http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aNanakiXIII&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:NanakiXIII'en-USXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PronunciationOfFinite/zhrkp/post.htmTue, 11 Dec 2007 19:37:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:452181nanakixiiiI heard the word 'finite' pronounced today as 'fie-nite' (forgive the horrible phonetic representation, I think it will do the job, though). I checked a dictionary and sure enough, that is how it is supposed to be pronounced. This was most definitely the first time, however, that I ever heard anyone pronounce it this way, so I have either never heard the word in speech before, or I have been hearing it pronounced differently. I always though that 'finite' was pronounced nearly the same as the last two syllables of 'infinite', with emphasis on the first syllable. I always pronounced the word as 'fin-it'. Have I had it wrong all this time? Or is there more than one way to pronounce the word?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForgotOrForgotten/zgwxx/post.htm#449669Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:12:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449669nanakixiiiThanks, Goodman. But I was wrong, then, in my assumption that "forgotten" is an Americanization or at least a newer form?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForgotOrForgotten/zgwxx/post.htm#449651Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:04:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449651nanakixiiiI'm well aware that forgot is the simple past form, but I'm quite positive that it is also used as a past participle. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=forgothttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ForgotOrForgotten/zgwxx/post.htmTue, 04 Dec 2007 19:54:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:449647nanakixiiiWould someone be so kind as to enlighten me as to which form is generally preferred: "I have forgot" or "I have forgotten"? I was under the impression that "forgotten" was the Americanized version of the word and that "forgot" was the original form. Am I wrong to think that?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Involuntary/bmwcq/post.htmWed, 05 Oct 2005 14:27:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144839nanakixiiiI'm pretty sure I know what involuntary means: against ones will or at least not by ones will, as in involuntary manslaughter. However, on a list of words my English teacher handed out to memorize, involuntary is translated as the exact opposite. The given example is 'involuntary work' which they want me to believe is work you does because you want to, of your own free will. I think my teacher just made a mistake, or am I wrong here?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlotDevice/nhvr/post.htm#66071Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:57:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:66071nanakixiiiIt's not actually from LotR but from a parody of it. But that doesn't matter, I think I understand. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PlotDevice/nhvr/post.htmFri, 07 Jan 2005 01:59:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:65960nanakixiiiCould someone tell me what a plot device is? Especially in this context: *Frodo and Sam (yes, from LotR) are hanging from rope, being lowered into the fires of Mt. Doom, suddenly they stand on the edge of the crater* Frodo: Hey, how'd we get here? Sam: Plot device, Mr. Frodo, plot device.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Apropos/mpgc/post.htm#63675Mon, 27 Dec 2004 17:50:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63675nanakixiiiThanks, Mister Micawber.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Apropos/mpgc/post.htmSat, 25 Dec 2004 20:07:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:63395nanakixiiiI'm looking to know what apropos means. I tried a dictionary but it didn't help me as its definition doesn't quite fit in the sentence I saw the word used in: Apropos of sleep, that sinister adventure of all our nights, we may say that men go to bed daily with an audacity that would be incomprehensible if we did not know that it is the result of ignorance of the danger. - Baudelaire If someone could help me understand what it means here, I'd much appreciate it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LyricsExplanations/wzdl/post.htmWed, 04 Aug 2004 19:57:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:40811nanakixiiiEver stumbled upon a song of which the lyrics left you, bluntly speaking, thinking or even saying 'what the '? Well I've found one of those. And I'm wondering if anyone can decipher it for me. The song's 'Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole' by Scarling. Bees in the caramel and I'm not afraid Surgeons make incisions what a mess they've made Tearing at my skin leaving knives in my brain Stabbing at the voices making me insane Girls vomit candy and lies that they're fed Boys whisper lullabies and wet their beds Eat TV violence on the toast that they spread Talking with their mouths full here is what they've said Say Hello to my Little friend the world is getting ugly and we did it again.... Say Hello to my Little friend...http://www.englishforums.com/English/RealAsAdverb/hvpc/post.htm#35814Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:34:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:35814nanakixiiiThank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RealAsAdverb/hvpc/post.htmSun, 04 Jul 2004 19:30:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:35804nanakixiiiI've seen/heard 'rea' used as an adverb instead of 'really', so I'm wondering, is that just laziness of speech or is that actually correct?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldeEnglish/2/zgqb/Post.htm#27520Sat, 10 Apr 2004 12:42:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27520nanakixiiiI'm sorry, rommie, I overlooked that, I just kind of scanned through it looking for columns of verbs and endings, thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldeEnglish/2/zgqb/Post.htm#27029Sun, 04 Apr 2004 11:15:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:27029nanakixiiiAh, ok, thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldeEnglish/zgqb/post.htm#26927Thu, 01 Apr 2004 20:20:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:26927nanakixiiiThanks, Nestor. But..what's a schwa?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldeEnglish/zgqb/post.htm#26892Thu, 01 Apr 2004 13:53:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:26892nanakixiiiWell if no one knows any, can anyone tell me what verbs in the past simple end in?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldeEnglish/zgqb/post.htm#26670Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:44:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:26670nanakixiiiThanks for your replies. Though I'd like some more replies, does anyone else know any sites?http://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldeEnglish/zgqb/post.htmMon, 29 Mar 2004 17:22:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:26572nanakixiiiThis is not a grammar question, but I didn't know where else to put it. I'm looking to learn a bit of the older English. Not medievil, just from a couple of centuries ago. (Where does was still logically doth.) Does anyone know any sites where I could learn a bit?http://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeOfIndividualism/vnlp/post.htm#23615Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:49:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:23615nanakixiiiThank you very much.http://www.englishforums.com/English/OppositeOfIndividualism/vnlp/post.htmWed, 25 Feb 2004 21:17:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:23611nanakixiiiCan someone tell me what that is? Is there even one word for it?http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldSomeoneTellTypesWordsThese/vjck/post.htm#22467Sat, 14 Feb 2004 18:46:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22467nanakixiiiI see, thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldSomeoneTellTypesWordsThese/vjck/post.htmThu, 12 Feb 2004 20:32:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22297nanakixiii1. Here 2. Becausehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ForWhomTheBellTolls/dpvb/post.htm#19239Wed, 14 Jan 2004 17:12:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:19239nanakixiiiI figured it had someting to do with death. Thanks.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ForWhomTheBellTolls/dpvb/post.htmTue, 13 Jan 2004 21:52:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:19143nanakixiiiCould someone tell me what that phrase means? (The complete answer has been sufficiently reiterated throughout this thread; hence, it is now closed-- MM)http://www.englishforums.com/English/KingdomCome/dkgn/post.htm#17901Fri, 02 Jan 2004 17:31:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:17901nanakixiiiThank you,http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanUCorrectMePlease/dkjg/post.htm#17799Thu, 01 Jan 2004 21:46:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:17799nanakixiiiPretty sure, yes. Your versions were definitely wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Grammar/dkwk/post.htm#17792Thu, 01 Jan 2004 21:19:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:17792nanakixiiiThere should be a period at the end and you usually take, not make a photograph.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanUCorrectMePlease/dkjg/post.htm#17791Thu, 01 Jan 2004 21:18:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:17791nanakixiii1. I'm not sure what it's supposed to mean. 2. That sounds correct. Can't think of any context to fit that in though. :s 3. In the leg. Or the leg's muscles. 4. My wallet has been stolen. or I have been robbed of my wallet. 5. It was nice to have met you or It was nice meeting you. 6. I'm not going to do that until some time haS passed/I'm not going to tell him until he haS done it.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichWordComeInBlankSpace/dkgx/post.htm#17746Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:24:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:17746nanakixiii3. surprising.http://www.englishforums.com/English/KingdomCome/dkgn/post.htmThu, 01 Jan 2004 16:48:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:17744nanakixiiiDoes anyone know what that phrase means?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Nor/cpwh/post.htm#14371Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:52:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:14371nanakixiiiI don't know. That'w why I'm asking.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BonVoyage/cphr/post.htm#14312Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:59:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:14312nanakixiiiBon Voyage is a good way, it's just that it's French.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Nor/cpwh/post.htmThu, 27 Nov 2003 16:25:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:14304nanakixiiiThis is a simple question but I can't remember the answer...is it: I don't like this nor that or I like this nor that or are they both wrong?http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishHardLearnBecause/bxvj/post.htm#10922Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:02:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10922nanakixiiiActually, I don't think English is too hard to learn. I learnt it by watching TV. OK, so I don't know all the grammar, but I do speak English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjunctiveMood/ccll/post.htm#10839Wed, 15 Oct 2003 20:29:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10839nanakixiiiThankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjunctiveMood/ccll/post.htm#10677Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:21:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10677nanakixiiiThanks. It's actaully not too different from my own language. But I have one question. "Congress has voted that the present law *continue* to operate." Continue, shouldn't that be continues? It's a fact that they voted so, so why not use the indicative mood?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIsATense/ccln/post.htm#10676Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:13:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10676nanakixiiiThanks. I thought so, but I just wanted to make sure.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanYouFigureOut/ccpx/post.htmMon, 13 Oct 2003 21:31:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10673nanakixiii...what the longest word is you can type with one row of letters on your keyboard?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhoVsWhom/ccnb/post.htm#10669Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:35:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10669nanakixiiiWho is nominative, or subject. "Who kicked the cat?" Who is subject. Whom can be pretty much any other case, or object. "Whom did you kick?" Whom is direct object. But whom isn't really used anymore nowadays. "Who did you kick?" is well accepted.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouHaveHeartburn/cclw/post.htm#10606Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:31:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10606nanakixiiiI believe heartburn is the feeling you get from stomach acid.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheDifferenceBetweenVampireDracula/cckm/post.htm#10605Sun, 12 Oct 2003 17:25:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10605nanakixiiiIsn't Dracula the name of a vampire? Count Dracula?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIsATense/ccln/post.htmSun, 12 Oct 2003 17:20:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10604nanakixiiiWhat is a tense exactly and what tenses are there? Of course past tense and the likes are tenses, but what about past simple? Is that a tense?http://www.englishforums.com/English/SubjunctiveMood/ccll/post.htmSun, 12 Oct 2003 16:46:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10602nanakixiiiThis is kind of a general question and might take a long reply but....could someone tell me how the subjunctive mood works exactly in English. And mainly, the forms it can be found in. (Besides "Viva la revolution"-type sentances, that's the one thing I know about the Subjunctive mood.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatAreTheseCalled/cczr/post.htm#10575Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:29:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10575nanakixiiiThank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LatinAndEnglish/cczc/post.htm#10574Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:25:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10574nanakixiiiI've actually heard people say that. Cacti works with Latin though.http://www.englishforums.com/English/LatinAndEnglish/cczc/post.htmFri, 10 Oct 2003 21:05:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10491nanakixiiiI was just wondering, the english singular-plural things, are they derived from Latin? As in alga-algae, which fits into Latin, female nominative (femina-feminae), but I've also heard people say cactae as the plural of cactus (among other things), which doesn't fit into Latin (because -us is male nominative singular and -ae is female nominative plural).http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatAreTheseCalled/cczr/post.htmFri, 10 Oct 2003 20:35:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:10489nanakixiiiWhat are the words I, you(singular), he, we, you(plural) and they called?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Oer/bpdb/post.htm#9307Sat, 27 Sep 2003 17:17:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9307nanakixiiiWhat would over mean here then? "instead of"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Oer/bpdb/post.htmSat, 27 Sep 2003 16:10:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:9300nanakixiiiI found "o'er" in the lyrics of a song, can anyone tell me what that means? The sentance: "If thou wouldst draw a veil for Me O'er lengthening scars of age and grief"http://www.englishforums.com/English/IfAPreposition/bbqk/post.htm#5491Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:20:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5491nanakixiiiThanks.