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My dear delopio, how I despise posts that are comprised of a title and then a short little end to the sentence in the title! It's rather terrible style. I've taken the opportunity to rewrite your post for you. Otherwise noone would answer your post because they'd all be taken aback by your rudeness. Well, except Friendy. She's like Jesus or something.
Post subject: Gentleman has interest in computer resources for self-study of Russian
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My most esteemed and beloved fellow forum-users,
Although I've already quite thoroughly perused previous threads on these forums regarding websites for learning Russian, during my regular morning promenade, my innate curiosity did not cease to tug at me, and I wondered if perhaps there was some secret Russian-learning site out there that was being treacherously hidden from me. Would any of you fine gentlemen be aware of a good site for learning Russian that hasn't already been mentioned in countless other posts in this forum?
Oh, and before I forget, dear me, I must make one more inquiry, my most esteemed fellow forum-users. Being quite aware that all existing computer software for learning foreign languages is, quite frankly, codswollop(or "codswobble", as some of us would say) and able to quite unreservedly declare that language learning through computer software is inadequate at best, I most humbly request that you, dear fellow forum-users, to the best of your knowledge, enlighten me of the existence of some other computer software of this sort which I was not able to stumble across in my pre-post research.
Gentlemanly yours,
DeLopio
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Would any of you fine gentlemen be aware of a good site for learning Russian that hasn't already been mentioned in countless other posts in this forum?
ummm, i dont know about everybody else, but i'm not a gentleman... :oops:
yeah...you dont think the Navy is that gay do you, pravit?
it's too bad i'm not as overly intellegent as pravit cause i'd have a really good comeback for that if i was...alas, we cant all be geniuses can we... :(Quote:
yeah...you dont think the Navy is that gay do you, pravit?
http://www.napavalleyexpo.com/gif/ph-villagepeople.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Angel_of_Death-NZ
My dearie Mr. Angel-of-Death-NZ, what the hell does any of this have to do with the Navy, for goodness sake? When I think of the Navy, I think of young intense-faced men sitting in darkened rooms looking at bright screens and pushing buttons and saying things like "Def-Con 3 Alert Activate!" What, pray tell, does that(however exciting it may be) have to do with a rather ungentlemanly young character who doesn't know the proper way to ask for help?Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel_of_Death-NZ
(By the way, you seem to have trouble understanding the role of sarcasm in humor, Angel-of-Death).
@SailorLover19: I believe Angel-of-Death is so hyped up about joining the Navy he can't help but mumble about it in irrelevant posts. But it remains - he is going to be a young sailor! You know, I think you two would be very good together. I can't stand sailors myself, though - they've got no sense of humor.
My dear Sailor Lover19, you don't need to be a genius to write a post mocking somebody in pretentious English(and I'm certainly not one). In fact, I have the feeling now that somebody with far superior English skills(such as Joysof) will come along, and, sparked by this little comment of mine, declare: "You think that's pretentious? Hah! I double-pretentious you!" and then proceed to, in a most shocking manner, one-up me. As for overly intelligent, lass, I'm but a fool who enjoys poking fun at other fools.Quote:
it's too bad i'm not as overly intellegent as pravit cause i'd have a really good comeback for that if i was...alas, we cant all be geniuses can we...
@Lindzi: Rather well put, dear! You are indeed a lady!
well, i apologize for my feebleminded comments. and i do appreciate your awe-inspiring humor and your sense of humility. happy mocking... :mrgreen:
A picture is worth a thousand words. It's worth more words if one of the guys in the picture is wearing a faux feather headdress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pravit
i said that thing about the navy because the name of the new member is "SailorLover"...and if SailorLover was a male...then that be weird, because most sailors are males...and if a male loves a sailor, then its called homosexuality. so my post was not irrevelant.
now, now angel, i can call u angel, right? now, now. no need to get defensive, no one was calling u a homosexual. *pats angel on the head* anyway, if Pravit has to degrade others comments to gain the attention he needs, well, then i say we should be accomodating to his wishes. oh, and btw, my name's Lisa, hopefully that tells u whether or not i'm a guy. good day to you all... :wink:
All of your posts are irrelevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel_of_Death-NZ
except this very one <------
Pravit , is it a rule that all forums come equiped with a jackass such as yourself? Can you just answer a question without trying to sound intelectual? I bet you are the type of person that excels at a lot of things, and becomes profiecient quickly and then hang back with the new pepole to show off your superior prowess due to your social ineptness. Don't worry fella I can tell from the posts of other members that they all see through you. The problem is, can you get your nose out of that thesaurus long enough to see that for yourself.
In short it is a terrible thing when people come to these forums for reasons of interest and they encounter peapole that have nothing real useful to add other than redicule and belittlement.
you Jack ass.
Dear Mr. DevilFromIndy,
There is such a thing known as "humor" and "sarcasm" which a lot of you Americans don't seem to be able to understand. You see, it is one thing to try to look smart, and another thing to write in silly English for humor purposes(might I mention that later on I stated specifically that I was writing like a stuck-up idiot for humor purposes, buddy). It's also funny you think someone would need a thesaurus to write my posts. Get Joysof or somebody else over here and he'll write something that makes me look like a piddling fool.
Now, my dear, the reason I didn't answer his post in a very straight manner is because there are countless other posts on this forum about computer software for Russian. In fact, if you would just go back to the "Getting Started with Russian" page and scroll down a little bit, you will find a couple threads about it. I could have easily written something like this:
But it's bland and I think a post should be something fun to read. And if you'll read my post, you'll see I actually did answer his question. Refer to previous posts of mine that answer other questions, and you'll see I'm very direct about answering questions(but it's much more boring that way).Quote:
Hi delopio.
There isn't any good computer software for learning Russian. All the free websites about learning Russian are crap. And we have already discussed this topic about a hundred times so kindly use the "search" function provided with the forum.
As for "hanging back with the new people" I might remind you that this forum is here for new people. More experienced people will answer new people's questions, and when they become more experienced, they answer other people's questions. It's not as if there are two groups on MR, one composed of new people and then an exclusive circle of elite members who only talk amongst themselves.
Now, Mr. Doesn't-understand-humor, whether you're visiting this forum for "reasons of interest" or if you are actually Mr. DeLopio himself under another name, I kindly urge you not to get so angry and flamed up about things people you don't know write on a forum you've visited for the first time. You see, there are a lot of things on the internet that can make you mad, and sometimes it's best not to take everything so seriously.
Gentlemanly yours,
Prince of Somalia
a)Pravit is awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by devilfromindy
b)Pravit is awesome.
c)His post in this thread was obviously meant to be funny. In my opinion, it was.
d)Go back and read some of Pravit's other posts and you will hopefully also realise that Pravit is awesome.
Whoa! Indy must be a tough town. This guy's seriously in need of anger management :wink:
Damn Damn DAMN DAMN DAMN !Quote:
Originally Posted by Pravit
You mean I've been wasting my time these last months??
Well, just in case that was another piece of fiendish sarcastic subterfuge, I'll now write the second installment of кровь..
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One well-deserved and heart-felt ":D" to you, my good man Pravit! Blast you last-minute family outings to bungalow parks that cause me to miss all the goodness!
Lindzi: d00d, i <3 yu0.
P.S. You are such a sexy cousin.
Waxwing: Alas, this string of witty sarcasm and things that could possibly be sarcasm has stumped even me. What do you mean you wasted a lot of time?
Jasper: I love the word "bungalow." It's too bad we don't use it in America.
:o...is it just me, or does somebody need a chill pill, Indy guy? while we do appreciate your passionate defense, i don't think Pravit hurt anybody's feelins... :) ...or did he? maybe we should ask Delopio? in any case, it looks like the majority of the response to your post is backing Pravit. perhaps it might be possible that the other memebers do see right thru him, and we get that he's just trying to provide some much needed humor. and is it also possible that we can see right thru u? maybe u dont understand the humor so u prefer to lash out irrationaly at those who provide it? i could be wrong, but maybe not. anyway, have a peachy day!... 8)
I <3 the word 'peachy'.
Ok i will post a public apology for eveyone.. I"m sorry.
Pravit, read the bit I quoted from you in bold.
To be brought to such a sight for learning and in hopes of human interrelation to a productive aim would have been the basis for my interest in the site. However, where trying to reach academics, if you do not have anything intelligent to say, why not bothering to stop making a fool out of yourself with unintelligent if not "stupid" comments and wasting time and life. Either uphold a sense of maturity and decency, or in basic terms, get lost!
Mike
And who are you to say this 2 months after the last post? :roll:
And why are you saying it? At whom are you directing this comment?Quote:
To be brought to such a sight for learning and in hopes of human interrelation to a productive aim would have been the basis for my interest in the site. However, where trying to reach academics, if you do not have anything intelligent to say, why not bothering to stop making a fool out of yourself with unintelligent if not "stupid" comments and wasting time and life. Either uphold a sense of maturity and decency, or in basic terms, get lost!
Well, this was all very interesting!........As you know, I am new here but I have been reading long enough to know that Pravit has a certain "style" about him that does bring entertainment to our quest in common. As a matter of fact this whole thread has been somewhat entertaining.....but.............
I really was hoping that someone would answer Delopios' original question here........even if it were to say "it's a deleriously whacked out question".
Thankyou for reading my dumb post and have a bloody nice day!
Some americans are just to willing to bash something that takes them out of their comfort zone. I saw the humor and sarcastic nature of the post and laughed my a$$ off (LMAO)!! Thanks for being you. I'm new here and learning the Russian language. You are correct in the aspect of looking through the site before you just ask a question. Ignorance is not always the best policy! LOL
Johnny
Well, although I've been dead for the past couple months, I suppose I could try to answer your questions. Anyhow, to my knowledge, most of the stuff online related to learning any language is gimmick-like nonsense or similar to a tourist's phrase book. There are a few good sites out there, but they probably will not be useful until you're past the beginning stage(hence my response two months ago).
You can find the answer to this question in the unofficial FAQ:
http://www.freewebs.com/pravit/
lol... what ? Howcome when pravit does it, it's "Style", but when i do it, it's "OMG UR SO RUDE ADMIN BAN HIM FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH". :roll:
Come on, Dogboy, you saw how pissed our friend from Indy got at me earlier. :lol: At any rate, I hate to repeat myself, but you can find the answer to this question at http://www.freewebs.com/pravit/
However, it's mostly stuff targeted towards intermediate/advanced learners that complements whatever you are already studying. And I do apologize for my less-than-helpful response earlier.