View unanswered posts | View active topics
It is currently Sat May 17, 2025 1:18 pm
The "Am I being dumb?" Thread
Author |
Message |
soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 2020 Location: Mute City
|
only people i left the club with were two friends i went in to meet in the first place, i already taken  might also be worth pointing out im 18, and havent yet sent off for my drivers license yet, im not some bizarre-smelling pervert who wonders around nightclubs preying on young ladies 
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:35 pm |
|
 |
KindaWobbly
Occasionally has a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:19 pm Posts: 101
|
No, but you might be weird! Q: Why is English spelling so stupid?
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:38 pm |
|
 |
rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5836
|
A: Because we use French grammar with mainly German words, but with some French, Latin, Greek, Hindi, Dutch, Norwegian and others thrown in. Oh and we never standardised it.
_________________Jim
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:43 pm |
|
 |
soddit112
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 2020 Location: Mute City
|
the modern-day English is a Germanic language derivative, but over the years we have been invaded and had extra words and grammar rules added by Latin, Scandinavian and Hebrew languages. It also maintains some archaic forms from the old Runic alphabet, which was used by the Old English people back in the time of cave-writings. Because of the language is a mush-up of many others, it incorporates rules, forms and spellings from each, resulting in a complex, difficult, stupid language. or it may be that rustybucket has his spellchecker turned off  A-Level English Language FTW *EDIT* blast!! beaten to it Q: Why is Baileys so damned addictive?
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:49 pm |
|
 |
JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
|
Because it contains all essential three food groups: Fat, Sugar, Alcohol 
_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:17 pm |
|
 |
rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5836
|
It's actually that Rusty spends far too much time typing in German and so automatically types "ie" for the English "ee" sound. Because it makes some women feel ever so slightly horny.
_________________Jim
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:04 pm |
|
 |
big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
|
I have the exact same problem. Working all day in German and using English forums, I keep mixing words up. Worse was talking to my mum earlier this year, she stopped me after 30 seconds, because she hadn't understood a single word! I'd been talking German to her! I had a fun night out with my girlfriend and a mate and his wife, he was over from Italy. His wife spoke Italian, he spoke Italian and English, I spoke English and German and my girlfriend only speaks German... By the end of the evening, we were getting very confused, with he and I speaking English with our partners and German and Italian to each other! It isn't, it is disgusting! 
_________________ "Do you know what this is? Hmm? No, I can see you do not. You have that vacant look in your eyes, which says hold my head to your ear, you will hear the sea!" - Londo Molari
Executive Producer No Agenda Show 246
|
Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:31 pm |
|
 |
phantombudgie
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:45 pm Posts: 994
|
My fiancee does the same also. Best of all is when she gets neurotic when she can't remember a German or English word in the other language and can't sleep until she's looked it up! I'm getting a headache just thinking about that 
|
Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:36 am |
|
 |
rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5836
|
The worst is when I can't remember a word in German but can remember it in French. 
_________________Jim
|
Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:03 am |
|
 |
phantombudgie
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:45 pm Posts: 994
|
Google is your saviour!  EDIT: most of the time....
|
Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:08 am |
|
 |
JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
|
Yet another use for a smart phone 
_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
|
Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:09 am |
|
 |
rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5836
|
Or for learning a language properly 
_________________Jim
|
Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:22 am |
|
 |
big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
|
http://www.leo.org is much better than Google for such problems.
_________________ "Do you know what this is? Hmm? No, I can see you do not. You have that vacant look in your eyes, which says hold my head to your ear, you will hear the sea!" - Londo Molari
Executive Producer No Agenda Show 246
|
Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:29 am |
|
 |
oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am Posts: 11039 Location: London
|
I'd say you're officially a man however you probably still have some growing up to do. Bet you puffed your chest out in pride when you didn't get asked for ID! I couldn't get a drink at Universal in Florida because I didn't have ID and I was 32 at the time 
_________________Still the official cheeky one 
Last edited by oceanicitl on Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:34 am, edited 1 time in total.
|
Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:15 pm |
|
 |
tombolt
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am Posts: 2967 Location: Dorchester, Dorset
|
If you work for yourself, like me, it seems an awful waste of money to have two of everything just to separate yourself.
|
Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:23 pm |
|
|
Who is online |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests |
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum
|
|