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@user62015 It tickles me a bit
C but why?
@user62015 Use Macmillan! :D
want something for something:
want to do something:
want someone/something to do something:
want something of/from someone:
want something done:
@DamkerngT. Done.
Next question
Is "want that" in the list?
Okay :D
I want that fine toy car.
NOW NOW NOW
17:02
Well, it's not the subordinator that!
Yes. (A) I don’t like / (B) to be / (C) shouted. / (D) no error @DamkerngT. @Rubisco
I'd keep getting on your steps until you buy me that toy car.
@user62015 Shouted at.
@Rubisco :D
Okay.
(A)Why are / (B)you climbing / (C) across the wall? / (D) no error
Wanna know the why?
No? OK
17:03
@Rubisco Possibly grammatical in AusE.
@DamkerngT. Not in TxtbkE
Indeed!
@user62015 Well...
@user62015 You could really check these with Google or dictionaries.
FWIW, I can imagine someone climbing over/under/across a wall, given that the wall is a prop. :P
Trust me, they're more reliable than an enzyme that catalyzes light-independent reactions and a bot in Thailand that has fled from Japan prolly.
@DamkerngT. What if they're a tripod?
Thirty feet high
17:06
@Rubisco A tripod wall!
No, a tripod sentence
@User6's avatar reminds me of celery now
Okay, more seriously, I think your test wants you to know that normally we "climb a wall" not "climb across a wall". @user62015
17:08
But it's quite normal for someone to climb across this kind of wall: everlastclimbing.com/product-category/climbing-walls/…
Unless we're Inspector Gadget
Pong! -- LOL
Nice!
Deo
Deo
Was it "climbing across"?
17:25
@Deo I think it's more like hanging on the wall. :D
@CowperKettle He's not an Iron Chef. He's the Golden Chef!
@DamkerngT. He has an army of internet trolls who are paid to leave pro-Putin comments everywhere
They used to be based in Olgino, near St Pete
Now he also has some real life trolls who beat up those who oppose Putin
Basically he is a thief of Russian citizen's money.
Together with Putin and the whole shebang
He has a house that Trump would dream of
The manager asked the clerk to return all the documents ——— his possession.
(A) of (B) in (C) from (D) under @DamkerngT. @CowperKettle @Rubisco
17:34
in his possession?
@DamkerngT. Thanks.
I guessed it right. (0:
I was thinking of "under"
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Q: If Rome's women were the cause of her downfall, why did the Romans not import women from abroad?

user1095108The failing birthrate is named as one of the contributing causes of the collapse of the western Roman empire. However, in later, medieval times, all sorts of pirates, Vikings and others were involved in the supply of women, as the mortality rate of women was high then and there was a demand for t...

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in The Periodic Table, 29 mins ago, by Rubisco
http://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/6381/not-a-robot?userid=-1
17:44
@CowperKettle Hmm... this is the first time I've heard it being told this way.
@Rubisco Oh, no!
Robotz want badgez , too!
@DamkerngT. Me too
Nizhny Tagil (Russian: Нижний Тагил; IPA: [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj tɐˈgʲil]) is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 25 kilometers (16 mi) east of the virtual border between Europe and Asia. Population: 361,811 (2010 Census); 390,498 (2002 Census); 439,521 (1989 Census). == Geography == Rivers and ponds take up one third of the city's territory. Nizhny Tagil spans 22 kilometers (14 mi) from north to south and 21 kilometers (13 mi) from east to west. The city is built around Lisya Mountain extinct volcano. This mountain with a watch-tower on its top is a symbol of the city. Another mountain, Medved-Kamen...
Tagil is 130 km north of our city
Deo
Deo
18:00
Eburg?
Privet. Bad connection all evening.
Zdorovo khrap!
We have this internet meme with two guys crying loud "Tagil!!!!"
Apparently they are from Tagil and are vacationing somewhere abroad
Tell me twopence and sixpence, one coin each?
@V.V. what?
18:14
I allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket---two coins?
James Joyce!
> I lingered before her stall, though I knew my stay was useless, to make my interest in her wares seem the more real. Then I turned away slowly and walked down the middle of the bazaar. I allowed the two pennies to fall against the sixpence in my pocket. I heard a voice call from one end of the gallery that the light was out. The upper part of the hall was now completely dark.
Ugu
I think it is two coins
The annotated text makes no special mention of it
Kettle, can you describe stalls at the eastern bazaar?
Is it kiosk or a shop inside a big hall?
In what sense? Can I write a short text about them?
18:20
Just say "a shop"
It is any kind of separate place for one trader
> A booth, cubicle, or stand used by a vendor, as at a market.
So it could be just a "stand" (стенд) with some fruit and vegetables
Deo
Deo
How about a tent?
Thanks for images, you know I am technically disabled. Don't know how to call it.
You're allright. (0:
There's a door, that's confusing
18:31
A fellow translator offers the following translation for "с учетом погрешностей измерения" - "taking measurement error into account". But there are only 80 results on Google.
> The spectra of the studied samples are identical in the scanning range (taking into account the accuracy of measurement). << This is my variant.
Deo
Deo
I love Race for the Galaxy!
@V.V. A stall can have a door, what's wrong with that?
Race for the Galaxy (abbreviated "RftG" or simply "Race") is a card game designed by Thomas Lehmann that was released in 2007 by Rio Grande Games. Its theme is to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments. It accommodates 2-4 players by default although expansions allow for up to 6 players, as well as solo play. The game uses iconography in place of language in some places, with complex powers also having a text description. While appreciated by experienced players for being concise, some new players find the icons difficult to learn...
Deo
Deo
Yeap, that's the one!
I don't know what word to choose for translation
850 rubles, quite okay if the game is really good
A couple I know love such games, I may buy it as a gift
Deo
Deo
18:35
Hm... Where have you seen it for 850?
I'd say it have to be somewhere between 2000-3000 RUB
@Deo I googled for "Race for the galaxy купить" and opened several sites
@Deo ah, that's too expensive
Deo
Deo
Also, it's pretty hardcore. Not good for non-gamers
Check out Love Letter instead
@V.V. google for synonyms, like магазин синонимы (0:
Deo
Deo
850 may be an old price, but now it's out of stock everywhere and the price is not updated like forever
@V.V. When I had trouble translating a sentence into Russian, I forced myself to make 5 to 7 different translations of the same sentence, as different as they could be. This sometimes makes your brain come up with the right expression.
The should not be necessarily close to the original
Deo
Deo
18:41
Love Letter is about ~300 Rub in HobbyWorld shops. It's a neat tiny card game, best played with 3 or 4 players
@Deo Thank you, I'll look it up
Deo
Deo
I've looked up RftG in online board games shop I know, it's 2650 Rub for preorder.
@V.V. магазинчик, лавочка?
Deo
Deo
@CowperKettle Also! Both games are available online for free on BoardGameArena.com
Ok, have to go. Bye!
Bye, Deo!
 
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20:05
@V.V. Yes. -- "The correct plural form for multiple 1p coins is pennies (e.g. fifty pennies). The correct term for monetary amounts of pennies greater than 1p is pence (e.g. one pound and twenty pence)." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_%28British_decimal_coin%29
BTW, thanks for a good story!
What story?
Eyes are closing.
Good night.
Deo
Deo
20:24
@CowperKettle Hey, I risk being annoying, but while going home I remembered 2 more games, worth mentioning: Patchwork and Star Realsms ("Звёздные Империи"). Both are light 2 player games and cost around 1000 RUB
@V.V. The short story by James Joyce (Araby). -- Good night, and sleep tight!
20:49
Puzzle of the Day 20161004 (What's his name? Where in Louisiana is he from?): drive.google.com/file/d/0B8KKQ0fwLEZ9Wml2LUw2c3BESE0/…
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21:25
Now it's even more Siri-like!
 
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Q: Simple present for speaking about the future the way natives do

Chris I searched the whole internet but couldn't find anything else than the standard rules/guidelines as to how to use the simple present for future events. I understand that when something is scheduled, e.g. 'The train arrives at 10am,' the simple present is being used. I moved from Germany to Califo...

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