[[quote="badandy"] . . . so am I wrong in assuming nostalgia means 'pain for returning home'? . . .[/quote] It's not about a pain caused by (for) returning home, but rather a mixture of the pain or sorrow or sadness of missing things from the past and the pleasure of remembering them, all ...

[quote="tcward"]Yes, Kris*, welcome. And feel free to use the 'quote' button ([img]http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/templates/adc/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif[/img]) when you feel like quoting someone's post. -Tim ;)[/quote] Thank you Tim for pointing out that there is a quote butto...

Quote: Kris* Is there a typo in your signature? It's hard to imagine, but whenever I write Brazilian, I write Brazilain and have to go back and correct it. Good thing I never do that with my real name. Lusiano Eduardo de Oliveira No, the asterisk is computer jargon (for adults that is; it could be s...

The meandering nature of our discussions is the secret of their not inconsiderable charm....

Henri


Very nicely put Henri. I have a tendency to babble. It's nice to know that a board is available in which to do so.

Kris*

What about Spanish y/o, Italian e/o, and French et/ou? Those are not abbreviations. Brazilian dude _________________ I added a thought to the original post. It had to do with the English language and there not being a conjunction for and/or. I think maybe we strayed from the original post. An Americ...

... it's the American way. it's faster!


It goes faster still in Swedish, where we write «o/e» for «och/eller». Superb Swedish engineering ?...

Henri

However, the Swedish text is an abbreviation, is this correct? If it means and/or then the Swedes are faster.

Kris

and/or is not a conjunction. the two words are joined only by a slash. it's easier for many to say and/or to avoid perhaps droning or specifics. it's the American way. it's faster!

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