The hardest working europeans are.... French!
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Good luck "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." Jon Stewart
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:rose: :beer: :jig: "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." Jon Stewart
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"No words" is written with a final 's' ?!? (I know you're right, messenger also says "no messages") If there's no word at all, then how can it be considered as plural? Is logic lost in translation? Oh, and well done, BTW :)
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KaЯl wrote: Is logic lost in translation? English is a goofy language. ;) I blame the British. "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." Jon Stewart
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"No words" is written with a final 's' ?!? (I know you're right, messenger also says "no messages") If there's no word at all, then how can it be considered as plural? Is logic lost in translation? Oh, and well done, BTW :)
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KaЯl wrote: If there's no word at all, then how can it be considered as plural? Is logic lost in translation? 1. think of Mike's "No words" as a shortened version of "There are not any words here". that's awkward. 2. think of "No words" as the negation of "Some words". you don't negate "words", because the interesting part of the phrase is the count, and the negative of "Some" is "none", which is a synonym (in this context) for "No". or see brian, below. :) Software | Cleek
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"No words" is written with a final 's' ?!? (I know you're right, messenger also says "no messages") If there's no word at all, then how can it be considered as plural? Is logic lost in translation? Oh, and well done, BTW :)
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You can say both and be correct. There is not a single word, nor multiple words. Convention is plural though. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
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You can say both and be correct. There is not a single word, nor multiple words. Convention is plural though. BW The Biggest Loser
"Farm Donkey makes us laugh.
Farm Donkey hauls some ass."
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KaЯl wrote: The Washington Times is a very good newspaper, but to light a fire. :-) I couldn't figure out what the deal is with the Norwegians - apparently they're a bunch of skiving hypochondriacs, yet apparently have the highest GDP per capita in Europe.
Ian Darling wrote: apparently they're a bunch of skiving hypochondriacs Now, that made me really depressed. Besides, I have a slight itch in my behind. I'll probably call in sick tomorrow. A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree. Spike Milligan
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KaЯl wrote: Is logic lost in translation? English is a goofy language. ;) I blame the British. "You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena." Jon Stewart
Mike Mullikin wrote: English is a goofy language. I blame the British. Yeah, I know. I found an appropriate quote on this on talk.origins the other day:
"The English language is famously the product of attempts by Norman men-at-arms to communicate with Saxon barmaids and is equally famously about as legitimate as any of the other results. Which is one reason why there are so many, ah, peculiarities, in the language."- Patrick James, talk.origins
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Mike Mullikin wrote: English is a goofy language. I blame the British. Yeah, I know. I found an appropriate quote on this on talk.origins the other day:
"The English language is famously the product of attempts by Norman men-at-arms to communicate with Saxon barmaids and is equally famously about as legitimate as any of the other results. Which is one reason why there are so many, ah, peculiarities, in the language."- Patrick James, talk.origins
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Ian Darling wrote: apparently they're a bunch of skiving hypochondriacs Now, that made me really depressed. Besides, I have a slight itch in my behind. I'll probably call in sick tomorrow. A sure cure for seasickness is to sit under a tree. Spike Milligan
Haakon S. wrote: Now, that made me really depressed. Besides, I have a slight itch in my behind. I'll probably call in sick tomorrow. :-D I was summarising the articles view on the Norwegians, and skiving hypochondriacs does that nicely :rolleyes:
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How do they calculate the average hr/workday? I average somewhere between 7 and 8 hrs per day during "normal pressure". 9-10 if I'm under heavy pressure. I know few people who work less than 8 hr / day. And for the record; I would never quit my job for welfare. The cost of doing nothing is way too high if you ask me! Besides.. what would I do if I didn't have a job? I'd be utterly bored. -- Denn du bist, was du isst! Und ihr wisst, was es ist! Es ist mein Teil...?
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: I know few people who work less than 8 hr / day. Me! :-) I usually work for about 7.5 hours a day (this includes making tea), although I am at work for longer than that - I try to take my contractual 1 hour lunch break ;P Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: And for the record; I would never quit my job for welfare. The cost of doing nothing is way too high if you ask me! Besides.. what would I do if I didn't have a job? I'd be utterly bored. There is always pornography and day-time television . . . . . . . . Yeah, you're right, it'd be totally boring. And Kilroy's buggered off to Brussels anyway, so the UK unemployed don't even have that minor "enjoyment" anymore :rolleyes:
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"No words" is written with a final 's' ?!? (I know you're right, messenger also says "no messages") If there's no word at all, then how can it be considered as plural? Is logic lost in translation? Oh, and well done, BTW :)
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KaЯl wrote: "No words" is written with a final 's' ?!? Explanations of how things work in English are so darn complicated. - For native speakers we fall back on 'what sounds right'. I have always felt sorry for people learning it as a second language, it really must be a pig. Note: I would say "I have had no word from John for several days." Meaning I haven't heard from him. Regardz Colin J Davies
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Mike Mullikin wrote: English is a goofy language. I blame the British. Yeah, I know. I found an appropriate quote on this on talk.origins the other day:
"The English language is famously the product of attempts by Norman men-at-arms to communicate with Saxon barmaids and is equally famously about as legitimate as any of the other results. Which is one reason why there are so many, ah, peculiarities, in the language."- Patrick James, talk.origins
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KaЯl wrote: The Washington Times is a very good newspaper, but to light a fire. :-) I couldn't figure out what the deal is with the Norwegians - apparently they're a bunch of skiving hypochondriacs, yet apparently have the highest GDP per capita in Europe.
As Karl stated: Lots of oil in the north sea, and hardly any population at all. Many Danes spend a year or two working in Norway to get the ridiculous high wages there. "After all it's just text at the end of the day. - Colin Davies "For example, when a VB programmer comes to my house, they may say 'does your pool need cleaning, sir ?' " - Christian Graus