Languages - October 2006

there is also another use of the word in Germany, "Bundes Republic Deutschland" (Federal Republic Of Germany) completely different meaning of course!

2006-10-25 01:32:21 · 5 answers · asked by Latin Techie 7

this is going to be my first question. thanks a lot in advance for your time and attention.

here it goes:

I understand most americans use expressions like "I like to play" and "I like playing" interchangeably.

but aparently in england they do not and i really dont understand the diference.

ive look it up and in england the general usage is "i like + ing" and "I like +to verb" is more restricted in meaning.

ive seen this example:

I like cooking ( i enjoy that activity)
I like to cook beef on sundays ( why here they use the "to"?)

i dont understand it.

or " when i go to someones room i like to knock on the door" here it means ( i think its the right thing to do) which is straightforward and i get it)

could someone explain this difference in meaning to me becouse i dont really get it.

thanks

2006-10-25 01:12:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wouldlike to know colloquial american expressions that is not possible to find in books and also their meaning

2006-10-25 01:04:50 · 3 answers · asked by MITRA M 1

I have been looking for translations on the net and i cant find any for Latin.

2006-10-25 00:51:40 · 3 answers · asked by Kenshin_X 1

2006-10-25 00:36:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

some of the questions really dont make any sense what so ever!

is it bad schooling or language barriers? or both?

2006-10-25 00:00:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 23:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by peach blossom 1

LEider ist die Zahlung nicht abgeschlossen worden. Kann ein Systemfehler
sein. Bitte überprüfen Sie das noch einmal. Evtl. stornieren und nochmals
per PayPal überweisen.

2006-10-24 23:08:53 · 3 answers · asked by Donna : 4

2006-10-24 22:57:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

...to say "Last Tuesday I have started to work?"
Or would it be correct : "Last Tuesday I started to work"?
Thanks!

2006-10-24 21:32:10 · 11 answers · asked by charmed 3

This would obviously have to be a rough transliteration as most of our keyboards can not type in Arabic calligraphy, let alone type from right to left as in Arabic script. Thanks in advance.

2006-10-24 21:01:43 · 10 answers · asked by fropvd 2

http://vb.ozq8.com/showthread.php?p=7886794#post7886794

i need the the text on the first box that has the picture of a satellite.
thans in advance.

2006-10-24 20:48:16 · 3 answers · asked by Omar 1

I ran across the word 'specious' the other day. I looked it up and it seems to mean the same thing as spurious, a word I use often. I am want to know if there is a connotational difference between them, or a context in which you would use the one and not the other.

2006-10-24 20:42:41 · 3 answers · asked by Jason H 2

Placebo - Black-eyed:

I was never faithful
And I was never one to trust
Borderlining schizo
And guaranteed to cause a fuss
I was never loyal
Except to my own pleasure zone
I’m forever black-eyed
A product of a broken home (broken home) -
Black-eyed

What does it mean here? It's not about an injury, right?

2006-10-24 20:34:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 20:33:21 · 15 answers · asked by hidevaka 1

2006-10-24 20:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by nofj2 4

I can currently say thank you in English, Chinese, Italian, French, German, Perssian, Spanish and sign language. It is a hobby of mine to learn new ways to say thank you. If you could spell the word both correctly and phonetically that would be great.

2006-10-24 20:25:14 · 40 answers · asked by neverland_mom 2

who can send me the full list of kanji (chinese charcters or ideographs, each conveying an idea, most of which have at least two meanings)? pls include the combinations...shay-shay!

2006-10-24 20:19:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bas en la bell? Answer me correctly and youll get 4 stars....5 stars if you also know what it means...

2006-10-24 19:58:43 · 13 answers · asked by Jz 5

2006-10-24 19:58:06 · 3 answers · asked by notme 2

Which is your native one?

2006-10-24 19:50:07 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

please leave your e-maill adress.

thanksss! :]]]

2006-10-24 19:02:00 · 2 answers · asked by buddah 2

I'm not familiar with this word, "Chingo". It was used in this following phrase: TE QUIERO UN CHINGO VIEJA MIA!!! I dont know if that word is just something from East Los Angeles slang, or what. But It would help me understand what this phrase means better.

2006-10-24 18:57:12 · 7 answers · asked by myoddthoughtss 2

What does El periodico means ? And is it pronounced like pay-ri-o-di-ko ?

2006-10-24 18:53:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it that americans can't speak english, even though they claim that they do?
Why do they pronounce "Aluminium" as "A-LOO-ME-NUM"?
Why can't they say the name of any middle-eastern country that starts with the letter "I" (eye-raq, eye-ran) properly, except for
eye-srael?
Why do they pronounce the word "wanker" so that it sounds indistinguishable from "Bush"?

2006-10-24 18:37:03 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 18:33:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

(1)dutch)
(2)spanish)
(3)german)
(4)french)

2006-10-24 18:30:41 · 8 answers · asked by gerard k 1

i'm a foreigner teaching English recently i floated the idea of an English club.it's meant to provide the English teachers an opportunity to interact practice their oral English.So i need nformation on,Rules ®ulation,appointing officers,in fact all the details i'll need to make it a success.

2006-10-24 17:55:19 · 6 answers · asked by FT 1

2006-10-24 17:54:32 · 9 answers · asked by Day 1

I've been wanting to learn that. It looks like an interesting language. Is it a hard one to master?

2006-10-24 17:39:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous