Well, in theory, they will have studied the basic phonetics of many languages.
( Giacoso - kid spelled it with a 'j' - a letter not found in Italian. )
Sure, she's got a cool name -- but isn't that yet ANOTHER French-derived word?
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jun 01, 2006 4:52:34 pm PDT #118 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Sue - Jun 01, 2006 4:54:57 pm PDT #119 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Okay, I took French until Grade 10 and unless she's in private school or AP classes, those French classes aren't helping much at this point. I guess with word roots, but still.
Jesse - Jun 01, 2006 4:57:22 pm PDT #120 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
But Sue, I'm sure she's studying French-for-Spelling-Bees, too. I mean, these kids aren't just using knowledge they've picked up in school.
flea - Jun 01, 2006 5:00:13 pm PDT #121 of 10002
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I knew aubade! Ohh, poeisis, too.
Is the announcer Will Shortz, of the Times and NPR?
sumi - Jun 01, 2006 5:00:15 pm PDT #122 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
These girls are good.
Sue - Jun 01, 2006 5:01:23 pm PDT #123 of 10002
hip deep in pie
They're blowing my mind.
sumi - Jun 01, 2006 5:01:27 pm PDT #124 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
No, they've said his name -I think it's Dr. Jacque or something like that.
Jesse - Jun 01, 2006 5:01:55 pm PDT #125 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I really can't believe they just know these! So crazy!
Sue - Jun 01, 2006 5:02:25 pm PDT #126 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Bailly is his last name.
flea - Jun 01, 2006 5:04:20 pm PDT #127 of 10002
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Okay, two Greek words in a row - both easy for me. It's amazing the mix of words I know well and words I've never heard in my life.