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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
So Jeopardy! had a whole category of category names translated into French ... I thought it would be funny if the Double round had used them (especially 'Those Darned Etruscans', but they didn't.
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I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 11:58 AM, June 29, 2011
Kathie had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Actually, Ridger, the "Lakes and Rivers" category WAS used in Double Jeopardy last night, after appearing as the clue "Lacs et Fleuves" in the first round!
The odd thing was that I don't recall ever having seen "Those Darned Etruscans" as a category on "Jeopardy!" -- must have missed that evening.
Alex pronounces French pretty well, hardly surprising considering his origins and education (U/Ottawa, on the Quebec border). His Spanish is passable, but he seems to pronounce Portuguese with Spanish diction :-(((
Wow, I'm starting to think I'm wa-a-a-ay too invested in this!
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