Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: 05/17/2000

 Why the fuck
That's not very nice to say in a newsgroup where there are americans
that read.
Dave

 Can anyone tell me why they do this?
In fact, internally in the United States the date is written year-month-day. It
is only in correspondence designated for foreign audiences that one uses the
version identified in the subject of your post. The reasons for doing this are
economic in nature and all I can say to you about it is "don't you wish you had
thought of it first?"
Ciao,
Ron
USA

Why the fuck do the Americans write the date the wrong way round?
This is surely more annoying than the British driving on the wrong side of
the road.
Can anyone tell me why they do this?
Chris

...
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Try to sort a list of files named by the date.
Americans (mm.dd.yyyy) get them in chronological order.
Europeans get the months all mixed up.
: ))))
saluti,
Peltio

Dave
It's not a nice thing to say in any newsgroup.
Raymot
[[[[[[[[[

 Can anyone tell me why they do this?
Dear Chris,
The undersigned is want to use 'colourful' language with more abandon than
one might think possible as any who know me can attest. (Years of convent
school upbringing having done little to purge me of the urge to do so).
However, this is a public forum,  and it might be well to bear in mind that
not all who follow us are inclined to find such usage acceptable nor
desirable.Some, indeed, might find it offensive.  Perhaps we could
temper out usage of such therefore, in deference to a larger
audience.
Being English, I personally find the American's usage of placing the month
before the day confusing, and no, I am unable to shed light on why that
custom has been adopted there, though Ron has clarified a part of the
mystery.
On the other hand I do find that it's these little differences that make the
world a rather splendid domicile.
--
I remain, as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi (holder of no driving license, but still looking the wrong way when
crossing  the road)
dtb

 Chris
To irritate people who have a foul mouth.
Arianna
(posting from the beautiful US of A on 5/18/00)
Sent via Deja.com 
http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

 Europeans get the months all mixed up.
Surely? I could bet on the contrary!!! Which's greater between the below two
items? ;)
12311999
01012000

01012000
Cavolo, Y2K strikes back!
beh, se ti limiti ai file di un singolo anno funza.
E comunque il metodo europeo è molto peggio.
saluti,
Peltio


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Quoting bad words is not very nice, either, for that matter, as it
duplicates the ammount af offending words around. ;-)
M

 nowadays. For example I'd never say 'why the devil' or 'why the hell'
It depends on which english speaking country you come from.  In
america "why the devil" is perfectly acceptable in any situation,
even around small children.  "Why the hell" also is acceptable
sometimes.
Dave
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 I'm so sorry the use of a little word offended so many people.
Just for the record, not everyone was offended by the verbiage or the sentiment.
It appeared to me to be a bemused expression of exasperation, albeit with some
added color for emphasis, but without malice other than that inherent in the
common bristle of irritation at the pervasiveness of a culture not one's own.
Let me add a personal observation. I am always in wonder of the psychology when
someone comments in a provocative way and is then surprised to receive a
provocative reply. To be so insular, it seems to me, is akin to living under a
mushroom and thinking that toadstool spores will grow porcini. Don't be buggered
by this comment:  it's just an observation, not a criticism.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 Dave
I probably didn't express myself clearly. What I meant was that the above
expressions to me sound rather too genteel and twee, whereas the expression
I used the other day just seemed appropriate at the time.
Could it be that the frequent use of the f-word in anything coming out of
Hollywood does not reflect the actual acceptability of the word in the USA
as a whole.
By the way I never meant to offend the American people, being probably one
of the least anti-American Brits you could hope to come across.
Chris

 f-word I foolishly let slip?
Calm down, Chris, you're developing a stutter (or did I make another spelling
error myself?). Wow, you sound decidedly chastised. Isn't it amazing, the power
of peer pressure.
I've always been amazed at how common the b-word, as you put it, is bandied
about by Britains at all levels of society. This is especially true given the
rich images the word conjures if you consider its literal meaning. You might
easily hear that word on that encapsulation of imaginary culture we call
American televsion, perhaps because the censors don't know what it means.
You would not hear any of George Carlin's seven dirty words on American
television, including that especially naughty one you like to use. At least I
think this still holds true for all seven words, but I don't know for certain
because they were always bleeped out when said.
I would even venture to guess that this practice concerning both words is true
for British television. Now, why am I using television as a measure of what is
acceptable or not acceptable in social discourse? Damn good question! Oh, well,
let's move on. In my experience, the type of swearing you have demonstrated, and
are probably continuing to demonstrate under your breath as you read this,
occurs in public in the most esoteric levels of society and the most base levels
of society but seldom in the levels in between.
Ciao,
Ron
USA le parolacce

 Nope! ;-) But then we don't crash Mars Landers either... <hehe>
Your joking about such a thing shows a callous disregard for the people who were
lost in that crash and the families who mourn for them. And the children!! Don't
forget the children!
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 Cavolo, Y2K strikes back!
:)

Chris Pain
Indeed you are watching too many American movies.
"Why the hell ...?" is much more acceptable, but still, it is usually
used in situations in which the speaker is actually and genuinely
annoyed, rather than just having a whinge about something.
"Why on earth ..?" is a very acceptable alternative.
I think this should go into the long-awaited FAQ: that just because
certain phrases are used in Hollywood movies to give them street cred.
among relatively affluent young dudes of undiscriminating taste, does
not make them acceptable in real life in a public forum. By all means
use them with your mates when you're hanging out in a piazza somewhere,
but not in general society.
The absolute tabboo words in English are currently the four-letter F- 
and C-words and their derivatives - in fact, at least in Australia, 
uttering them in a public place can have you arrested for "Use of Obscene
Language in a Public Place", although to be arrested it helps if you
use them to a policeman, and unfortunately, if you are an aborigine.
Ciao,
Raymot
======
Brisbane, Australia
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 USA
Thanks for the moral support.
Actually I'm not all that worried about the pervasiveness of American
culture. Honestly I'm the first Brit to incorporate any Americanisms I come
across into my own speech.
It's just that for us Euros, insular and continental, this month-date-year
thing is just weird. Last Saturday I administered a TOEFL exam and most of
the candidates had problems remembering to write the date in the American
way.
So irritatation born of exasperation but not of xenophobia.
By the way, would the above b-word be more or less acceptable than the
f-word I foolishly let slip?
Chris

 
Nope! ;-) But then we don't crash Mars Landers either... <hehe>
loki

 (posting from the beautiful US of A on 5/18/00)
The whole world is beautiful in fatti :-)
The eighteenth month...., hmmm....., just when is that? I have to admit
that I do find the difference in dating confusing and only get alerted
to it when the numbers make it obvious.
 Personally I like using "dd.mmm.yy" for clarity around the world and
because of my my pathetic memory for recording which month is which
number (let alone their order). 
For this year I like to use the full yyyy since its a whole brand new
century!
cheers,
Loki

 
You mean there aren't just little green men up there but little green
children too...???
Mary

 USA le parolacce
Dear Ron,
LOL
--
I remain, as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

 nowadays. For example I'd never say 'why the devil' or 'why the hell'
[.....]
Dear Chris,
If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing seems to be what you're saying and
I concur entirely. If you mean to swear, then By Jove, swear! Why waste
breath on a lame ' What the devil?' when a 'What the <bleep> !' .... will
indubitably carry far more impact (see your original post)
My sentiments entirely. Only - as you have discovered- perhaps not to an
'unknown', public audience, cavolo!
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        > You mean there aren't just little green men up there but little
        > green  children too...???
Dear Mary,
I had thought that Fox Maulder (cfr.The X Files)  had proved that they are
in fact little _grey_ beings with large, black, almond-shaped eyes? You
don't mean to say the truth isn't really out there in television land?
Oh no! Yet another of life's fundamental corner stones, shattered.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

  Personally I like using "dd.mmm.yy" for clarity around the world
Weird island... do you start counting months from 100?

 by this comment:  it's just an observation, not a criticism.
I'm having a great time in this NG since I installed Babylon onto my PC...
despite of this I'm a bit confused because "buggered" is translated as
"avere rapporti sodomitici con (volg.)" and seems to me much more than a
"moral support" as reported by Chris :)))))
btw what's a b-word?

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Dear Paolo,
Asked and answered?
    > >"buggered" is translated as....
A 'b-word' if ever I saw one.
--
I remain, as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

Weird island... do you start counting months from 100?
I guess he did not mean mmm to stand for numbers.
19 Mag 2000
Peltio

 Weird island... do you start counting months from 100?
Ehm... e se fosse 12.jan.99 ?...
:-)))))
--
Er Roscio.

A 'b-word' if ever I saw one.
And there is another b-word that has to do with blood that can be
equally used instead of the gerund of the f-word that started this
thread.
saluti,
Peltio

 >
mmm
oh yes! yes!
mmm
YES!
MMM!!!!!
:)

 (crashing).
Loki, couldn't you tell that I was joking? I can see I'll have to be less absurd
with you in the future. Indeed we dreamers who revel in every new probe beyond
our blue-green orb have been disappointed that things don't always work out
right, including the Hubble fiasco, since remedied.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 ..or a pom... ;-)
Yes, "Britains," rather than being one of my frequent misspellings, was a
purposeful invention. Although I sometimes indulge in this luxury as a native
speaker, you are right, it is not appropriate for this venue.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

 Er Roscio.
Al meno someone's on the ball ! ;-) 
Oggi, 20 May 2000. I miei software offirono questa opzione. E chiaro
cosí, no?
BTW : Ce ne sono due isole (e altri piccoli) 
cheers,
Loki

 Chris
Dear Chris,
Not one to eschew some tried and true anglo saxon expletives myself, I
find it nevertheless disconcerting to come across it in print. This is
something I have noticed in different situations and perhaps it is the
different expectations between private and public forums and  written
and spoken styles. 
Perhaps writing gives more of an emphasis than a word would be accorded
when spoken. I'm sure there's a thesis there for someone... ;-)
cheers,
Loki

 about by Britains at all levels of society. ...
Isn't that Britons? Britain being the land and a Briton a person of
aforesaid land.
..or a pom... ;-)
Loki

 USA
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 :)
Aaarrrggghh, no, not 'roman numerals'! Worse than counting on me fingers
those are! 
BTW What do you call them in italian?
Loki

BTW What do you call them in italian?
Numeri romani.
G'day,
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching

 BTW What do you call them in italian?
Come on "Islander", I feel you use the same word due to its greek root; let
the below clarify ;-))))
The orgasm [1] that had been evading her now began to break, like a glorious
sunrise, filling her body with the welcome spasms of release. Moaning in
bliss, Sara fell forward onto her husband's prostrate body, which in her
fantasy became hot sand. His penis twitched inside, needing more stimulation
before it could find the satisfaction it craved. But, for the time being,
Sara was locked in her own private heaven and could do no more for him.
Lottery Lovers
By Vanessa Davies. Pub. 1998, X Libris, ISBN 0-7515-2307-0
(English writer also known as Rebecca Ambrose, Vivienne LaFay, Nadine Wilder
and Rosanna Challis)
[1] climax in the original version... but didn't match my requirements :)

 hers either.
Dear Loki,
Having recently been introduced to Maeve Binchy and her works by a friend,
and found
them most endearing, I am about to enter into a state of total despair if
that which
you have heard is true.
I am working my way through her books and of those I have read so far can
recommend Circle of Friends, but especially for you, lover of all things
Italian that you are, start with Evening Class, should you be contemplating
reading something by her.
Say that what you have heard is not so, or else name your sources. We have
ways of making you talk
you know.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

ways of making you talk you know.
Hi Bambi, here's the article:
Here's the article:
<<BRITAIN'S most popular female novelist, the Irish writer Maeve
Binchy, has written her final chapter. Her next book, Scarlet Feather,
to be published in August, will "definitely be my last novel", she
said last week. "I'm not going to be like Frank Sinatra with lots of
farewell concerts. This will be the one and only farewell."
Binchy's decision to retire comes as she expresses disillusionment
with the emphasis that many publishers these days place on "steamy
sex" in novels. "It's not something I can do or will do," said Binchy.
"I also don't think most women want to read graphic sex scenes."
After nearly two decades at the top, with sales of her last novel,
Tara Road, selling 380,000 in hardback in Britain and more than 1m
around the world, Binchy has "had enough". She is 60 in May and said:
"I've enough money to live off. So why carry on?" Binchy said she was
worn down by the pressures in publishing. She finds the promotion and
travelling, which these days is vital for any top author, "very
tiring". She would much rather stay at home reading, gardening and
playing bridge. 
Her retirement is unprecedented. No top author before has announced
their decision to stop writing novels, let alone somebody in the prime
of their career.
"It will be a great, great loss," said Jilly Cooper, who, like Binchy,
moved from journalism into novels. "What's marvellous about her books
is that they're read by everybody from granny through to
granddaughter."
Cooper, whose latest book Score is just out in paperback, sympathises
with Binchy. "The promotion stuff is a terrible treadmill.
Unfortunately, I can't afford to retire." Binchy was born in Dalkey on
the outskirts of Dublin, where she still lives. She was the eldest of
four children, and her parents - a nurse and a lawyer - "saved hard"
to pay for their education. Binchy graduated from University College
Dublin and then taught history in girls' schools from 1960 to 1968
before breaking into journalism as a columnist for The Irish Times.
In 1982, encouraged by her husband Gordon Snell, a writer and
broadcaster, Binchy published her first novel, Light a Penny Candle.
It became the first of 10 bestsellers, followed by Echoes and The
Lilac Bus, which were both adapted for television; Circle of Friends,
which was made into a film with Minnie Driver; and others including
Firefly Summer and The Copper Beach. Evening Class, published in 1996,
was in The Sunday Times's top 10 hard-back fiction list for 17 weeks
in a row. 
Her popularity in America rose sharply last year when Tara Road was
chosen by Oprah Winfrey, the television hostess, as her book of the
month. Binchy's books have been translated into 28 languages.
"I didn't know she was stopping writing, so it's a very big loss not
just to us but to her many, many readers," said Jason McKenzie, WH
Smith's fiction buyer. "She's hugely popular with women, mainly those
over 30. They're great summer-holiday reads. Very accessible. She's
regularly one of our top five fiction writers."
Binchy's success has been built on her ability to tell a romantic
story with a mix of warmth, humour and drama. Last year she wrote
Aches and Pains, a book based on her hip- replacement operation in
1997.
There are affairs in her books. The sex is discreet, however, and she
is concerned about the tendency for more graphic and gratuitous
scenes.
"I'm not a spokesman for the moral majority. It's more that I can't
write it myself, simply because I know I'd be useless at it. I've
never been to an orgy, so I can't do orgy scenes. But I also think
most women are much more interested in relationships than sex. I never
look at people and wonder how many times have they done it? Nor, I
think, do most people."
Binchy said she appreciated there was a market for sexy books, but, in
her view, when sex was read on the page it seemed "mechanical and
holds up the story. It's often just intrusive".
Cooper, whose Riders was "full of bonking", accepts that sex scenes
are difficult to write. "I think sex sold for me in the past, though
perhaps not so much now. I think it's horses for courses. Some authors
can write it well, others can't."
Binchy will not entirely disappoint her readers once Scarlet Feather
is published. She intends to have some of her short stories published
in a book. "A few have never come out at all, but most are ones which
have already been seen in magazines," she said.
 The author puts her success down to her ability to write about
"ordinary people". Scarlet Feather, completed last month, is set in
contemporary Dublin and tells the story of Cathy Scarlet and Tom
Feather, who go into business together as caterers. Tom's obsessive
love for his beautiful girlfriend Marcella and Cathy's increasingly
distant marriage to husband Neil form the heart of the emotional
tangles. >>
The Sunday Times 30/4/00
Harry

hers either.
And girl, are you missing out. 
She's lur-ver-ly and I enjoy her novels tremendously and yes, she is a
breath of fresh air and there's not an orgasm in sight, pounding or
otherwise :-)
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  [snip] (Trashy novel excerpt)
But do I have to read such quoted drivel so early in the morning? When
all I want to think about is my morning espresso latte. My literary
tastes lean toward Science Fiction and New Scientist, so please, no more
lurid texts addressed to me. 
BTW Anyone hear that Maeve Binchy is giving up writing because all they
(publishers?) want these days is sex? Not that I've read anything of
hers either.
ciao,
Loki

 Binchy, has written her final chapter.
[.....]
Dear Harry,
Many thanks indeed for the article. As I said, I had not hear that Ms Binchy
was retiring, and am saddened to learn it is so.
Your timely post also means I shall not be able to indulge in inflicting
g.b.h. to Loki in an attempt to make her reveal her sources, but I am sure I
shall find other ways to vent my frustrations. Now if HRH Arianna would only
lend me her wet noodle, perhaps self-flagellation might be the answer......
My thanks again.
--
I remain, as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

you know.
No, no, no, that should be "ve haf vays ov making you..." :-)
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 --
Dear Isabella,
Is it not a well known fact within the Realm that my spelling is worth the
square root of three-fifths divided by nine-fourteenths of naught?
I feel certain that if reference is made to the above,  I may safely rest my
case.
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square root of three-fifths divided by nine-fourteenths of naught?
Is the joke on you or... wait a sec... me?! LOL
Lurve,
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 Is the joke on you or... wait a sec... me?! LOL
Dear Isabella,
Both of us?
Let us say so and be done. Heaven forbid we should row in public over the
issue.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi (spell-check 'On')
dtb

 dtb
Dear Bambi,
I am soooo relieved to hear that, GBH can be so uncomfortable! My source
was from a radio interview with another author and they didn't dwell on
the topic so that was all I knew. 
I do hope your wet noodle is cotto. :-)
regards,
Loki

 I do hope your wet noodle is cotto. :-)
Dear Loki,
Arianna is the keeper of the aforementioned wet noodle, used  for all the
corporal punishment which, from time to time, needs to be administered . I
believe she likes it to be al dente so that lashings administered might have
*just* the right effect.
I should perhaps have pointed out to others not familiar with British slang
that g.b.h. is police talk and stands for grievous bodily harm. I know that
Salvatore knew that.
There will, I can have no doubt, be other occasions for the Royal Noodle.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

Salvatore knew that.
Ten-Four!
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Salvatore knew that.
It's true ... Sal is the true grandmaster of slang.
Harry

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Dear Harry,
I am now wondering if perhaps a Royal Title, designating Salvatore as the
Realm's resident slang expert is not in order. I shall have to confer with
Their Royal Highnesses first, I feel.
--
I remain, as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

 My literary tastes lean toward Science Fiction and New Scientist,
But what's "new scientist"?
However you should be scared because in your birthplace it's trying to find
them all again and in the darkness bind them. ;)
I'm a good reader especially about sci-fi, but I'll try the novelist you all
are suggesting... also if I already know she's very probably too feminist
for me!!! :))))

 Arianna whould only lend me her wet noodle
Have you sent your one to the hairdresser? :-)))))))))
Ho sentito parlare di "teste calde", ma bagnate?!?!?!?
(Siii, lo so, lo so, non si dovrebbero fare battute "inter-lingue"...non
riescono mai!)

 Their Royal Highnesses first, I feel.
<I'm bumming from you, oh silk stockinged quartet this tag I'm creaming for.
  I'll be on  the obbo for it.
  I hope it don't involve being biffed on the brace of broads  with a pig
sticker.
  It would mean g.b.h. big time and I don't know if I would be up for it.
  I have been helluva cream crackered lately.
  Me sodding flunkies have been giving me a lot of aggro.
   Yours
    Sal

 
Get on your wick, do they?
Mary
(still laughing)

 for me!!! :))))
I've never read her actually. Try Adrienne Sinclair - science fiction
author I just discovered.
cheers,
Loki

 Can anyone tell me why they do this?
Hoping I could, I apologize for my poor English, 
Wolfgang

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Dear Paolo,
It is not that I don't appreciate your attempts at 'mixed language' jokes,
for truly, I do. The sad fact remains however, that more often than not, I
am simply unable to comprehend the joke.
Doubtless the failing is mine.
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 for me!!! :))))
Dear Loki,
To put your mind at rest, Ms Binchy is many things, but I would hardly
classify her as a feminist in any way.
    >....you all  are suggesting...
Do you, perchance have distant relatives who hail from the deep south of
America?
Just curious.
Hoping you will share your thoughts on Ms Binchy after you have had an
opportunity of reading some of her works,


   Me sodding flunkies have been giving me a lot of aggro.
Dear Salvator,
ROTFLMAO.
I rest my case in wanting to appoint you Slang-Master of the Realm.
Additionally, allow me to assure you that no biffing whatsoever is involved
with the natural conclusion that no g.b.h. will be incurred.
My condolences with regards to your recent cream cracker encounters and to
say that the Royal Guards are entirely at your disposal should you need to
return aggro to abovementioned flunkies at any time.
Yobbos!  It's these modern times we live in.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

 Get on your wick, do they?
<<<You betcha !
        I guess they were born in Shaftesbury.
           Yours
            Sal

This could be true... Though who Reage is, beats me.
Pauline Reage, the author(ess) of what is perhaps the most boring
piece of erotic literature (possible oxymoron) that was ever written,
"Histoire d'O". Yawn Country, lemme tell ya...
Yours Pedantically,


 by this comment:  it's just an observation, not a criticism.
Speaking of porcini spores, just how can one get hold of them. They sell
dried for $150 NZ (which is virtually worthless at the moment)  a
kilogram here.
Ciao.
Loki

 opportunity of reading some of her works,
Dear Bambi,
Sono innocenta io! Non l'avevo detto. 'Twas another who wrote such
stuff.  I've read a few truely feminist authors such as Joanna Russ and
Margaret Atwood, although the latter is far too depressing for me.
As for American relatives, don't know of any. Pity, it could make
getting holiday visas a bit easier than the last time I passed through.
I do wish Italy was closer <sigh>.
ci vediamo,
Loki

Binchy, ...
Sigh. Thank you for the good times, Mae.
(And thank you very much for posting the article, Harry).
-- 
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching
http://web.tiscalinet.it/alfabeto_auschwitz/

 Curious as ever,
Dear Bambi,
I concur, a kilogram of porcini 'spores' would be a lot and possibly
more costoso than I stated for a kg of dried porcini themselves. The
kilogram was a figure plucked from the air and the supermarket label.
I had some vague idea of growing them. Or seeding some nearby bosco. :-)
I already have a steady supply of italian rucola selvatica and others
plants. All brought in legally I hasten to add. Although not much luck
with Roscani Riscoli.
At Aussie customs as I brought in my little jar of french porcini I was
so worried about whether they'd let them through that I managed to spill
them all over their gleaming stainless steel examination bench -so much
for bio-security!
As to whether I could bring them in for other than for eating, I would
have to check that out. Do dried porcini have any live spores in them?
All terribly OT but scrumptious, mmmm....
cheers,
Loki


It's a pleasure to discover my English and the Loki's one can be
confused!!!!!!!


Shame on you! ;) Nobody can miss Ronaldo's perls :-)))))
I was refering to the movie P. Jackson is currently filming somewhere in
Australia!
http://www.thelordoftherings.com/the-movies.html
Three rings for the Elven Kings high in the sky.
Seven for the Dwarf Lords in their halls of stone.
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die.
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
    One ring to rule them all.
    One ring to find them.
    One ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them.
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

 Doubtless the failing is mine.
Sigh! ;) The fault is always of the maker... no reasons to make an
uncatchable pun!
Light Babylon (btw a perl) says: Noodle s. (sl) testa, (fam) capoccia,
(scherz) zucca; sciocco, sempliciotto
So, testa bagnata = parrucchiere (certainly "to send" is the wrong verb)
while "teste calde" is a turn of phrase for "flammable" people (who quickly
get ungry)
:)

 
http://www.thelordoftherings.com/the-movies.html
Dear Paolo,
I am happy to learn of another Tolkien fan among us.
Not so about the making of another film version of the book.
We are not amused.
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 dtb
 
Oh! Now I know. BUT it's not Australia, it's New Zealand he's filming
in. Although for dry bits he may be in Australia ;-)
Loki

 We are not amused.
Another? I'd prefer forgetting [1] the cartoon one, bleah!
I haven't an "imagination with pictures" and reading I never build a
photograph of characters in my mind... so I'll be glad to see how they look
like!
Btw, have a look at
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20000527&mode=thread
Buon weekend
[1] I'm always embarassed about -ing form that I have the habit of using
intead of the infinitive, any suggestion?

intead of the infinitive, any suggestion?
"I'd rather forget..." sounds much more English to me.
If you see what I mean :-)
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