hi, amerifags. i have some questions, would you like to answer me?
1) what is very official written greeting in english? if i write an official letter, will 'hello' be official enough? i pretty doubt it but 'how do you do', 'good day/afternoon/evening' etc look like greetings for meeting, not for letter, am i right?
2) what is right pronunciation of word 'fap'? it's a pity, but i cannot find this word in my dictionary (though 'fag' is there). is it pronounced 'faep' (damn! sorry, i cannot type phonetic simbols, i hope you can understand me) or 'fap'?
3) why did you name joystick 'joystick'? 'joy stick', it sounds like name of shlicking device. hm, i guess someone use it that way though...
yes, i understand, it's a queer bunch of questions, but l ain't a troll, i am really interested.
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Anonymous2008-11-03 22:17
1. 'Hello' is used for any situation. Yes, use it.
2. Fap originates from the Japanese sound for masturbation. It's pronounced 'fap' as in 'tap'
3. Joystick was named appropriately because it resembles a dildo.
3. Joystick because it's a stick you use to have 'joy' while playing games. Named before things like that became lulzy.
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Anonymous2008-11-04 7:29
1) "Dear Sir/Madam" is another fun way to start formal letters with.
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Anonymous2008-11-06 1:36
thnx 4all
huh, 'dear sir' sounds a little embarrassing for me, i'll explore the link above for other variants
also, i reread my first post and understood that no one could figure out 'ae' was a try to write phonetic sign for sound as in 'fag' or 'tap'. though it's not a matter now
Two whom it may concern:
*or*
Mr/Mrs/Dr/Prof FirstName LastName:
Your letter here
Regards,
Your name here
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Anonymous2008-11-21 18:26
>>8
"ur" should be "you're" or "you are" and since "language" starts with a consonant "a" is used as apposed to "an"
"a language" >>7 "Dear sir," does sound completely normal for an English person >>9 Is correct
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Anonymous2008-11-21 18:26
>>8
"ur" should be "you're" or "you are" and since "language" starts with a consonant "a" is used as apposed to "an"
"a language" >>7 "Dear sir," does sound completely normal for an English person >>9 Is correct
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Anonymous2008-11-27 5:47
hi all again
i have one else question. i often see some people mix up 'you're' and 'your' here, on 4chan. i dunno if they don't do it deliberately though. i cannot understand how anybody can confuse them in writing. why do they do it? is it a mistake of those who learnt the language by conversations, not textbooks?
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Or, if you have trouble with /æ/ you can approximate it with /ɛ/ as many Europeans do. But if you DO know how to pronounce /æ/ then, by all means, do it.
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It's easier to type "your" than it is to type "you're" although the pronunciation is essentially the same, /jɒɹ/, same with "yore". As far as if it's intentional. I think sometimes it is. When people are using and old meme or trying to sound like a derp they'll use "your" for "you're"
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