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Re:Re:Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
did he hear his wifes and another mans name on the radio?--no
was his wife cheating on him?--unknown
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Mark S.
March 15, 2005
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Latest: March 30, 2005
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Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Did he hear his wifes voice on the radio? No
Did he hear his wifes name on the radio? Yes
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Language pair: English; German
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Mark S.
March 13, 2005
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Latest: March 30, 2005
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Re:Re:Riddles anyone?
Orendaine asked:
His extreme behavior has to do with something he heard on the radio?
Answer: Yes.
Remember you can ask me any question about this, as long as I can answer it with a yes or a no.
Any other questions?
Mark
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Mark S.
March 10, 2005
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Latest: March 30, 2005
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Riddles anyone?
Anybody out there like riddles? This particular kind I'm offering today is of the sort some call "logics." I'll give you a rather bizarre situation, and a question that must be answered based on the facts I have offered. You get to ask me as many questions as you like, but they always have to be of a form that I can answer with a "yes" or a "no." So, for example, you could ask me, "Was the man married?" but you could not ask me, "What was his wife's name?" On the other hand, you could flood me with a list of questions like, "Is his wife's name Abigail?" "Is his wife's name Abby?" "Is his wife's name Adelaide?"... etc.
Here's the first riddle: One morning, a man is driving to work. The radio is on. Suddenly, the man slams on the brakes, turns the car around with a whining screeching of tires drives recklessly back to his home, and kills his wife.
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to tell me what happened while the man was driving that caused his sudden and extreme behavior. I look forward to receiving your questions.
Enjoy!
Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA USA
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Mark S.
March 5, 2005
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Latest: March 30, 2005
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attn: Roxy: Re:Not fair?
Hi Roxy,
Thank you for your very honest post. I have responded to your message over in the Bulletin Board called Seeking Partners—towards the bottom of the list of Bulletin Board Categories, the middle one under the the section called “language Partners.” Because many people share your concerns, I posted my answer to you there where people looking for people to practice with are more likley to look for this kind of information. See you on the “Seeking Partners” Board!
Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA, USA
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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Mark S.
March 4, 2005
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Re:Slang in other languages
Hi Steve,
You make an excellent point. Since your topic is slang and expressions, I went over to the bulletin board for that topic and posted a reply to you there. That will make it easier for others interested in this topic to find it.
Thanks for bringing up this important issue!
Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA
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Mark S.
February 18, 2005
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For Lisa A
Hi Lisa, I am Hasmik. As far as I know you need to learn Armenian. I wonder if you want to learn the basics, or to improve it.
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Language pair: Armenian; Spanish
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Jasmine
February 16, 2005
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Why "was born" instead of "did born?"
Dear Angela,
I don't know how much you know about English grammar, or about grammar in general, so forgive me if I say this too simply--but don't hesitate to ask if I need to do a better job of explaining any of this.
The verb, "born" is a past participle in English; that is to say, it's the special form of the verb, "to bear" that is used in passive voice (is born) and in perfect tenses (had born, has born, etc).
You may know that the verb "to bear" in English means to carry, such as a burden. Often we say the mother bears a child. It seems like this should be a way of saying that she's pregnant, but we always use it to say that she had the child. The baby has come out into the world. If we turn that phrase into the passive voice, we would say, "the child was born by the mother."
Of course, if you ask me where I'm from or how old I am, I don't need to say, "my mother bore me in 1963" or "I was born by my mother in Los Angeles, California. We're both from the same planet, so I trust you to know that the person who bore me was my mother. So we just leave that part out and say "I was born."
Your question is very interesting, because it makes clear to me something I may never have thought about: Why is it that in English we have no action verb to describe a baby's action of leaving the womb to enter the world. In my second language of Spanish, for example, they'd say "Nací en Los Angeles." Very much like, I presume, you might say in Dutch.
Thank you for a very interesting question. Please let me know if there's anything else I can help with. I hope you find my comments useful.
Warmest wishes,
Mark Springer
Sacramento, CA, USA
Normal member
Speaking: English, Spanish
Studying: Spanish, Portuguese
Studied: German, Turkish, Mandarin Chinese
Played with: Russian, Hebrew, Latin, Tagalog, French, Sign language.
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Mark S.
February 13, 2005
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Re:Looking for help with my Finnish
Hei Vicky!
It seems that you are seriously studying Finnish. Is it so?
I could help you but at the moment I'm not a gold member. You can write me if you are. Or you can ask here if you have any specific question.
Take care, Hilkka
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Language pair: Finnish; All
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Hilkka H.
February 13, 2005
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Re:I can help you with Armenian language.
Hi Nune, how are you doing? It's nice to see another Armenian person in here. Well I also signed up lately and for a month there seemed to be no Armenian soul other than me. Well I live in Armenia, and if you need help in terms of English then I could help you evne though I am not a native speaker. Anyway keep in touch, hajogh..
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Language pair: English; Armenian
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Jasmine
February 11, 2005
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Latest: February 11, 2005
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