Random Confessions

[Ic3Rabbit]

I don't normally go into the Lutz Corner, but when I opened GS there now, I saw that the newest post in that forum was in a thread about practice wear. And I thought "oooh, I wonder if anybody is talking about Jenna McCorkell's clothing range".

So, I went into that thread and read through it. And I made a discovery that really shocked me...

A member who I had always thought was male is actually female! :shocked:

Like, I know that it is easy to get caught out like this, and it has happened many times before. I normally just get a bit embarrassed and then laugh it off. But this time was different, because I had been totally convinced for a very long time.

How could I get it so wrong?!

CaroLiza_fan

It wasn't me, was it?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

It wasn't me, was it?

Nope. It wasn't your turn this time.

Your turn was a few months ago!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Nope. It wasn't your turn this time.

Your turn was a few months ago!

CaroLiza_fan

:rofl2:

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

i still don't get the difference between "favorites" and "favourites", "color" and "colour", etc, i mean why there are two ways of spelling for the same word

Because if you go back a few hundred years, there weren't set spellings for words. And by the time that people realised that it would be a good idea if there was, English was being spoken in different places all across the world.

The spellings were standardised in England, and then these spellings were used throughout the British Empire. But by this stage, America was not in the British Empire. So, they standardised the spellings on their own. And the results were different.

With countries that weren't part of the British Empire, it's pretty much up to them to choose which spellings they use. Although, because America is more of a world power nowadays than the UK, a lot tend to go for the American spellings.

The complicating factor is that some countries that traditionally used the British spellings have started to drift towards using some American spellings.

Canada is the most notable example. But, that is understandable, since it is next door to America and people frequently move between the two countries. (You just have to look at figure skating, with the likes of Kaitlyn Weaver and Piper Gilles moving from America to Canada).

If you want to find out more, this Wikipedia page is good:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

Incidentally, another example of the difference is a word I have used quite a few times in this post: "standardised". In America, it would be spelt with a "z" to get "standardized".

There isn't a difference in the meaning. The ones with a "u" after the "o" are spelled in the British way, the other's the American way.

You are more diplomatic than me. If it was me replying, I would have written:

There isn't a difference in the meaning. The ones with a "u" after the "o" are spelt the correct way, the others the American way.​

And I noticed another example of the difference when I was quoting your post. British English uses "spelt" as the past participle of "spell", whereas American English uses "spelled".

I think I'll shut up now.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I sometimes work with documents in Irish or bi-lingual version of documents being in Irish as one of languages and boy - when I compare word in English and in Irish I often scratch my head, but it has a certain charm to it I'd say

Charming, definitely. But it can be so frustrating when you see something written down and you have no idea how it's pronounced. Or when you hear a word and then see it written down and you can't work out how they can be the same word.

Like, one of the closest friends I have is called Niamh. And I have lost count of the number of times over the years I have heard non-Irish people butcher that name because they have seen it written down first. They just can't comprehend that it is pronounced "Neeve".

There again, how many times have you heard Polish names and words being butchered by foreigners? That is another good example of a language where non-speakers find it hard to relate the pronounciation to the spelling.

Although, over the years I have found out a few things about Polish that help to explain why words I have come across (i.e. names of people and places) are pronounced the way they are.

Ironically, I haven't managed to come across anything that explains Irish!

As for the differences between English and Irish, I suppose it is all down to the different backgrounds to the languages. Irish Gaelic (along with Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Manx, Cornish and Breton) is a Celtic language. It's roots are much older than English, which nowadays is a real "bitsa" language ("bitsa this, bitsa that"). It started off as a Germanic language, but has since borrowed a LOT of things from Latin and it's derived languages. Not to mention borrowing from languages from places that were in the British Empire, such as India.

And it is all this borrowing that makes it hard for people to learn English. Because whereas other languages follow strict rules, English doesn't. The rules of grammar in English are all over the place.

Which is why I am glad that English is my first language, and I didn't have to learn it as a second language. Because I know that if I had grown up speaking a language which was well structured, having to then learn a language that was so irregular would have driven me crazy!

CaroLiza_fan

 

[NoNameFace]

Charming, definitely. But it can be so frustrating when you see something written down and you have no idea how it's pronounced. Or when you hear a word and then see it written down and you can't work out how they can be the same word.

Like, one of the closest friends I have is called Niamh. And I have lost count of the number of times over the years I have heard non-Irish people butcher that name because they have seen it written down first. They just can't comprehend that it is pronounced "Neeve".

There again, how many times have you heard Polish names and words being butchered by foreigners? That is another good example of a language where non-speakers find it hard to relate the pronounciation to the spelling.

Although, over the years I have found out a few things about Polish that help to explain why words I have come across (i.e. names of people and places) are pronounced the way they are.

Ironically, I haven't managed to come across anything that explains Irish!

As for the differences between English and Irish, I suppose it is all down to the different backgrounds to the languages. Irish Gaelic (along with Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Manx, Cornish and Breton) is a Celtic language. It's roots are much older than English, which nowadays is a real "bitsa" language ("bitsa this, bitsa that"). It started off as a Germanic language, but has since borrowed a LOT of things from Latin and it's derived languages. Not to mention borrowing from languages from places that were in the British Empire, such as India.

And it is all this borrowing that makes it hard for people to learn English. Because whereas other languages follow strict rules, English doesn't. The rules of grammar in English are all over the place.

Which is why I am glad that English is my first language, and I didn't have to learn it as a second language. Because I know that if I had grown up speaking a language which was well structured, having to then learn a language that was so irregular would have driven me crazy!

CaroLiza_fan

The Polish language is hard even for us there, believe me, especially in social media era full of weird abbreviations, neologisms borrowed from English language and overall careless approach towards our language. Orthography is one thing, but when a young person cannot make a logical sentence, even out of simple words it's just pathetic and sad...

 

[WeakAnkles]

Florida in Summer...Hell with Palm Trees.

 

[chopinskate]

You are more diplomatic than me. If it was me replying, I would have written:

There isn't a difference in the meaning. The ones with a "u" after the "o" are spelt the correct way, the others the American way.​

And I noticed another example of the difference when I was quoting your post. British English uses "spelt" as the past participle of "spell", whereas American English uses "spelled".

I think I'll shut up now.

CaroLiza_fan

That one's not for GS

Ah spelt vs spelled, the one thing I've let go after spending time on the internet. It doesn't matter with the correct version, though.

 

[Spirals for Miles]

I just re-watched those old videos, the Duck Song series, and the Porcupine Eating a Carrot... what has happened to me?!

 

[lavenderblossom]

I loooove playing ping pong. Just casually, mind, but I used to play when I was 10-11 and now the shopping centre where I live has free tables so I can play whenever I want

Funny story, today I was looking for an article on Deniss from a few months back. So I used Google, searched for Deniss Vasiljevs in news section, and look what I found:

https://www.dzirkstele.lv/sports/galda-teniss-gulbeniesiem-izcils-sezonas-noslegums-162032

A Latvian talent in table tennis, Deniss Vasiljevs, age 15

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Last night, I was looking at the Facebook profile for one of the skaters that I have adopted. And as I was scrolling down I saw a thumbnail of the profile pic of somebody with the same surname with whom she is connected. And I thought:

"Wow!!! She is seriously hot!!! I wonder if she is the skater's big sister, or maybe a cousin, or even a young aunt..."​

So, I clicked through to the profile and had a good nosey around. And after a while, I made a discovery:

It turns out that she is my adopted skater's mother!!!



CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

On an unrelated note, a piece of advice.

If you are thinking of making a Fan Fest, choose a skater that does not have lots of fans who like to make videos out of pictures of them.

This morning, I was trying to find videos of a skater I am in the process of adopting. She hasn't done a lot of competitions (there are only 4 that I know of), but the number of fan videos on YouTube of her and her family is ridiculous!

Suffice to say, I am only going to include videos about skating in her Fan Fest. There is just far too much irrelevant stuff out there that.

The perils of adopting a skater whose family is in the public eye...

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Spirals for Miles]

On an unrelated note, a piece of advice.

If you are thinking of making a Fan Fest, choose a skater that does not have lots of fans who like to make videos out of pictures of them.

This morning, I was trying to find videos of a skater I am in the process of adopting. She hasn't done a lot of competitions (there are only 4 that I know of), but the number of fan videos on YouTube of her and her family is ridiculous!

Suffice to say, I am only going to include videos about skating in her Fan Fest. There is just far too much irrelevant stuff out there that.

The perils of adopting a skater whose family is in the public eye...

CaroLiza_fan

Now I want to know who it is! Especially since all the Honda girls already have one since they’re who I would’ve thought of

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Now I want to know who it is! Especially since all the Honda girls already have one since they’re who I would’ve thought of

I had a feeling that people reading my post would automatically think of the Honda family. Because the girls do have pretty fanatical fans. Actually, there is one member of the family who doesn't have a Fan Fest - big brother Taichi. But, inadvertantly using the words "she" and "her" kinda gave away that I wasn't talking about him.

You remember the way that for years I have been going on about 3 girls that competed at both the EYOF and European Championships in the same week in 2015. One of them (Angelina Kučvaļska) already had a Fan Fest, and I said I was going to adopt the other two (Anastasia Galustyan and Aleksandra Golovkina).

Well, while was looking at those EYOF results a few days ago, I spotted somebody else further down the table who I always tend to cheer on. For the simple reason that, despite her background, she has always come across as a really lovely girl and very down to Earth. Just like all of her Mum's family tend to be (don't actually know much about her Dad's family apart from their history).

I am talking about Alexandra de Hanovre (ISU Bio; Rink Results Bio; Stats On Ice Bio; Tracings Bio; Wikipedia), the daughter of Prince Ernst August of Hanover and Princess Caroline of Monaco (and granddaughter of the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco and Grace Kelly).

You hear people talking about "skating royalty". Well, here is "skating royalty" in the literal sense. :agree:

Did I really just say that?

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Ok, back to the topic of the thread...randomness.

I'm craving mint Oreo cookies.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Ok, back to the topic of the thread...randomness.

I'm craving mint Oreo cookies.

Oh, Ic3Rabbit! I just do not know how anybody can willingly choose to eat something that tastes like toothpaste.

I have to admit, I haven't eaten those Oreos. But I did eat an After Eight once, and it tasted just like toothpaste. And I vowed "never again!"

Like, I can't eat anything for about 2 hours after cleaning my teeth because it ends up tasting like toothpaste.

Is that random enough?

CaroLiza_fan

 

[cheerknithanson]

I took 2 summer classes that ended last week. I got my grades today. An A- in biology of obesity and weight loss and a B+ in cell assays (A lab-based course). Finished 5 more credits. 5 more to go until I get my master's degree and then I'll be done with school forever!

 

[Ducky]

Oh, Ic3Rabbit! I just do not know how anybody can willingly choose to eat something that tastes like toothpaste.

I have to admit, I haven't eaten those Oreos. But I did eat an After Eight once, and it tasted just like toothpaste. And I vowed "never again!"

Like, I can't eat anything for about 2 hours after cleaning my teeth because it ends up tasting like toothpaste.

Is that random enough?

CaroLiza_fan

I love Andes dinner mints and After Eight.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I love Andes dinner mints and After Eight.

:agree:

 

[ancientpeas]

Tip from the Peas household: If you are having stomach issues try peppermint tea or chewing on a peppermint leaf. Very helpful for setting the stomach.