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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 20 Feb, 2005 04:11 am
NGO

I know that is something related to environment.
What's that exactly?
thanks Smile
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 20 Feb, 2005 05:50 am
Generally speaking NGO is the acronym to "non-governmental organizations".

Not only in environment but in finding solutions to help people in any field.
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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 20 Feb, 2005 05:57 am
Embarrassed THanks Francis.

Actually I was going to leave the forum until I saw you were online, so I waited for you for less than a minute Smile

And you helped me as I predicted Smile

thanks Francis! Merci Monsieur!! Very Happy
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 20 Feb, 2005 05:59 am
You are welcome, JB. Il n'y a pas de quoi, JB!
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J-B
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2005 06:19 am
Quote:
Skinheads and Communists Protest Before Bush Visit




Skinhead? Confused
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Francis
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2005 06:36 am
Skinheads - Extreme right people with shaved heads!
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panzade
 
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Reply Mon 21 Feb, 2005 08:03 am
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimthing/SKINHEAD.JPG
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J-B
 
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Reply Tue 22 Feb, 2005 05:42 am
ok, politics Confused

It will still take me some time to understand "right" and "left" :wink:
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J-B
 
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Reply Fri 25 Feb, 2005 03:23 am
Quote:
The Vatican said the tracheotomy had been successful and that the Pope, who also suffers from Parkinson's disease and arthritis, was recovering normally in his own specially equipped room at Rome's Gemelli hospital.


equipped room? Does it mean that the room has many functions?



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One of the most active Popes in history, he played a hand in the fall of Communism, spoke out against the war in Iraq, fought for human rights and called for debt relief for poor countries.


play a band? play an active role?
http://wwwi.reuters.com/images/mdf870605.jpg
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J-B
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 02:55 am
Excuse me, Why There is nobody responding? Confused
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 04:16 am
^JB^ wrote:
equipped room? Does it mean that the room has many functions?

Not exactly : this means the room's equipment is fitted (on special purpose) for the diseases the Pope is suffering.


^JB^ wrote:
play a band? play an active role?

play a hand : play a role
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BorisKitten
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 02:13 pm
Just HAD to mention I word I learned recently that practically no English speaker knows: "purfle."

I was looking up something else in the dictionary and came across it. It means "to ornament the border or edges of," as in, "That dress could really use a little purfling," or "That curtain is overly purfled." Presumably one's hair could be purfled as well.

And here I thought I knew EVERY word having to do with the decoration of fabric (and I'm a native speaker!) English must be the most difficult language ever.
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 02:16 pm
BorisKitten wrote:
English must be the most difficult language ever.


How many languages you know, Boriskitten?
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BorisKitten
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 02:19 pm
Only learned a wee bit of French in high school, and a wee bit of Russian in college, all of which I've completely forgotten in the interim.

I don't think either of them has nearly as MANY words as English, the borrower of all borrowers...
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 02:47 pm
It's hard to say a language is more difficult than another.

in addition, one can not say, because of the number of words in a language, that it's more difficult.

A simple googling tell that English and French have roughly the same number of words :

How many words in english?
How many words in french?
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BorisKitten
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 02:59 pm
Francis, do you really think English is as easy as French?
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 03:01 pm
No, I think english is easier than french!
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BorisKitten
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 03:04 pm
Shirley you must be joking! You are virtually the only person I have ever heard espousing the view that English is an easy language to learn.

In my opinion, English is one of the most difficult, not to mention inefficient, languages in the world. Good luck finding people who agree with you on this one.
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Francis
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 03:15 pm
Not trying to find people who agrees with me. It seems you seldom talk to foreigners. If so, you would find some saying english is not that difficult (to a certain extend).
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BorisKitten
 
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Reply Sun 27 Feb, 2005 03:35 pm
Francis wrote:
Not trying to find people who agrees with me. It seems you seldom talk to foreigners. If so, you would find some saying english is not that difficult (to a certain extend).


Corrections:
1- "agree with me," not "agrees with me"
2- "English," not "english"
3- "a certain extent," not "a certain extend"

I believe I understand now why you think English is "easy." Sheesh.

Francis, I think you're just looking for an argument. I was just posting the entertaining (to me) word, "purfle."

You know what, Francis? I really don't like you.
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