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Am 14.07.2012 20:22, schrieb nemesis:
> Em 14/07/2012 02:32, Tim Cook escreveu:
>> On 2012-07-13 21:51, nemesis wrote:
>>> english
>>> word...
>>
>> loot.
>
> it was kinda obvious, yes. Now I'm puzzled about loot... :p
Originates from the same language as shampoo.
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Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmail com> wrote:
> On 2012-07-13 21:51, nemesis wrote:
> > word...
>
> loot.
Hey, English is a mongrel language, and we're damn proud of it!
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Em 14/07/2012 17:57, clipka escreveu:
> Am 14.07.2012 20:22, schrieb nemesis:
>> Em 14/07/2012 02:32, Tim Cook escreveu:
>>> On 2012-07-13 21:51, nemesis wrote:
>>>> english
>>>> word...
>>>
>>> loot.
>>
>> it was kinda obvious, yes. Now I'm puzzled about loot... :p
>
> Originates from the same language as shampoo.
I find it ironic that a german guy is teaching me that an english word
comes from french...
wikipedying it up, just wanted to be sure of people's cultural level
around here... :)
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Am 15.07.2012 17:50, schrieb nemesis:
> Em 14/07/2012 17:57, clipka escreveu:
>> Am 14.07.2012 20:22, schrieb nemesis:
>>> Em 14/07/2012 02:32, Tim Cook escreveu:
>>>> On 2012-07-13 21:51, nemesis wrote:
>>>>> english
>>>>> word...
>>>>
>>>> loot.
>>>
>>> it was kinda obvious, yes. Now I'm puzzled about loot... :p
>>
>> Originates from the same language as shampoo.
>
> I find it ironic that a german guy is teaching me that an english word
> comes from french...
Wait - Tim's a German?
> wikipedying it up, just wanted to be sure of people's cultural level
> around here... :)
Not plaza, sushi, kangaroo, robot, loot nor shampoo though. BTW, only
two of these words originate from the same language, namely loot and
shampoo.
All these are comparatively recent imports, by the way - a lot of
"native" English words stem from other languages, too - imported by
countless invaders and immigrants. (But I guess I'm not telling you any
knews there.) An international language indeed, even at its very roots ;-)
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Le 15/07/2012 18:13, clipka nous fit lire :
> Not plaza, sushi, kangaroo, robot, loot nor shampoo though.
I would say: Italia, Japan, Australia (native = I do not know), Russia
and a double doubtful India for the end ?
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Am 15.07.2012 18:24, schrieb Le_Forgeron:
> Le 15/07/2012 18:13, clipka nous fit lire :
>
>> Not plaza, sushi, kangaroo, robot, loot nor shampoo though.
>
> I would say: Italia, Japan, Australia (native = I do not know), Russia
> and a double doubtful India for the end ?
As far as I know you're perfectly right. (Though India has a lot of
languages to offer :-P)
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On 15/07/2012 5:13 PM, clipka wrote:
> a lot of "native" English words stem from other languages,
English is a Germanic language as is Scots, not to mistaken for the
Keltic Gaelic
--
Regards
Stephen
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Am 15.07.2012 19:24, schrieb Stephen:
> On 15/07/2012 5:13 PM, clipka wrote:
>> a lot of "native" English words stem from other languages,
>
> English is a Germanic language as is Scots, not to mistaken for the
> Keltic Gaelic
At least the Normans left a strong Romanic imprint in the vocabulary though.
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On 7/14/2012 4:15 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 14/07/2012 8:20 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> and yes, Microsoft is the biggest monopoly ever.
>>
>> Yeah...
>
> A monopoly of what?
>
Yah man. The "invisible hand of the market" fixed them good. Its only
taken 20 years of crap software, undermined innovation, patent hell,
which will still screw us over for decades, if not centuries, and the
spread, with help from other companies, of laws that came damn close to
legalizing monopoly, by making any alternatives illegal. But good old
libertardism worked... lol
And, that is literally the truth. Had certain laws actually made it into
existence, and certain cases gone in their favor, instead of against,
they wouldn't be looking at console systems and phones as a "salvation"
for their business. We would still be stuck with them as the only source
for ***everything***, no matter what device, and everyone else kissing
their asses, just to get a foot in the door.
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Em 15/07/2012 16:18, Patrick Elliott escreveu:
> On 7/14/2012 4:15 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 14/07/2012 8:20 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>>> and yes, Microsoft is the biggest monopoly ever.
>>>
>>> Yeah...
>>
>> A monopoly of what?
>>
> Yah man. The "invisible hand of the market" fixed them good. Its only
> taken 20 years of crap software, undermined innovation, patent hell,
> which will still screw us over for decades, if not centuries, and the
> spread, with help from other companies, of laws that came damn close to
> legalizing monopoly, by making any alternatives illegal. But good old
> libertardism worked... lol
>
> And, that is literally the truth. Had certain laws actually made it into
> existence, and certain cases gone in their favor, instead of against,
> they wouldn't be looking at console systems and phones as a "salvation"
> for their business. We would still be stuck with them as the only source
> for ***everything***, no matter what device, and everyone else kissing
> their asses, just to get a foot in the door.
BTW, there was a rumour just a while ago that they are into buying
Activision, one of the oldest videogame publishers and owner of the mega
lucrative modern franchise Call of Duty. If they do that, they screw
Sony and Nintendo big time.
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