Ye Olde Pub (The English Pub)

[Gjest Slettet-PJ3x8Q2w]

One of my biggest problems with English is knowing when to use a/an. I have never gotten that, and I never will.

 

Well, that's very simple, actually. 'An' before words starting with a vowel sound (notice that; it's the sound, not the letter itself), and 'a' before words starting with a consonant sound.

 

There are no other rules than that (not that I know of). How hard can that be?

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Well, I know that. But I've forgotten the difference between a vowel and a consonant

[Ferchie]

And here I was thinking this was a Norwegian forum.. Oh wel..

[Jaffe]

One of my biggest problems with English is knowing when to use a/an. I have never gotten that, and I never will.

 

Well, that's very simple, actually. 'An' before words starting with a vowel sound (notice that; it's the sound, not the letter itself), and 'a' before words starting with a consonant sound.

 

There are no other rules than that (not that I know of). How hard can that be?

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Well, I know that. But I've forgotten the difference between a vowel and a consonant

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An old "rule" says that you can sing the vowels (a, e, i, o, u, y, etc.), and not the consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, etc.)

Endret 29. desember 2006 av Jaffe

[Kjekssjokolade]

And here I was thinking this was a Norwegian forum.. Oh wel..

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This is the only thread were English is used as main speech, because it is named "General discussion in English"

[H-e-l-l-o]

And here I was thinking this was a Norwegian forum.. Oh wel..

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Hence the threads name.

[Ferchie]

Wel, I know that.. But i thought this forum only allowed writings in Norwegian as english posts has been deleted before.

[Cheshire Cat]

Wel, I know that.. But i thought this forum only allowed writings in Norwegian as english posts has been deleted before.

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How 'bout reading the first post then?

[-Koenigsegg-]

well ain't this a jolly good thread, ey?

[Lidskjalv]

The decreased activity in this thread says that even that Norwegian seem to adopt English words increasingly, good ol' Norsky sitll reign as King in Norway.

 

All Hayle The Frostbitten Kingdom Up North!

[H-e-l-l-o]

I prefer English above Norwegian by far, but since this is a Norwegian-only forum without an English subforum, it's kinda pointless trying to pick out only a certain amount of interesting discussions in a single thread.

[Autofil]

I prefer English above Norwegian by far, but since this is a Norwegian-only forum without an English subforum, it's kinda pointless trying to pick out only a certain amount of interesting discussions in a single thread.

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Shit happens...

[Dr. Mobius]

I want to hear your views about something I have been thinking of recently.

 

I am wondering, do you prefer books in norwegian or english? And why?

 

I find that books in english gives me much more vivid imaginary scenes. I'm of the opinion that books written in norwegian lacks the big words, the words that make lifelike images appear in my head. English written books generally moves me more than others.

To this day I have only read a couple of dozen books in norwegian, and the english books I have read, I can't even begin to sum up by the number.

For instance, I prefer reading intelligent books of science fiction. I can't imagine reading such books in my own laguage.

Am I alone in this, or do some of you agree?

[edds]

You're not alone. You actually put words on something I've been thinking about several times in the past.

 

Aside from what you've mentioned, I also generally prefer to read a book in the original language - that's the closest one will get to what the author originally intended, in my opinion. But this goes both ways, I prefer reading books by Norweigan authors in Norweigan, and books by British/American authors in English.

 

If I don't know the language the book originally was written in, I'll choose English over Norweigan.

[Cheshire Cat]

I do prefer books in their original language 'cause you miss a lot of points, wordplays etc.

 

I havent noticed the lack of scenery and images in the translated versions though.

[Dr. Mobius]

I do prefer books in their original language 'cause you miss a lot of points, wordplays etc.

 

I havent noticed the lack of scenery and images in the translated versions though.

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I didn't actually mean that the translated version had some of the scenery and imagery removed during translation. I meant that the norwegian words used in the translation often lacks the "punch" the original language makes use of. The english words used usually has more nuances than norwegian words. Think of the english language as a many facetted diamond, while norwegian is a lump of rock.

Endret 31. desember 2006 av T-Solberg

[Kjekssjokolade]

I wondered if you guys could make a list of variations for the word "fuck".

It can be used in different variations:

 

-Fuck you

-We are fucked

 

All I could think of in 2seconds, need more.

[Thend]

I'll fuck with you = I'll have sex with you

I'll fuck with you = Let's do that together

I'll fuck with you = I'll send you to the hospital

[Ferchie]

Why would we do that chocolate cookie? ^^

 

I had the craziest dream yesterday. Or, it wasn't really a dream, just something i thought about before i fell asleep.

I want to write it down, but im not really sure.. It doesent make sence, but it actually made me fall asleep!

[Torbjørn T.]

I wondered if you guys could make a list of variations for the word "fuck".

You'll find a few here:

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuck

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck#Contextual_usage

[Kjekssjokolade]

Why would we do that chocolate cookie? ^^

 

I had the craziest dream yesterday. Or, it wasn't really a dream, just something i thought about before i fell asleep.

I want to write it down, but im not really sure.. It doesent make sence, but it actually made me fall asleep!

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Well write it down, and let it make no sense to us then