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[pax]

thx gibby

[Gibby]

No probs

[Fightin_da_Man]

Gibby, on 09 September 2009 - 10:22 AM, said:

Holiday at the beach.

Unless of course you are going be on the beach the whole time.  Not everybody can afford a hotel you know (or maybe you don't you boat-owning, suburban, rich kid).

[Gibby]

Fightin_da_Man, on 09 September 2009 - 12:03 PM, said:

Unless of course you are going be on the beach the whole time.  Not everybody can afford a hotel you know (or maybe you don't you boat-owning, suburban, rich kid).

Well, now that you mention it, my condo is technically on my private beach in a secluded part of Portugal. Pristine white sand (imported, didn't like that yellowy-brown nonsense. You simply must see it, you could share my lackey, Salazar's, quarters.

[Dopamino]

Fightin_da_Man, on 09 September 2009 - 12:03 PM, said:

Unless of course you are going be on the beach the whole time.  Not everybody can afford a hotel you know (or maybe you don't you boat-owning, suburban, rich kid).

Or if your hotel is on the beach.

[Ilikewhales]

Concerning plants, mushrooms etc. is it EATABLE or EDIBLE?

[iita]

Ilikewhales, on 12 September 2009 - 07:05 AM, said:

Concerning plants, mushrooms etc. is it EATABLE or EDIBLE?

Edible.

[pax]

"We pledge allegiance to our flags.
Pieces of cloth that cloak like daggers.
Material that is immaterial to our humanity.
That divides us but never unites us.
Patriotism is nationalism is Jingoism.
As long as we identify by country we will
never know who the other is."

what exactly does the line "pieces of cloth that cloak like daggers." mean? i don't understand the connection of cloak and dagger.
dagger is sth like a sword, to cloak means hide?
or does it come from "cloak-and-dagger" what according to the dictionary means mysterious?

[Fightin_da_Man]

pax, on 18 November 2009 - 03:41 PM, said:

"We pledge allegiance to our flags.
Pieces of cloth that cloak like daggers.
Material that is immaterial to our humanity.
That divides us but never unites us.
Patriotism is nationalism is Jingoism.
As long as we identify by country we will
never know who the other is."

what exactly does the line "pieces of cloth that cloak like daggers." mean? i don't understand the connection of cloak and dagger.
dagger is sth like a sword, to cloak means hide?
or does it come from "cloak-and-dagger" what according to the dictionary means mysterious?

You've pretty much got it.  It doesn't make any literal sense (to me anyway), seems more like it's just wordplay for wordplay's sake.

[pax]

ok. thx

[pax]

ok. i have some questions, 'cause i can't read my teachers handwriting...

But those are mostly long-term effects and hardly anyone cares about what is happening in ten years.
is "will happen" ok?

Additionally, besides anti-smoking advertising, there is....
comma or not?

They know about that, and still they profit from addicts.
there's a sign that could mean "2". does he mean, i shouldn't write "they" twice?

They do not care about their "casualties'" lifes.
probably something really easy, but i don't get it

While governments are rising the taxes and sponsoring educational programs about the dangers....
is it "raising"?

On the other hand, you also effect other people's lifes with smoking near them.
is it affect?
the same again...

....of tobacco companies who make profits....
what is better "which" or "that"?

inhumane or inhuman treatment?

don't get me started on ....
what can i write instead of that?

thx

[iita]

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

ok. i have some questions, 'cause i can't read my teachers handwriting...

But those are mostly long-term effects and hardly anyone cares about what is happening in ten years.
is "will happen" ok?

Yes.

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

They do not care about their "casualties'" lifes.
probably something really easy, but i don't get it

Lives.

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

While governments are rising the taxes and sponsoring educational programs about the dangers....
is it "raising"?

Yes.

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

On the other hand, you also effect other people's lifes with smoking near them.
is it affect?
the same again...

Yes.

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

....of tobacco companies who make profits....
what is better "which" or "that"?

Which and that are both fine.

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

inhumane or inhuman treatment?

Inhumane.

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

don't get me started on ....
what can i write instead of that?

thx

Don't actually know what's wrong with that. The other two that I left out I'm uncertain about, I'll let some of the natives help you.

[Gibby]

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

But those are mostly long-term effects and hardly anyone cares about what is happening in ten years.
is "will happen" ok?

Yup.

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Additionally, besides anti-smoking advertising, there is....
comma or not?

Yep.

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They know about that, and still they profit from addicts.
there's a sign that could mean "2". does he mean, i shouldn't write "they" twice?

I don't see any problem with this. I suppose the first "they" could be changed to "The companies" if you want to vary it a bit.

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They do not care about their "casualties'" lifes.
probably something really easy, but i don't get it

Lives

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While governments are rising the taxes and sponsoring educational programs about the dangers....
is it "raising"?

Raising.

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On the other hand, you also effect other people's lifes with smoking near them.
is it affect?
the same again...

Affect, lives.

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....of tobacco companies who make profits....
what is better "which" or "that"?

Both are fine.

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inhumane or inhuman treatment?

Inhumane, I reckon.

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don't get me started on ....
what can i write instead of that?

You could try "Do not"?

[pax]

thx to both of you

[KillBoY]

pax, on 09 December 2009 - 12:16 PM, said:

don't get me started on ....
what can i write instead of that?

thx

In formal written English you shouldn't abbreviate words.

They're should be they are

Don't should be do not

Shouldn't should be should not

Etc.

[Dopamino]

Ain't should be x/0 not.

[pax]

Gibby, on 09 December 2009 - 01:01 PM, said:

You could try "Do not"?

i asked him today. he hadn't understood what i was writing, or thought something else and it came out that i was write

KillBoY, on 09 December 2009 - 09:37 PM, said:

In formal written English you shouldn't abbreviate words.

They're should be they are

Don't should be do not

Shouldn't should be should not

Etc.

i know, but it was an informal letter, that's why i was surprised

[KillBoY]

I think it's usually best to go with the formal spelling of stuff though. In classroom environments anyway.

[pax]

he told us to use informal language. he also wanted us to use smilies and stuff, like in a normal email

but maybe i should keep that in mind for other texts

[pax]

what exactly means "to get the goods"?

[it's out of red lights flash's lyrics: "direct action gets the goods, but all our efforts can at best be seen as a lubricant to the process. and then it's shown how even so-called liberal parties are jumping on any bandwagon once they become aware that existing arrangements are crumbling. and this encourages you! this encourages you!...". for me here it looks like it's meant like "direct action is great", but on the t-shirt it's connected with another sentence of the lyrics "direct action gets the goods. at least this satisfies you but it kills us!" and above it is a tank. so that seems to me like defining "direct action" as done by the military. not sure about this, though. so, can you help me? ]