Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Thanks Ron....

...for the tip. I'm talking about South Park. I love it! There is one
thing though, why do they "beep" every bad word, like "fuck" when every
single picture and dialogue of the show is so...let's put it mildly, so
politically incorrect. It's absolutely ridicule.
Anyway thanks again.
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Anyway thanks again.
Yes, it's absolutely ridiculous.
E un'altra anima e' mio. Hehehehe!
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 Yes, it's absolutely ridiculous.
Yes ridiculous, why did I use "ridicule"? The written english some time
can be very frustrating (to me, for me?), but I guess it is the same for
everybody is struggling with a second language as an adult.
There is one thing I learned about the way _I_ learn english: I have to
recall a new word or sentence exactly six different times in unrelated
situations to memorize it permanently. There is a short cut though, when
I make a foul of my self, instantaneously and permanently I put the
cause of my embarrassing situation in the long-term memory [1]. That's
why the ng could be a good way to speed up the process of learning, to
be ridiculous (see?) in front of hundreds of people is a very effective
way to do so. Unfortunately besides that making a foul of my self does
not come so easily, I have very little time even to read this amazing ng
(yes I admit it, I'm a big fan of yours).
Since I found time and courage to do so, I would really appreciate if
now (and maybe in the future) some kind soul would spend time to correct
this pathetic imitation of an english composition.
Thanks
[1] Like when I was looking for some bleach in a pharmacy and while I
was asking the cashier about the location of it I pronounced the word in
such a way that he understood "bitch". The funniest thing of this story
is that at that time I was not aware of the meaning of that word, so I
learned it at the speed of light (bestia che figura!).
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 E un'altra anima e' mio. Hehehehe!
yes, I admit it. 
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You have to synchronize [1] the _noun_ and his _adjective_ on the same
gender so even if you are a male "mio" must refer to "anima" and
therefore must be "mia".
[1] Can I use it in this contest?
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yes, I admit it.
Che vuol dire la frase di Ron? Io non l'ho capita.
(Ditemela direttamente in inglese cosi` faccio meno sforzo)
grazie
Jan

is that at that time I was not aware of the meaning of that word...
No way! You naive!
ciao,
Janis

 Janis
Grazie Janis.
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 (Ditemela direttamente in inglese cosi` faccio meno sforzo)
Ron and I were talking about a show called South Park. He likes it and
so do I. Since he told me about it and considering that the show has an
*adult* contents and a *really* graphic language, I guess Ron meant to
say something like "an other soul for my collection" . As a nice
background for this think about Salem, New England while you are
listening Eagles' song Hotel California.
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I don't know! Some time I miss Italy very much.
Then why don't you come back?
Janis

 Probably 'cause you were thinking in italian :)
Or French, more likely...
Hi Janis - as one of the founders of Icling, aren't you coming to the
Raduno on Sunday?
Now you've returned from your latitanza, if you'd like to have your crown
and throne back, I should be only to happy to retire into a life of humble
obscurity.
Mary
(remove "nospam" to reply)
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QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and
through whom it is ruled when there is not. -- Ambrose Bierce

obscurity.
No kiddin'! I can't be a Queen...never was, never will be :)
Smoochers,
Janis

the cause of my embarrassing situation in the long-term memory.
What a character you are! I don't have the time this morning to give you any
more than this one correction--perhaps you want to say "I make a fool of
myself." Indeed, to foul yourself would indicate that you were so embarrassed
that you became incontinent. I use that last word expecting that you may have
already encountered it, given your place of employment.
Ciao,
Ron
USA


Me neither, I'm as anti-monarchical as Ron and Raymot, but in a democracy,
one has to bow to the will of the majority, doesn't one...
Mary
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"The plastic surgery failed", Tom's doctor said defacingly.

(Ditemela direttamente in inglese cosi` faccio meno sforzo)
Straight from the horse's mouth:
"And another soul is mine."
Anyway, how did you know I wrote it; I thought I left it unsigned?
Incognito non ancora!
Ciao
Ron

[1] Can I use it in this contest?
"Synchronize" in this conteXt may be understandable to a native English speaker
but it is not an appropriate word to use because it refers to time. For example,
when recording motion pictures you must synchronize the film with the audiotape
to ensure proper lip-sync (matching the movement of people's lips with the words
they are saying).
It would be better to say: "You must make the noun and its adjective agree in
gender." Thank you Carlo, I make this mistake frequently, typically out of
careless disregard for the feelings of inert objects, but in this case solely to
protect my fragile masculinity.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

one has to bow to the will of the majority, doesn't one...
Mary, forgive my continuing this off-topic tangent, but this concerned citizen
of the world cannot leave such a statement unamended. Bowing to the will of the
majority and democracy are not coincident ideas. In the everyday world choices
by plurality are more common than by majority, and democracy is often a facade
for plutocracy. I would suggest that the character of newsgroups is typically a
plutocracy of participation rather than a democracy.
Now, aren't you glad I put in my two cents?
Ciao,
Ron
USA


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