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Never ever speak that
In Russian language there appears some bureaucratic word combinations which are difficult to explain how they are possible at all. There are kinds of some positivist sadistic jokes of this language. They're really blowing my brain ( Read more... ) -
Vocabulary "Stoner"
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stoner chicks suck
they're a waste of a perfectly good set of breasts.
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<@FirebirdGM> What a gayass question. This is on my Chemistry Homework.
<@FirebirdGM> 'If x = 4, What is x equal to?'
LOL
<@FirebirdGM> How the hell does that relate to HydroCarbons. That isn't even a real question.
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Bash as a text processing tool
Here is an article about using bash (Unix shell) to find lexical errors in your writing. Also, a lot of nice tips is included (Passive voice is in!). I really enjoyed with this cool stuff! -
Grammar news
"Used to" is a new verb in English, which is beyond school book grammar.
The discussion is here
Briefly, "Didn't he used to be great?" and "used not" are both correct.
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Minister. new word
"Minister" often means a statesman for Russian, however that means simply a "priest", so as of wedding ceremony of Charlie Eppes at Numb3rs 6'16, everybody ask where is a minister.
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New words
fight back
V
1. (intr) to resist an attack
2. (intr) to counterattack
3. (tr) to struggle to repress she tried to fight back her tears
stand up for
1. To side with; defend.
2. To stand up with.
Heard on Numb3rs 6'15 in the phrase:
He never could fight back and stand up for himself.
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Dead, dead, some day we all will be dead.
Prof. Frank Fenner from Australia suggests mankind extinction within next 100 years. No-return point has been passed already. Tic,toc, tic. We all will be dead ( Read more... )
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