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Post by ronmiller on Apr 2, 2020 14:43:13 GMT
I was thinking more along the lines of video conferencing. I believe it's even possible via WhatsApp, for free. And > www.howtogeek.com/661906/the-6-best-free-video-conferencing-apps.Kevin, I'll tell the group about video conferencing but I wouldn't want to use a video until I'm a little better. I am still recuperating from my operation, as after I came out of the hospital I got a series of illnesses. Hopefully I'm slowly getting better but I spend all day in my armchair in my pyjamas and bathrobe. I am also very thin (6stone 4lbs.) and want to gain at least a couple of stone. The doctor has put me on a drink supplement so hopefully my weight will creep up. The rest of the group may want to take up your suggestion. Thanks. I hope that you continue to improve and get better! |
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Apr 2, 2020 15:13:06 GMT
I hope you mend quickly.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Apr 2, 2020 19:39:59 GMT
Kevin, we do write emails and telephone each other. Just recently one of our group offered to co-ordinate a newsletter. She said We could send our writing to her and she would send out the newsletter on line to the group members. Theyy could critique the piecec and email us individually or send their remarks to our co-ordinator for the next newsletter. I was thinking more along the lines of video conferencing. I believe it's even possible via WhatsApp, for free. And > www.howtogeek.com/661906/the-6-best-free-video-conferencing-apps/Kevin will English people understand the word "screwed" I was told it was an American word. Yes, and I don't think it is American. In days gone by it was actually a Brit word for drunk. But all the same, people see a lot of US stuff on TV. But Americans do not seem to realise the difference between pissed and pissed off  He was pissed because he'd had too much to drink before he got pissed due to his wife catching him drinking with his friends. He became truly pissed off when his wife kicked him in the butt and told him she was filing for divorce and leaving all eight of their children with him.
Duh, it's not hard to figure out even for a blonde.
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Post by ronmiller on Apr 2, 2020 20:16:56 GMT
Kevin, we do write emails and telephone each other. Just recently one of our group offered to co-ordinate a newsletter. She said We could send our writing to her and she would send out the newsletter on line to the group members. Theyy could critique the piecec and email us individually or send their remarks to our co-ordinator for the next newsletter. I was thinking more along the lines of video conferencing. I believe it's even possible via WhatsApp, for free. And > www.howtogeek.com/661906/the-6-best-free-video-conferencing-apps/Kevin will English people understand the word "screwed" I was told it was an American word. Yes, and I don't think it is American. In days gone by it was actually a Brit word for drunk. But all the same, people see a lot of US stuff on TV. But Americans do not seem to realise the difference between pissed and pissed off He was pissed because he'd had too much to drink before he got pissed due to his wife catching him drinking with his friends. He became truly pissed off when his wife kicked him in the butt and told him she was filing for divorce and leaving all eight of their children with him.
Duh, it's not hard to figure out even for a blonde.
There are probably more British slang words and phrases that Americans are familiar with than one might think (and, actually, getting pissed from drinking too much is one I hear an American use from time to time), probably for the same reasons: TV and movies...though there are still many that will throw us for a loop. |
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Apr 2, 2020 20:24:22 GMT
He was pissed because he'd had too much to drink before he got pissed due to his wife catching him drinking with his friends. He became truly pissed off when his wife kicked him in the butt and told him she was filing for divorce and leaving all eight of their children with him.
Duh, it's not hard to figure out even for a blonde.
There are probably more British slang words and phrases that Americans are familiar with than one might think (and, actually, getting pissed from drinking too much is one I hear an American use from time to time), probably for the same reasons: TV and movies...though there are still many that will throw us for a loop. Try having a few drinks with a Brit, a Mexican national, a Colombian national, and an Argentinian national. After a while it's easier to just order another round as opposed to trying to figure out all the slang and differing usages.
I have had a couple monumental hangovers for that reason, and I'd like to forget them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2020 7:13:24 GMT
But Americans do not seem to realise the difference between pissed and pissed off.Kevin, I lived in the States for 7 years and still got confused with some phrases and words. I think it works both ways. Some Americans might not know the difference about certain of our phrases but some of us also mightn't know the difference between some of theirs. I don't think one can generalise,
"The Americans do not etc." Many Americans understand the difference between being pissed and pissed off, Sphinx-Cameron for one. Some Americans even know what we mean when we say, "I have to go to the loo."
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Post by ronmiller on Apr 3, 2020 12:47:28 GMT
There are probably more British slang words and phrases that Americans are familiar with than one might think (and, actually, getting pissed from drinking too much is one I hear an American use from time to time), probably for the same reasons: TV and movies...though there are still many that will throw us for a loop. Try having a few drinks with a Brit, a Mexican national, a Colombian national, and an Argentinian national. After a while it's easier to just order another round as opposed to trying to figure out all the slang and differing usages.
I have had a couple monumental hangovers for that reason, and I'd like to forget them.
I once spent a couple of weeks in the backcountry of Iceland with a dozen fellow artists from North America and dozen artists from the (then) Soviet Union. We couldn't speak Russian and a few of the Russians could speak only a few words of English. It was surprising how little vodka it took for that to make no difference. |
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Apr 3, 2020 13:10:09 GMT
Try having a few drinks with a Brit, a Mexican national, a Colombian national, and an Argentinian national. After a while it's easier to just order another round as opposed to trying to figure out all the slang and differing usages.
I have had a couple monumental hangovers for that reason, and I'd like to forget them.
I once spent a couple of weeks in the backcountry of Iceland with a dozen fellow artists from North America and dozen artists from the (then) Soviet Union. We couldn't speak Russian and a few of the Russians could speak only a few words of English. It was surprising how little vodka it took for that to make no difference. Wodka is definitely a good way to help erase language barriers.
Just try to avoid dealing with interpreters, in groups. It makes you want to drink a bit more.
Though I still find it humorous what happened with my spouse when she was learning her craft. Two words, one letter different between them, but conjugations of two different verbs. What she meant to say in class was basically translated back into English as: "I'd like to ask for a bowl of soup." What she actually said when translated back was: "I'd like to fart for a bowl of soup." Then again, she had the last laugh because I taught her a lot of words the instructors wouldn't as well as some to watch out for depending on dialect.
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Post by ronmiller on Apr 3, 2020 21:45:25 GMT
Happily, since we were all artists, having some scraps of paper and pencils handy helped a lot with communication!
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Apr 3, 2020 21:49:16 GMT
Happily, since we were all artists, having some scraps of paper and pencils handy helped a lot with communication! One thing I learned from Argentinians, at some point I need a better understanding of the German language group.
Fortunately formal written Spanish is more or less somewhat standard.
Unfortunately, I'm better verbally.
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