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by Carrot
Fri May 02, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: None of the above
Topic: The Official ZBB Quote Thread
Replies: 2878
Views: 738329

Or you could accept that 'grammar' is an ambiguous word, acknowledge the old and established meaning of 'an authoritative or widely respected text describing a language, that may be used by non-speakers to become familiar with the language', and see the comment as noting the comparative sparsity of...
by Carrot
Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:09 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: Languages in Civ IV
Replies: 55
Views: 54520

Japanese

1. covered
2. ?
3. Ryoukai (りょうかい)
4. Mondai arimasen. (問題ありません)
5. Makasete kudasai (任せて下さい)
6. covered
7. covered
8. Saa, iku zo (さあ, 行くぞ)
9. Makasete kudasai (任せて下さい)
by Carrot
Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:45 pm
Forum: L&L Museum
Topic: I wish English had a word for this!
Replies: 333
Views: 166797

My addition, even though it has some equivalents (I think) in English: Swedish att fula sig , lit. "to ugly (verb) oneself". Perhaps a more understandable translation would be "to behave in an ugly manner". What it means is that you are making some kind of joke (a mean joke that is) and/or doing som...