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Topic: Fun with English
Faris gave me an idea to start this. Here we're gonna post some funny stuff with language... R, please post that journal entry of yours!
Posted by Suddha 
May 11, 2008
12:12 AM
Okay, so let's do some shitty puzzles. An example first:



What is this? Answer: TOP SECRET

Now guess what this is :)

Posted by Suddha 
May 11, 2008
12:16 AM
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May 11, 2008
12:18 AM
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May 11, 2008
12:23 AM
I see the topic is already dead [x_x]
Posted by Suddha 
May 11, 2008
12:29 AM
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May 11, 2008
12:36 AM
too little, too late

Here is an interesting use of language. I don't know if all Philipinos do this but one does:

"He made me do it" means he let me do it.

"He let me do it" means he made me do it.

It has something to do with being non-confrontational, which is very important.
May 11, 2008
12:39 AM
Some more:

Whenever someone says "I don't mean to be rude, but..."
They mean to be rude.

I'm sure the British invented this one: when they want you to go away they say "It has been so nice seeing you!."

Often what someone says is the opposite of what they mean.

On the profile of someone I know his occupation is listed as "to be real". This means he has never been real in his life and it is a distant goal. A person who is real would take it for granted and never say such a thing.

Without exception, every woman who said to me: "trust me", was about to stab me in the back. A trustworthy person does not have to say that.
May 11, 2008
12:49 AM
LOL, Michael... speaking of British formality, my father always used to say, when some Britons are not interested at all, they'll definitely say "Interesting"!

Anyone here knows whether it's true?
Posted by Suddha 
May 11, 2008
12:55 AM
hey faris is it you in these photos except the second one ?
Posted by Nostra 
May 11, 2008
10:20 AM

I want to translate into: