The questions-not-worth-their-own-question-thread III

[Mirc]

and English is not a Germanic language?

Correct, well played. Although you have to admit the great majority of its non-basic vocabulary is from other sources.

An English speaker should have been able to understand the first 2 words ("nicht so") without any training whatsoever, so the only part left to guess would be "schnell", which is a word so typically German that an English speaker should have known it if they had any "worldly culture".

 

[Atticus]

Isn't it better put "Du kannst kein Deutsch lesen"?

NEIN!

Du kannst nicht Deutsch schreiben.

(Just joking. I always think first that "schnell" means nice, that's because of Swedish, but fortunately legendary phrase "Schnell, ich komme!" reminds me of the real meaning).

Why is this:
the same as this:

As to your other question, take n = 1/x, then lim x->0 means lim n -> infinity

When x approaches 0 from the right hand side. I didn't bother to check if it's right, but from the left hand side the whole thing seems to approach 1 (1+x goes to 1, and the small exponent takes it even closer to one).

So there's probably misprint. In any case, if using x->0+ is sufficient for you, it's safer and simpler to use only that in whatever you're trying to do. If you're trying just to understand, it's better then too (because it's simpler).

About those derivatives, I suppose ae^x are the only ones. The proof should be found in the basics of diffferential equations.

And did you (Globex) solve the chord-thing you asked?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Last night I had a toothache, a really bad one (too much sugar), so I took some ibuprofen and went to bed.

However, it took the ibuprofen longer to kick in then when I'm not lying down. (Although I only took it once before.)

What could cause this?

 

[raketooy]

Du kannst nicht Deutsch lesen. = You cannot read German.
Du kannst kein Deutsch lesen. = You can read no German.
Both theoretically correct but the former is better I guess.

 

[Rossiya]

Mmm, I was always taught to say stuff like "Du kannst kein Deutsch lesen" instead of "Du kannst nicht Deutsch lesen". Mmm

 

[Atticus]

I don't remember how we were taught, but your version sounds more right to me, Rossiya.

If you think the situation where Godwynn said it, "kein" would sound to me like he is saying "you are poor at reading German", and "nicht" like he was just stating the fact that Bigfoot can't read German (and it would be unnecessary, because Bigfoot knows it himself).

Allthough, why are we speculating about it, there are lots of German speaking folks here. Wie sagen es sie?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Why is Finland so distinct from Norway and Sweden? This is a historical-political-biogeographical question. It seems I was mistaken in thinking Finland was part of Scandinavia.

 

[Cutlass]

I don't think Finland had all that much contact with Scandinavia when the culture was forming. They don't speak related languages, so they aren't from the same group.

 

[Al K. Seltzer]

I don't think Finland had all that much contact with Scandinavia when the culture was forming. They don't speak related languages, so they aren't from the same group.

When did the culture of the Finnish people formed?

 

[Bigfoot3814]

how is babby formed
how girl get pragnent

 

[Cutlass]

When did the culture of the Finnish people formed?

I don't know their history that well. I just know it's seperate from Scandinavia

 

[Catharsis]

German question: in what situations, in German society, would 'du kannst nicht Deutsch lesen' be correct, and when would 'Sie können nicht Deutsch lesen' be so (if you were speaking to one person, I mean)?

 

[Godwynn]

German question: in what situations, in German society, would 'du kannst nicht Deutsch lesen' be correct, and when would 'Sie können nicht Deutsch lesen' be so (if you were speaking to one person, I mean)?

Sie is used for formal situations, for example your boss, a police officer, etc. Du is used for your friends, family, pets, God, etc...

 

[Gustave5436]

Why is Finland so distinct from Norway and Sweden? This is a historical-political-biogeographical question. It seems I was mistaken in thinking Finland was part of Scandinavia.

Finns speak a Finno-Ugric language, rather than the Germanic language of Denmark-Norway-Sweden. They're also an entirely different people, in that, as far as I know, they didn't go out raiding and pillaging as Vikings, like the other three countries did. They do share a close historical relationship with Sweden (as being part of the Swedish Empire) and are in the right geographical area, which causes them to be closely associated with Scandinavia. You're not mistaken in thinking that Finland is part of Scandinavia; some people consider it (and Iceland) to be Scandinavian, others limit it to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

 

[CCRunner]

What would happen if somebody posted in a thread like random raves which put him above 30 posts. He then proceeds to get a custom avatar. Thread is deleted and he is under 30 posts again. What happens to the custom avatar?

No reason for asking this other than wondering.

 

[salty mud]

What is a BK? An example would be, "there are a lot of BKs in this thread!"

 

[lndm]

It means noob. Comes from bad kid (no good at something).

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I remember a thread here a while back about a theory -- can't remember what it was called, but what it was is that humans are inherently selfish, and even actions that look selfless have a selfish motive behind it. I remember the thread got into things about preserving genetics. Does anyone remember what the theory was called?

Thanks.

 

[LightFang]

I remember a thread here a while back about a theory -- can't remember what it was called, but what it was is that humans are inherently selfish, and even actions that look selfless have a selfish motive behind it. I remember the thread got into things about preserving genetics. Does anyone remember what the theory was called?

Thanks.

Sounds like the premise of The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Thank you, I'll check that out.