Languages - August 2006

my Dad is on an anti-depressant called Profanil which I don't think is from this country. I'm really worried because his behavior has changed radically and I think his life could be in danger. Can anyone that speaks German translate this text for me... it's the only thing I can find on this drug and the internet translations have failed so far to give me a clue. PLEASE HELP if you can! thank you

Volgens ander studies is het doorgaans niet de therapie, maar de persoonlijkheid van de patiënt die de uitkomst beïnvloedt. Zo heeft een vergelijkende studie van cognitieve gedragstherapie, interpersoonlijke therapie en toediening van imipramine, onder andere bekend als Profanil of een placebo, uitgewezen dat de proefpersonen die buitengewoon kritisch tegenover zichzelf stonden en perfectionistisch waren het consistent slechter deden dan degenen die dat niet waren.

2006-08-23 03:17:37 · 8 answers · asked by misterlyle 3

I am into learning Somali grammar and language. Can anybody help me?

2006-08-23 02:52:13 · 3 answers · asked by Francisco S 2

I'm writing a book with a character who (sort-of) speaks in an over-the-top "Init...respect" Ali G kind of way and as I'm from the middle-class Shires, I have no idea how to make my character sound authentic! I was wondering if there’s an online dictionary of this sort of “Chav/ghetto-speak” with all the “in” phrases, or something where I type a normal sentence in and it changes it?

2006-08-23 02:35:17 · 5 answers · asked by John Conway 3

2006-08-23 02:03:01 · 4 answers · asked by Beaujock 1

It's one of the IM audibles - Malayalam (South India.)

2006-08-23 01:58:41 · 2 answers · asked by pinkienator 1

2006-08-23 01:56:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anka 1

2006-08-23 01:42:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-23 01:26:14 · 9 answers · asked by Spook 3

2006-08-23 00:57:09 · 4 answers · asked by malingenie 2

I already speak French, English and Spanish. Thai and Mandarin are both tonal languages, but Thai has an alphabet, whereas Chinese doesn't. Hence my question...If one is to compare the grammar of both languages, which I think are fairly similar (no gender, no plural, no singular, no "tenses", etc.), would it be true to say that Thai is easier to learn?

2006-08-23 00:11:20 · 4 answers · asked by Guillaume F 2

Hi all! Well, I posted something a while ago (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aj.5uid9_xVyDqpRtO2Dc2rsy6IX?qid=20060821054544AAvEa8V) - its about why you should study those languages.

Well, because my job at the language center that we are about to open is to basically advertise...and I'm stuck on making the brochures right now.

My boss wants me to talk about this in the brochure, but I'm not sure how to do it:

"What is the technical nature of both linguistics and language study today as well as its cultural perspectives?"

Does anyone know how to answer this one? Thanks!

2006-08-23 00:11:15 · 2 answers · asked by happihippowong 1

I for one find it confusing, in contrast with Australia, which covers the whole continent that is its namesake, USA covers only a fraction of what it claims for itself with the name "America". How come Mexicans aren't "Americans" even though they clearly live in America?
Why did such an ambigious definition for America and Americans arise? Why aren't people satisfied with "The United States"?

2006-08-22 23:38:46 · 13 answers · asked by dane 4

2006-08-22 22:52:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

they didn't explain it to me, what does it means?? honestly please (no kidding)

2006-08-22 22:42:28 · 7 answers · asked by qt girl 2

Outside the US is it: Ground Floor, First Floor, Second Floor?

2006-08-22 22:31:33 · 5 answers · asked by nothingness 1

2006-08-22 22:29:55 · 15 answers · asked by zxcv 1

ok well in a resent serch of mine i found that chinese dates back 1000 years before the oldest known form of cuniform or any other language . can any one corroberate this. oh and please keep hebrew out of this it was used after the death of christ hence is definatly not any were near old enough.

2006-08-22 22:19:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-22 22:17:59 · 18 answers · asked by zxcv 1

2006-08-22 21:56:20 · 12 answers · asked by niomi 1

2006-08-22 21:47:10 · 17 answers · asked by block_binder 1

obviously, dutch takes first place. as they say: it aint much if it aint dutch.

2006-08-22 21:46:21 · 29 answers · asked by ixat02 2

2006-08-22 21:37:53 · 4 answers · asked by ixat02 2

* I am probably the last person for people around me to think tired.

what I want to say is people around usually think I'm not tired.

by the way, what's the opposite of tired?

2006-08-22 21:34:04 · 16 answers · asked by English Learner 2

and do only foreigners suffer that?

2006-08-22 21:32:28 · 4 answers · asked by ixat02 2

It is one word in particular (in English) which when said to a German (who may not understand English) sounds extremely negative...
[What a hint!!!]

2006-08-22 21:16:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What's the name for the white part of the eye? Give both scientific and non-scientific names if you could, preferably the everyday spoken one.

What's the name for the (brown, green, blue.....) part of the eye? I'm not asking about pupil, iris..... I am asking for the name of that whole part of the eye, i.e. the non-white part of the eye as a whole.

Thank you.

2006-08-22 21:13:54 · 5 answers · asked by English Learner 2

..well....do u know any words/phrases in tagalog in which you also know what they mean...?

no cursing please or u'll get reported....i'm filipino so yeah


anyone knows this:
Ang pinangalan sa akin ng mga magulang ko ay Buknoy at marunong akong magdala ng damit at marami akong nalalaman sa bayan, lalo na sa sibika ng akin bayang mapayapa. At marunong akong lumabas sa pinag-katao ko, nde lang sa pagiging pinoy kundi sa pagiging maka-bayan ko sa aking mga kapwa tao at makasaysayan ko sa uong paligid ko.

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2006-08-22 21:09:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm not even kidding. do they not like to be called black? because they call us white and it doesn't bother me a bit. i'm just curious. i don't want to be rude. =]

2006-08-22 21:03:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I often use this structure when making a written request because I think it sounds more polite than just "Please ...". Am I correct in this and, since the mood is interrogative, should there be a question mark at the end?

Answers with a reference would be appreciated. Please no smartarse relies: if you don't understand the question then don't answer it.

2006-08-22 20:59:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd love to learn Spanish and Farsi. Is there a CD booklet or any course online which is a feedback method? Feedback method where I can practice my speech(Phonetics), and stress in conjugation. THank you.

2006-08-22 20:51:06 · 7 answers · asked by DragonHeart 4