Second Language mistakes
-
Just curious. What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language? I am male and told someone in Spanish that I was pregnant. (It is easy to do. Don't condemn me.) I also asked a waitress if she was lactating.
In Spanish, the word for left-handed and the word for deaf are very similar. I used to purposely misuse them and say things like, "Sorry, I can't hear you, I'm left-handed." I think I was the only one who found it humorous. :-D
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it. Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
-
I avoid the issue altogether by refusing to learn a 2nd language. Because 'murrica.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
-----
You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
-----
When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013In my experience, even English is a foreign language for many Americans (and I don't mean the immigrants).
Ad astra - both ways!
-
Foreign language? Sorry I speak English so you'll need to explain to me what a "foreign language" is and why anyone would want to speak it.
Isn't British English considered a foreign language? :rolleyes:
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
-
Isn't British English considered a foreign language? :rolleyes:
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
In Liverpool maybe.
-
Just curious. What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language? I am male and told someone in Spanish that I was pregnant. (It is easy to do. Don't condemn me.) I also asked a waitress if she was lactating.
Member 12415033 wrote:
What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language?
Speaking the "k" in "I don't know". Best overheard mistake; "Platzen Sie" (German, take a seat/explode)
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
-
Isn't British English considered a foreign language? :rolleyes:
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
My English tutor always said that British is the only form of English, and that American was an "accident, not a language" :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
-
In Liverpool maybe.
:laugh:
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
-
My English tutor always said that British is the only form of English, and that American was an "accident, not a language" :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
Ask him why programming languages use American spelling then? :-D
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
-
Just curious. What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language? I am male and told someone in Spanish that I was pregnant. (It is easy to do. Don't condemn me.) I also asked a waitress if she was lactating.
-
Ask him why programming languages use American spelling then? :-D
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
You are to learn the language, not the accident - even if the entire world does it wrong, that's not an excuse. One of her favorite remarks is "no buts, or I'll kick yours". So no, not taking that risk :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
-
In my experience, even English is a foreign language for many Americans (and I don't mean the immigrants).
Ad astra - both ways!
You must mean people who only speak one language but speak it with expected 2nd language fluency? :-D
Nish Nishant Consultant Software Architect Ganymede Software Solutions LLC www.ganymedesoftwaresolutions.com
-
I told a french bakery not to 'fuck the bread'. Tranché, to slice, Tronché, the fuck. :)
Munchies_Matt wrote:
I told a french bakery not to 'f*** the bread'.
Which is always a useful reminder. You know, french...
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
-
You are to learn the language, not the accident - even if the entire world does it wrong, that's not an excuse. One of her favorite remarks is "no buts, or I'll kick yours". So no, not taking that risk :D
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
He obviously got it all wrong. It's not an accident - it's evolution. It is obviously (unambiguously) the most fit of the two. As for the version he prefers? I believe it's pronounced "Extinction".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
-
Foreign language? Sorry I speak English so you'll need to explain to me what a "foreign language" is and why anyone would want to speak it.
-
Just curious. What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language? I am male and told someone in Spanish that I was pregnant. (It is easy to do. Don't condemn me.) I also asked a waitress if she was lactating.
I did one to someone (I'll keep the language anonymous). He (a Canadian) wanted to know how to say 'cucumber' so he could ask for it in the dining room. As it turns out, the word for cucumber is rather odd and cumbersome. Since he did know the colors in that language, I gave him and expression that sounded more reasonable aNd correct, which translated to "Green Penis". With a big smile on his face, he blurted out his request. The look on the waitress' face was classic!* More priceless than anything Mastercard could muster. * And yes, I'm proud of myself!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
-
I did one to someone (I'll keep the language anonymous). He (a Canadian) wanted to know how to say 'cucumber' so he could ask for it in the dining room. As it turns out, the word for cucumber is rather odd and cumbersome. Since he did know the colors in that language, I gave him and expression that sounded more reasonable aNd correct, which translated to "Green Penis". With a big smile on his face, he blurted out his request. The look on the waitress' face was classic!* More priceless than anything Mastercard could muster. * And yes, I'm proud of myself!
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Shame on you. (But it is funny.)
-
Shame on you. (But it is funny.)
Shame? Shame is for wimps! For example - suppose your pants fell down in a place that was less than private. You could apologize profusely whilst you gather them back up. Alternatively, you could say to any gents that may be witnesses to the event "Sorry Gents! I guess this now confirms your worst fears."
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
-
Just curious. What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language? I am male and told someone in Spanish that I was pregnant. (It is easy to do. Don't condemn me.) I also asked a waitress if she was lactating.
I make no mistakes when speaking foreign languages. It may also be important to note that I do not speak any foreign languages. :-D
-
He obviously got it all wrong. It's not an accident - it's evolution. It is obviously (unambiguously) the most fit of the two. As for the version he prefers? I believe it's pronounced "Extinction".
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
She. Imagine a small big mother clucker/hen that breathes fear into mortal men. It is an accident in the terms that it is a dialect made up out of English, German and Dutch, bastardizing words, simplifying writing to child-like and ignoring "stuff" that makes the language predictable (grammar?) English (and Dutch) is ironically built on exceptions to the rule and hard to learn to do right. Easy to learn the basics, harder to learn if you grew up without. Most that had access to Hollywood movies learned easily. At the time, I felt English was the most accessible language, with almost every manual containing an English version. English united developers, like the Academics hoped Esperanto would unite Europe. German is unhelpfull, as it contains lots of non-ASCII characters. 128 characters to rule them all. 64 to the Kings of Elves, 32 to the Kings of Dwarves, 16 to the Kings of Mankind.. and 16 stolen by some little brat before they could be infused.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
-
She. Imagine a small big mother clucker/hen that breathes fear into mortal men. It is an accident in the terms that it is a dialect made up out of English, German and Dutch, bastardizing words, simplifying writing to child-like and ignoring "stuff" that makes the language predictable (grammar?) English (and Dutch) is ironically built on exceptions to the rule and hard to learn to do right. Easy to learn the basics, harder to learn if you grew up without. Most that had access to Hollywood movies learned easily. At the time, I felt English was the most accessible language, with almost every manual containing an English version. English united developers, like the Academics hoped Esperanto would unite Europe. German is unhelpfull, as it contains lots of non-ASCII characters. 128 characters to rule them all. 64 to the Kings of Elves, 32 to the Kings of Dwarves, 16 to the Kings of Mankind.. and 16 stolen by some little brat before they could be infused.
Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
A good parallelism to tender unto your tutor, when he complains about American English. From Khalil Gibran[^] "What of the cripple who hates dancers?"
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
