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Jul. 13th, 2009


[info]markslj in [info]linguaphiles

Learning Azeri

My cousin is visiting for a month and he only speaks Azeri. My father speaks Azeri as well, but he's not willing to teach me the language.

1) Does anyone know of some resources that could assist me in learning Azeri beyond a phrasebook?

2) How similar is Azeri to Turkish or to Farsi? When they talk I can sometimes hear Farsi words that I recognize. I don't know any Turkish at all, but I can find quite a few books to help me learn.

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[info]verrucaria in [info]linguaphiles

Another One of Those Posts--Latin This Time... Or Ancient Greek, or...

This isn't for a tattoo; it's for an engraving, a free-of-charge engraving. :)

I would like to know how to say (or, more specifically, write) in Latin "I listen to you"/"I'm listening to you"... If it matters, the you is of undetermined (unknown) gender but singular. I think I'd prefer the you to be informal, unless that would look really bad in Latin. (Does the gender of the subject, I, matter in this case?)

OK, it doesn't even have to be Latin, but I would prefer it to be a dead language and one that can be reasonably easily written (or at least transcribed) using only the characters found in English.

To be perfectly honest, ancient Greek would actually be the most appropriate language because the name of the item I want engraved is in many languages directly inspired by ancient Greek, but I'm unable to use the Greek alphabet, and I suspect that a reasonable attempt at transcription would require extra characters, too.

I highly appreciate everyone's patience with me!


P.S. I don't have a preference for a particular form/version/incarnation of Latin (or ancient Greek), as long as it's easily written (or transcribed) into English.

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[info]space_sick in [info]linguaphiles

Question - Korean Address

Hi. I have a quick question.
I'm writing a letter to my friend who moved to Korea. She sent me her address in Korean and also in English. I would like to try and write the Korean address on the letter.
The problem is I don't have much experience with actually writing Korean by hand. The extent of my knowledge of Korean is limited.
Should I just try my best or write the address in the original Korean?

EX: writing Suwon-si vs. 수원시

Thank you! Sorry if this is totally out of place.
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[info]jannaboo in [info]freewriters

The Peak

you never know how
high you can go until you
are on the way down

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[info]hisfuturewife in [info]fictionwriters

Streching my literary muscles!

mood: sore
Another short scene. The ending seems a little awkward to me but hopefully that is just me being my roughest critic. Enjoy!

( The Enemy Caught Sleeping )

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[info]peehorser in [info]childfree

Another reason to not have kids.

mood: hungry
I love my friend to death, but her parenting skills.. sometimes makes me wonder.

I went over there Friday to help her move out the crib and get her kid a "big girl bed" it was just a small plastic bed, which I thought was amazing for a 2.5 year old. Anyway we had to go to the store for parts and my friend is so ready to get her kid out of diapers. She buys her some big girl panties to begin the transition.

We go home and as soon as were home the kid wants to big girl underwear on. So mom puts the panties on her and tells her "You tell mommy when you need to go potty, ok"? I immediately tell her that that's not going to work. But she lets her wear the panties anyway. Not 5 minutes later, kid pees panties. Mom goes on about "You were supposed to tell me!" She puts on another pair of panties. 10 minutes later mom asks kid if she needs to pee and of course kid says no. 2 minutes later, another pair of wet panties and a "You were supposed to tell me"! 3rd pair of panties goes on. These last about 15 minutes before the kid wets them. And yet another round of "You were supposed to tell me"! I kept telling my friend that you can't expect a 2.5 year old to know when they have to pee and you're basically going to have to do the whole "sit on the potty till you pee" routine. And since the kid is going through the terrible 2s right now, that's not going to work. Mom had to put pull ups back on her and it took 2 of us to get the pull ups back on because the kid was screaming bloody murder because she didn't want to wear them.

Yet another thing I won't have to worry about by being child free. No pee to clean up and no trying to potty train a kid.

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[info]theunixgeek in [info]linguaphiles

Advanced French Grammar Resource

Does anyone know of an advanced French grammar resource? I've been studying French for five years, and a year ago I had to give up my French classes for a few reasons, but I've still been studying using online resources, like Le Monde and Euronews. I haven't however, yet found a more complete reference of advanced French grammar, and perhaps with vocabulary resources. Any recommendations.

P.S.: here's a complete German grammar guide I've found: http://german-grammar.de
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[info]carotiscommunis in [info]fictionwriters

Artemis' Evolution

Title: Artemis' Evolution
Author: [info]carotiscommunis
Genre: Sci-fi
Rating: PG
Word Count: 670
Summary: Some machines evolve into robots...some don't.
Author's Note: Comments of any kind would make me so very, very happy. Please and thank you. :D


Click for Aremis' Evolution



cheers!
xoxo

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[info]faerieglen in [info]childfree

Some charity advertising

Through the charity rating site GiveWell I foud a charity called Population Services International (PSI).
One of their main foci is the promotion of reproductive health, family planning and STD prevention. Since this is an issue I deeply care about, I'd like to spread the word.
They rank #4 in GiveWell's latest review. Of course they have their shortcomings, but at least they provide the information necessary to evaluate their effectiveness, which many better-known organizations don't.
If you have something to give, this might be a good cause to give it to. I just reallocated my monthly charity budget to them.

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[info]caitiebeth17 in [info]freewriters

Illiterate

It started out easy.
In fact, it was easy
until only two days ago,
when you called me late and said
that you loved me,
that you missed me,
that you wished you were home
cuz you wanted to hold me.
And I smiled,
and said I loved you two,
because I did.

It was easy, too, for you,
wasn't it?
It was easy to type out those words
on the keys of your phone
instead of face-to-face
and to make me read words
instead of eyes,
and to blame your mother
because she doesn't like me
(she never liked me, did she)
and to say that you still --
what was it you said? Oh yeah,
I have it right here, on my phone --
and to say that you still
"like me like crazy."
If you liked me like crazy,
then why should it matter?
Why should you care
that you mom thinks I'm ugly
(I know I'm not)
that I'm not the same culture as you
(I know I'm not)
that I'm bubbly and different
(I know I am)
because I didn't care.

I loved you.
And you threw me away
like I was a worn book
that you tried to read,
every word splayed on the page
with vivid clarity and
heart-wrenching honesty,
every emotion laid bare for you to see,
and you tried to read me
before remembering
that you were illiterate.

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[info]zheltiy in [info]lomography

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суки
83.44 КБ

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[info]thelazydog in [info]freewriters

Whack Off

There's nothing to do but whack off
I know it kind of sucks
I know I'm kind of bored
But I've tried to do other things
And I can't get motivated
So I'm just going to sit at my desk
and whack off
Don't be offended
You do it, too
When you're bored
and there's nothing to do
You're sitting in your cubicle
and you want to get some work done
But you can't concentrate
So you unbutton your pants
and whack off
I wish I could take a vacation
Go skiing and tubing
Lay on a beach and read a book
But I'm stuck here at my desk
And I hate my job
but I can't leave 'till five
So I'm going to go on Mozilla
Look at some mpegs
and whack off.

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[info]sasha8489 in [info]umstudents

short-term storage

Hi! I am switching apartments in August, but the lease on my current apartment ends about 2 weeks before I am able to move into the other apartment. Does anyone know what sort of options exist for short-term storage? The current landlord has already said that we can't pay to stay longer and there are currently people subleasing the apartment I'm moving into (it's a may to may lease) and they don't seem too keen on letting me leave my stuff in there.

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[info]doxys in [info]bookshare

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mood: happy
I would like to announce that I finally had the bravery to open my literature (reading) web page. you're invited to visit the page since I will be reviewing some books that have not been released yet. I will have three contests as part of the page's inauguration celebration. I will be giving away: One Harry Potter Gryffindor collector pin, a $100 Amazon Gift Card and the Twilight Diaries along with some other books too, so be very wary on updates and the mailing list.


http://windowpane-memoirs.com/

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[info]illuminatedmind in [info]freewriters

balance

  Arms out to her sides
Twenty feet in the air
But she ain’t flyin' free
She’s just standing there
...Balancing on a tightrope

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[info]amistades in [info]linguaphiles

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Would anyone be willing to translate the phrase "I'm only human" into Arabic?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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[info]sorryimsorry in [info]freewriters

The Painting

Catastrophic color blends
A mess of tints and shades
Strokes in an array of sizes
Pencils in different grades

It says what words can't
This passion, this art
It gives you feeling, it's inspiring
But to make it: takes heart

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[info]readergal1004 in [info]bookshare

#62 The Perfect Poison (Book 6 of the Arcane Society Series)

Title: The Perfect Poison (Book 6 of the Arcane Society Series)

Author:  Amanda Quick

Genre:   Fiction

Pages:  340 (HB)

Length of time to read:  2 days


Synopsis: 

SETTING: Late Victorian England

 

Recommended By: 

My best friend recommended this author to me years ago; I started reading this series when it began.

 

Review: 

I liked this book, the characters, the setting and the plot.  They all made for a good story.  These books are not deep, they are fun to read though.  I thought it was written well enough and perfect to read while laying around in the summer.

 

Plagued by rumors that she poisoned her fiancé, Lucinda Bromley manages to live on the fringes of polite society, tending her beloved plants—and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist possesses a unique talent: she can detect almost any type of poison, especially ones that have their origins in the botanical kingdom.

But the death of a lord has shaken Lucinda to her core. At the murder scene, she picks up traces of a poison containing a very rare species of fern. So rare, in fact, that only one specimen exists in all of England—and it was stolen from her conservatory just last month. To keep her name out of the investigation and to find the murderer, Lucinda hires a fellow Arcane Society member. Caleb Jones runs a psychical investigation agency. A descendant of the founder of the Society, he is very good at protecting its secrets—and frighteningly good getting at the truth. Immediately, Lucinda senses both a raw power and undeniable intensity in the imposing man.

But as a nearly overwhelming desire blooms between Caleb and Lucinda, they are drawn into the dark heart of a deadly conspiracy that can be traced to the early days of the Arcane Society—and to a legacy of madness that could plunge Caleb into the depths of his own tortured soul...


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[info]landkee in [info]coffee_and_art

Demon!

( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. )

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[info]jess_williams in [info]freewriters

Surreal Memorabilia

How do I escape the reality of obsession
the elegant sway of an Italian walk
in silk and three inch heels to match
the facade of indifference has disappeared
what is it you are really after?
the talent for music
the quick acquire of money
or the simple ability to remain real?
the elegant sway of an Italian walk
in silk and three inch heels to match
I will never know that sway
but I will keep it
my surreal memorabilia

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