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[aster]

Thanks for the English lesson Yildiz
yep I guess carcass could be used in reference too a frame-work alright, but my imagined use of the word would be to describe something in the past tense, like the hulk of an old ship on the ocean floor with the ribs exposed, or an old building that was partly demolished leaving some of the frame visible...that kind of thing, it was a little bit too much of a mental 'jump' for me too get to the fabrication of a new item like a trellis for a climber plant from the description 'carcass', but who knows, other people might have 'got it' like you did....
Greg

ps. I guess I'm off the list now, for a jar of apricot jam.

pps. Haw! I just saw David's reply when I went to post...

You're welcome Greg! ( just kidding)

Naturally you're correct about the hull of the ship and all the rest too.
But isn't it fun to see how our own infinitely fruitful imagination evolves and revolves around our own worlds when a certain word is mentioned?
You speak of ships and dead bodies; David parts the curtains for a cult film; and I go for the construction world...and even shamelessly give English lessons to a major native speaker!! (kidding...again)

I enjoyed the diversity of our thought paths..

Yildiz

[Greg Beetham]

David, I saw that movie (Wicker man) on TV for the first time not so long ago (well some of it, I accidentally nodded off during the middle section), but I distinctly remember trying to adjust too 'Callan' (Edward Woodward) wafting around with a pair of wings saying mostly incoherent stuff....maybe I didn't give it the attention it deserved...but it sort-of lost me, or maybe just I didn't have my Druid mindset happening...
Greg

[Greg Beetham]

You're welcome Greg! ( just kidding)

I enjoyed the diversity of our thought paths..

Yildiz

Me too, although I must say I'm full of admiration for someone who can converse, read and write, so well in a language that's not their native tongue....they tried to teach me French at school and I really wanted to learn it, but I just couldn't 'get it' I'm afraid..after I found that in French there are male and female versions of words I couldn't cope and sort of gave up....I must be dumb.
Greg

[aster]

....I must be dumb.

Which you aren't ... but most probably was distracted by things that didn't require so much memorizing at the time. Photographers are never the 'd....' word; they have observative brains. How else would you explain remembering the names of the species of birds, animals and plants in your region of the world.

Some Australian students who travelled to Turkey as exchange students and studied here for a couple of years are brilliant Turkish speakers. Also British, U.S. citizens and French learn Turkish fast and can speak with a better pronounciation than the Turkish native speakers at times. I like how they neatly resolved the intricacies of the language and worked around it. It's a pleasure to listen to them speak.

Though you're right about French and its gendered verbal articulations, it becomes easier once you work on it yourself, after you learn the basics from a teacher...Like, spending sometime in France and go for your own shopping; buying your own butter, groceries ...and before you know it you're speaking like them!! Or they start speaking English!

And Javelin, who I believe speaks French can always keep you on track while on this forum too!!

Je crois que, vous avez d'intelligence a parler et ecrire au Français. Mais, bien sur monsieur!! (See, I haven't forgotton my school French.Yours must be lingering in there somewhere too)

Au revoir,
Yildiz

[Javelin]

....I must be dumb.

Which you aren't ...
And Javelin, who I believe speaks French can always keep you on track while on this forum too!!

Je crois que, vous avez d'intelligence a parler et ecrire au Français. Mais, bien sur monsieur!! (See, I haven't forgotton my school French.Yours must be lingering in there somewhere too)
Au revoir,

Salut!

Yildiz

I've lost most of my french. it doesn't get excersiced much around here and anyone who has learned proper French like they speak in France really considers Quebecois French to be kind of a mutt so I generally make them speak english, East coast French is even more ... developed More like in Louisiana. Too bad it can be a beautiful language (as long as they aren't singing!!) but they are spending so much effort trying to defend it with laws there killing it especially here. We did a trade show with a French company once and as soon as a Canadian frenchman left our booth all they could do was make fun of him, it was a little shocking to be honest so I taught them a few english phrases i'll bet they never forget.

[aster]

Salut Javelin,

Merci pour la correction!


Salut,
Yildiz

[peterottaway]

With English, I think a problem is developing in that with so many people now speaking the language it has now evolved to the point where English is not a language but a language group. When you have over 1 million words and probably several thousand dialects and creoles for the spoken language, it is probably fortunate that they are still all being taught to write in either Standard or American English.

A few years ago we had two Scottish cousins out visiting us - one from Edinburgh and one from Glasgow. We had an open house shortly after they arrived and by the time various people had arrived then we had a Malaysian Chinese Dr with his London born wife, a Calabrian born builder and his Australian born wife as well as Austrian and Polish born neighbours who learnt English as adults and a Greek born couple both who came to Australia as children but George has retained a Greek accent. It was instructive about how much you can simply take for granted.

[Javelin]

yes except that English tends to incorporate words from different languages sometimes but mostly it's just a different way of combining words to describe something. as long as the words used to describe something aren't too far off the mark it can be easily understood by other English speakers. of course it makes it quite a chore I’m sure if you don't already know the language. Carcass came up here. It’s interesting because if I describe the main body oh a machine I might call it a carcass myself if speaking to another engineer or assembler, and he'd understand it, even though it's not a very common way to describe something. but to someone else who isn't aware of the subject your describing it would be tough to see the connection. One recent one that came up here at the shop was the word "thumbwrench" we got a laugh when we figured it out after a few minutes scratching our head. but if you think about common mechanics tools (which was the subject we were on) it gets apparent what he's describing .. Then we told him not to say that again

A few years ago we had two Scottish cousins out visiting us - one from Edinburgh and one from Glasgow. We had an open house shortly after they arrived and by the time various people had arrived then we had a Malaysian Chinese Dr with his London born wife, a Calabrian born builder and his Australian born wife as well as Austrian and Polish born neighbours who learnt English as adults and a Greek born couple both who came to Australia as children but George has retained a Greek accent. It was instructive about how much you can simply take for granted.

Holy what do you feed a group like that!! it would have been great to make it a "pot luck" and have everyone bring their favorite dish to share

[aster]

Hi Peterottaway,

That's indeed an 'interesting, diverse' crowd! Couldn't find a better word to describe them. If they decide to work on a project of some sort I'm sure there'd be something most creative as the end product...even if the project was something as simple as making scrambled eggs for breakfast.
The off-spring should be very colourful and multi-cultural!

Yildiz

[Greg Beetham]

Hi Yildiz,
nope my french has all evaporated 'poof' (I had a quick check), but then that was more than 45 years ago since I was learning it, and if you don't use it you eventually loose it, about the best I could manage is being sort-of able to get the gist of what the irrepressible cartoon character Pepi Le Pew is saying, after he's cornered that female black cat once again.
Greg

[aster]

Defense rests its case Your Honour!!

[Greg Beetham]

I thought I'd get back to the subject for a moment, a friend of mine likes orchids and these were in bloom when I was over there the other day.
(both photos not marvellous technically....but they are flowers).
Greg

A100 18-200


And our desert rose had a few flowers on it some time ago, (was using it for testing some settings for sync with an old non digital Metz 45 from the side).

A100 18-200

[aster]

Very vivid colours indeed Greg. The first is extraordinarilly purple.

Here are a couple fresh photos from this afternoon while I was chatting with a neighbour:

The twin tulips that I sent to the thread are now in full blossom and all ready to make it to the King's ball. They're still the most colourful ones in the garden.

All photos shot with the A100 & CZ 16-80mm.

Yildiz



A tiny bug visiting the newly-sprouting leaves of the green plants.



I was after a bee but it flew away leaving me with the yellow blossoms instead.

[aster]

Continuing with..

Wisteria



Already going for leaves and fruit, so most blossoms have lost their petals to the wind.



The wind must have brought them together on the water's surface.

[Birma]

Lovely light and colour Yildiz. The garden is certainly springing to life. I saw what looked like bluebells while driving home last night some I hope to get off to the woods to have a look this weekend.