RicardoLuigi... Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 there's a girl in my english class...and we're reading a book that used the word "muff". she did not know what a muff was. she then asked, "what is a muff?". the teacher replied, "well...only ladies have it...and you can put things in it...and it's important for babies..." and she still didn't get it so she finally said "it's another word for a woman's vagina." later in the period, she asked what "buxom" meant. and it was another fiasco. discuss.
elTee Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Lack of semantic knowledge isn't equatable with so-called 'Singrish', so you'll have to explain the title of this thread. Other than that, not knowing words in school is always grossly over-exaggerated. When I was in primary school I heard the word 'twat' and used it at home, to the expected reception. Following that I avoided repeating any slang words at home in case they were swear words - because I didn't know what they all meant :-) But not knowing something in the adult world is far less embarassing. I'm not sure what my point is, but I'm bored...
Halo_92 Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Its okay, a lot of things typed here don't have any meanings whatsoever.
DarthAve Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Its okay, a lot of things typed here don't have any meanings whatsoever. SOIGNE! LOLOL
turtlefreak Posted January 31, 2007 Posted January 31, 2007 Okay, don't make fun of me but I don't know half of those words right there. Elighten meh
DarthAve Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Okay, don't make fun of me but I don't know half of those words right there. Elighten meh Soigne- adj.(swan-yay) 1.Showing sophisticated elegance; fashionable: a soigné little club. 2.Well-groomed; polished: The soigné celebrity granted a brief interview.
RicardoLuigi... Posted February 1, 2007 Author Posted February 1, 2007 Lack of semantic knowledge isn't equatable with so-called 'Singrish', so you'll have to explain the title of this thread. she's a little asian girl, which i was going to mention in my original post but then i got so excited that i forgot to add that in there.
martmeister Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 one of my classmates told me that there was a girl in his Intro to Christianity class that asked if Martin Luther (98 Theses, fyi) was named after MLK Jr. 'Tis good to have a comprehensive vocabulary.
DarthAve Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 one of my classmates told me that there was a girl in his Intro to Christianity class that asked if Martin Luther (98 Theses, fyi) was named after MLK Jr. 'Tis good to have a comprehensive vocabulary. Tell that girl she's the winner. I was having an internet argument with this one n00b. I was all like "OMFG pwned!" and she responeded just like this. "can you speak engish?" No caps, no l, just engish. I lol'd for about 5 minutes.
martmeister Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 I wasn't there, but the prof corrected her. I'm more impressed with some of my customers; they tell me something and I'm thinking, "riiight, you don't have the faintest idea of what you're talking about." At least about half of 'em will tell me that they don't in advance so I can nod and smile with understanding instead of criticism.
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 My Japanese professor still can't distinguish between 'l' and 'r'.
RicardoLuigi... Posted February 1, 2007 Author Posted February 1, 2007 you mean your japanese plofessol?
martmeister Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 my mom still says things wrong. "Argue" for the longest time still was pronounced "ackew." My macro-econ prof would say "shift to left" as "sh*t to left."
Samnmax221 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 You totally should have slammed her down on the desk and shown her what it was.
milo Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 My Japanese professor still can't distinguish between 'l' and 'r'. 'TIS THA SEASON TO BE JORRY FARARARARA RARARARA
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 You totally should have slammed her down on the desk and shown her what it was. What what was? What it means to please a man?
Samnmax221 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 What what was? What it means to please a man? No, that she had gum on her shoe.
itchythesamurai Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Lack of semantic knowledge isn't equatable with so-called 'Singrish', so you'll have to explain the title of this thread. In Singapore, English is the official language, but a lot of people butcher it pretty badly so it's often referred to as Singlish. Is that what you were referring to, elTee?
DarthAve Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 'TIS THA SEASON TO BE JORRY FARARARARA RARARARA You can actually go to that place, and the people will sing it for you. At lease that's what my mom said. I wanna go there someday. And the house up in Cleveland.
Poopdogjr Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 Once again everything seems to come back to The Christmas story. Maybe it is the true center and meaning of all life?
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