January 2010
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I’m going over to peninsula Malaysia and Sabah soon and want to know some essential phrases and colloquial. I speak a fair bit of Indonesian, but the topics I study tend to be very specific and don’t seem to relevant to just travelling/socialising. I’m aware its a different language, but yeah maybe if anyone knows some useful colloquial and things that I will often need to say and hear. Terima Kasih!
"Lah" is a surfix in almost any sentence.
"Apa Khabar ?" – How are you ?
"Makan" – Eat
"Saya lapar" – I ma hungry
"Saya panas" – I am hot
"Saya gatal" – Im itchy
Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 12 comments.
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This school banned dictionaries because a parent complained that there was a definition for oral sex. No, I’m not joking. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1246266/Dictionary-banned-classrooms-defining-explicit-sex-terms.html
I wanna know why that parent was looking up oral sex in a children’s classroom in the first place.
No words.
Acting responsibly does not come from being uneducated. If parents think words in the dictionary are a bad influence then they should teach their children to make better decisions, not try to hide them from the world.
The kid probably saw the word during class, was talking about it later and the parents overheard. That’s my guess.
Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 6 comments.
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I need help with my Spanish homework! I have to write 8 sentences with "ser", 4 of them in the imperfect and 4 in the preterite tense.
My teacher was trying to explain the difference, but she only preceded to confuse me more… what is the difference in use and context? Are there specific times when one is used over the other?
Thanks!
Ser in preterite is fui, fuiste, fue, fueron, fuimos.
Ser in imperfect is era, eras, era, eran, eramos.
Preterite refers to a specific moment in time. For example, i went to mexico last summer: Fui a méxico el verano pasado.
The imperfect tense is used to refer to an unspecified amount of time, or to describe an action that hasn’t yet ended. The one i remember easiest was, when i was a little boy… i ate a lot, i played soccer, etc etc: Cuando era niño, comaba mucho y jugaba… don’t quote me on the comaba because i don’t think that’s right. But I think that pretty much sums it up. Good luck!
Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 1 comment.
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Difference between binary fission and conjugation. Binary fission is the means by which a bacterial cell duplicates its components and divides into two cells. Conjugation is the transfer of genetic information from one bacterial cell to another by means of a conjugation pili. With binary fission you initially start out with one cell and end up with two. With conjugation no new cells are created, you start and end with two cells. Also, in binarny fission all genetic material is replicated (chromosome, plasmids, etc). In conjugation, not all genetic material is replicated and passed.
Similarities – both systems replicate at least a portion of DNA.
Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 3 comments.
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How do I conjugate the verbs in these sentences?
Yo al despertarse escucha mi reloj despertador.
Al levantarse le gusta bañarse.
Despues de ducharse necesita afeitarse ya que yo muy barbon.
Despues de yo cepillarse los dientes es importante para el peinarse bien.
Siguiente me vestirse.
al despertarme escucho …
al levantarse le gusta …
despues de ducharme necesito afeitarme …
despues de cepillarme …
me visto
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In Argentina, It is important that you eat the beef.
In Cuba, I recommend that you interrupt a friend.
In Dominican Republic, It is important that you play Dominoes.
In El Salvador, I recommend that you don’t point with your index finger.
In Mexico, It is important to have two last names.
In Argentina, It is important that you eat the beef.
En Argentina es importante que comas carne vacuna.
In Cuba, I recommend that you interrupt a friend.
En Cuba te recomiendo que interrumpas a un amigo.
In Dominican Republic, It is important that you play Dominoes.
En la República Dominicana es importante que juegues al dominó.
In El Salvador, I recommend that you don’t point with your index finger.
En El Salvador te recomiento que no señales con el dedo índice.
In Mexico, It is important to have two last names.
En México es importante que tengas dos apellidos.
Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 2 comments.
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My ex husband, as a nice gesture, sent me his barely used Blackberry Pearl. While playing around with some of the settings and exploring the phone, I found the "custom"? dictionary. Needless to say, I now know some of the things he was texting while he was using this phone (ew), and I was wondering if anyone knows if you can clear the dictionary. I didn’t get the manual so I have no idea how this phone works beside trial and error. Thanks.
do you mean the autotexts? you don’t want to delete all of them as some are useful and came programmed with the blackberry. i would scroll and delete the ones your ex-husband customized. to do so:
- go to options
- select autotext
- scroll through and when you see ones you want to delete:
:: click the blackberry button
:: select delete
^ you can also add and edit the different ones
hope that helps!
Written by rob on January 31st, 2010 with 1 comment.
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- Words like "waitaminute" that are really the running of three words together to perhaps convey speed of speech.
Is there a special term for this, for instance if it happens in poetry?
I appreciate any information on this matter, thanks.
Whodunit is a triple portmanteau word or just a portmanteau word.
Thingamajig or whatchamacallit are other examples of portmanteau words.
"Portmanteau word" is used to describe a linguistic blend, namely "a word formed by blending sounds from two or more distinct words and combining their meanings.
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“Funeral” is a new TV commerical launched by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) which looks at relationships in a different light, through a woman at her husband’s funeral. Ultimately, the TVC celebrates the beautiful imperfections that make a relationship perfect. This is fresh off MCYS latest Viewers’ Choice 2008 win for last year’s Family TVC which promotes the importance and value of family bonding.
http://www.facebook.com/beautifullyimperfect
http://www.thinkfamily.sg/
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Written by rob on January 30th, 2010 with 7 comments.
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Written by rob on January 30th, 2010 with 4 comments.
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