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i'm generally called madie and i was born in the philippines on 16 july in the year 1988 which makes me twenty and a cancer. i've lived in california ever since i was two, and i can't imagine living somewhere not near the beach! i am in love with this cute loserface named johan <3 i love to travel, especially in europe. amsterdam is basically my second home. languages are my thing. i am fiercely loyal. i'm pretty much a "que será será" kind of person. i'm easily amused. good books make me happy. i think too much sometimes. i can get pretty dorky. i'm a nice person once you get to know me :)
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    Character on jade donut ? Someone gave me a green jade donut pendant with Chinese on it, and I was wondering if someone could tell me what it says? http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3182DCV1RYL._SL500_AA280_.jpg That's not mine, but the character(s) in the middle is what is in the center of mine too :) Also: Culturally, what are these jade donuts supposed to do/symbolize? (People have told me good luck / prosperity / etc...) Thanks :)
    March 20, 2009
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    or... the sentence is okay if you mean to tell the person that it's not necessary for them to go to that place. another way (speaking in the active voice) of saying it would be: you won't have to go there.
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    November 15, 2008
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    Verbix is amazing :) http://www.verbix.com/languages/portuguese.shtml
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    November 15, 2008
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    BTW: the list of accents in English are just a VEEEEEEEERY few examples, there are a lot more than what I listed above.
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    November 13, 2008
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    Well, if by accent, you mean the different intonations/habits/ways of speaking English, then there are quite A LOT. American accent (Southern, Bostonian, New York, Californian, ETC), British accent (Cockney, Scouse, ETC), Australian accent, Irish accent, Scottish accent.... I think the term "accent" is relative, though, because as long as someone is speaking the same language as you but with different intonations/patterns/habits/etc, then they would have a certain accent to you and vice-versa. But some people say there are "standard" versions of each language, for example: "standard American English" (without regional accents) is said to be spoken in Ohio in the USA; or "Hochdeutsch" is the 'standard German'.
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    November 13, 2008
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    Sometimes, you have to slow down... "Stop and smell the roses". When you go too fast, you won't be able to see the little things that really make life worth living.
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    November 13, 2008
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    Well, over the years, English has become a sort of "global lingua franca". It was first because of the British using their language in their many colonies; but nowadays the United States plays a large role in the distribution of the English language to foreign lands. The US has a very large part in global affairs (economics, politics, science, etc.). Also, one of the United States' major exports is ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA. Hollywood movies reach almost every country in the world, and those movies are usually filmed in English. A lot of popular musicians/bands come from the United States, as well. Many foreign musicians sing their songs in English in order to have a much wider range of listeners. Basically, it has been a necessity to learn English in order to become a (well informed and active) global-citizen. It's not fair, I agree, but it's a lot more convenient to have a common language in the world, and English just won. It would be more fair if everyone just learned a language that doesn't come from any one specific country. That's been done, and it failed. Many already know English, so why learn a whole new different language just to be fair?
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    November 11, 2008
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    Because they crave acceptance. It's human nature to want to feel included in a group. Some feel it more than others, of course.
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    November 5, 2008
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    contempt , maybe?
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    November 3, 2008
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    Happy Birthday: Gelukkige verjaardag *more commonly they just say "Gefeliciteerd", which means 'congratulations' (or to be more specific: gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag) Merry Christmas: Vrolijk kerstfeest / Prettig kerstfeest / Gelukkig kerstfeest (choose whichever one you want..)
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    October 31, 2008
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