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Hey, does anyone actually watch American Idol?
Anthony Federov just got voted off. I thought he had a pretty good run, and thought that he would be eliminated a long time ago, but what do I know?
Anyway, I thought it was interesting that he is Ukrainian and got that far. If he had an accent though, he DEFINATELY wouldn't have made it this far.
GO FEDEROV!!
No, no one watches American Idol except for you. :o
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by DAspen
What is that? Is it some religous program? What kind of idol is it?
It's a show where they search america for a new pop star. There's a huge contest and in the end we're tortured by radios playing their songs over and over. Every person who has been pushed from the hell-like womb of that show has been an annoying whiney bitch. :)
I don't like the show. We invented it in the UK.
A lot of successful American shows over the years have been British originally. US television has been very good at ripping off Britain.
yeah but then Europe shows all of the American shows dubbed over with the same voices over and over on every show.
Anyway if something is a good idea i.e. makes money why not use it in different countries?
No reason not to. The only reason that I mention it is because there are so many people here in the US that I meet that think or assume they invented everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biancca
I know. Hence my interest in other countries and other languages... to get a break from a certain type of American. The kind that think they know everything but know nothing and make no attempt to change that. But there are nice Americans too (like me hahahaha) .
Yes, but your lips are blue!Quote:
Originally Posted by Biancca
Well blue is such a nice color. Its my favorite.
Actually its Mordan's fault my picture looks like this. He laughed at the first one I put up and said I looked nerdy. And since he called me a smurf and some other people did too I decided to make my face blue like a smurf. But I can't change the nerdy part.
Yes , I know all about it but this is what happens when you let "Harry Potter" give you fashion tips.
hey DDT what is your picture of?
Me standing in the middle of Whilshire Boulevard, Westwood CA.
Sheesh, get a room!
:lol:
Do not try to cheapen our eloquent banter with your jealous ravings, Klinka old boy. Now be a good doggy and wait quietly at he foot of the table and perhaps the master will throw you a scrap.
Has it occurred to anyone else that when they get married they will have purple babies?
:lol:
That was kind of creative waxwing.
One question about grammar of the sentence: "No reason not to."Quote:
Originally Posted by DDT
There are two negative words in it ("No"and "Not").
Is this sentence correct?
Я конечно по английски не рублю, однако здрасте
A double negative = a positive.
The sentance is correct like that, its ok to use double negatives as long as you mean it (No reason not to = there is a reason to)
shivtorovQuote:
Originally Posted by DDT
The complete sentence, if used, would have been this.
There is no reason not to use a good idea from another country.
That's not right, Biancca.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biancca
Yes. If anyone knows better, feel free to call me on my mistake, but I believe that in English double negatives are fine like this when they are in different clauses (main and subordinate). E.g.:Quote:
Originally Posted by DDT
I don't like not having anything to do. or I don't like having nothing to do (same idea)
which is different from (cf. my previous post to Biancca):
I like having something to do.
And so the double negative is necessary. A double negative within the same clause is redundant, but this isn't.
I don't see no reason why not! ;)
there aint no reason why not.
It means that there are no reasons against doing what you want to do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Biancca
Not necessarily that there is a reason to do it.
Don't you not see what we are not trying to not say?
Of course! It is obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie