1.8 works GREAT!!!

[Ron Saueracker]

Speaking of words, anyone ever see this site? Play the MP3 link at the bottom.

For Your Educational Pleasure

[Major SNAFU_M]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

Great, stuck at work for the next 10 hours without access to my serial number which is nice and safe at home - no v1.8 until tomorrow...

That is why I keep the installation files and a text file with the code with me (CD) and in a folder on my laptop.


Anyway. Thanks for 1.8. I will be trying it tonight.

[LargeSlowTarget]

ORIGINAL: Major SNAFU

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

Great, stuck at work for the next 10 hours without access to my serial number which is nice and safe at home - no v1.8 until tomorrow...

That is why I keep the installation files and a text file with the code with me (CD) and in a folder on my laptop.


Anyway. Thanks for 1.8. I will be trying it tonight.

Yeah, and at the end of the work day my future PBEM opponent pointed out to me that the serial number can actually be found in the WitP installation files...

[dtravel]

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Speaking of words, anyone ever see this site? Play the MP3 link at the bottom.

For Your Educational Pleasure

Someone needs a hug.

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

ORIGINAL: Major SNAFU

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

Great, stuck at work for the next 10 hours without access to my serial number which is nice and safe at home - no v1.8 until tomorrow...

That is why I keep the installation files and a text file with the code with me (CD) and in a folder on my laptop.


Anyway. Thanks for 1.8. I will be trying it tonight.

Yeah, and at the end of the work day my future PBEM opponent pointed out to me that the serial number can actually be found in the WitP installation files...

Yes it's also in the registry if you can get to it.

[LargeSlowTarget]

OMG, that's true - you just have to get the idea to look there *banging head against the wall*. Sniff, so many hours wasted

[Mike Solli]

The small patch is only 2 mb. It shouldn't take you too long to download.

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: mlees

Now i do know why Brits don't like French...

It's not the French language that we Yanks dislike. (A women sprechenzie-ing Francaise is quite exotic.) It's some of the politicians... But I realise this works both ways, I think.

(Carefull, we must not get banished to the Steakhouse.)

Is it a true? I have enough problems with grammar and now you are telling me that both ways are correct?

I have an old Webster's NewWorld Dictionary, 2nd College Edition, copyright 1982 on my desk.

It lists "Defence: (di fens') n. Brit. sp. of Defense"

Of course, the English posters will protest that that is an American dictionary, supporting an American dialect, or whatever. *shrugs* Both ways are fine, AFAIK. Same with "Skedge-yule" and "shed-yule".

Greetings....

thanks for help.... When I was a kid (unfortunatly i studied english only in primary school) our teachers teach us British English so i'm quite familiar with BA. Also i do like British accent (sp?),. My main problem with American english is that you are talking too fast (so every time when i met American i have to ask, please can you speak little slower[:)])

[Speedysteve]

Hi Pauk,

I think most people find foreigners speak 'too fast' for them when trying to understand them. I do when in France at times. At least until i'm back used to it again.

Steven

[mlees]

They don't talk so fast in Texas.

I used to work with a real to-the-bone Texan. Sometimes, I would stamp my little feet in frustration waiting for him to finish his sentences when i knew what he was going to finish it with. (He caught on to this and would then start surprising me with oddball stuff. And threats of cattle branding.)

[dtravel]

Ya know, if he was a REAL Texan (and he was your boss), he would have branded you as soon as you started working for him. [:D]

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: dtravel

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Speaking of words, anyone ever see this site? Play the MP3 link at the bottom.

For Your Educational Pleasure

Someone needs a hug.

I'd like to know who is narrating. Sounds familiar, like the guy who used to narrate the Walt Disney hour movies in the sixties and seventies.[:)]

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Yankee Cultural Imperialism at work...

Yes it is...as it should be [;)]

To answer Pauk's question, this is the way English was created in the first place. The more powerful force got to shape the language. Otherwise there wouldn't be English it would be Celtic - now there's a tough language to learn.

Yep, that is why i love history so much! In English case, Germans tribe was more powerful force to Celts (go Ireland, go![:)]) and forced Celtic tribes to retreat on west (Wales,) and south (Brittany - French peninsula). They spreaded their language over the Britain (and first known name for Britain was Albion - word have Celtic roots and means white). Although Romans ruled Britain (until 407. right?) they didn't succed with romanisation and only "language" trace of their presence/rule in modern GB are some name of the cities (Chester - it comes from latin castrum) and names of the months (august - August, March - Romans war good, June, September - latin septem - means 7. month in the year (Romans year starts with March....)... On the other hand, name of days remains named after Scandinavian (German goods)

Then village comes from the french and anglo-saxon word coombe is forgotten (i think only Wycoombe have this anglo-saxoon root) and slave comes from slavic languages (slave is derivated from Slavic - lots of Slavic peoples were inprisoned and used as - slaves)...


but then again, we have examples from history where more powerful force was "defeated" from the defeated peoples. Bulgars (originally were non-indoeuropan people and had their own language) adopted Slavic language after they defeated local Slavs and become their masters and their only trace is visible in the name of the nation - Bulgars....

[pauk]

greetings Speedy....

you might be right, but i have no problem with Brits when they are talking (i'm judging from the BEST TV films in the world - Black Adder, Midsomer, The New Statesmen... etc etc...) i do not know if Reading area dialect is so different than London, but if not we can drink beer when you came in Croatia and talk about Arsenal last Euro-match in Highbury without any problem[:)]

(personally my favourites are Liverpool and Everton)....

[Rob Brennan UK]

ORIGINAL: pauk

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Yankee Cultural Imperialism at work...

Yes it is...as it should be [;)]

To answer Pauk's question, this is the way English was created in the first place. The more powerful force got to shape the language. Otherwise there wouldn't be English it would be Celtic - now there's a tough language to learn.

Yep, that is why i love history so much! In English case, Germans tribe was more powerful force to Celts (go Ireland, go![:)]) and forced Celtic tribes to retreat on west (Wales,) and south (Brittany - French peninsula). They spreaded their language over the Britain (and first known name for Britain was Albion - word have Celtic roots and means white). Although Romans ruled Britain (until 407. right?) they didn't succed with romanisation and only "language" trace of their presence/rule in modern GB are some name of the cities (Chester - it comes from latin castrum) and names of the months (august - August, March - Romans war good, June, September - latin septem - means 7. month in the year (Romans year starts with March....)... On the other hand, name of days remains named after Scandinavian (German goods)

Then village comes from the french and anglo-saxon word coombe is forgotten (i think only Wycoombe have this anglo-saxoon root) and slave comes from slavic languages (slave is derivated from Slavic - lots of Slavic peoples were inprisoned and used as - slaves)...


but then again, we have examples from history where more powerful force was "defeated" from the defeated peoples. Bulgars (originally were non-indoeuropan people and had their own language) adopted Slavic language after they defeated local Slavs and become their masters and their only trace is visible in the name of the nation - Bulgars....

sort of Pauk .. yes a lot of village and town names are based on ancient danish/norwegian .and some cities still keep their latin names .. shows who was more influentiontial imo. and yes English is a mish mash of other toungues .. latin/germanic ( pre german tongues) /scandanavian too. The reason why a lot of english and French have the same root is latin (same goes for modern italian and spanish ).. basic common demonitator for both cultures , but both influenced by later invasions/ culture .. as an exapmle 1066 french took over england , although normandy was more norse than french and remained free from the french crown for another 100 years. so you could say that england was a splinter french colony in the early middle ages. Up until the end of the 100 years war england was nominally in charge of 1/2 of france .. but thata a simplistic view as it was a very less nationistic world back then .. i.e robin hood fighting for england is a daft concept .. and richard I only even visited london once (briefly ) he hated the place .. and never went near nottigham.

As for the differance between american english and modern english .. there are arguments on both sides that we/they have the older dialect .. and frankly who cares .. the maxim " divided by a common language " as pasternaski said is very true .. in the early middle ages im sure the same would be true of the english and french aristorcracy.. it wasnt untill the early 1900's that english became the dominant language .. ie the phrase " lingua franca" meaning common language .. french was the language of ambasadors the world over .. english finally took over during the early 1900's. the French have a hell of a legasy in modern european structure and language, but britain took over the world view and became dominant ..

well thats my 2p to add to the discussion ..

[dtravel]

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

ORIGINAL: dtravel

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Speaking of words, anyone ever see this site? Play the MP3 link at the bottom.

For Your Educational Pleasure

Someone needs a hug.

I'd like to know who is narrating. Sounds familiar, like the guy who used to narrate the Walt Disney hour movies in the sixties and seventies.[:)]

From IMDb:

Cast (in alphabetical order)
Rex Allen .... Narrator (occasional) (voice)
Walt Disney .... Host (1954-1967)
Michael Eisner .... Host (1986-1990)
Mark Elliot .... Announcer (1981-1983)
Paul Frees .... Ludwig Von Drake (1961-1983) (voice)
Gary Owens .... Announcer (1979-1981)
Dick Wesson .... Narrator (opening credits) (1954-1979) (voice) (uncredited)

[pasternakski]

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK
sort of Pauk .. yes a lot of village and town names are based on ancient danish/norwegian .and some cities still keep their latin names .. shows who was more influentiontial imo. and yes English is a mish mash of other toungues .. latin/germanic ( pre german tongues) /scandanavian too. The reason why a lot of english and French have the same root is latin (same goes for modern italian and spanish ).. basic common demonitator for both cultures , but both influenced by later invasions/ culture .. as an exapmle 1066 french took over england , although normandy was more norse than french and remained free from the french crown for another 100 years. so you could say that england was a splinter french colony in the early middle ages. Up until the end of the 100 years war england was nominally in charge of 1/2 of france .. but thata a simplistic view as it was a very less nationistic world back then .. i.e robin hood fighting for england is a daft concept .. and richard I only even visited london once (briefly ) he hated the place .. and never went near nottigham.

As for the differance between american english and modern english .. there are arguments on both sides that we/they have the older dialect .. and frankly who cares .. the maxim " divided by a common language " as pasternaski said is very true .. in the early middle ages im sure the same would be true of the english and french aristorcracy.. it wasnt untill the early 1900's that english became the dominant language .. ie the phrase " lingua franca" meaning common language .. french was the language of ambasadors the world over .. english finally took over during the early 1900's. the French have a hell of a legasy in modern european structure and language, but britain took over the world view and became dominant ..

well thats my 2p to add to the discussion ..

Whew! Thanks for the whirlwind tour of the history of Western Civilization, Rob, and a bloody good job of it, too. Of course, people like you will be the first ones liquidated when England adopts Sharia as its legal code...

[AFIntel]

ORIGINAL: dtravel

Ya know, if he was a REAL Texan (and he was your boss), he would have branded you as soon as you started working for him. [:D]

Amen, Brotha! [:D]

[pauk]

Now that you mentioned 1066... this is very interesting, indeed. Yup, normandy was more norse than french (Rollo with his Normans settled in Normandy after 910.) and it took app 100 years that those Normans aquired french language. Then they brought french in England (i think that all english kings before start of 100 years war speks french)....

I read somewhere that english rulers have in their title "rulers of the France (or it was king of the France) until late 19th century. Is that true? (not that is important, but is interesting fact).

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK
Up until the end of the 100 years war england was nominally in charge of 1/2 of france .. but thata a simplistic view as it was a very less nationistic world back then .

True. 100 years war started after english king claimed french throne, after all. Nationality meant nothing (well almost nothing) in the middle age and foreign king succestors always adopted (?) themselfs to language of their citizens, sooner or later. It took two centuries in England, but only one generation in Spain (after the Charles V of the Habsburg took Spanish throne, his son Phillip II was more Spaniard than Austrian, thanks to his mother Isabella).

[ChezDaJez]

Is it a true? I have enough problems with grammar and now you are telling me that both ways are correct?

Don't worry about it, Pauk. 90% of Americans can't spell worth a damn anyhow. For proof, just read one of Brady's posts!!![:D][:D][:D]

J/K Brady![&o][&o][&o]

Chez