Languages - June 2007

2007-06-04 21:24:51 · 7 answers · asked by mddway 1

i think i have heart it...

2007-06-04 21:22:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-04 20:26:49 · 4 answers · asked by beadie 1

Hello,
Reading a book named The Queen's English ,
I found a sentence confusing me.
Writer says it's wrong in terms of grammar to say "The national interest is not increasing food production."
What I think is that since this sentence consists of a subject,
verb (is), and a noun,
*The national interest = subeject.
* is = be
* not increasing = a gerund acting as a noun.
There's nothing wroing in this sentencce.

If i am wrong , what is the difference in terms of grammar
between saying the national interest is not increasing production and he is not a student, when the two sentences
have their subjects, be and nouns.
would clearly tell me why i am wrong and how I can make a better sentence?

one more thing,

* He would not cave in to international pressure over climate change.

* He would not cave in on capital penalty.

I am wondering why the first sentence has "to" after cave in
whereas the second has "on" after cave in.
How do you know when to use on or to?

2007-06-04 19:47:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Our love for eternity" or
"Our love until eternity"

Which sounds better? I would also like to finish the phrase like this:

"Our love for eternity, Sincerly [name]"

Can someone help me please?

2007-06-04 18:48:29 · 3 answers · asked by TheRisingForce 1

There is one in Strasbourg, France where I will have to take a semester of French before going and I have never taken French.

There is another with the European Union in Germany and I will have to take a semester of German and I have not taken this language either.

Both of this programs sound interesting but I do not know which one to pick. Plus, I will have to pick which language to take as well soon for my Fall semester. What do you suggest?

Pros and cons?

Please help!

PS- Which language would be cooler to learn (I'm already fluent in English and Spanish)

2007-06-04 18:34:46 · 5 answers · asked by Luz Sotomayor L 1

I heard it in a cartoon.

2007-06-04 17:53:11 · 8 answers · asked by king patato 3

what language is it anyway?

2007-06-04 17:48:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-04 17:23:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm curious, what's the history behind the accents in the all the worlds, or anthropology behind it. Why do you humans have different accents, speak different languages, and use didn't slang in the same language?

2007-06-04 17:18:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok... I am learning english and my husband don't speak spanish... I am making a father's day gift for him with a poem that I found in the internet. Please read the poem and continue reading below:

Even though I'm little
and can't express myself in words

Even though my thoughts
for now remain unspoken
I really want you to know
That I love the way you look at me
smile at me and talk to me

you always know how to make me happy
by doing little things for me

Being your child is fun
and you are the best daddy
in the whole wide world

I love you daddy

OK, after the line that say "Talk to me" I want to write something like: "and sign to me the cookie monster song"... (because my husband do this with our baby all the time and is so cuteee) but I don't know how write it.
Pleas e tell me how I write this part of the cookie monster song.

I feel a little silly writing this but I need help. My english is very poquito...

Graaaaacias.

2007-06-04 17:11:05 · 3 answers · asked by cha 1

is english the universal language? if not does one exist?

2007-06-04 17:02:32 · 17 answers · asked by Danigirl 3

dones any one speak french cuz i need help finding out what this means. (ma vie sans une famille) <---- have no clue what it means. plz some on tell me.

2007-06-04 17:00:15 · 4 answers · asked by Guardian Angel 3

is she mixed or something, I am wondering.

2007-06-04 16:41:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband is getting a tattoo with this latin phrase but I am having trouble making sure that the grammar is correct. Is it "Sic vis pacem parabellum" or is it "Sic vis pacem para bellum." I'm not sure if parabellum is one word or two. I believe it is one. And am I correct to think that we can use either Sic or Si? Thanks a lot.

2007-06-04 16:28:46 · 6 answers · asked by megan b 3

प्रिस्मा

2007-06-04 15:58:27 · 3 answers · asked by PS 1

I looked up manajar, monejar, monajar, manejar, and monejar; One source claimed manejar meant "to handle." I found online that "conducir" meant "to drive." What is correct? Is there another word that sounds like manejar that means "to drive?"

I have one more question. When asking questions, is it fine to put the pronoun after the verb and before it, or strictly before the verb. (Example: Tu' hablas Espanol? Is this the only correct way to ask or can I say "Hablas tu' Espanol?")

I thank all who read this and attempt to help me.

2007-06-04 15:09:13 · 15 answers · asked by Di 1

The man of god, very capable.
If they were to speak,
we would only hear cracks.
For them,
he wasted the fables for the shouts of his voice.

It's something. Don't ask what it's for. I'm not learning Italian, I have my own needs for translating this, though.
Thanks in advance.

2007-06-04 14:49:31 · 4 answers · asked by the_almighty_dib 2

2007-06-04 14:46:53 · 10 answers · asked by Modestine R 2

my name is prisma. (yes, like a prism but in spanish)

2007-06-04 14:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by PS 1

Dilo lento, what would that mean to you

2007-06-04 14:30:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-04 14:12:03 · 10 answers · asked by jmmccarthy17182000 1

2007-06-04 14:00:35 · 12 answers · asked by a girl 2

2007-06-04 13:53:38 · 9 answers · asked by Ashley B 1

Does anybody know a site that gives me a full list of present future, and past?

2007-06-04 13:24:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

in spanish does it matter where yuo put the adjective
what are the adjectives you put before a noun and what are the ones you put after

ha nacido un nuevo animal(i saw this on a bilboard)
but i thought these also made sence
ha nacido un animal nuevo
un animal nuevo ha nacido
un nuevo animal ha nacido

2007-06-04 13:11:35 · 8 answers · asked by lithium2323 2

2007-06-04 13:03:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Nguyen is pronounced similar to "win", right? So how is the name Ng pronounced? I just wanted to know.

2007-06-04 13:03:11 · 7 answers · asked by cmclarkie2 1

2007-06-04 12:44:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im using windows XP, HP Pavillion laptop and can't find the n, with the accent, used in the Spanish language. Can anyone tell me where it is?

EX: nino, nina, manana, these words use the accent over the n, which I can't seem to locate.

2007-06-04 12:44:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous