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Plain English

Postby Helms » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:57 pm

English has to be one of the hardest languages to understand. Read the paragraph below and try to understand the meaning.

Two individuals proceeded towards the apex of a natural geologic
protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement of a sample of fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact size of which was unspecified. One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical
structure; Subsequently the second member of the team performed a self
rotational translation oriented in the same direction taken by the first team member.

In plain English what does this translate to?

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after! ;D ;D
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Re: Plain English

Postby South » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:01 am

LOL  ;D
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Re: Plain English

Postby H » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:28 am

Blast it... I missed their names! :-[

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Re: Plain English

Postby Akula. » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:58 am

Emailing this to my english teacher  ;D
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Re: Plain English

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:18 am

I understood the meaning. :)

Now kiss my feet. ;D
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Re: Plain English

Postby Stormtropper » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:28 am

I thought it had something to do with a 3 some :-X
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Re: Plain English

Postby Akula. » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:37 am

im not going to ask...  ;D
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Re: Plain English

Postby cspyro21 » Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:28 am

;D
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Re: Plain English

Postby flymo » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:10 pm

i understood it, wasnt hard.
then again i am english ;D :P


edit:  typo fixed!
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Re: Plain English

Postby Saitek » Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:22 pm

uhuh. lol
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Re: Plain English

Postby H » Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:43 am

I understood the meaning.
Now kiss my feet.
You evidently don't understand the meaning; "Now kiss my feet" is not the meaning. ;D
i understoof it, wasnt hard.
then again i am english ;D :P
I still don't decipher their names. In Americanese it translates, "Two people went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. The first fell down and broke his crown; the second came tumbling after."
Where do you see the names Jack or Jill? And what is understoofing (let's see if you can render an apt definition)?
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Re: Plain English

Postby Akula. » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:56 am

:P typo, fighting falcon, "understanfing" not "undertanfing"
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Re: Plain English

Postby flymo » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:26 am

lol thats a first. people makeing a typo of a typo :P :P


fixed my typo now :D ;D

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Re: Plain English

Postby Akula. » Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:00 pm

heh you all know there is a link to dictionary.com in the header  ;D
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