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please consider when posting to non-native-english Flyertalkers: ...

please consider when posting to non-native-english Flyertalkers:

that we may not fully and fast understand abbreviations, 'strange expressions', every finess (open and hidden) in an expression.

So if replying directly to a post of non-english-native-speaking person, please try to be simple, and the shorter the better, and try to use expressions/words we can find in diccionaries. Thank You.

I, myself, learned a lot of (for me new, never used before) english-expressions from the start of this board. And I like to learn more and more. Here is an insight into my little black notebook about new expresions and words I learned/noted just today:

Quote:

skirmish, slept the night away, to factor in, a harsh way of saying, deafening, Your call entirely, we will catch up, a blast, insanely cheap, kinda nutty prices, for inferring that, DARING them to take action, to BRAG, much peer pressure was put on some, feel compelled, a stampede of 1K's, lured to 1K status, Lemme get this straight, they wanna see, we are gonna, b.t.w., hitting the glugwein "Cola"

Sometimes, something good can come out of something bad http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif.

English is my mother tongue, but I have no idea what language the message you refer to is in. What is means is that I cannot really understand the original message myself and may not be meant to.

[This message has been edited by Dauphin (edited 07-23-2000).]

E non scordare che non tutti parlano tedesco http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Rudi,

Add "TANSTAAFL" to your list. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

...ess

Don't know why it is T-A-NSTAAFL, as it supposedly represents "There Is no such thing as a free lunch" http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/confused.gif

I just have been taught that the first 'A' stands for 'ARE' http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Only for people who practise very bad grammar!

And those who "practice" proper spelling too! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif We're talking American style, not the Kings English here, remember! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

is - singular
eg - I, you, he, she,it

are - plural
eg - we, you, they

There is one key.
There are several keys.

Right? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

james, I defenetly need your help:

I started here on this board, over two years ago, with my absolute perfect Oxford-english

soon it became influenced by our NorthAmerican friends (with a lot af varieties)

and now even by Australians

(I feel like probably most german feel when they hear my swiss-german-dialect = lost!)

Help! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 07-24-2000).]

I vote for dropping the A from TANSTAAFL,
as in "there's no such......"

Then again, as we say in New Yawk:

Maybe we should just fuggetaboutit http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif