to take myself out and give myself a good talking-to, at the very least.

>>myself a good talking-to, at the very least.

You'd have to be coruscating in your opprobrium, castigate yourself until you were penitent.

etc. etc.

It would take ages, wouldn't it?

Oh, Epochs! Aeons! An inordinate chronological magnitude!

Yer wot?



I actually couldn't get to try out the site last night, mebbe later today - it had some technical difficulties.

I wonder why *looks at Ivan and Ed*

Not my fault. I wouldn't have been online then.

I haven't been able to stay online at a stretch long enough to get past 48.