Does anyone know why my computer is refusing to allow me to burn onto a DVD-R disc ( Read more... )

Bizarre request:

My flatmate has just received word from two prospective employers in two days that she is still jobless. She would like to know how to say, "It's all gone to hell in a hand basket" in as many different languages as possible. Literal translations back into English just for humour's sake, as well, please.

Thanks!

Does anyone fancy giving me three different sentences: one that uses brackets/parentheses, one that uses dashes and one that uses parenthetic commas?

I am writing examples for my Year 6 class and am very tired from writing semi-colon and colon sentences.

Thanks very much!

As a teacher, is it possible to be unprofessional in a situation where you are the pupil, during your private, non-school-related life?

My science tutor accused me of being unprofessional today.

How many other words can you think of that are compound words when they are nouns: feedback, but two words when they are verbs: to feed back?

x-posted to livejournal_uk and linguists

Why, oh, why does the after sun sting and regular old moisturiser makes me feel almost (but not quite) human again?

Will an anti-histamine help this itching, even though it's not an allergic reaction?

So, I got burnt yesterday. I am putting on after-sun stuff by the gallon (litre?) and now I am seriously itchy.

Am I healing?

Also, I am supposed to be getting a massage tomorrow. My burn doesn't hurt; will the oil she uses help or will all the rubbing harm?

Is there a musical term/name for staccato notes under a slur?

x-posted quite a bit, so very sorry :)

Yeah. Cool. And it's different...how?