December 14, 20178 yr But can we have a thread on this subject without including... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_rVzBt20N0 "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
December 14, 20178 yr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T-J0suoSQM "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum."
December 14, 20178 yr I tried watching this movie once, but had to stop because I kept missing too much stuff. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
December 14, 20178 yr Author I thought that movie was hilarious but my wife got up and left the room after about 8 minutes Free games updated 3/4/21
December 15, 20178 yr Best: Native speaking English: Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, John Cleese types. Can't help it, I'm a sucker for such ever since I was little. Also certain southern drawls are fun - more the Texas drawl type. Non-native: Not sure. I like the way a lot of S. Korean actors pronounce/speak English but I doubt that's typical, they're probably well coached on lines and interview answers. Worst: Well, there's both some native and non-native that can all be "worst" depending on how heavy/prominent the accent is, how rapidly they're speaking, shouting or calm, whether there's other noise (music, traffic, general white noise type stuff), how much time I have to get "used" to it, etc. Trying to understand over the phone can be torturous at times but watching films I'm more flexible. ...and I also thought The Guard was hilarious. I love Brendan Gleeson. Still gaming with my 9900k/2080ti/32 ram. One day I suppose a game may inspire me to finally upgrade. Maybe.
December 15, 20178 yr Author Because it all comes back to Trek https://youtu.be/f05snS3zUaM https://youtu.be/oXZg_GZYb7A Free games updated 3/4/21
December 21, 20178 yr My students are doing country presentations this week, and I was talking to them about presenting with the accent of the country. It was decided that most European accents are safe for anyone, but you can really only get away Indian and Japanese if you are white. Chinese and Mexican sounds pretty offensive unless you are from those cultures. It was a fun conversation. My French accent is pretty solid. ....
December 21, 20178 yr Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling
December 21, 20178 yr My students are doing country presentations this week, and I was talking to them about presenting with the accent of the country. It was decided that most European accents are safe for anyone, but you can really only get away Indian and Japanese if you are white. Chinese and Mexican sounds pretty offensive unless you are from those cultures. It was a fun conversation. My French accent is pretty solid. .... Ah, the judgemental dot dot dot of Val. So predictable.
December 21, 20178 yr My students are doing country presentations this week, and I was talking to them about presenting with the accent of the country. It was decided that most European accents are safe for anyone, but you can really only get away Indian and Japanese if you are white. Chinese and Mexican sounds pretty offensive unless you are from those cultures. It was a fun conversation. My French accent is pretty solid. .... Ah, the judgemental dot dot dot of Val. So predictable. Just like the Spanish Inquisition.
December 21, 20178 yr Ah, the judgemental dot dot dot of Val. So predictable. Hey, at least he isn't calling you the worst teacher in America like Sharp_one might. Quote Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.
December 21, 20178 yr Ah, the judgemental dot dot dot of Val. So predictable. Hey, at least he isn't calling you the worst teacher in America like Sharp_one might. He has already had his go. My confidence was shaken. ;-)
December 21, 20178 yr Ah, the judgemental dot dot dot of Val. So predictable. Hey, at least he isn't calling you the worst teacher in America like Sharp_one might. Where is Sharp anyways? He go on vacation?
December 21, 20178 yr Ah, the judgemental dot dot dot of Val. So predictable. Hey, at least he isn't calling you the worst teacher in America like Sharp_one might. He has already had his go. My confidence was shaken. ;-) Nah... if there's one person I've pulled punches with on this forum it's you. and that's no joke.
December 21, 20178 yr Sharpie changed his vocabulary and syntax and then he disappeared. We live in strange times. Thanks for pulling your punches Val. I have a fragile ego.
December 21, 20178 yr I wouldn't say "disappeared", given that his latest post was yesterday. Quote Against stupidity we have no defense. Neither protests nor force can touch it. Reasoning is of no use. Facts that contradict personal prejudices can simply be disbelieved - indeed, the fool can counter by criticizing them, and if they are undeniable, they can just be pushed aside as trivial exceptions. So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self-satisfied. In fact, they can easily become dangerous, as it does not take much to make them aggressive. For that reason, greater caution is called for than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.
December 21, 20178 yr Sharpie changed his vocabulary and syntax and then he disappeared. We live in strange times. Demonic possession perhaps? Edited December 21, 20178 yr by Valsuelm
December 21, 20178 yr Being British naturally my accent is downright a ladies' magnet. And for those embarassed by not understanding certain accents, don't be, we can't understand most of our own accents either. Native speakers in Britain cannot understand the Liverpudlian accent known as Scouse, we are convinced they aren't actually speaking English at all and its just been some big con. There was a kids' show called Byker Grove that was infamous for being indecipherable, so if you want to experience it for yourself look for that. Edited December 21, 20178 yr by FlintlockJazz "That rabbit's dynamite!" - King Arthur, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail "Space is big, really big." - Douglas Adams
December 21, 20178 yr I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene"
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