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Natter 74: Ready or Not

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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Hil R. - Mar 25, 2016 5:24:55 pm PDT #18337 of 30003

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Worse than French?

Much worse. In French, it follows the pattern that the word for 48 is the word for 40 followed by the word for 8. 70, 80, and 90 are weird, but still, if you know the word for 80, then you can follow the pattern to get the word for 87. So it's obvious that "forty-eight" or "quarante-huit" is 40+8. Hindi doesn't have that pattern, and the patterns that it does have aren't quite regular enough to be able to use the words to stress that point.

-t - Mar 25, 2016 5:24:56 pm PDT #18338 of 30003

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

wow, it would be a pain to teach place value in Hindi.

Really? How very interesting. I am terrible with languages, but researching just that one small aspect is intriguing.

Hil R. - Mar 25, 2016 5:26:52 pm PDT #18339 of 30003

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Hindi numbers: [link]

sarameg - Mar 25, 2016 5:30:23 pm PDT #18340 of 30003

Greenway just a few blocks from me. That's the fancy neighborhood we had to drive through a lot.

dcp - Mar 25, 2016 5:31:22 pm PDT #18341 of 30003

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Lakhs and crores are also fun complications.

Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2016 5:32:09 pm PDT #18342 of 30003

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Hi Cindy! t Muppet waves

Burrell - Mar 25, 2016 6:11:59 pm PDT #18343 of 30003

Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I like the fancy Baltimore home too. I see Rebecca is looking for places to move.

I like that dress, Scrappy.

I seem to be in a likable mood tonight. Although that may not translate to the grades I'm giving out.

msbelle - Mar 25, 2016 6:14:21 pm PDT #18344 of 30003

I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

HA. not looking at anything in my price range. am dreaming.

-t - Mar 25, 2016 6:19:14 pm PDT #18345 of 30003

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Pleasant dreams.

Consuela - Mar 25, 2016 6:23:50 pm PDT #18346 of 30003

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I forget, do we talk about Hamilton here? Although I should probably cross-post this into comics. Batlexander Manilton: [link]

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