CCC Makes Me Feel Stupid
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French is a tiny language. And given the Académie Française's view, it is an unchanging language. And surely it is not even a national language, about 100 years ago most people in France spoke anything other than French, there was Breton, Normandie, Catalan etc, all spoken in France. And what about all the ugly acutes and diacrits etc. And Gender, English has no gender to it's words. Then there are the declensions...yuck. English is huge and growing, spoken by more people than any other language, and is easy to learn. Sure, it has it's idiom and irregular verbs, but no more than French. The language of Chaucer and Shakespear, Of Business and Commerce, it is the Lingua Franca of the world!
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French is a tiny language. And given the Académie Française's view, it is an unchanging language. And surely it is not even a national language, about 100 years ago most people in France spoke anything other than French, there was Breton, Normandie, Catalan etc, all spoken in France. And what about all the ugly acutes and diacrits etc. And Gender, English has no gender to it's words. Then there are the declensions...yuck. English is huge and growing, spoken by more people than any other language, and is easy to learn. Sure, it has it's idiom and irregular verbs, but no more than French. The language of Chaucer and Shakespear, Of Business and Commerce, it is the Lingua Franca of the world!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
OK, OK. You win. I was just trying to get a rise out of you :) Nonetheless, French is still awesome :-\
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Okay, here's the thing: I'm a pretty bright guy. I'm no Einstein, but most folks would call me sharp as a tree. Or tack, whatever. ;) I read 30+ good, thick books on deep subjects a year, not to mention piles of technical literature. I even write articles and have a publishing contract. So what, exactly, is preventing my brain from getting CCC? Lol...I even read Solving The Cryptic Crossword Clues[^] to get smarter about it! I completely get the idea and when I read the answers I completely understand the justification/explanation. But 1-2 minutes, people? Seriously? I stared at one for 20 minutes once as the answers piled in, and when I came up with 3 or 4 different attempts I checked the first poster (about 1 minute in) and I was waaaaaaaaay off. I'm going to stick to programming...
On the other hand I'm a pretty dumb old dog, hence my mental mechanisms should resemble more the DD's ones. Surprisingly, I cannot get the CCC as well. :)
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On the other hand I'm a pretty dumb old dog, hence my mental mechanisms should resemble more the DD's ones. Surprisingly, I cannot get the CCC as well. :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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Okay, here's the thing: I'm a pretty bright guy. I'm no Einstein, but most folks would call me sharp as a tree. Or tack, whatever. ;) I read 30+ good, thick books on deep subjects a year, not to mention piles of technical literature. I even write articles and have a publishing contract. So what, exactly, is preventing my brain from getting CCC? Lol...I even read Solving The Cryptic Crossword Clues[^] to get smarter about it! I completely get the idea and when I read the answers I completely understand the justification/explanation. But 1-2 minutes, people? Seriously? I stared at one for 20 minutes once as the answers piled in, and when I came up with 3 or 4 different attempts I checked the first poster (about 1 minute in) and I was waaaaaaaaay off. I'm going to stick to programming...
You and me both brother! Those damned CCCs make feel as dumb as a door knob!
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
- A ridiculous vocabulary and a penchant for incredibly-obscure words (Seriously, where does Dave come up with these things?)
I revel in acroamatic and esoteric terms, and wish only to promulgate and adumbrate them on a hebdomadal basis.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
I had to look up 1 word [hebdomadal] and I still don't get the CCCs!
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French is a tiny language. And given the Académie Française's view, it is an unchanging language. And surely it is not even a national language, about 100 years ago most people in France spoke anything other than French, there was Breton, Normandie, Catalan etc, all spoken in France. And what about all the ugly acutes and diacrits etc. And Gender, English has no gender to it's words. Then there are the declensions...yuck. English is huge and growing, spoken by more people than any other language, and is easy to learn. Sure, it has it's idiom and irregular verbs, but no more than French. The language of Chaucer and Shakespear, Of Business and Commerce, it is the Lingua Franca of the world!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
English is huge and growing, spoken by more people than any other language, and is easy to learn. Sure, it has it's idiom and irregular verbs, but no more than French.
While the very basics of English are easy, approaching anywhere near conversational level is very difficult for a non-native speaker to learn, specifically because it is huge and growing. Some features like collective nouns (school of fish, pride of lions) exist in other languages, but nowhere near with the extent and variety of English. English also uses the same word stolen adopted from other languages for different purposes: shit (Old English), crap (Middle English), feces (Latin), dung (Old Norse) and stool (Old German) all mean the same thing, but are typically used in very different contexts. English is also unique in having different words for the same thing, where the only difference is whether it is an agricultural product (pig, cow, sheep, deer, flax) or being used (pork, beef, mutton, venison, linen.) English also has a very large number of dialects, some of which are mutually unintelligible. While many people in India speak English, it is effectively a different language from what I grew up with in the western US. All in all, English is not an easy language to learn.
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You and me both brother! Those damned CCCs make feel as dumb as a door knob!
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Those damned CCCs make feel as dumb as a door knob!
;P
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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I don't agree. My first language is French. Compared to French, English is nothing. it is a language without any rule and it has stolen a lot of French words. I am sorry Dave, but French is the only marvellous language :-\
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Damn! now you have got him started. Dave knows a lot about English, accounts and cow farts. ;P
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:laugh: That is exactly what i was looking for. :-D
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Those damned CCCs make feel as dumb as a door knob!
;P
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
:laugh: 5 is as high as I can go on this forum Rajesh! OT: Masoor Dal (Arabic Style) is great, isn't it? :) Are you going to roll your own or are you going to join me on byteintothis.wordpress.com[^]
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I'm in the same boat... From what I've deduced, you need: 1) A fully-functioning brain (Which I assume you have) 2) A ridiculous vocabulary and a penchant for incredibly-obscure words (Seriously, where does Dave come up with these things?) 3) To get used to the "standard" tricks (ex. "quietly" often translates to "p", as seen on sheet music) 4) To be able to access and apply the above two requirements faster than everyone else 5) To be in the UK, because by the time I get into the office at 8:30EST, it's over and done with.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
by the time I get into the office at 8:30EST, it's over and done with.
You don't have to do CCC's from your office, you're allowed to do them anywhere you like. :-D
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Those damned CCCs make feel as dumb as a door knob!
;P
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
I always suspected it... :rolleyes:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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I always suspected it... :rolleyes:
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles]About Rajesh? Yeah, but he sure can talk the talk, can't he? ;) OT: How's Matteo? My Matteo is doing well :)
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CPallini wrote:
I'm a pretty dumb old dog
Holy crap, Carlo. We could finally agree on something. :laugh:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
You...........................:mad:.....................................
C#coder!!!!!!! :laugh:If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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Okay, here's the thing: I'm a pretty bright guy. I'm no Einstein, but most folks would call me sharp as a tree. Or tack, whatever. ;) I read 30+ good, thick books on deep subjects a year, not to mention piles of technical literature. I even write articles and have a publishing contract. So what, exactly, is preventing my brain from getting CCC? Lol...I even read Solving The Cryptic Crossword Clues[^] to get smarter about it! I completely get the idea and when I read the answers I completely understand the justification/explanation. But 1-2 minutes, people? Seriously? I stared at one for 20 minutes once as the answers piled in, and when I came up with 3 or 4 different attempts I checked the first poster (about 1 minute in) and I was waaaaaaaaay off. I'm going to stick to programming...
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About Rajesh? Yeah, but he sure can talk the talk, can't he? ;) OT: How's Matteo? My Matteo is doing well :)
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
How's Matteo?
Fine, the usual little pest (and my second born Siro is fine too), thank you.
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
My Matteo Samuel is doing well
Happy to hear this, Cheers :)
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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Dalek Dave wrote:
English is huge and growing, spoken by more people than any other language, and is easy to learn. Sure, it has it's idiom and irregular verbs, but no more than French.
While the very basics of English are easy, approaching anywhere near conversational level is very difficult for a non-native speaker to learn, specifically because it is huge and growing. Some features like collective nouns (school of fish, pride of lions) exist in other languages, but nowhere near with the extent and variety of English. English also uses the same word stolen adopted from other languages for different purposes: shit (Old English), crap (Middle English), feces (Latin), dung (Old Norse) and stool (Old German) all mean the same thing, but are typically used in very different contexts. English is also unique in having different words for the same thing, where the only difference is whether it is an agricultural product (pig, cow, sheep, deer, flax) or being used (pork, beef, mutton, venison, linen.) English also has a very large number of dialects, some of which are mutually unintelligible. While many people in India speak English, it is effectively a different language from what I grew up with in the western US. All in all, English is not an easy language to learn.
Gregory.Gadow wrote:
English is also unique in having different words for the same thing
I challenge you to find a language that accomplishes that feat in greater magnitude than the Arabic language. I'll give you some examples. There are 53 words for lion and 109 words for love. No exaggeration. The "proper" Arabic dictionary is a whopping 8 volumes which traces the etymology of any word to its 2/3/4 letter origin from which all other related words branch. Arabic is an incredibly articulate language. Having said that, I speak English at a far, far, FAR better level than I do Arabic, English being my maternal tongue, both in the sense that my Mother is a Canadian and I was raised in Canada :)
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:laugh: 5 is as high as I can go on this forum Rajesh! OT: Masoor Dal (Arabic Style) is great, isn't it? :) Are you going to roll your own or are you going to join me on byteintothis.wordpress.com[^]
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
5 is as high as I can go on this forum Rajesh!
I'll forgive you for that if you'd kindly vote on my other messages to compensate. :laugh:
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Masoor Dal (Arabic Style) is great, isn't it?
I've really not had it in Arabic style (could try that some time). And on the blogging front, I think I could join you, but a bit tied up at the moment and so won't commit a thing. I've a list of recipes that I thought I could start with. Will write to you. :)
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
