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This is about your use of "you aren't" v. "you're not." Karen


To my ears.."you aren't" sounds much more slangy than "you're not."

I dont think I use .."you aren't" very often.. if at all..
Also it sounds too much like.."You Aunt!"... IMO very much only spoken language...
But then again.."you ...

You beat me to it, AndrewS. :D

I always think that it's only right to point these things out, just as I would expect any Finns or Finnish-speaking persons to point this out to me, should I be doing the same in Finnish.

As have been bollocked on here on a couple of occasions for correcting grammar ...

Pissismioff coz the link wouldn't work for me

You are very lucky

Does he have a like-minded friend?

Cadwgan wrote:Helmi, what caused the two smitings? Or is that personal?....

I was smitten love-wise twice...that's what I meant. You know, that wonderful, glorious feeling of being a part of something very special...

Drive(r) in this sense usually means "do for a living"

i.e. Hva driver du med? = What do you do for a living?

Jeg er sekretær = I am a secretary

Svart = past tense of 'svarer' = to answer as in "Spørsmål og svar" = Question and Answer

"har dessver ikke fått svart deg før nå : - ) "

"Unfortunately I haven't had time to reply before now. "


HTH

Looks like my name is pretty unusual anywhere as it's not listed :?

The nearest I can find is:-

KARI (2)
Gender: Masculine :thumbsdown:
Usage: Finnish
Finnish form of Makarios (see MACARIO).

or

KARI (1)
Gender: Feminine :thumbsup:
Usage: Norwegian
Norwegian form of KATHERINE

I wonder ...

Argentina is gonna win.

http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/innocent/innocent0009.gif


And the score was?? :P See those words in red? Eat them! http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/evilgrin/evilgrin0036.gif

Huh? Someone from Norway cheering for England? :shock: May Mjollnir smite thee ...

Not sure if this belongs here, but anyway. I thought about those situations when you hear some expression in Finnish and it means something really funny (or dirty) in your language. Just 2 examples:

take the verb muistaa = to remember

muista = remember! in Finnish (vocative), c**ksucker ...

Cadwgan wrote:Argentina is gonna win.

And the score was?? See those words in red? Eat them!

Does 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson still play for them?

I'm still madly in love with Kent and here is their latest offering...Den döda vinkeln!!!!

I defy anyone to say they don't like this song!

http://www.engstrand.nu/kent.htm

Mourinho should stop being such a smacked ar5£ and enjoy what Chelsea have accomplished so far. Some people are never satisfied!

!"#¤% oh dear it wont let me spell it... H A J I M E M A S H I T E ....ahh... yes it will now, must be something to do with the last 5 letters


Maybe 'Domo arigato' would be better