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walpurgik
post Jul 12 2007, 04:57 PM
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I kept thinking these days that most of us consider English as a second language, a privileged linguistic area from which we take words/phrases and "jargonize" our Romanian sometimes pushing it up to extremes. I also believe it to be nourishment to our minds as a lot of info provided by media comes to us through this means, the music we psychedelically apprehend and feel is mostly filtered through this language, our job which demands it more and more imperatively nowadays. It's a river of words which we fish sometimes to appease our hunger of expression, of more meaningful communication, caringly making use, but also carelessly making abuse of.
I thought we might create a virtual space here where we could share opinions, exercise our minds in other languages than our own, enhance our skills in writing and speaking-in-writing through colloquialisms. If this be taken enthusiastically, I suggest we have session of conversation in other languages as well (Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espagnol, so on and so forth), perhaps it suits us well to get to improve language skills with pleasure and along with friends than alone trying to decipher the mystery of grammar stuff or so.
We may talk about certain issues or let the flow of language follow its way, it's up to you.
As a topic starter I thought of demanding you about what you think of the following affirmation; feel free to state your point of view, discuss, argue, whatever.
Here it is: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pistolar.gif) It's a challenge!

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.
-James A. Michener, attributed

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kalua
post Feb 7 2009, 12:33 PM
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Neologisme americane:

Photobombing - an update on the classic bunny ears, photomombing is when a stranger jumps into the background of a shot, becoming a conspicuous part of it.

Flexitarian - the name for the 30-40 percent of Americans who seek out all-vegetarian meals but occasionally opt to eat meet.

Upcycling - it's the latest waste-reduction tactic of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value - newspapers made into bracelets, old T-shirts made into bags.

Never Greens - about 10 percent of American consumers don't care about the environment, and they certainly don't buy sustainable or green products. Now they have a name.
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post Apr 28 2010, 12:01 PM
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QUOTE(kalua @ Feb 7 2009, 11:33 AM) *
Neologisme americane:

Photobombing - an update on the classic bunny ears, photomombing is when a stranger jumps into the background of a shot, becoming a conspicuous part of it.

Flexitarian - the name for the 30-40 percent of Americans who seek out all-vegetarian meals but occasionally opt to eat meet.

Upcycling - it's the latest waste-reduction tactic of taking something that is disposable and transforming it into something of greater use and value - newspapers made into bracelets, old T-shirts made into bags.

Never Greens - about 10 percent of American consumers don't care about the environment, and they certainly don't buy sustainable or green products. Now they have a name.


thx for info , this is interesting and new to me.
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walpurgik   Let's speak English!   Jul 12 2007, 04:57 PM
Maàt   Mai bine am face exercitii de scris/vorbit corect ...   Jul 12 2007, 05:01 PM
walpurgik   Inteleg ce spui. Pai ma gandeam ca poate prinde la...   Jul 12 2007, 05:24 PM
Maàt   Da, insa nu e cine stie ce vizitat. In orice caz, ...   Jul 12 2007, 05:33 PM
vesperala   <...   Nov 22 2007, 07:25 PM
kalua   M-ai impresionat pana la lacrimi cu gestul tau, wa...   Nov 22 2007, 07:38 PM
walpurgik   Trist, kalua, sfasietor de trist.   Nov 22 2007, 07:43 PM
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angeldust   Girls...v-as fi extrem de recunoscatoare daca ma a...   Feb 17 2008, 09:59 PM
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kalua   anjelu', daca omul chiar singur vrea sa invete...   Feb 18 2008, 05:56 PM
albinuza   io am un cd acasa, cu un dictionar, care atunci ca...   Feb 18 2008, 06:16 PM
walpurgik   Sigurul curs pe care pot sa-l recomand de pe piata...   Feb 18 2008, 06:59 PM
angeldust   Merci de informatii :kiss:   Feb 18 2008, 08:25 PM
roxanica10   I-a luat sora-mea maica-mii de Craciun o carte in ...   Feb 18 2008, 11:27 PM
dr_wise   Eu am un curs de lb engleza f bun, in 2 volume, da...   Feb 19 2008, 08:00 AM
dr_wise   Cartea mea se numeste "spoken English" -...   Feb 19 2008, 11:33 AM
angeldust   10x girls   Feb 19 2008, 09:59 PM
Meg   Walpu, am si eu o rugaminte la tine. pentru ca m-a...   Feb 20 2008, 11:17 PM
sweet_girl   Meg, Cambridge! In plus, cred ca diploma Toefl...   Feb 20 2008, 11:21 PM
Meg   uhm.. m-ar interesa pentru anglia, inscriere pe ac...   Feb 20 2008, 11:37 PM
walpurgik   Daca e pt Anglia, Cambridge e ok. Daca pretentiile...   Feb 20 2008, 11:54 PM
Meg   walpu, merci, dar m-ai pierdut pe drum. ce sunt as...   Feb 21 2008, 12:11 AM
walpurgik   Meguta, depinde ce-ti cere universitatea respectiv...   Feb 21 2008, 12:21 AM
angeldust   Megule, eu am dat Cambridge First Certificate in c...   Feb 21 2008, 09:40 AM
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