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RE: Polish words of German origin
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 24, 2013
Урок means charm, beauty, spell? I only knew урок as lesson. My Russian grammar had each of its m... -
Morels
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 24, 2013
When was the last time you had morels, if ever?
I was looking through a Chicago supermarket's ... -
RE: I'll have him ring you.
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 23, 2013
"I'll have him (+ verb)" irritates me, too. On occasions when I took a call for someone who wasn'... -
RE: What's in your refrigerator?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 23, 2013
I just reread my post at #49, and it's misleading. The nearest groceries and supermarkets are abo... -
RE: What's in your refrigerator?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 23, 2013
If I want to shop, I have to get out my car and make a specific trip to a supermarket.
I am ... -
RE: Polish words of German origin
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 22, 2013
Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I recognized fajerwerki as being a plural; I wondered if it wa... -
RE: Polish words of German origin
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 22, 2013
One more fire-related is fajerwerki (fireworks).
Is that a Polish plural for an English word?... -
RE: I'll have him ring you.
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 22, 2013
"I'll have him ring you" isn't American, because we would say "call" or "phone", not "ring".
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RE: Prickly Pear
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 22, 2013
The weird problem of our previous posts being displayed even while the Thorn Tree seems not to re... -
RE: Thought problems were over?.....
in Check in with Lonely Planet »Report a Bug, May 22, 2013
I guess we should be thankful for small favors. At least we only have to click on "Sign In" now, ... -
RE: Prickly Pear
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 22, 2013
My dictionary shows both cactuses and cacti as correct plurals of cactus. -
RE: Polish words of German origin
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 22, 2013
I wonder if the Polish word for lobster might have come from French rather than from German. The ... -
RE: Thought problems were over?.....
in Check in with Lonely Planet »Report a Bug, May 22, 2013
I see that I'm not the only one having the problem!
I was pleased to see "Your Recent Threads"... -
RE: Prickly Pear
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 21, 2013
Why not knock at the door and tell the homeowner some of what you've told us; not that you've wan... -
RE: I fear for the future
in The Lobby »Speaking in Tongues, May 18, 2013
Depending on the context, it might be that the clerk simply didn't hear what she thought she hear... -
Re: Food for free?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 18, 2013
People often drop the ne in negative phrases, ungrammatically.
So there! The French ain't any... -
RE: Food for free?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 18, 2013
Now that I think of it, the lady probably said "Ce n'est pas mauvais." Forgive my bad grammar. -
RE: Food for free?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 18, 2013
Whatever she does, it comes after the instructions. Maybe she pours out the entire glass of liqui... -
RE: Food for free?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 18, 2013
I just looked at it again. At 3:12, she holds a glass of liquid up to the light, says "It's very,... -
Re: Food for free?
in The Lobby »Get Stuffed, May 18, 2013
"Nothing bad about it." Is that what she said when she drank some? I just about gagged.