Language Overflow

Nihilist_Frost

17:18

I seem to do fine with 'f's. On Dragon Naturally Speaking it's fine except for when I say 'fact' which comes out as 'back' on the screen. I'm having a real hard time with the 'v's. Can you please tell how I can go about acquiring the services of a local professional who can help me with my pronunciation? — Carlos Robin Alvarenga yesterday

lol

I was thinking it could be a failure to articulate the T at the end

the OP asked the question originally because he pronounces V without the teeth

user227867

17:31

Not much activity on this site.

user227867

I like the design of ELL.

DEAD

@JasperLoy Morning, I think

user227867

@DEAD Hello!

DEAD

@JasperLoy That's how the quieter ghettos are

Chem is even quieter.

user227867

I get nightmares every time I sleep. And also strong involuntary jerks.

DEAD

17:38

@JasperLoy O.O

user227867

@DEAD You have big eyes.

user227867

My dreams are so bizarre and so elaborate that it feels as if I am in another universe.

user227867

I learn so much English from viewing this site instead of ELU.

DEAD

What if we are?

What evidence is there to prove that our mind doesn't go somewhere entirely different when we sleep?

user227867

ELL is the real ELU, QED.

DEAD

17:41

All we can do is to say that's scientifically . . . horseshit.

But we don't know what a mind is.

And we don't exactly know what happens when we sleep.

user227867

@DEAD We can't say that.

DEAD

Well, the scientist would argue that we can't prove it, but most wannabe self-righteous nerds would say that it's BS.

user227867

Most scientists are stupid.

Cardinal

@JasperLoy :D

Hi folk

user227867

@Cardinal Hello!

DEAD

17:44

@JasperLoy The people you're referring to aren't scientists

Cardinal

Shab Khrap !

user227867

@DEAD They are. Most people are stupid, actually.

DEAD

@Cardinal Shab?

Wasn't it Sawasdee?

Cardinal

:D Night == Shab

DEAD

@JasperLoy Well, there's truth in that.

Cardinal

17:45

@DEAD Yes, I was kidding

DEAD

@Cardinal Then what about Khrap? That's Thai

Cardinal

@DEAD yes

user227867

Is @Cardinal Thai?

Cardinal

No, I was exposed to one of the great of them

DEAD

@JasperLoy Nope, Damkerng is

Cardinal

17:46

^_^

DEAD

We greet each other using the native languages of the regulars.

Sometimes Persian, sometimes English, sometimes Thai.

Oh, and sometimes Russian.

Cardinal

:D

@DEAD I was to say that

Sorry for interrupting you guys

DEAD

Obviously we romanize the words, 'cause Cyrillic and Thai scripts are hella weird

user227867

Does Mr Arrowfar still come here?

DEAD

@Cardinal You weren't interrupting anything

@JasperLoy After that drama last year, he was absent for a long time. Lately, he did come back and visit, but I haven't seen him anywhere lately.

If he is to come here, he would go to ELU room first.

user227867

17:50

@DEAD I see. I still have no idea what the drama was about.

DEAD

@JasperLoy Heh, now that I think about it, I have no idea what it was about either

user227867

Hello @MetaEd I think you would make a very good moderator on ELU. You would be my first choice, but I could not vote.

user227867

@DEAD Well then, let the past be past.

DEAD

Yup, we already settled stuff elsewhere.

Everything is back to normal. Mostly.

I hope.

user227867

Actually, there was nothing to settle in the first place. All the conflict was imaginary.

DEAD

17:53

Mhm

So, anything interesting going on in your part of the world?

user227867

None. I would never talk about where I live, for various reasons.

Cardinal

@JasperLoy Where are you from Jas

@JasperLoy :))

user227867

@Cardinal I think I have to keep that a secret.

Cardinal

Of course

user227867

@DEAD I would like to ask you which Koran translation you would recommend to me if I am interested in reading it.

user227867

17:55

@Cardinal What about you?

Cardinal

What?

user227867

@Cardinal Where are you from?

Cardinal

Translation to which language ?

user227867

@Cardinal To English.

Cardinal

@JasperLoy I think you already knew

user227867

17:57

@Cardinal Oh, from Thailand?

Cardinal

I didn't know Thailand has Muslim population

DEAD

@JasperLoy Uh, none of the English translations of Quran that I know of

@JasperLoy He's from Iran, like me

user227867

I see. Good, I can consult both of you on the Koran.

Cardinal

I am very keen; Be careful when talking with me !

:))

Jim Reynolds

@Cardinal is from The Planet of English Mistakes

user227867

17:58

No need to be careful. I am already a very careful person.

Cardinal

Oh, I think I have some job to do ! :D

user227867

@Cardinal Actually, there are Muslims everywhere.

DEAD

@JimReynolds Ever watched Dawn of the planet of the English mistakes?

Cool movie

Cardinal

@JasperLoy Jim is a muslim

user227867

@DEAD I hope I can get well soon.

Cardinal

18:02

You can ask him your questions

user227867

@Cardinal I did not know that.

DEAD

He's kidding

@JasperLoy I hope you can get well soon.

What are you recovering from?

user227867

Mental illness, mostly OCD and PTSD.

DEAD

:o

Cardinal

What are those?

Jim: you can use google

user227867

18:04

It's hard to explain.

user227867

@Cardinal Can't you use google?

Cardinal

Yes, I am reading about those

DEAD

I hope you do get well @Jasp.

user227867

@DEAD Thanks. I have not been working for many years. I live with my mum who is taking care of me at the moment.

Cardinal

Yes, I wish you recover very fast

DEAD

18:09

@JasperLoy You can play this funny Android game; Drive Ahead

user227867

'Blue' is too dark. I am going to change my square to 'dodgerblue'.

DEAD

It has given me lotsa giggles and stuff.

@JasperLoy Don't you like opera?

user227867

@DEAD Yes.

DEAD

Make an opera-related vatar

Expose yourself to what you like

MetaEd

@JasperLoy Thanks Jasper.

DEAD

18:12

I'm not a psychologist but that would definitely help

Cardinal

I suggest that you expose yourself to the discussions between @DEAD and @JimReynolds

Færd

@Cardinal Thanks you!

user227867

@Cardinal Hehe.

Cardinal

@Færd Your welcome Sir

Færd

@Araucaria Thanks you for taking a look!

user227867

18:14

@Færd It should be 'thank you'.

user227867

@Cardinal It should be 'you're welcome'.

Cardinal

I think you had been exposed to @DEAD enough

user227867

Unless @Færd and @Cardinal meant that as a joke.

Cardinal

@JasperLoy meant what ?

DEAD

@JasperLoy Fard did, Card didn't

user227867

18:16

@Cardinal Maybe you typed wrongly to make fun of the language.

user227867

@DEAD This is getting complicated.

DEAD

@JasperLoy Haha never knew there was so much 'chatting barrier'.

Cardinal

@JasperLoy Where?

DEAD

The most important thing to know is that after chatting with Jim for some time, I'm now dead.

This guy is dangerous.

user227867

@Cardinal When you typed 'your welcome', which is wrong.

DEAD

18:18

@Cardinal Nevermind

Cardinal

Let me see

Ah- I see

DEAD

Am I hindering your vision?

Avicenna

Hello! I guess you lack nothing but a cute yellow circle!

Cardinal

lol

sawasdee khrap

Avicenna

@JasperLoy Welcome! :-)

Sawasdee!

user227867

18:22

@Avicenna Hello. Are you from Italy?

Avicenna

No, why?

user227867

Avicenna sounds Italian.

Avicenna

I am another Iranian. We conquered this room long time ago.

@JasperLoy Hope you enjoy our room!

user227867

I see. So @DEAD and @Cardinal and @Avicenna are all Iranian. Any more Iranians here?

Cardinal

@JimReynolds Recently your sentences lack a Subject. I think you should go to the vacation as soon as possible.

@JasperLoy Is it really important?

Avicenna

18:27

1 more. @Færd!

user227867

@Cardinal No, just asking.

Avicenna

@Cardinal He is intrested in nationalities.

Cardinal

Cool

Avicenna

Yes, it's really cool these days in Iran!

;-)

user227867

It's very hot here.

Cardinal

18:29

these days <Standing for @DEAD>

Avicenna

@Cardinal ʕ ⊃･ ◡ ･ ʔ⊃︵┻━┻

Cardinal

:))

Avicenna

@DEAD have no tables anymore!?

Cardinal

@Avicenna I meant I took over his job as the nitpicker

user227867

Maybe Jim is from Iran too, LOL

Avicenna

18:33

Is he?

@JimReynolds explains

Cardinal

1

Q: transmit from sb to sb or transmit to sb from sb

Dengue virus is transmitted to people from mosquito. Dengue virus is transmitted from mosquito to people. What is the difference between these two sentences?

prepositional-phrase

user227867

OK, bye. You all should go to bed.

Cardinal

I have never used "transmit" in this context so far

@JasperLoy Sleep well

Avicenna

@JasperLoy Good night!

Avicenna

18:50

Question: Did you like school or hate it?

Did you like school or hated it?

Which one do you choose? Why?

Jim Reynolds

@Cardinal I know the disorders he's talking about. I have a masters in psychology.

There was a whole class about @DEAD

Did hate.

What is did? Auxiliary ?

Avicenna

Hi @JimReynolds

Cardinal

@JimReynolds I can't understand that construction

@JimReynolds wow, nice

Avicenna

What about this one, Did you like school or you hated it?

Jim Reynolds

Standard

Avicenna

19:02

Because of you?

Cardinal

I think he really omitted using subject

Jim Reynolds

Well, yes.

In speech, common.

Not writing

Avicenna

@JimReynolds you answering me?

Cardinal

=)) I think so

Avicenna

If so, the standard question is the one without you?

Cardinal

19:07

@Avicenna I cannot understand you, too

Avicenna

@Cardinal I reffered to the you before hated

Cardinal

In any case, I don't think that "do-animals" are auxialary verbs

I was kidding

Jim Reynolds

@Avicenna Yes. I think standard is the right term. We say that.

@Cardinal :D

Not everyone gets your animal jokes.

Or do you just enjoy confusing Avicenna?

Cardinal

I like did because it has the same meaning backward

@JimReynolds I just trying to be funny

It is really difficult

Especially, when I should use my phone for writting

Anonymous

19:22

> Did you like school or did you hate it?

Anonymous

> Did you like school or ~~did you~~ hate it?

Avicenna

@JimReynolds Thank you. I conclued that also part of question, but you hated it is a clause standing by itselfe, so we show its tense by changing tense of its verb.

Hi @snailplane.

@Cardinal whatttt?

@snailplane What do you think about the conclusion ^?

Anonymous

What is the conclusion?

Avicenna

1 min ago, by Avicenna

@JimReynolds Thank you. I conclued that also part of question, but you hated it is a clause standing by itselfe, so we show its tense by changing tense of its verb.

Jim Reynolds

@Avicenna Snailplane shows how it works. We leave out the did you instead of repeating them in the second coordinate.

Avicenna

19:27

This coclusion is about this sentence

@snailplane Did you like school or you hated it?

Cardinal

Nothing in particullar, "do-animals" are do did and does

Avicenna

@Cardinal Oh, yeah?

@JimReynolds Yes, I see.

Jim Reynolds

Oh, right. I think your conclusion is correct.

@Snailplane, the original topic is Did you like school or you hated it?

Anonymous

Oh, coordinating an interrogative clause with a declarative one.

Avicenna

@JimReynolds Thank you.💐

Jim Reynolds

19:31

Yes.

Cardinal

Still I can't understand what your sentences have in common with jim's "did hate" @Avicenna

Anonymous

In that case nothing is omitted.

Anonymous

The question has the form of a coordination of two clauses, one interrogative and one declarative. This happens sometimes, but it's unusual. A more typical question would have the form of a coordination of two interrogative clauses.

Jim Reynolds

@Cardinal I only quoted did hate and asked if did is an auxiliary.

Anonymous

Did is an auxiliary.

Cardinal

19:38

Did can be a noun- beginning with the capital letter

A plural guy

:0)

Did hate to see my comments

Avicenna

@JimReynolds I understood it wasn't a question seeking an answer, but a point being reminded in the form of a question. So I didn't try to answer it. If I got you wrong, I offer my appology

Jim Reynolds

Forgiven.

Cardinal

You have been forgiven using a transitive verb

Avicenna

Rejoices

Anonymous

@JimReynolds A performative utterance! One where you perform the act described by the words, simply by saying them!

Anonymous

19:44

Welcome! ← By saying this word, you are welcoming someone.

Avicenna

@snailplane :31886496 Thank you. Hope your snails are good.🐌🐌🐌🐌

@snailplane like speach act?

Cardinal

In France people eat snails, I cannot even imagine that

I saw that on the TV. Couple of months ago

Our diet can be really weird

Anonymous

20:36

@Avicenna Thank you :-)

Anonymous

@Cardinal Yes :-( It's very shocking to poor, innocent snailplanes from another culture.

Anonymous

@Cardinal In some countries and cultures, eating dogs is considered normal. It's a severe taboo here, though, and just talking about it shocks people.

Anonymous

But here on ELL, we have people from all across the globe, everyone with a different "normal".

ColleenV

22:09

@snailplane The best part of having people from all over the world in our community is finding out which of your "normal things" aren't normal for everyone.

My family moved a lot when I was young and I remember my first "shock" when I had lunch at a new friend's house and they put MUSTARD on their grilled cheese. I thought everyone put ketchup on grilled cheese sandwiches. It was very exciting and exotic ;)

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