[WickedWitch]

Idézet: Dorien - Dátum: 2005. okt. 14., péntek - 15:03

The strongest drug I take is love.
Very addictive...

Peace and long life.

[Jim DiGriz]

Idézet: Dorien - Dátum: 2005. okt. 14., péntek - 15:03

The strongest drug I take is love.
Very addictive...

And it also fucked up more lives through the ages than any drugs .

[WickedWitch]

Idézet: Jim DiGriz - Dátum: 2005. okt. 14., péntek - 16:30

And it also fucked up more lives through the ages than any drugs .

  Exactly. But maybe it wasn't the love that screwed things over, but the strife and hate and and greed that was inadvertently called love. 

[Dorien]

Idézet: WickedWitch - Dátum: 2005. okt. 15., szombat - 9:30

  Exactly. But maybe it wasn't the love that screwed things over, but the strife and hate and and greed that was inadvertently called love. 

It was the lack of intelligence.

[Dorien]

Idézet: WickedWitch - Dátum: 2005. okt. 14., péntek - 16:13

Peace and long life.

Thanks. Same to you.
I think happy life is the key.

Szerkesztette: Dorien 2005. 10. 15. 09:42 -kor

[WickedWitch]

Idézet: Dorien - Dátum: 2005. okt. 15., szombat - 10:39

It was the lack of intelligence.

Oh no, not at all! Those evil people can be very, very intelligent. (With Intel inside.    ) Good thing I'm only Wicked! 

[WickedWitch]

Idézet: Dorien - Dátum: 2005. okt. 15., szombat - 10:40

Thanks. Same to you.
I think happy life is the key.

Couldn't find a Spock smiley, so I had to settle for Yoda. Pointy ears, same difference!  Vulcans do not know the concept of happy. Use the force, Spock! 

So, how many Star Trek fans in 'dzee Eenglish topic anyway? 

 

[Dorien]

I prefer Star Wars.

[WickedWitch]

Idézet: Dorien - Dátum: 2005. okt. 15., szombat - 12:41

I prefer Star Wars.

I don't. Can't stand Luke and Leah. Da bears are kinda cute though. Ewoks, Jabberwoks, or whatever they are.  Still, I prefer Spaceballs, the Star Wars spoof. And I think, that Star Trek handles values a lot better. Star Wars is senseless and prone to cliché. IMHO only.

[bepe_79]

hey dude whazup' ! 
gonna go see ya l8r! 

bye: Bepe

[gazdi]

We have just had a short discussion (wouldn't call it an argument) in Gameware about a sentence and now I'd like to hear your opinion about it.
The story is, that a guy came and wrote in English only and linked an image that was later marked as fake, etc. As some other strange errors appeared in his posts, I thought he's not who's he tells he is. The guy was asked why he was on a Hungarian forum at all, speaking English only. His answer (and the sentence mentioned above) was:

Idézet

To tell people about Age of Empires 3, I only look at this exact thread, and reply in this exact thread

I think this sentence has no sense. IMO what he wanted to write is something like "To tell people about AoE3 I simply looked at this particular thread and posted here."
Another opinion in the Gameware thread was that he was using simple present to express that he's used to come and post here, and the sentence should be translated to something like "Csak ebbe a topicba szoktam benézni és csak ehhez szoktam hozzászólni."
What do you, people with deeper and maybe wider English knowledge, think of it?

[bbence]

You're right. That guy is neither an englishman, nor American. And not a native speaker of english, that seems certain. At least, this is my educated guess from that single sentence you quoted.

edit: wrongly used word.

Szerkesztette: bbence 2005. 10. 23. 11:52 -kor

[Dorien]

You can find people who can't speak everywhere.

[Papesz]

Idézet: gazdi - Dátum: 2005. okt. 23., vasárnap - 12:35

We have just had a short discussion (wouldn't call it an argument) in Gameware about a sentence and now I'd like to hear your opinion about it.
The story is, that a guy came and wrote in English only and linked an image that was later marked as fake, etc. As some other strange errors appeared in his posts, I thought he's not who's he tells he is. The guy was asked why he was on a Hungarian forum at all, speaking English only. His answer (and the sentence mentioned above) was:

I think this sentence has no sense. IMO what he wanted to write is something like "To tell people about AoE3 I simply looked at this particular thread and posted here."
Another opinion in the Gameware thread was that he was using simple present to express that he's used to come and post here, and the sentence should be translated to something like "Csak ebbe a topicba szoktam benézni és csak ehhez szoktam hozzászólni."
What do you, people with deeper and maybe wider English knowledge, think of it?

Anyway I still don't understand why he should use Simple Past expressing that. Can you or someone else explain it grammatically?

In my opinion Simple Present is used to express repeated actions or habits. If someone comes to see the hottest threads everyday it is the tense that should be used.

(You're right, it isn't an argument. I'm just wondering.)

[gazdi]

Idézet: Papesz - Dátum: 2005. okt. 23., vasárnap - 18:28

Anyway I still don't understand why he should use Simple Past expressing that. Can you or someone else explain it grammatically?

In my opinion Simple Present is used to express repeated actions or habits. If someone comes to see the hottest threads everyday it is the tense that should be used.

(You're right, it isn't an argument. I'm just wondering.)

His posting was a single act in the past. Definetly Simple Past.
The guy doesn't post regularly to that thread and obviously doesn't read it. Remember, he didn't know that the image had been discussed before.
Considering he wanted to express that he visited that thread regulary, he should have placed "only" after "thread" like this: "I look at this exact thread only" (btw I still don't like the useage of "exact" here).

[bbence]

Who will attend this event?

Idézet

Over the last four years, Peepolykus (I'm going to call them Peeps from now on because Peepolykus is hard to type) have developed - ''honed'' - a refreshing and ridiculous style of comic theatre which has won them rave reviews all over the world, from Southampton to Singapore and Dorking to Delhi.

They love 'em in China (''I rarely laugh in the theatre but with this show I was forced to surrender" South China Morning Post) and also in wee bonnie Scotland (". . . the three-man team have once again given birth to a dazzling kaleidoscope of nano-second perfect timing, audacious irreverence and monstrous stupidity."  Scotsman).

Idézet

Peepolykus
15., 16., 17., 18., 19. December
Két produkció a Peepolykus társulattól (John Nicholson, David Sant és Javier Marzan), akik egyben ez idõ szerint az Egyesült Királyság legünnepeltebb nemzetközi hírû színházi társulata. Elõadásaikban a fennkölten képtelen bóhóckodás keveredik a verbális helyzetkomikummal és az elképesztõen pontosan idõzített, mozgásos komédiával. Angol nyelven!

I definetly will!

[gazdi]

Idézet: bbence - Dátum: 2005. okt. 24., hétfõ - 14:58

Who will attend this event?

[IMG]http://www.peepolyku...running-big.jpg

I definetly will!

Once I saw them mimicking a fly (including hunt for it and its noise), later a 10minutes show around strairs. They're simply great.
Now we know the dates but miss the place... Could you write about it?

PS Isn't it "attend to"?

[bbence]

Idézet: gazdi - Dátum: 2005. okt. 24., hétfõ - 16:54

Once I saw them mimicking a fly (including hunt for it and its noise), later a 10minutes show around strairs. They're simply great.
Now we know the dates but miss the place... Could you write about it?

I missed that bit, sorry. It will be performed in Merlin Theatre (Budapest).

Idézet

PS Isn't it "attend to"?

No, I think not. Attend to means "looking after something", while attend roughly means "visit". AFAIK.

[WickedWitch]

Idézet: bbence - Dátum: 2005. okt. 24., hétfõ - 17:02

I missed that bit, sorry. It will be performed in Merlin Theatre (Budapest).



No, I think not. Attend to means "looking after something", while attend roughly means "visit". AFAIK.

And now if you could just explain what the letters AFAIK stand for I'd be eternally greatful.  I think I'm behind in my chat abbreviations... 

[bbence]

Idézet: WickedWitch - Dátum: 2005. okt. 24., hétfõ - 18:48

And now if you could just explain what the letters AFAIK stand for I'd be eternally greatful.  I think I'm behind in my chat abbreviations... 

It's more like an internet acronym, which stands for: as far as I know.