My coworker just asked me a code switching question: If you are referring to a committee with a French name in an English sentence, should the article proceeding it be "the" or "le"?
Yes. Men like sports. Men watch the action movie, they eat of the beef, and enjoy to look at the bosoms. A thousand years of avenging our wrongs and that's all you've learned?
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jun 30, 2010 4:36:42 am PDT #9709 of 30001
hip deep in pie
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2010 4:53:14 am PDT #9710 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She's shooting in Bulgaria, so she should pick up a random Bulgarian??
When in Rome...
I mean, I'm not mad at her either way, but the idea that she's travelling for known quantities of cock is more respectable.
Mostly I think she wasn't allowed to say the word cock. However, she's already pretended to walk around with semen in her hair, so how prissy is she going to act now?
My home answering machine code-switches and has for years. It's been half in French since...well, almost since I left Montreal. Not quite clear why, but I can't bear to change it. Transferred it verbatim every time.
Jessica - Jun 30, 2010 5:01:55 am PDT #9711 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'd probably say "the" unless the article is part of the committee's name.
Jesse - Jun 30, 2010 5:03:21 am PDT #9712 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, I'm not mad at her either way, but the idea that she's travelling for known quantities of cock is more respectable.
That's what I'm saying.
megan walker - Jun 30, 2010 5:09:02 am PDT #9713 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'd probably say "the" unless the article is part of the committee's name.
This.
The head of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association said he would consider goal-line technology.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2010 5:09:53 am PDT #9714 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cock cock cock cock. The word has lost all meaning....
Lee - Jun 30, 2010 5:16:37 am PDT #9715 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Dick!
tommyrot - Jun 30, 2010 5:16:49 am PDT #9716 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wang!
Amy - Jun 30, 2010 5:17:39 am PDT #9717 of 30001
Because books.
Johnson!
Gudanov - Jun 30, 2010 5:20:50 am PDT #9718 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Last week's TDS had a great bit at the end of one of John Oliver's World Cup reports where they were talking about the upcoming match between England and Germany, and Jon Stewart said something about how, if England gets into trouble with Germany, the US could come on in and "save your asses like we did in WWII!!"
They taped the bit for after the U.S. - England game before the game was played, so they had to tape all three possible endings. (Things you learn from listening to the Bugle). Anyhow if you haven't seen them the other two un-aired outcomes are available on TDS web site. They are uncensored so there is a NSFW factor there.