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RacerX

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It must have come from the right side of the brain, not the left. English is a tough language to remember all the rules.

english is easy because it is flexible and the rules are absolute. Spanish got all types of archaic rules of grammar. Coupled with a billion verb tenses and gender specific nouns and articles, sheesh!
 

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english is easy because it is flexible and the rules are absolute. Spanish got all types of archaic rules of grammar. Coupled with a billion verb tenses and gender specific nouns and articles, sheesh!

not only that but the form of address is so formal.. I can write in English and then have my secretary translate it into "proper" Spanish.. which includes a great deal of enquiries over the recipient?s health, the many thanks for the informative interview, the thanks for the cafecito... and takes twice as many words.

Whenever I am in a group meeting in Spanish, I first apologize for the mistakes that I am about to make. I had about 15 years of French study so am quite certain of my grammar (still make mistakes) but in Spanish, I think that most of the time I am using the wrong tense.. or most certainly the wrong gender.

Even in English, I make mistakes.. as was just noted.

But I do think that it keeps one?s brain working. I find that when I actually get to think in another language (which does happen on occassion) my thought patterns conform to the language. Life is more poetic in French, more loving in Spanish, more efficient in English.

I feel sorry for those ex pats who live here but have not learned the language.
 

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english is easy because it is flexible and the rules are absolute. Spanish got all types of archaic rules of grammar. Coupled with a billion verb tenses and gender specific nouns and articles, sheesh!

But English is more difficult to read and decode. In Spanish and French the rules of pronunciation are fixed while in English, well try ??through?and ?bough??-- beats me... and it is my mother tounge
 

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English is pretty widely regarded as a difficult language. Probably because it's really a mixture of languages, Romance, Saxon, Germanic, probably some Nordic thrown in there. I'd have to say that the rules are not written in stone either. I before E, EXCEPT after C, OR when pronounced "A" as in neighbor and weigh... kinda says it all, doesn't it? LOL

Here's a joke, (I just love poking fun at myself):

When a person speaks two languages, they are said to be bilingual.

When a person speaks THREE languages, they are said to be TRILINGUAL.

When a person speaks only one language, they are said to be AMERICAN. (meaning, U.S. Americans, lol).

A couple of years ago when my wife and I enrolled in Spanish class at our community college, I happened to mention it to my father, (in his late 70's and old-school). His response was: "Why?" LOL
 
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rice&beans

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Gotcha........

English is pretty widely regarded as a difficult language. Probably because it's really a mixture of languages, Romance, Saxon, Germanic, probably some Nordic thrown in there. I'd have to say that the rules are not written in stone either. I before E, EXCEPT after C, OR when pronounced "A" as in neighbor and weigh... kinda says it all, doesn't it? LOL

Here's a joke, (I just love poking fun at myself):

When a person speaks two languages, they are said to be bilingual.

When a person speaks THREE languages, they are said to be TRILINGUAL.
When a person speaks only one language, they are said to be AMERICAN. (meaning, U.S. Americans, lol).

A couple of years ago when my wife and I enrolled in Spanish class at our community college, I happened to mention it to my father, (in his late 70's and old-school). His response was: "Why?" LOL



Ok...so does that mean if a person is trisexual...(try??)...he or she will tri...(try) ANYTHING??

Or if a person is bisexual...(by...bye)....he or she bis....(bys..byes)...BUYS all of their SEX.....????

JUST SAYN


inquiring minds...

:cheeky::cheeky::cheeky:
 
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Former owner of the millenium falcon. I currently have one foot in Miami and another in DR. I work as a freelance translator/interpreter in my morning job (that's where my jive talkin abilities come in), my night job is in a bar on Miami Beach (can't stay away from the life, no sir). In DR my family owns rental properties.
 

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I am a Financial Services manager at a large Ford Dealership in White Rock canada, I do all the financing and leasing for "Ford" "we didnt take a payout "
"Ford";) and I have a small business with fashions and accessories that go bling that I am bringing to the DR.
We have our foot in the door in the DR and my hubby is going to be importing a new "Energy Drink" to the DR very soon, just finalizing the details:bunny:,
 

rice&beans

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Do you mean F&I....as in Finance and Insurance?

As in, when you walk into your office with a 276.00 per month for 48 months payment.

By the time YOU get through with them, the payments at 344.00 per month for 60.

Ha!!!!..NOT that there's anything wrong with that, I know plenty of F&I "personalities"

One of them is nicknamed "The shredder"
 

rice&beans

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Well I think it's about time I spilled my guts, I feel pretty comfortable with everyone.

Education

Phillips Academy
Andover Ma

Boston University
Bachelor of liberal Arts
Thesis on John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

Tried to get into Harvard, NO GO....3.4 GPA....and a few other minor probs....


Military

USMC
Parris Island
Camp Pendleton Ca


Work

3m Maplewood Minnesota
Helped Art Fray invent Post-Its

Looong story, glad it worked out though.....

Early invester in Google, and Facebook.....I kinda lucked out.(with Facebook)......I know Zuckerburg well.

Semi-retired....but gotta keep busy!!!

Current

Own my own Real estate Company...(private)

Mostly doing business in Florida & Nevada........


I'll be honest , growing up it always felt like we had one of these in our backyard, but my father kept us in line.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578383559/" title="money_tree5 by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5578383559_92cd903499.jpg" width="500" height="452" alt="money_tree5"></a>

Current home on the North Shore in Massachusetts, About 22 miles North of Boston....

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578385271/" title="mansions10 by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5578385271_c82cbd88c1.jpg" width="500" height="315" alt="mansions10"></a>

Purchased my G-5....(Gulfstream)...about 4 yrs ago.......totally LOVE IT..........

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578392375/" title="G550 by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5578392375_162592e004.jpg" width="495" height="329" alt="G550"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578978174/" title="gulfstream_g550-6-cabin by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5578978174_d9573a1f5c.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="gulfstream_g550-6-cabin"></a>

Two of my flight attendents, (recent trip in Brazil)....Great girls!!!

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578389965/" title="brazil1 by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5143/5578389965_0422333460.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="brazil1"></a>

I must admit, between Post-Its, Google, and Facebook, it has been an incredible ride.......Always lots of this around.....

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578971368/" title="monegftrfredy by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5578971368_250ec82c54.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="monegftrfredy"></a>

Next door neighbors....( College girls)....they're always in my pool...(it seems like it, for the past two summers)....hey, I can't complain.....

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578391057/" title="croatia1 by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5578391057_e8aa7cccc3.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="croatia1"></a>

A recent purchase, a Bentley Azure.......incredible car......

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51418611@N05/5578973398/" title="The%20Azure%20Newly%20Launched%20Car_ by bocachica64, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5578973398_4b970e71a8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="The%20Azure%20Newly%20Launched%20Car_"></a>

Well, that's it for me. Life hasn't been perfect, but it's been pretty good so far........

Have a great day everyone!!!!
 
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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
Adjunct Professor (Online) for Chamberlain College of Nursing
MSN Degree - Hunter College, City University of New York

Retired from US Govt:
US Navy
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Dept of Veteran Affairs

Live in Santo Domingo Colonial Zone
 

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Nice fantasy life rice&beans. I knew I liked you for a reason! <joking>
Your post reminds me of 2 brothers I met and had fun with for a week while they were on vacation in the DR. They were both nice people. At the end of the week one brother asked me which one I liked better. Which one would I choose to know better? He told me that one of them was a rich lawyer and the other bagged groceries at a small town supermarket. I told him that I would pick the nicer one and the one who treated a woman with respect. (after only one week I didn't know which one qualified more) Interesting.............. I never did find out which was which....it didn't matter....I had fun for a week with both of them.
 

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Currently extremely unbusy.
And considerably bored.
Good thread though :)
 

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I am, quite simply, The Most Interesting Man Alive. My words carry weight that would break the jaw of a less interesting individual. And I am the life of parties I've never attended. Police often question me, just because they find me interesting.

I bowl overhand. And I've won trophies for my game face alone. My personality is so magnetic, I am unable to carry credit cards.

I live vicariously through myself. My legend precedes me the way lightning precedes thunder.

I've been known to cure narcolepsy, just by walking into the room.

I am The Most Interesting Man Alive.

-The Most Interesting Man Alive

most-interesting-man-240.jpg


My day job is practicing law in the nation's capital.

Vince.
 

RacerX

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I am, quite simply, The Most Interesting Man Alive. My words carry weight that would break the jaw of a less interesting individual. And I am the life of parties I've never attended. Police often question me, just because they find me interesting.

I bowl overhand. And I've won trophies for my game face alone. My personality is so magnetic, I am unable to carry credit cards.

I live vicariously through myself. My legend precedes me the way lightning precedes thunder.

I've been known to cure narcolepsy, just by walking into the room.

I am The Most Interesting Man Alive.

-The Most Interesting Man Alive

most-interesting-man-240.jpg


My day job is practicing law in the nation's capital.

Vince.

Stay thirsty my friend...