http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aPia&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Pia'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SpacesPunctuationGuestDerek/lxh/post.htm#3653Thu, 07 Aug 2003 08:07:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:3653piahey everyone .... i'm just flying by!!! wayyy too busy to participate in the summer, but i'll be back in winter. i happened to click on this post for some reason and HAVE to answer. Hitch is right, it IS one space after punctuation - however, after a full stop (or period) it's two spaces. Like this. See you all in the winter xxxhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/FunnyDefinitions/gvc/post.htmMon, 07 Jul 2003 10:46:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1804piaThe Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners: 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until yourealize it was your money to start with. 2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future. 4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid. 5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToPpALetter/dqh/post.htm#1255Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:48:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1255piaall you have to do is sign in yourself and put pp/ (written in ink) in front of Peter's name.http://www.englishforums.com/English/FeetFootDistanceMeasurement/2/dwb/Post.htm#1084Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:40:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1084piaoh nan so am i ! *Sigh*http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/11/czc/Post.htm#1083Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:40:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1083piasecrets ? what secrets ? hehehe preps are all correct !http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/11/czc/Post.htm#1080Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:32:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1080piahehehe .. yep !!! stuck at one age forever from now on. untill i REALLY REALLY REALLY can't get away with it !!!! but even then ..........http://www.englishforums.com/English/FeetFootDistanceMeasurement/dwb/post.htm#1079Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:31:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1079piai assumed we were talking only about measurements not distance. as for distance you're perfectly right. Like you hitch i wasn't sure if there is a rule or not. i looked it up in Swan (my personal bible !!!) and it said that for measurements feet and foot are interchangeable - one being more colloquial than the other. But if needs be we'll prove him wrong and i'll be right by your side leading the rally !!!!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/WritingToALawyer/dlg/post.htm#1075Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:07:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1075piaHitch, wouldn't you say Dear Dr Bradshaw ... rather than the informal Monty ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/FeetFootDistanceMeasurement/dwb/post.htm#1072Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:03:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1072piaWell, there isn't a hard and fast rule. Either can be used. Foot is usually more conversational. However feel free to interchange. My dad's six foot two (inches tall) my dad's six feet two (inches tall) Personally, in the above example i would voice the "inches" if i used feet. My dad's six feet two incheshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/11/czc/Post.htm#1069Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:56:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1069piawell, everyone tells me that once you hit 30 you start obsessing about your age. i guess i started early MWAHAHAHAHAAHHAH !!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/WritingToALawyer/dlg/post.htm#1061Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:44:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1061piaWell formal i guess unless the lawyer in question is a close friend of yours.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/11/czc/Post.htm#1058Thu, 19 Jun 2003 13:30:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1058piaWell i can vouch for his english skills. but that's where i'd have to stop. he knows too much about ME you see !!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/10/czc/Post.htm#1048Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:37:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1048piaMWAHAHAHAHAHAHAhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/10/czc/Post.htm#1045Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:23:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1045piaoh groan chris ..... is it only I who knows the truth about both your age and your intelligence ? oh dear dear !!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishAmericanEnglishPotaytoe-Potaatoe/3/dvm/Post.htm#1042Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:22:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1042piaorph .... *blush* .... have been caught out with that one !!!! How was I to know that they were telling me to bring a bumbag !!!!!!!! Suspenders (BrE) = things that hold up ladies stockings Suspenders (AmE) = things that hold up people's trousers (pants) which obviously leads to confusion with garters and braces and eventually noone knows what the other party is referring to !!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/EndOfALetterCcEnclosures/dhk/post.htm#1037Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:45:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1037piaI'm trying to stretch my memory back to the days when i was receiving ahem 'secretarial training' and i do believe that Encl. is the last item on the page. I could be wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishAmericanEnglishPotaytoe-Potaatoe/3/dvm/Post.htm#1036Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:44:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1036piaOrph ... Aluminium vs Aluminum is another freaky one !!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishAmericanEnglishPotaytoe-Potaatoe/3/dvm/Post.htm#1035Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:43:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1035piahey nan ..... nothing wrong with American English at all. It's just that as a co-ordinator in a school teaching british english - i really shouldn't use american expressions. However, many slip thru the net unnoticed !!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Stars/dgh/post.htm#1034Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:10:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1034piadoes it change color if there are unread posts ? and if it doesn't - could it ? i'm sooo easily confused !http://www.englishforums.com/English/Story3Results/dvw/post.htm#1033Thu, 19 Jun 2003 08:08:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1033piawell, errr, let's not touch that one shall we ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesSigilMean/dgw/post.htm#978Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:50:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:978piaMy first instinct was to tell you that it has something to do with role play gaming ... however this is what it's meaning is ..... Pronounced si-jil, it is a noun and is derived from Middle English sigulle, from Latin sigillum. Dated : 15th century meaning : 1 : SEAL, SIGNET 2 : a sign, word, or device held to have occult power in astrology or magichttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Stars/dgh/post.htmWed, 18 Jun 2003 13:23:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:976piahitch, what does it mean when a post is preceeded by a star ?http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageCommaGuestTharabg/cqc/post.htm#975Wed, 18 Jun 2003 13:21:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:975piaJust to further the debate *grin* ...... Michael Swan in Pratical English Usage says this on the use of commas .... "Commas are used to separate items in series or list, but they are often not used between the last two items. 'i'd like to visit Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Yugoslavia'. if the last two items are long, we are more likely to use commas. 'I spent yeterday playing cricket, drinking beer, and talking about the meaning of life'." he didn't say never but "often". so we're ALL right !!!!! possibly!http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishAmericanEnglishPotaytoe-Potaatoe/dvm/post.htm#969Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:22:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969piaYES YES YES I LOVE HIM !!! ok sorry i'll behave now !http://www.englishforums.com/English/BritishAmericanEnglishPotaytoe-Potaatoe/dvm/post.htm#966Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:57:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:966pialol maj ! good one ! I like knowing as much as i can about both. Hate being caught out !!!! Even though i don't think that i will EVER accept the american past tense of 'drag' as 'drug' !!!!!! I confess that I do occassionally find myself using 'gotten' though !!! As in 'it's gotten warmer over the past few days' !!! *blush* Oh and american spelling is easier too. Centre/Center drives me MAAAAADDDDDD !!!!!!!!! For a good read about how british english morphed into american english try Bill Bryson's Made in America and Mothertongue. Both BRILLIANT books. I absolutely LOVE the man. gush.http://www.englishforums.com/English/BankDraft/ddh/post.htm#965Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:51:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965piaYep Hitch you're perfectly right. You can't leave it blank. You can write payee's name or cash (or self). However in the latter case(s) you must countersign the cheque. (sign on the back as well as the front).http://www.englishforums.com/English/OrderingAtACafe/dvx/post.htm#964Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:48:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:964piaAgain there are several options here. 'I'd like a black coffee please' 'Could I have a black coffee please?' 'I'll have a black coffee and some toast please' 'do you serve buttered toast?' 'yes' 'then I'd like to order four slices please' i'm sure that you guys out there can add more to this !http://www.englishforums.com/English/UnderlineGrammarRules/dbw/post.htm#962Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:40:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:962piaI may be wrong but i don't think that there's a 'rule' as such on this one. I know that there are guidelines to follow when writing a 'thesis' but these may not be the same for each institution. For the sake of layout i would probably bold the titles or italic or put them between single quotes 'like this'. Underlining usually means that you wish to stress something (or you've created a hyperlink). Hope this makes sense.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AnotherWordLampLightingGuestStanly/ddv/post.htm#959Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:55:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:959piaUnless you mean to specify that the lamps are not electric. In which case you could say use the term 'oil lamps'http://www.englishforums.com/English/Story3Results/dvw/post.htm#958Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:46:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:958piawe need medication !!! lolol !http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageCommaGuestTharabg/cqc/post.htm#919Tue, 17 Jun 2003 08:20:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:919piayep hitch. no use for comma before an 'and'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/EmulsifyMyLove/cjq/post.htm#755Thu, 05 Jun 2003 13:58:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:755piaThey were lost !!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/EmulsifyMyLove/cjq/post.htm#752Thu, 05 Jun 2003 12:19:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:752piano no that's A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A ...... a continent also called 'down under', near NZ and ... oh forget it .... yes they did !!!!! what were the odds ? p.s. hehehehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EmulsifyMyLove/cjq/post.htm#750Thu, 05 Jun 2003 12:05:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:750piahehehehehehe !!!!!!!!! i smell a eurovision win there !!! why not ? this year's Austrian entry was talking about beetles fercrissake !!!! err yes i am a closet eurovision fanhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/StoryBlueGardensHome/3/ccq/Post.htm#746Thu, 05 Jun 2003 08:43:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:746piathe above sanctioned margerine as a lubricant and of course wear a nurse's outfit while being cannonballed. His main claim to fame though washttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/5/czc/Post.htm#745Thu, 05 Jun 2003 08:41:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:745piaThank you maj for keeping away from the topic of my age! Thanks hitch for the 18 3/4s! (Makes me sound like a Harry Potter train platform!) Chris, you ARE in trouble !!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/4/czc/Post.htm#722Tue, 03 Jun 2003 14:12:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:722piaErrr sounds like quantum physics to me .... ergo i'm confused !!!! YES, as a female, one DOES get younger ... however there comes a time when you have to stop, and then start creeping up again very very slowly. otherwise well .... people laugh at you !!! and awww shucks hitch .... but youngest i am NOT !!! certainly not younger than chris !!!!! and i'm confused about my computer's desktop !!! i actually checked but there's no teen idol pin ups there !!!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/4/czc/Post.htm#720Tue, 03 Jun 2003 13:45:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:720piaoh DEFINITELY not that old. In fact I think you've caught up with me and indeed passed me now !!!!!! advantages of being female !!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/4/czc/Post.htm#718Tue, 03 Jun 2003 07:30:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:718pianah nah nah nah nah .... i remember frank BEFORE he was a DJ !!!!!!!!!!! hehehehe little, long haired, fast talking, FULL OF ENERGY kid !!! soooo many years ago !http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoryBlueGardensHome/2/ccq/Post.htm#686Mon, 02 Jun 2003 12:44:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:686pialittle sparkly blue sequins. He wore a three-cornered hat and blue suede shoes and proclaimedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GossipPersonalInfoMembers/2/czc/Post.htm#684Mon, 02 Jun 2003 08:41:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:684piayou were training to be a DJ????? when? where ? eh?? pah! I work with the guy and he never tells me anything fun!! hahahaaha!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/StoryBlueGardensHome/ccq/post.htm#683Mon, 02 Jun 2003 08:38:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:683piaDubya himself !!!! Warm up speaker was Robbie Williams - who, as every self-respecting person knows, is the god of gnome collectors. Robbie howeverhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/StoryBlueGardensHome/ccq/post.htm#631Fri, 30 May 2003 08:10:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:631piathree dancing postmen - naked except for loincloths and caps. Stranger than that though washttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HearYeHearYeGotUsANewGame/5/bkx/Post.htm#630Fri, 30 May 2003 08:09:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:630piasupposedly - yes! However only on every second thursday. Luckily though,http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoesAnAccentMeanBadThings/3/bkb/Post.htm#596Wed, 28 May 2003 08:21:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:596pialol maj !!! when I was living in the states everyone assumed i was spanish cos i look spanish but unfortunately can't speak a word of your wonderful language. And they were also confused because I spoke like 'a princess', which i DON'T, but to them an accent is an accent is an accent !!!!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllOnlineAtOnce/bpr/post.htm#594Wed, 28 May 2003 07:55:05 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:594piaand i missed it !!! pah !!!!!! Need a laptop to take to rehearsals so i can forum as i sing and dance !!!!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/HearYeHearYeGotUsANewGame/3/bkx/Post.htm#593Wed, 28 May 2003 07:47:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:593pia... "cheese cheese cheese" oops i lied !http://www.englishforums.com/English/HearYeHearYeGotUsANewGame/2/bkx/Post.htm#503Tue, 27 May 2003 15:02:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:503piaMetric system is what the whole world uses - aside from the UK!!! (and malta occassionally)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Story2/4/bvl/Post.htm#502Tue, 27 May 2003 15:01:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:502piabaguettes got caught in the wheels of the winning chariot. Ham and cheesehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HearYeHearYeGotUsANewGame/bkx/post.htm#499Tue, 27 May 2003 14:58:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499piaTrouble is what you'll be in if you try and force the metric system down my throat.