Le 02/08/2012 03:55, waggy a écrit :
> andrel wrote:
>> I don't know where you live, but in general emigrating to Germany or the
>> Netherlands should do the trick.
>> We both have similar long sentences, and in German you have the bonus of
>> constructs that consist of a verb and another word. This allows you to
>> use that word, which might not be the one the audience expects, and then
>> 5 minutes later finish off your sentence with the right verb.
>> When done expertly it can make boring speeches into a spectator sport.
>>

And it's the main reason the "congressmen" of Germany are disciplined
and do not interrupt the speaking "congressman" with noisy
interruptions, unlike any other countries: they cannot guess the meaning
before the verb. They would risk embarrassing themselves as interrupting
an idea they did support and therefore being counter-productive to their
goal.

> Now there's the best reason yet to quit smoking, but alas, I think I'm too old
> (mid forties) to emigrate from the Great (formerly) Independent Republic of
> Texastan.
> 

You should have learned from the image of your country in movies: "when
you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!" (The good, the bad and the ugly;
Siergio Leone ). Ergo, small sentences are mandatory in your land, or
you get a bullet.

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