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Lets Paint The Kettle Black,Do You Have A Bitch On Whats Going On Around The Site Or Any Thing Negative To Report
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gerry1
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12. May 2006 @ 17:38 |
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@brobear...yes, if our boy is French, he does indeed have a gift for languages; not to mention, he seems like a really nice kid. I was born in Rhode Island but I'm from a French family and educated in French schools until high-school but one gets terribly rusty after 40 years LOL! If immersed in the language, it starts to come back quickly after a couple of days. I should brush up on the grammar and start keeping a journal or something of the sort. While I no longer speak with an accent, I cannot spell in English ... just never got the hang of it. French is similar to Latin in the sense that spelling is easy once you know the phonetics and also in the sense that it's very grammar heavy. I say I no longer have an accent but you should hear me (sho-d'ear me) after a few drinks LOL! I tried joining a French speaking social group here in Philly but the French is so seriously mispronounced that, half the time, I have no idea what they're saying. I remember all these nifty French jokes and have no one to tell them to LOL!
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ddp
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12. May 2006 @ 18:06 |
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the quebec french is habitaunt french which is different from the parisian french. when the canadian vandoo regiment were in france during ww2, the only area that understood their version of french was in the normandy area.
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12. May 2006 @ 18:16 |
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Unfortunately my linguistic skills are very limited and mostly involve the written language. I have some basic Spanish skills, but I've not been in a Spanish speaking environment to truly learn the oral language. In other words, I've not developed an "ear" for the language. ¿Me da dos cerveza por favor? LOL If I'm lucky, I might get a couple of beers someday. ;) I'm sometimes surprised by the similarities in French and Spanish. Sometimes I'll see a statement such as yours and understand the meaning (or most of it). If I had heard someone say those words, I'd probably have missed the meaning. To make things even more difficult, I've not practiced using Spanish since college (a number of years ago), and there are few Spanish speaking people in this area and none I know personally; small town and I'm not involved in a public business.
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Sounds similar to the Yanks being in the UK.
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12. May 2006 @ 18:30 |
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or anglo canadians in the uk!
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brobear
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12. May 2006 @ 18:40 |
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True, Norteamericanos, both English speaking Canadian and US, sound different from the English in the UK. Plus, if not being careful, they may look the wrong way and step onto a UK street and be flattened by a lorry.
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ddp
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12. May 2006 @ 18:56 |
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i've been mistaken 3 times as an american, twice as a brit & once as a newfie. born & raised in ontario canada.
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regor
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12. May 2006 @ 19:01 |
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I'm a Yank and I know UK speak... in fact, I dated a gal named Lorry ...yuk yuk
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brobear
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12. May 2006 @ 19:01 |
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LOL "Throw a shrimp on the barby" and you can masquerade as an Australian.
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brobear
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12. May 2006 @ 19:19 |
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Quote:
I dated a gal named Lorry
She wouldn't have been a bit broad at the tailgate would she? yuk, yuk
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gerry1
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12. May 2006 @ 19:49 |
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@ddp...I spent a month in Lyons and Niece and had no trouble whatsoever nor did they have difficulty understanding me (they would now though) although their French isn't Parisian either...there are many severe dialects withing France itself; I can understand what you mean though. Many seniors in Quebec can only speak in the dialect which is indeed severe but it isn't so much the case anymore and people are far better educated. While the dialect is still spoken everywhere in quebec (and always will be, I'm sure), most are perfectly capable of speaking and understanding proper French (though its an older French). In the fifties and sixties, there was a pervasive(and contentious)battle about the dialect in schools very similar to the fight going on here in the US regarding "ebonics" in schools; depending on where one lives, ebonics can be so severe that its difficult to understand. While I was very young and don't remember the details, I do recall that it had something to do with the efforts of Charles de Gaul. At any rate, while you still here the dialect everywhere, most are perfectly capable of speaking and understanding proper french. In fact, there is now a lot of interaction in the French film industry. It isn't unusual to see someone from quebec in a french film ... its rather neat because the accents are different; its rather like seeing and hearing someone from Boston speaking with someone from the deep american south...you can understand them both but the accents are worlds apart.
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13. May 2006 @ 02:19 |
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If ANYBODY IS looking to go on holiday i suggest the south of france not paris were i live cause to be completely honest i dont see what's so special about it
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13. May 2006 @ 05:14 |
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Been to the South of France twice on GSXR-750s, (from northern England - 1100miles) I love it. I speak enough to get by. I love the French, I love their attitude to life & the EU!
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brobear
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13. May 2006 @ 14:26 |
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LOL Seems like the South of a lot of places is laid back. I like tooling around my neck of the woods on my Aero 750. I could get on this end of Route 66 and ride that one highway for over a week and never leave the country. 2400 miles long, that would take some hard riding to cover in a week. It's one of the most historic and scenic rides to be found. Wrong side of the pond to be easily accessible from the UK. Those that can afford it fly in and rent a cycle and others go by car. I've always wanted to ride a big Harley or Indian from IL to CA and back again. Haven't been able to afford the Harley or the Indian yet. LOL
That's my bitch for the day, a person should have a free Harley while they're young enough to enjoy it. Nowadays they seem to be reserved for yuppies and oldsters with money. Not that I have anything against them, hope they enjoy the ride.
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regor
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13. May 2006 @ 19:11 |
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not just the tailgate Brobear... she had the shoulders and neck to take you on... make you whimper. <g>
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brobear
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13. May 2006 @ 22:14 |
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LOL Sounds like Big Bertha of the famous Butt family. Enough to make a grown man cry. LOL Broad as a Mack or should I say the broad was a Mack. ;)
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14. May 2006 @ 08:55 |
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HeeHee......there's always the beautiful LORIkeets. Unfortunately, the UltraMarine Lorikeet is endangered and nearing extinction :)
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gerry1
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14. May 2006 @ 12:13 |
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If her name was Lorry and she had a large tailgate, wouldn't that give a who new definition to her big "booty"
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14. May 2006 @ 12:50 |
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ITS A JOKE
The_Fiend loves to suck his finger..
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The_Fiend
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14. May 2006 @ 12:53 |
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Ireland, that's not right, i use those to plug my ears to drown out all the pointless crap i hear all day from customers :)
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I dare ya !
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ddp
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14. May 2006 @ 12:59 |
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& taste the ear wax too!!!!
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The_Fiend
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14. May 2006 @ 13:04 |
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Eeehw!! no i don't !
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regor
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14. May 2006 @ 19:39 |
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anyone that would eat earwax is no fiend of mine... yuk yuk
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did ye say The_Fiend loves ear wax?
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The_Fiend
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14. May 2006 @ 19:56 |
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*smacks Ireland with a rather large trout*
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brobear
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14. May 2006 @ 20:19 |
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Adds a new take to "member" ship. ;)
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