Lucrezia  +  280172 Fri, 13 Oct 06 11:41 AM Could you please help me with these? Rephrase it or explain. 1. Being dissed to a standstill - does this mean being shocked by an insult or disrespect? 2. "In the stripped-down history that he used to purvey to students who had trouble believing that the world didn't begin with their births and the proliferation of computer games, even the greatest men came to nothing, to a grave, their visions unfulfilled - Charlemagne, Charles V, Napoleon, the unspeakable but considerably successful and still, at least in the Arab world, admired Adolf Hitler." Who or what is unspeakable? Who admires Hitler? 3. Every morning, a woman turns on a radio the moment she opens her eyes, then she takes a shower, makes a coffee etc. "She keeps reaching out electronically to an environment wherein they (she and her husband) are physically more and more isolated..." Electronically? Thank you!   Lucrezia Joined on Thu, Apr 20 2006 Serbia Full Member 107

	Grammar Geek  +  280373 Fri, 13 Oct 06 06:30 PM 1. I guess so. It's rather slang-y, but your guess makes sense. 2. This is a very convoluted sentence. It seems that Hitler is unspeakable, and according to the author [no editorial comments from readers on this please, we are doing sentence analysis only!], in the Arab world Hitler is still admired. 3. I have no idea what this passage is trying to say. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,655 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Lucrezia  +  280398 Fri, 13 Oct 06 07:27 PM I agree it is rather complicated sentence. But I think you are right. When I look at it better, I think it is actually an awkward apposition and it should read like this: ...Napoleon and Adolf Hitler, the unspeakable but considerably successful and still admired, at least in the Arab world. GG, thank you very much for your help! Lucrezia Lucrezia

	Annvan  +  280403 Fri, 13 Oct 06 07:54 PM I think probably "reaching out electronically" in (3) refers to her first actions after waking up - switching on electric gadgets: first the radio, then the hot water for a shower, then the coffee maker... Annvan Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 The Philippines Regular Member 618

	Marius Hancu  +  280426 Fri, 13 Oct 06 09:19 PM 1. ---- dis    Inflected Form(s):dissed; dissed; dissing; disses Etymologyhort for 1disrespect 1 slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : INSULT 2 slang : to find fault with : CRITICIZE http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com --------- 2. Definitely Hitler. 3. Reach out electronically: Connect electronically, i.e. using electronic devices and lines .... Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673

	Austin_wwj  +  285634 Thu, 26 Oct 06 01:55 AM could anyone know any tricks on remembering words. im think my rememery is so poor even if it is as so ,i need to improve it thank you Austin_wwj Joined on Wed, Oct 25 2006 New Member 05