Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: imagine that..and other

http://www.wordreference.com/iten/figurarsi
figurati=imagine that
An English friends of mine told me that if I say thank you, I can not
replay with imagine that!
I mean in Italian we replay to Grazie with "figurati" !
The link I have posted says  that figurati could be translate with
Imagine that, instead my friend told me that is not possible  to say
that to say thanks to someone but is just a way to express an amazing
feeling. It is that true?
By the way have you noticed the use of that I have just made, I really
can not understand why I have to use this and that in case like these:
I have eat the apple. Is that(or this?) an healty behaviour

 I have eat the apple. Is that(or this?) an healty behaviour
"eaten", not "eat".

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thank you a lot!!!!!

reply 'imagine that'", didn't you?
Exactly!

 I have eat the apple. Is that(or this?) an healty behaviour
I ate the apple. Is that/this healthy behavior? (and if you are going to 
use an article before 'healthy' make it an 'a' because the 'h' in 
healthy is aspirated.)
I agree with Delu that you need to read your post twice before sending 
it, although, I often read mine three times and I still make basic 
errors in Italian.

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"Don't mention it".
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861629299
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=49918&dict=CALD
Joe from Massachusetts

 healthy is aspirated.)
Ok, sorry if I carry on to insist about the use of this and that, but
I can not easily find grammar rules in my (usally digital) books :) )
It is clear that I must use a subject like this/that when I want to
recall a subject by the previous sentence. But I have noticed that
usually the English native writers tend to use the world +that+ to
imply a subject they have just mentioned in the previous sentence. Is
it true?
Esprimo l'ultimo pensireo in Italiano per non abusare oltre del vostro
gentile servizio.
Trovo estremamente diffcile pensare in Inglese, e da un anno ognuno mi
dice che dovrei iniziare a farlo, credo che questo processo possa
essere molto relativamente guidato da un atto volontario del pensiero,
ma che derivi piuttosto da un apprendimento inconscio derivante invece
dall'ascolto passivo della lingua oggetto dei propri studi. Anche se
forse un trucchetto che mi fu insegnato su questo forum per migliorare
la pronuncia potrebbe tornare utile anche in questo caso: Immaginare
di parlare con la voce di un soggetto inglese infatti potrebbe mettere
in moto certi meccanismi che permettono una cosa del genere. Se non
vado errato il suggerimento mi fu dato proprio da te:)
Tot ziens e grazie in anticipo:)
 Grazie tantissimo in anticipo.

 vado errato il suggerimento mi fu dato proprio da te:)
I did suggest that technique as a vehicle for improving pronunciation. I 
think that the thinking comes naturally from either immersion in a 
language or the intense study of it.
I realized some time ago that, although I learned English from growing 
up in an American home and hearing it spoken, I greatly expanded my 
knowledge of English through reading literature. This may be a personal 
learning preference, that works best for me, but I find I also enjoy 
this method of learning Italian. And, it is finding the joy in learning 
that offers one the best avenue for retaining what you've learned.

 say "I feel good"
I respectfully disagree; it is grammatically correct.
It's as correct as it is to say "I feel happy" or "I feel sad." 'Good' isn't 
an adverb here, it's a predicate complement, an adjective.
I feel obliged to point out, for the non-native speakers, that one error 
you'll come up against frequently is people saying 'I feel badly about 
[that]..." when what they should be saying is "I feel bad. For the same 
reason: 'bad' a predicate adjective.
-- 
Joe/Joey da New York
English as she is spoken (and sometimes written) in the US

 an adverb here, it's a predicate complement, an adjective.
I'm good with that. It sometimes slips my mind, how good grammar books 
are at creating rules to justify their descriptions of how people talk.
Oh wait, there are some people who don't accept the "good" of "I'm good" 
as a predicate adjective. I'm fine with that, too.

 state of mind.
When do you use "I feel better"? 
-- 
"I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't
stop eating peanuts."
                -- Orson Welles

 that offers one the best avenue for retaining what you've learned.
Cool! Grazie.
So.. Come posso darti torto? La lettura e' la cosa + bella che esiste
al mondo dopo le belle ragazze, la cucina e Bach.
A proposito di English litterature... vorrei consigliare se non e'
gia' stato fatto 
http://www.it.usyd.edu.au/~matty/Shakespeare/
Certo perde la poesia, ma non posso permettermi al momento di
rischiare ad un meeting di parlare in old English, gia' immagino , I
partially agree with Thy point, we maketh a budget really ambitious:)
Ad ogni modo sono un fan del ruolo dell entusiasmo e del divertimento
nell'apprendimento, per cui vorrei consigliare un piccolo capolavoro
sempre i plain English
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42914000/jpg/_42914673_macbethorig416.jpg
vi assicuro che e' un capolavoro  compratelo senza pensarci, ci sono
tre versioni, originale, plain text e semplificato, Io consiglio i
primi due senza perdere proprio tempo! Merita

 When do you use "I feel better"? 
OK. I must confess that I've fallen into the trap of "following the 
lead" by giving the standard answer to the difference between "I feel 
good" and "I feel well".  The reality of usage is much more complex than 
the standard description of the difference, and as usual, it depends 
completely on the context of the communication.
"I feel good" can also mean that you feel healthy, but it is usually 
distinguished from "I feel well" by the descriptions of "a good state of 
mind" versus "a state of good health". That limited distinction may be 
because "I feel well" clearly refers to health, even if, in some cases, 
the health may be a state of mind.
Let me try to leave you with a simple categorization of the meanings of 
these terms. I will tell you in advance that the definitions are 
incomplete but at least practical, usable, and easy to remember. You can 
fine-tune the meaning in every case with context.
"I feel good"
Usually means that you are in a good mood or state of mind, but it can 
also refer to your healthy body or healthy mind.
"I feel well"
Usually means that your body or your mind feel healthy.
"I feel better"
Usually means that either your mind or your body have healed from some 
affliction, but it can also mean that your state of mind or mood has 
improved.
"I'm good"
Is a slang expression that is gaining widespread acceptance as standard 
English, but I would say that a significant number of people still 
consider it substandard. It means essentially the same thing as "I feel 
good".
"I'm good with that"
Is a slang expression that is gaining widespread acceptance that means 
that you are either in agreement or at least not opposed to a statement, 
argument, situation, or expressed position.
If you're interested in the adoption of these slang terms into standard 
English, you might be interested in reading this essay by the recently 
deceased William Safire, who made a much greater contribution to the 
world as a wordsmith than as a political pundit.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E0D61030F93BA35752C0A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

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Grazie per il consiglio ma in inglese riesco a leggere la propria 
letteratura. Non aspetterei a imparare italiano moderno da leggere La 
Divina Commedia, ma posso consigliare questo:
http://openlibrary.org/b/OL22469852M/Storia_d%27Italia_a_fumetti
Ho la versione Super Miti di 24900 Lire.

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OK thank you