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[invalidusername]

portraits studio

[KathyInFL]

Studio Apartment

 

I think apartment = flat in the UK?

[PrincessNutella]

Apartment lease

I use both? Then again, I’m Turkish

[invalidusername]

lease agreement

 

Yes apartment in the UK is a flat - although a lot of people say apartment.

 

So many people use Americanisms now, and whilst I have no problem whatsoever with you guys, my skin crawls when I hear a British person say "gotten".

 

Does anyone in America use the word "got", or is it always "gotten"??

[fishinghat]

agreement gotten (lol)

We use both depending on the Past tense of the use.

[invalidusername]

gotten annoyed

 

I need to understand the rule of that one Hat.

 

So difference in past simple/perfect/continuous?

 

I got it

I had gotten it

I was getting it

 

??

[fishinghat]

annoyed by

I was afraid you would ask that question. I can not quote that rule exactly but you are close. I will try to find out tomorrow.

[invalidusername]

by jove

 

Used in England during 18th and 19th century to express surprise, for example "By jove, look at that lovely apple pie Gail has baked!!"

 

Hat - will be interested to know what you dig up on that. From an English (English - not US) grammar perspective, this is how it would work.

[KathyInFL]

Jove Wang

 

http://www.qh-art.co...9-workshop.html

[fishinghat]

Wang Mang

Wang Mang was a Han Dynasty official and consort kin who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin (or Hsin) Dynasty ruling 9–23 AD.

It is interesting to note that many antiquities from that era from both China and Korea are now in the Japanese possession. Even though they were taken by Japan during various wars in the region in the 1800's and early 1900's Japan still considers them their property. The World Court has ruled against Japan and ordered the items returned but Japan refuses. They say that the items have been in their possession so long they are now part of their heritage. To this day they are displayed in the Japanese Museums.

[invalidusername]

Mang Yang

 

A district in the central highlands of Veitnam... and yes, Google was my friend on this one!

[fishinghat]

Yang Guifei

Yang Guifei (with Guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her time), known briefly by the Taoist nun name Taizhen was known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. She was the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years.

You can tell I love stores of consorts. lol

[gail]

Guifei bao capsules

Candy? Vitamins? Oh but no, female Einstein knows what it is.

Herbal capsules sanitary pads! I bet that you guys didn't know that. No need of Wikipedia for me, just a triple check on internet. Lol

[invalidusername]

capsules dispenser

 

Don't know about you Hat - but I am impressed with our girl on that one above

 

Tres bien mon petite bon-bon

[fishinghat]

dispenser broken

WOW!! Didn't know that one. Medical treated tampons. Who knew. Our gal Gail did. I also am impressed. I think I better go back to small words for a while before I embarrass myself further. lol

[invalidusername]

broken it

 

as you wish Hat - small words!

[fishinghat]

it is

[invalidusername]

is in

 

[PrincessNutella]

in distress

Not me

[fishinghat]

Distress tolerance



"Distress tolerance is an emerging construct in psychology that has been conceptualized in several different ways. Broadly, however, it refers to an individuals' "perceived capacity to withstand negative emotional and/or other aversive states (e.g. physical discomfort), and the behavioral act of withstanding distressing internal states elicited by some type of stressor."[1] Some definitions of distress tolerance have also specified that the endurance of these negative events occur in contexts in which methods to escape the distressor exist." Wiki

A fancy way of saying some people handle stress better than others.

[gail]

Tolerance Zero

This is a way of saying that if you drink and drive, it's Tolerance Zero for you.

[KathyInFL]

Zero pounds.

 

I gained zero pounds since I weighed myself 2 weeks ago, I actually lost 2. Why is it so hard or me to lose weight but I can gain it easily?

[invalidusername]

pounds sterling

 

Something nice and British!

[fishinghat]

Sterling Ratio


The Sterling ratio is a measure of the risk-adjusted return of an investment portfolio.

[invalidusername]

ratio formula

 

I actually knew that one without Google Hat

[fishinghat]

formula one

I didn't. lol
But I like stretching my brain to learn new things.

[invalidusername]

one world

 

Formula One - that brings back memories. We miss Bernie Ecclestone!!

[gail]

World news

In the news today, Fishinghat has caught a weird fish that nobody has ever seen...

And unvalidusername was caught trying to steal Lady Gail's Apple pie.

Princess Kathy was seen chatting with the president's wife.

That will be all for today....

[fishinghat]

news flash

[invalidusername]

flash unit

 

like the big old separate one you'd get with film-fed cameras

 

Further news just in...

 

Auntie Gail was seen earlier this week entertaining what appeared to be a 6ft acorn in her home in Sherbrooke