I think if I had come across the name “Pascal Tessier”, knowing it was an American but not the sex, I might hesitate about whether to say he or she, since Americans think Pascal is a girl’s name. Probably doesn’t help the lad, that.
The Jews came and bought the land. Friction grew. The Jews felt threatened. They started treating their neighbours worse. Arabs started to become more violent against Israel. Etc.
You prefer countries where women are property, where there is no democratically elected government? Israel is the best thing that ever happened to that part of the country: they are not in the Middle Ages.
There are several reasons, three of which stand out:
If you keep the original spelling, connections to the same word used in other languages remain intact. In honest and psychology, for example, this makes it easier for people to communicate across English, French, Latin, Greek, etc. In German,...
@Cerberus uh no nota at all. There are a number of Arabs that are Christian (mostly in Syria, Lebanon and Israel. Also, the great majority of Muslims are non-Arab. There are more Muslims in -each- of India and Pakistan and Iran and Indonesia than there are Arabs. (all those places are decidedly not Arabs. I don't know if Egyptians and west are considered Arabs or not.
I'm a 66 y.o. Still working lady, marred three grown up children and grandchildren, and today I learn the "other" meaning of twopence.
I've really enjoyed reading all the comments, which show you are never to old to learn. As many of you write, mothers would use a nick name for 'private' parts ...
Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiæ,
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevæ,
ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
I am questioning this, because I think that I would say it like this "She rushed out with her hair awry". I would say "with", but I'm not sure about it.
M,I can recognize what a personal attack is and what not and surely reason is not important for me unless geeks and non geeks try offensive language suitable for high school ages. I agree with you about my problems in grammar as a non native English speaker but surely I can recognize which time problematic reactions by some famous Ids here is because of my grammar or because of taking it personal or anything else. I do not want to be judgmental as I wrote my ideas about it in two topics in meta site. In this case I think my grammar is enough clear to understand the meaning of the context. — SnowFlake1 hour ago
> Having once again reviewed the content of the comments, I see absolutely no grounds for your claim that you were discriminated against due to your gender (which is not stated anywhere, and therefore difficult to establish) or your race (which is also not stated anywhere, and therefore difficult to establish).
From Kit's answer to the meta question.
> As for the offensive language, I believe you misunderstood the commenter and were confused by the use-mention distinction. This set off a wicked spiral as everyone jumped on the bandwagon to attempt to clarify what was being said.
Robert --
I was brought to this country from Mexico when I was 2 years old.
I am an undocumented immigrant -- and I am living proof that our immigration system is broken.
For the first 17 years of my life, I slept on a couch. My mom worked three jobs to support our family.
I worked hard, too. I did my homework, participated in class, and earned the opportunity go to college. But after I enrolled, state law changed and many undocumented immigrants were forced to drop out. Suddenly they could no longer afford the education they were eager to work for.
I was brought to this country by my mother, who already lived in it.
I'm amazed that nobody has noted the transparent crudity of this shanty. The "drunken sailor" refers to a member of the crew suffereing erectile disfunction as a result of over indulgence and shanty suggests methods of solving it - hence "Hooray and up she rises"
According to dauntlessprivateers.org, there are five types of shanties:
Capstan shanties: Sung while raising anchor. Also known as "stamp and go chanties" because sailors would stomp the deck while turning the capstan.
Halyard shanties (Long Drag Shanty): Sung to the raising and lowering of sai...
In spite of the research and the image, this doesn't really answer the question.
I'm a 66 y.o. Still working lady, marred three grown up children and grandchildren, and today I learn the "other" meaning of twopence.
I've really enjoyed reading all the comments, which show you are never to old to learn. As many of you write, mothers would use a nick name for 'private' parts ...
I am questioning this, because I think that I would say it like this "She rushed out with her hair awry". I would say "with", but I'm not sure about it.
I'm amazed that nobody has noted the transparent crudity of this shanty. The "drunken sailor" refers to a member of the crew suffereing erectile disfunction as a result of over indulgence and shanty suggests methods of solving it - hence "Hooray and up she rises"
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…
English Language & Usage: Multi-Layer…