Feel free to experiment

[M.C. Steenberg]

Dear all,

Please feel free to use this Test Area forum to experiment with the features / functionality of the new system powering the Discussion Community.

You are welcome to reply to this message, start new threads in this area, etc., as often as you wish in experimentation, as you learn the features of the new system. You needn't worry about cluttering other members' e-mail in-boxes: one of the features of the new system is that members will only receive e-mail notification of new posts for those areas they so wish.

INXC, Matthew

[Boulos]

Congratulation for all and many thanks for whom they putted efforts.

[M.C. Steenberg]

Congratulation for all and many thanks for whom they putted efforts.
You're very welcome, Boulos. It's been an 'international effort' of sorts, getting the new system configured - very much an image of the Community itself.

There are still 'kinks' to work out (the biggest being that quoted passages in posts imported from the old system are currently improperly formatted), but these will get dealt with.

INXC, Matthew

[Rev. G]

Dear all,

Please feel free to use this Test Area forum to experiment with the features / functionality of the new system powering the Discussion Community.

You are welcome to reply to this message, start new threads in this area, etc., as often as you wish in experimentation, as you learn the features of the new system. You needn't worry about cluttering other members' e-mail in-boxes: one of the features of the new system is that members will only receive e-mail notification of new posts for those areas they so wish.

INXC, Matthew

Congratulations!

[Trudy]

This is so totally AWESOME Dr. Steenberg!!!! WOW!!!! It looks so nice....now all I have to do is try and figure out what all the buttons do.

Very, very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see I shall have FUN with color! Woot!!!!
~Athanasia~

[Irene]

I would also like to thank you, Mathew and all who give us this site, Monachos is so informative and always tops the list of my favourite sites.. :)

[Botolph]

I am most impressed by the breadth and depth of this site; I suspect it will lead to my spending considerably more time in front of my computer.

[Nikos]

The forum discussions at Monachos.net are most interesting and relevant! Keep up the good work.
Nikos7;)

[Jeff Johnson]

This is so totally AWESOME Dr. Steenberg!!!! WOW!!!! It looks so nice....now all I have to do is try and figure out what all the buttons do.

Very, very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see I shall have FUN with color! Woot!!!!
~Athanasia~

Kinda confused. Not so sure about multi-quote..... :(

[Rick H.]

Testing spacing of possible new thread title--does anyone know if it is possible to use italics on the sub-title?

[Rick H.]

Well that didn't work . . . hmmm . . . does anyone know how many spaces are allowed for a "thread title?" I have some alternative titles in mind that are rather lengthy.

[M.C. Steenberg]

Well that didn't work . . . hmmm . . . does anyone know how many spaces are allowed for a "thread title?" I have some alternative titles in mind that are rather lengthy.

Thread titles are meant to be as short and concise as possible. The technical maximum is 85 characters, after which the system will allow no more to be entered; but do keep in mind that long titles will often be shortened by the moderators if a more convenient brief title is reasonable.

INXC, Matthew

[Rick H.]

Thread titles are meant to be as short and concise as possible. The technical maximum is 85 characters, after which the system will allow no more to be entered; but do keep in mind that long titles will often be shortened by the moderators if a more convenient brief title is reasonable.

INXC, Matthew


Thank you for this information it is helpful.

Rick

PS Am I the only one who hears angelic choir music in the background when he gets a response from M.C. Steenberg? :)

[M.C. Steenberg]

PS Am I the only one who hears angelic choir music in the background when he gets a response from M.C. Steenberg? :)

I, and sane and sensible people everywhere (a chorus in which I don't have a part myself), sincerely hope so. ;)

INXC, Matthew

[Rick H.]

I, and sane and sensible people everywhere (a chorus in which I don't have a part myself), sincerely hope so. ;)

INXC, Matthew

:) Oh, man! . . .Very Good! Just what the doctor ordered (a prescription vacation) for a grey wintery Ohio day. And, now I find myself in your debt.:)

[John Charmley]

Thank you for this information it is helpful.

Rick

PS Am I the only one who hears angelic choir music in the background when he gets a response from M.C. Steenberg? :)

Dear Rick,

Possibly - I just get this sussuration of wrong buttons being pressed in the hunt for the off-button:rolleyes:

(Except on the American Orthodoxy thread, where I could swear there is another sort of noise, like a suppressed something or other!)

INXC


John;)

[Rick H.]

Dear Rick,

Possibly - I just get this sussuration of wrong buttons being pressed in the hunt for the off-button:rolleyes:

(Except on the American Orthodoxy thread, where I could swear there is another sort of noise, like a suppressed something or other!)

INXC


John;)

John-- Suppressed? Hmmm . . . "A suppressed something or other!" you say? I think we do have to allow a lot of room for that and think that your hearing capabilities are in very good working order to say the least. ;)

In Christ,
Rick

[Rick H.]

Hello,

I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to insert a smiley like this :) in my postings that I make elsewhere. Here in this "test area" I see the wall of smilies on the right hand side of the screen; but, I am wondering how I can use these in the regular posting areas?

Thank you,
Rick

[Nina]

Hello,

I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to insert a smiley like this :) in my postings that I make elsewhere. Here in this "test area" I see the wall of smilies on the right hand side of the screen; but, I am wondering how I can use these in the regular posting areas?

Thank you,
Rick

Rick,

I think that smilies do not work on the regular posting areas because of their casual character and nuance.

I think those are meant only for the casual and personal discussions areas.

You can always use this : and this ) and create a smiley.

[Rick H.]

Thanks for the information Nina!

[Florianos]

http://1.1.1.1/bmi/www.st-nikolas.orthodoxy.ru/ikons/krov5_big.jpg


Why is it not possible to post a foto?

[Michael Stickles]

It is possible, just obscure. What you do is:

(1) When composing a post, click the paper clip icon above the text area. This will pop up a window called "Manage Attachments"
(2) In this window, you can upload files either from your computer (first section) or from an Internet URL (second section). Click the "Upload" button after you've selected the pictures, then click "Close this window" when you're done.
(3) Now, position the cursor in the text area at the place you want the picture to go. Click the little down arrow to the right of the paper clip. A small pop-up menu will appear with "Manage Attachments" at the top, and a list of the pictures you uploaded beneath it. Select the picture you want, and it will appear at the cursor position. You will only see a number in between "ATTACH" tags, but if you do a "Preview Post" you can verify that the picture is there.

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Mike

[Paul Cowan]

Dear Mike,

I think several people here can relate to the comic strip. I happen to like powdered sugar and sprinkles.

Paul

[M.C. Steenberg]

Dear all,

Such a flurry of posting!

I've just returned from almost three weeks away, at various conferences, etc. - and what a mass of things to read!

Nice to see active conversations.

INXC, Matthew

[James Blackstock]

yuetereyyyy

[Michael Stickles]

Thought putting colors in posts wasn't possible anymore. Guess I was wrong.

[Michael Stickles]

Thought putting colors in posts wasn't possible anymore. Guess I was wrong.

OK James - I give up. How did you do that?

[Nina]

Can not do it.

[James Blackstock]

[quote=Mike Stickles;52239]OK James - I give up. How did you do that?[/quote

I have no idea!:confused:

[Angie]

testtesttest

[Angie]

Sorry but how do you add a highlighted quote from someone else?

[Angie]

Sorry but how do you add a highlighted quote from someone else?
testing testing Its okay just worked it out!

[Rick H.]

Good job Angela, now if we can just figure out the color thing :) (http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/feds-join-arson-probe-in-california/20071021110509990001)

[James Blackstock]

[quote=Mike Stickles;52239]OK James - I give up. How did you do that?[/quote

I have no idea!:confused:

Ok! I have come to a profound conclusion! this is the forum where the time is still flashing 12:00 on the display of the VCR's, of the people who still have VCR's what happened to the color?

[James Blackstock]

testing again

[James Blackstock]

once again and then I quit

[Michael Stickles]

Hmmm....

Test one
Test two
Test three
Test four
Test five
Test six
Test seven

Rats ... none worked.

[Anthony]

Maybe you should try it with British spelling?

[Nina]

See the last source of color I used to use was when after submitting a post I edited it and in the edit version there was the option of color. :) But Rick knows another source I guess!

[Nina]

Maybe you should try it with British spelling?

That is so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[James Blackstock]

That is so funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!
....you mean like 'orrible!

[Nina]

....you mean like 'orrible!

:) I do not know how to spell Bridish... Although I speak three languages: American, Canadian and Bridish. And I am working towards the Aussie one. :) This is not my joke! I thank my ever-funny friend for sharing it with me. Did I spell Bridish right? Or should it be Briddish?

[Angie]

:) I do not know how to spell Bridish... Although I speak three languages: American, Canadian and Bridish. And I am working towards the Aussie one. :) This is not my joke! I thank my ever-funny friend for sharing it with me. Did I spell Bridish right? Or should it be Briddish?

Nina to learn Aussie you say "Good day mate!" and then your a true blue aussie!:)

Angela (and look I quoted!)

[Herman Blaydoe]

Hmm, I was always told it was "G'day Mite!"

No worries!

[Nina]

Nina to learn Aussie you say "Good day mate!" and then your a true blue aussie!:)

Angela (and look I quoted!)

Giggles... Good day mate Angela! Did I get it right? :) What does 'true blue aussie' mean, please?

[Angie]

Gooday mates, Herman & Nina!

Yes Nina you got it right! You must be Australian and you probably put some shrimps on the barbe and wear thongs too!:) (I think you call thongs, flip flops)True Blue Aussie is like an expression that means a true aussie (australian).

Herman, if you say gooday mite they might think your after vegemite:).

[James Blackstock]

Gooday mates, Herman & Nina!

Yes Nina you got it right! You must be Australian and you probably put some shrimps on the barbe and wear thongs too!:) (I think you call thongs, flip flops)True Blue Aussie is like an expression that means a true aussie (australian).

Herman, if you say gooday mite they might think your after vegemite:).

Ya kno' mates, Vegemite aint bad!

[Nina]

Gooday mates, Herman & Nina!

Yes Nina you got it right! You must be Australian and you probably put some shrimps on the barbe and wear thongs too!:) (I think you call thongs, flip flops)

You had me gasp here... in America one of the words you mention refers to something else. But since I know you, I knew there might be an explanation. Oh you made me laugh and stopped my breathing some moments. I guess it is like the words pants here and trousers in England. This is so funny!!!



True Blue Aussie is like an expression that means a true aussie (australian).Thank you for telling me. I thought the blue thingy referred to blue blood, or something like this. The whole continent royal (?) I thought.


Herman, if you say gooday mite they might think your after vegemite:).I think I have heard what Herman says in movies here. But what is vegemite???????????? Are those insects (mite) of veggies?

Wow! It is so much fun to learn Aussie. :)
I see James and Herman are fluent in it.

[Angie]

Dearest Nina,

You made me smile:), but vegemite is a very popular spread here in Aussie land. It has yeast and very salty and it's black. You spread it on sparingly as it's quite salty. It's healthy as it is good for your body.

We say things differently here. Its like we say jam and you say jelly.

Angela

[Father David Moser]

We say things differently here. Its like we say jam and you say jelly.

Angela

One of the most confusing for my wife was "jumper" - which Aussies say when they mean "jacket" in American and what Americans say when they mean "pinafore" in Aussie.

Fr David

[Angie]

Yes Father Moser you are right. Isn't it funny how all Americans and Australian say things differently even though it's the same thing.

Angela

[Paul Cowan]

Yeah, but no need to take it out of the country. Here in Texas, we say things ya'll might not understand up North either like...(with thick accent)

Person 1: G'eet?---------------- Did you eat?
Person 2: naw, yu unt ta?--------No, you want to?
Person 1: aw'ight.----------------Alright.

Can I axe you a question?
You fixin' to do someing?

I'd be interested to know what the ingredients are in the vegemite sandwich are since they made the song about it and all.


Its like we say jam and you say jelly
skillet V frying pan
soda V pop
rubbers V boots
pecan V pecan
tomato V tomato
chevy V ford
you get the idea

Paul

[Angie]

Paul,

The ingredients are yeast extract, salt, mineral salt, malt extract(from barley) and of course perservative. It is a rich source of niacine, thiamine, riboflavine, and folate.

It is proudly made in Australia sine 1923 by Kraft. Full of vitamin B.

Now of course I had to go into our pantry to look this up and after all this talk, felt like some vegemite!

Actually, my husband put me on to this stuff and havn't looked back after all these years and were happy little vegemites (as the song goes!:))

Angela

[Paul Cowan]

Thank you Angela,

And this one is for you Mike.

Here is the History of Vegemite (http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/VegemiteHistory.htm).

[Anthony]

Isn't that a kind of Marmite?

[Anthony]

Yeah, but no need to take it out of the country. Here in Texas, we say things ya'll might not understand up North either like...(with thick accent)


Interesting. I will refer my linguistics students to you.

You might like to try the North East of Scotland sometime. :)

[Nina]

Paul is right, at least according to me (my experiences).

When I went with friends to watch the movie "O Brother where art thou?" in the movie theater I could not understand much. I know that I do not know English, but I felt like there was another language spoken in that movie and I felt such an ignorant that I could not tell what was going on :o. Afterwards I had to rent it and watch it with subtitles in order to understand. :)

But even the two cities where I live(d) are so different in accent and these are about 7-8 hours away by car, or 1 hour flight and both are considered as part of the northeast US.

I find many examples from what Paul said, in the city I live now (although as I said it is considered north) like "can I aks you?" Giggles... and at first when I heard it I thought either the person is joking (asking to ax me, to hit me with an ax although he had no ax in hand), or I thought this might be a word, or expression I did not know. Also the "u" is very prolonged here and made like another sound that I can not type. They stretch the u in words like "bug" here. At first I could not understand these very simple words like bug, just because of the pronunciation. These are all new to me compared to the city more north where I lived before. Although I try always to keep my own accent and not adopt these. But of course more north :) I had to learn what the "khakis" (car keys) were and how to say "Go Red Sox!" although I am not a sport's fan. By the way "Go Red Sox!"

[Olga]

:) I do not know how to spell Bridish... Although I speak three languages: American, Canadian and Bridish. And I am working towards the Aussie one. :) This is not my joke! I thank my ever-funny friend for sharing it with me. Did I spell Bridish right? Or should it be Briddish?

In some parts of The Old Dart, it's Bri-ish.:D:D

[Olga]

What does 'true blue aussie' mean, please?

Translation: True Blue = genuine, real, authentic.
Aussie (pronounced ozzie) = short for Australian.

Aussies are notorious for shortening just about every word and name in existence, such as vegies for vegetables, brekky for breakfast, footy for football, etc. One of my favourites is littlie, meaning child.

[Olga]

Hmm, I was always told it was "G'day Mite!"

... or "G'day maaate!" :D Depends what part of the country you come from.

[Angie]

Thanks Olga. You summed it all up great! Thanks mate:)!


Just realized your from Australia! Great! Which part?


Anthony,

Marmite is vegemite. I think it tastes the same, but I havn't tried it.

+Angela

[Michael Stickles]

And this one is for you Mike.

Here is the History of Vegemite (http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/VegemiteHistory.htm).

Heh - wish I'd read that (especially the "How To Eat Vegemite" section) before the one time I tried Vegemite. Maybe a thin scrape over buttered bread would have worked better than a medium-thick layer on plain bread. I certainly didn't acquire a taste for it! :p


Yeah, but no need to take it out of the country. Here in Texas, we say things ya'll might not understand up North either like...(with thick accent)

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area, and we do the same thing (minus the thick accent). Fun words like:

chipped ham (very thinly sliced ham)
gumband (rubber band)
hoagie (submarine sandwich - that one's actually PA-wide, I think)
jag (to tease and/or irritate)
jagger (thorn or briar)
jumbo (bologna)
nebby (nosy, snoopy, inquisitive)
nebbynose (a nebby person)
redd up (clean up, tidy up)
sweeper (vacuum cleaner)
worsh (wash)
yinz (y'all)

Mike

[Nina]

I grew up in the Pittsburgh area, and we do the same thing (minus the thick accent). Fun words like:

chipped ham (very thinly sliced ham)
gumband (rubber band)
hoagie (submarine sandwich - that one's actually PA-wide, I think)
jag (to tease and/or irritate)
jagger (thorn or briar)
jumbo (bologna)
nebby (nosy, snoopy, inquisitive)
nebbynose (a nebby person)
redd up (clean up, tidy up)
sweeper (vacuum cleaner)
worsh (wash)
yinz (y'all)

Mike

No way!!! :) And I live near and I never even heard these words! It is official: I proclaim and admit that I do not know English!!! Mike, if I ever meet you and Celinda please do not talk to me with such code. :) Or is this considered slang? Should I purchase a slang dictionary? Where can I find such explanation?

Dear Olga,

Thanks to you and Angela I am now better learned in Aussie. Loved what you teach also but I have a question.

How can littlie (although it sounds so cute and darling)be shorter than child? :) I am joking. Once I read in a name encyclopedia (published in Britain) that in Russia, Nina is a shorter form for the name Anna! I still do not know how Nina as a name is shorter than Anna.

[Fr Raphael Vereshack]

Once I read in a name encyclopedia (published in Britain) that in Russia, Nina is a shorter form for the name Anna! I still do not know how Nina as a name is shorter than Anna.

You're right. Anna and Nina are two completely different names in Russian.

A diminutive of Anna could be Anya. But not Nina.

In Christ- Fr Raphael

[Michael Stickles]

No way!!! :) And I live near and I never even heard these words! It is official: I proclaim and admit that I do not know English!!! Mike, if I ever meet you and Celinda please do not talk to me with such code. :) Or is this considered slang? Should I purchase a slang dictionary? Where can I find such explanation?


Actually, it's considered a regional dialect - locally called "Pittsburghese", but officially known as "North Midland U.S. English" (technically not Pittsburgh-specific, but close). Just type "Pittsburghese" into a search engine and you'll get all kinds of guides and glossaries (though some of them have words I've never heard before).

But no worries - Celinda never lived close enough to Pittsburgh to pick those up, and I've lived away so long that I don't actually talk that way anymore, except when I go back to vist. For that matter, my brother gets on my case about the words I don't use anymore even when I'm home, and has threatened to dump baking soda on my head the next time I say "soda" instead of "pop" :rolleyes:. Guess I'm not a true "Yinzer" anymore (slang for a Pittsburgh area native who speaks Pittsburghese).

[Mary]

I love this discussion! =) Reminds me of something that happened to me some 10 or so years ago. I prided myself in being able to understand anyone speak, with any old accent. And then, I landed the voluntary job of radio operator. I was at the Head Quarters (HQ) so I had to direct all the radio traffic between our stations, and I had the most messages to record.

My first day on the job and good ol' Jonathan has an emergency on his station. He was the one I learned Australian from, so, with great confidence I told him to go ahead with his message. I think the message was two or three sentences long and it took me nearly 20 minutes to figure out what he was saying. I made him repeat every word, and still couldn't understand, and then I had him spell out the words and I still couldnt' understand! I realized later, that his message contained a bunch of new words too, which made it harder for me to understand what he was saying. He tried to explain what had happened, and I was trying to picture the situation, but even that was bizarre, and I couldnt' understand it!

A team of builders had gone down to build a bridge over this river. They thought it would be helpful for when the rains came and the river was impossible to drive through. Well, the day after they completed the bridge, the river decided it was time to change its course, and although it hadn't rained, it changed paths so that one end of the bridge was now in the middle of the river. A few days after it knocked down the bridge, it went back to it's old path. Anyway, there was all this bridge vocabulary that I was unfamiliar with, and then there was this river with a mind of it's own that sounded like a fairy tale. And when Jonathan tried to spell the words out for me, instead of sticking to the radio alphabet, he decided to invent his own, and got me thoroughly confused!

But I learned Radio Australian real quickly after that. =) And I've also decided I shouldnt' try to learn new words from an Australian. No offense... ;)

[Anthony]

If that makes you feel bad, perhaps I should tell you some of my experiences of Greek, which I learnt in northern Greece, basically Thessaloniki. After a few years (when I was supposed to be fluent) I took a holiday in the Peloponnese. At Kalamata station I asked the official what time a certain train left, and could not understand his answer to a simple question after five attempts. There was no timetable, so I just took pot luck.

Later I moved to London, and went for a haircut in a shop where two hairdressers were talking in a language I didn't recognize. As a linguist I was naturally curious, so I asked what the language was. They told me it was Greek. They were from Cyprus. :o

[Mary]

If that makes you feel bad, perhaps I should tell you some of my experiences of Greek, which I learnt in northern Greece, basically Thessaloniki. After a few years (when I was supposed to be fluent) I took a holiday in the Peloponnese. At Kalamata station I asked the official what time a certain train left, and could not understand his answer to a simple question after five attempts. There was no timetable, so I just took pot luck.

Later I moved to London, and went for a haircut in a shop where two hairdressers were talking in a language I didn't recognize. As a linguist I was naturally curious, so I asked what the language was. They told me it was Greek. They were from Cyprus. :o

LOL =)

Friends of ours, he's German, she's American, were driving someplace in Germany. And she turns to him and asks him in German: "Do you know where you are?" and he gets an amused look on his face and says: "Ummm... I sure hope so!" She figures she said something wrong and asks him what she'd really said, (this time in English) He told her: "You said: 'Do you know who you are?' " They're both linguists. But I think his English is better than her German.

But that's not as bad as Chinese. If you're not careful, you could call your mom a horse! They're both 'ma', but different tones! And I can't get them right, or tell the difference when I hear them.

[Nina]

LOL =)

Friends of ours, he's German, she's American, were driving someplace in Germany. And she turns to him and asks him in German: "Do you know where you are?" and he gets an amused look on his face and says: "Ummm... I sure hope so!" She figures she said something wrong and asks him what she'd really said, (this time in English) He told her: "You said: 'Do you know who you are?' " They're both linguists. But I think his English is better than her German.

But that's not as bad as Chinese. If you're not careful, you could call your mom a horse! They're both 'ma', but different tones! And I can't get them right, or tell the difference when I hear them.

That's not bad! I heard from someone that (I think is in Chinese) the word for God is the same word with the word for pig, just different tone. He was a missionary priest there and had to learn really well the tone as not to make a fool of himself, or make people laugh.

Anthony, do not feel bad because sometime there is a rich linguistic diversity there also as you know better than I. I have a dear friend here from Cyprus and when her mom visits, half of the conversation is undecipherable for me when they start really talking with the village accent. But when her mom talks to me she slows down and changes the way she speaks so it is ok. And to think that sometime I am asked in Greece if I am from Cyprus :) because of my accent, but other times I was asked in Greece if I am French because of my accent! Now if there is someone who can reconcile these two accents in theory for me please do so and enlighten me!

[Mary]

And to think that sometime I am asked in Greece if I am from Cyprus :) because of my accent, but other times I was asked in Greece if I am French because of my accent! Now if there is someone who can reconcile these two accents in theory for me please do so and enlighten me!

I think it's absolutely wonderful, if no one can tell where you're from by your accent! :)

[Nina]

I think it's absolutely wonderful, if no one can tell where you're from by your accent! :)

Giggles... and why?

[Mary]

Giggles... and why?

Makes you mysterious! :cool:

[Angie]

Ya know, all this talk of how different our languages sounds, makes me think of the tower of babel:)

+Angela

[Nina]

Makes you mysterious! :cool:

:) With those cool sunglasses and all the mysterious talk maybe you should not be Mary, but 007.

[Michael Stickles]

And to think that sometime I am asked in Greece if I am from Cyprus :) because of my accent, but other times I was asked in Greece if I am French because of my accent! Now if there is someone who can reconcile these two accents in theory for me please do so and enlighten me!

Maybe it's a matter of who you're talking to. I used to unconsciously "pick up" the accent (or a variation on it) of the people I was talking to. Sometimes it happened so quick they didn't get to hear me talk without their accent, so I've had a British couple ask me if I was from Birmingham; a man from Munich thought I was from Frankfurt; and an Italian fellow thought I was from southern Italy (made for some awkward explanations...). Do you think you might be doing something like that?

However that worked, it didn't work with an Australian accent. Australians didn't think I was from Australia, they just wondered if I was weird. :o

Mike

[Nina]

Maybe it's a matter of who you're talking to. I used to unconsciously "pick up" the accent (or a variation on it) of the people I was talking to. Sometimes it happened so quick they didn't get to hear me talk without their accent, so I've had a British couple ask me if I was from Birmingham; a man from Munich thought I was from Frankfurt; and an Italian fellow thought I was from southern Italy (made for some awkward explanations...). Do you think you might be doing something like that?

However that worked, it didn't work with an Australian accent. Australians didn't think I was from Australia, they just wondered if I was weird. :o

Mike

:) Oh no, there were several people who thought I am from France and several people who thought I am from Cyprus. These people were all Greek from Athens and with no accents. So the only thing would have been that I would have picked up their accent, but they did not have any.

You are right though because such people exist, since as a linguist friend told me, they are very accommodating of others, and knowing your nature you are :). Also I am not good at picking up accents from other people, I cling to my own and usually I accommodate only me :rolleyes::p:). I do not know how you do it, but for me is not like that; for instance from all the time I spent in Boston I never ever spoke with a Bostonian accent.

[Mary]

You are right though because such people exist, since as a linguist friend told me, they are very accommodating of others, and knowing your nature you are :). Also I am not good at picking up accents from other people, I cling to my own and usually I accommodate only me :rolleyes::p:). I do not know how you do it, but for me is not like that; for instance from all the time I spent in Boston I never ever spoke with a Bostonian accent.

My sister speaks like the person she's speaking to. I find it quite amusing. But her goal is to communicate and be understood, and the way she does it, is by talking like the person she's talking to. I like to be understood too, but I prefer to keep my own accent, because... well.... because I like the way I sound! I can talk slower, articulate more, or even say it over and over and spell it out, but I just know I'm pronouncing it the right way, so, I can't change it. :D

Mary 007 :cool:

[Nina]

Mary 007 :cool:

Giggles... That's the coolest thing ever on the entire monachos!

[Olga]

However that worked, it didn't work with an Australian accent. Australians didn't think I was from Australia, they just wondered if I was weird. :o

Americans are not renowned for their ease in adopting a credible foreign accent, so perhaps you were one of the few in being able to pass yourself off as a "local" in your travels. One needs to have a very sharp ear to pick up the subtleties of intonation, be it to speak another language, or to speak English with an accent not one's own.

The actress Glenn Close and the actor Robert Duvall are good examples of how to get it right, but, I'm afraid, Meryl Streep made a real hash of her Australian accent when she played Lindy Chamberlain in the 1988 film "A Cry in the Dark" (released in Australia under the title "Evil Angels"). Ask any American actor or actress, and they'll tell you the Aussie accent is the most difficult to master. Most of the time it either sounds like Afrikaner South African, or London Cockney (think of Richard Harris playing an RAAF airman in "The Guns of Navarone - and he was Irish, to boot!).

Australians also generally grow up being exposed to a multitude of variants of accented English, particularly if they are of immigrant stock themselves. For instance, in my daily life, I hear English spoken with European (especially Italian and Greek), Russian/Slavic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino accents.

[Father David Moser]

The actress Glenn Close and the actor Robert Duvall are good examples of how to get it right,

One of the best I've heard is Hugh Laurie. He's British (yes, not American) but you'd never even come close to guessing that he wasn't American if you watch his character on the TV series "House".

Also, I did have a young woman in my parish who came over to the US from Russia as a high school exchange student. Her English was so good and unaccented that you would never have known that she wasn't a native speaker.

Fr David Moser

[Olga]

Yes, Fr David, I admit to being a House fan :p... But then British and, to a great extent, Australian actors are better at mastering American accents than the other way around. Also Hugh Laurie is a comedian by trade, and a great mimic - so he must have a very good ear, which allows him to come up with a flawless American accent.

[James Blackstock]

[COLOR="green"]does it work this time?[COLOR]

[Fr Raphael Vereshack]

It appears the colour option has been terminated.

[M.C. Steenberg]

It appears the colour option has been terminated.

::And there was much rejoicing...::

INXC, Dcn Matthew

[Rick H.]

This post is presently under construction please excuse our dust.

[Rick H.]

Oh nevermind! Now, I can't remember how I did it last time. :( But, if I do, "I shall return."

[Rick H.]

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[Rick H.]

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[Rick H.]

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[Rick H.]

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Looks like there are more fonts to tone down . . . ;)

[M.C. Steenberg]

Looks like there are more fonts to tone down

Yes - and thank you for finding them! There are always a great deal of things to remember to remember when performing a major system upgrade.

INXC, Dcn Matthew

[Rick H.]

You are welcome! I would imagine that this might position me as a candidate for the 'Members Against Boldface Font' group--possibly even a position as a club officer? :)

[Paul Cowan]

Interesting.

When I highlight over (as if I want to copy and paste) an underlined dictionary word, my whole screen turns blue as if I am highlighting the entire page. As soon as I go off the word, it returns to normal.

Paul

[Michael Stickles]

Mine works a little differently - only the center column (from the thread title down to the end of the post I'm trying to highlight within) gets turned blue, and only if my mouse is over the popped-up definition. If I move the mouse off of the pop-up before I release the mouse button, the highlighting returns to normal, even if I still have the dictionary word (or part of it) highlighted over.

I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 in Windows XP. When I get home I'll have to see if it works differently in IE7 under Vista.

[Paul Cowan]

Mine works a little differently - only the center column (from the thread title down to the end of the post I'm trying to highlight within) gets turned blue, and only if my mouse is over the popped-up definition.
I'm using Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 in Windows XP. When I get home I'll have to see if it works differently in IE7 under Vista.

ok, well technichly, that is what I meant. Not the entire screen turns blue, but the text within all the posts turns blue. sheesh. I am on Vista IE7.

[Michael Stickles]

I am on Vista IE7.

Well, that answers that question. Interesting little bug. Or maybe I should call it an "undocumented feature"?

[Rick H.]

NotePad test:


evge,neto de. evn tw/| avfie,nai auvth.n th.n yuch,n avpe,qnh|sken ga,r evka,lesen to. o;noma auvtou/ Ui`o.j ovdu,nhj mou o` de. path.r evka,lesen auvto.n Beniamin

[Rick H.]

BibleWorks test:

evge,neto de. evn tw/| avfie,nai auvth.n th.n yuch,n avpe,qnh|sken ga,r evka,lesen to. o;noma auvtou/ Ui`o.j ovdu,nhj mou o` de. path.r evka,lesen auvto.n Beniamin

[Rick H.]

windows/word test:

dokimazw

[Rick H.]

test

bth

[M.C. Steenberg]

Dear Rick,

Looking at the contents of your test posts, above, it seems that in all cases you are attempting to cut-and-paste Greek that is displayed through the use of some font(s) installed on your system. These won't display in the forum (as they don't in your test post), as other's won't have those fonts.

INXC, Dcn Matthew

[Rick H.]

Dear Fr. Dcn. Matthew,

I did try cutting and pasting with the exception of dokimazo and betach, these two I typed in using my word/windows font and then tried to cut and paste these to the reply screen.

I'm sorry to bother you with this again, but is there any chance, when you might have time, you could help me to understand again what it is that I could do to be successful with this?

In Christ,
Rick

[Rick H.]

בטת


I think I am finally starting to get the hang of this with Mike's help. Slow but sure.

Thanks again.

[Paul Cowan]

I love the new "quote" look on the posts.

[Deanna Leonti]

hi,

I tried to upload a scanned picture, but it says not a valid image file?

Does anyone know how to upload a jpeg, or tiff, or does it have to be from a disc?

Thank You,

Deanna;)

[Antonios]

testing fonts


[SIZE="4"]test

test

test

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hi,

I tried to upload a scanned picture, but it says not a valid image file?

Does anyone know how to upload a jpeg, or tiff, or does it have to be from a disc?

Thank You,

Deanna;)

[Rick H.]

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