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Oct 02, 2005 00:42

An earful of iPod users. -Paul Kitching (paulkitchingATripitup.com.au ( Read more... )

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thrashy October 1 2005, 23:20:13 UTC
what's all that?

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ymf October 2 2005, 05:35:56 UTC
they're collective nouns. hmmm when you're referring to a group of objects (people, things, animals etc), you usually use a special term for it, for example when you see hundreds of ants together, you'll say they are "a colony of ants". come to think of it, i don't seem to have learnt anything like this in french...

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thrashy October 2 2005, 13:47:13 UTC
Oh okay! That makes more sense to read now :P
Mmmh there must be few in French too, I just can't think of any as for now!

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thrashy October 2 2005, 13:49:39 UTC
Une colonie de fourmis works too.
Un troupeau d'éléphants.
Une montagne de documents.
There :D! haha

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ymf October 2 2005, 14:00:24 UTC
heh c'est intéressante. hmm et pour les poissons?

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thrashy October 2 2005, 14:25:20 UTC
Un banc de poissons! HA! :) yay I remember hehe
I must admit that sometimes I forget few words or expressions in French because the last 4 years have been spent mostly speaking/thinking in English so ya know... =)

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thrashy October 3 2005, 06:02:33 UTC
well, at least you've got your basics there so when you switch back to french, it's still manageable! i haven't been having chinese lessons in ages so mine gets quite rusty too.

un banc de poissons! that feels rich heh. *grins*

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