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Færd

00:40

+1, in other words, a cupboard is a cabinet for kitchen-related use — nohat ♦ Nov 22 '10 at 23:29

Phew! There goes one of my worries.

V.V.

06:04

But "a bedside cabinet ".

Morning!

CowperKettle

Good morning!

A translation question:

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Q: Phrase for a vocational college diploma

A vocational college diploma in Russia contains a sheet where some particular features of your education course are listed: date of enrollment, date of completion, what exams you took to enroll, etc. One line reads as "Production-work (professional) practice: ______" and looks like this: In...

V.V.

06:22

It will be closed, I think.

CowperKettle

Could be. I read this question on a translation forum and got curious

There must be some official-looking phrase in English to the same effect

V.V.

Sure.

CowperKettle

Maybe someone will fire a comment or two over the transom, before the question is closed as proofreading. (0:

or "someone fires"?

V.V.

Try to google "curriculum of vocational education ", something of the kind.

CowperKettle

I cross-posted the question on lang-8 to be sure

lang-8.com/1017887/journals/…

V.V.

07:16

Someone might fire, because you aren't sure.

I tried to read a bit, the system is different.

CowperKettle

08:02

Yay! An answer from a person in San Diego (Insane Diego):

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A: Phrase for a vocational college diploma

Just so you know, "industrial placement" is a British term -- I don't think it's used at all in the United States. I had to look it up, because I never heard it before. Americans use "corporate internship" or "paid internship" to signify paid work done during or after college. "In agreement with...

Damkerng T.

09:51

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A: Reported Speech

Use "I'll tell my friends that I have started learning computers." (In other words, no need to change the tense because the reporting verb is for the future time.) Reported speech is also known as indirect speech, or as stated in Wikipedia, Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or...

Hmm... that's very long.

I hate it when it's long.

But I'm a bit lazy.

Anonymous

10:17

Off-topic: stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/research/unpublished/p_hacking.pdf

Damkerng T.

10:29

@snailplane Reminds me of the infringement cases (or the claims) in the music industry lately, too.

Thanks for sharing!

Damkerng T.

10:48

Okay, I get it. If I want to learn English grammar, I have to learn Latin first. :P

(Stumbled upon that via this note on a Wikipedia page: "Short Introduction to English Grammar, p. 107, condemning Richard Bentley's "corrections" of some of Milton's constructions. Ibid., pp. 127–128. Notes & Queries (OUP) in 1983 Vol. 30, Page 55-58 by Sailendra Kumar Sen, Robert Lowth :the first imagery critic of Shakespeare." -- Sina mentioned Robert Lowth yesterday.)

It's actually on page 108, BTW.

Also, that colon in the title Robert Lowth :the first imagery critic of Shakespeare is a bit strange. Maybe it's a typo, but it could as well be the original spelling. I haven't checked.

Araucaria

11:18

@DamkerngT., @snailplane, @TIPS, @CowperKettle, @StoneyB, @Færd Folkses, they finally got a good grammar question over on EL&U and promtly closed it. Any chance of some help reopening it? (or answering it? I have no idea what the answer is ...)

Damkerng T.

@Araucaria But what question is that?

Araucaria

OOoops. Sorry, @DamkerngT., @snailplane, @TIPS, @CowperKettle, @StoneyB, @Færd. Here's the question ...

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Q: What do you mean that it's wrong?

What do you mean that it's wrong? In the above sentence, is the 'that clause' an adverbial clause? or a complement? What is the syntactic function of the string (that) it's wrong.

grammar

Damkerng T.

Ah, I'd already upvoted that one.

Araucaria

@DamkerngT. It now needs a loving reopen vote too! :)

Damkerng T.

I have not enough rep points to do that. I upvoted your comment instead. ;-)

(Maybe I should try to answer questions on EL&U, too.)

Araucaria

11:36

@DamkerngT. Yes, you should!

:)

Færd

@Araucaria I upvoted the question, but I can't vote to reopen stuff.

Araucaria

Don't be mean with your talents. Share them around!

Færd

I guess if you edit the question and flesh it out a bit, it'll more possibly be reopened.

(Or it'll more likely to be reopened, or something like that)

Araucaria

@Færd You only need a few hundred rep more!

Færd

Seems a long way to go.

Araucaria

11:41

@Færd It'll get reopened alright. No worries. It's just a question of how long it takes and whether we lose the OP forever.

@Færd Will go in a flash! :-)

Færd

I'm lazier than you think, but thanks!

@Araucaria Try @Cerberus too. I guess s/he's quite sensitive about these matters.

Sina

12:11

Hi!

Færd

Hi!

Sina

Yes

I love to know its answer.

I mean the question you linked.

Færd

The answer to the closed question on EL&U?

Sina

Yes!

Færd

Me too.

Sina

12:21

I up voted. Do you think they reopen it?

Færd

41 mins ago, by Araucaria

@Færd It'll get reopened alright. No worries. It's just a question of how long it takes and whether we lose the OP forever.

Sina

So we should waite and see!

Færd

This is an old scenario. Happened quite a few times before.

Sina

I feel lazy when it comes to answering some questions.

Færd

Good for you! I feel too lazy to answer most questions!

Sina

12:26

@Færd Maybe, there is a genetics reason then:D

Færd

Could be!

Sina

I mean a genetic feature which as compatriots we share it:D

Færd

Got it. Was just joking though. Sometimes I feel like answering stuff, sometimes I don't.

Sina

@Færd I mainly don't like. Commenting is better.

It can be short.

No need to explain everything.

Færd

Some people find that fit for themselves. But it won't be as accessible to others as a good answer would be.

Sina

12:31

Of course no!

Færd

Answers are more easily searchable too.

Sina

Right!

BTW, can we delete our chatt here?

I mean generally.

I have no such option on my phone version.

I wish I had!

Færd

Generally no.

Sina

Oh! Right.

Færd

You can delete them immediately after posting them though, up to a couple minutes.

Sina

12:35

but not after a while past.

Færd

I don't remember exactly how much.

Sina

Got it. Thank you.

Færd

@Sina Right.

Sina

I don't have some options on my mobile version. Like edit options while answering a question or posting one. Or uploading a picture here. Is it the same on your phone? If you r using the phone version.

Oh! And one more. I don't have access to Ngram too.

Færd

Do you use the Stack Exchange app or use a browser?

I don't use the app. The browser version is quite handy and has all the features you mentioned.

Sina

12:42

Browser. Google didn't let me have the app.

Oh. So what's wrong with my browser.

Færd

Which browser do you use?

I use Chrome.

I'll be back in a minute.

Sina

I tried Chrome. Then I am using on my phone.

Both r the same.

Færd

This is what SE looks like on my phone, using Chrome.

This is an answer of mine on EL&U. You can see the edit option just above my avatar.

But I can't seem to find the upload button on mobile chat too.

Sina

@Færd oh not that. I mean when you r answering. Like link, boleface...

So SE's problem I guess.

Sorry I 've gotta go. My students r waiting. See you.

Færd

12:58

@Sina You can type in bold or italics using stars: two stars at each side of a word makes it boldface, and one star at each side makes it italic.

See you.

@Sina See this link for more info. You can use (some of?) the facilities on your phone too, when asking, answering, or chatting.

Araucaria