The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread Question Thread!

[bhsup]

I hear both from people. I personally say RE-SPITE.

EDIT: Ah, it's one of those other side of the pond things. res-pit is typically a British pronunciation.


Main Entry:
1re·spite Listen to the pronunciation of 1respite
Pronunciation:
\ˈres-pət also ri-ˈspīt, British usually ˈres-ˌpīt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English respit, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin respectus, from Latin, act of looking back — more at respect
Date:
13th century

1 : a period of temporary delay 2 : an interval of rest or relief

 

[Masquerouge]

I hear both from people. I personally say RE-SPITE.

EDIT: Ah, it's one of those other side of the pond things. res-pit is typically a British pronunciation.


Main Entry:
1re·spite Listen to the pronunciation of 1respite
Pronunciation:
\ˈres-pət also ri-ˈspīt, British usually ˈres-ˌpīt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English respit, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin respectus, from Latin, act of looking back — more at respect
Date:
13th century

1 : a period of temporary delay 2 : an interval of rest or relief

Ah. Looks like we were both right, if you can count "speaking as a Brit" as "right".

 

[bhsup]

Ah. Looks like we were both right, if you can count "speaking as a Brit" as "right".

Only if it is a girl speaking. Oddly, I feel the same about Georgia (USA) accents. Spoken by a girl, it's enough to melt your heart. Spoken by a guy...ugh.

 

[eddfire3]

Why does reading in the car make your stomach hurt? I guess if it gave you a headache or whatnot that would make sense due to the constant motion at your peripherals, but whats the connection to your stomach? I guess the answer might just be "its like motion sickness" but I am not satisfied with that answer.

 

[Mirc]

It's not only motion sickness.

Your body receives signals showing that you are moving. Those little balance centers close to your ears (don't know how to call them in English) clearly show your brain that you are moving. But your eyes stay on the book which moves together with you, so it seems that both you and the book stay still, since relative to each other there's no movement from neither you nor the book. So from your eyes you get the signal that you are not moving, which contradicts other senses. That's confusing for the brain, and makes your stomach hurt or makes you dizzy. If you look regularly on the window and thus see movement, this would go away, however I can't do that as it takes my focus away from the book I'm reading.

If the road would be perfectly smooth, and you wouldn't turn left or right, there wouldn't be any problem. Which is why reading in a plane going in a straight line will never cause you this feeling.

 

[aronnax]

Which has a bigger reputation of being second best in soccer? Spain or Germany?

 

[philippe]

Germany, obviously, they haven't won a title since the ek of '96 but have been if you take the WC and the EC into account in about half of the finals for about 50 years.

 

[holy king]

In German it's "Veen". In the Austrian dialects it's "Vee-en".

second one is not correct. in dialect it's more like "vean" (as in "yeah")

 

[eddfire3]

It's not only motion sickness.

Your body receives signals showing that you are moving. Those little balance centers close to your ears (don't know how to call them in English) clearly show your brain that you are moving. But your eyes stay on the book which moves together with you, so it seems that both you and the book stay still, since relative to each other there's no movement from neither you nor the book. So from your eyes you get the signal that you are not moving, which contradicts other senses. That's confusing for the brain, and makes your stomach hurt or makes you dizzy. If you look regularly on the window and thus see movement, this would go away, however I can't do that as it takes my focus away from the book I'm reading.

If the road would be perfectly smooth, and you wouldn't turn left or right, there wouldn't be any problem. Which is why reading in a plane going in a straight line will never cause you this feeling.

Thanks! That was sort of what I thought the explanation would be.

 

[Mirc]

Thanks! That was sort of what I thought the explanation would be.

Your welcome, I've been wondering that for a really long time since I don't suffer from motion sickness but reading does give me an uncomfortable sensation, so I'm glad to pass on the knowledge now that I know what's causing it.

 

[Abaddon]

If a plane is sealed, and pressurized.. why do your ears still pop on take off?

 

[nonconformist]

If a plane is sealed, and pressurized.. why do your ears still pop on take off?

Because it's not 100% sealed and you still experience a drop in pressure.

 

[Brighteye]

The pressure drops from the equivalent of 0m to about 1,800m.

 

[West 36]

Isn't teen just a bastardisation of "and ten" or "ten".

Oh. That makes sense... Thanks!

Lots of stuff worked in base 12. I guess the seperate numbers for 11 and 12 are a hangover from that.

The wrongist bit is that belgians managed to have sensible numbers in french, none of this (4x20)+10+7 foolishness. The french spent the time they could have been using to develop sensible numbers developing sensible airline food, if what I hear from those who have flown Air France longhaul are to be believed.

Whats this Belgian bit?

So is respite pronounced to rime with despite, or with cesspit? I thought it was like despite, but a couple of American friends told me it was like cesspit, but I thought it was weird and looked in my dictionary where the phonetic alphabet says it's like despite.

Now I'm confused. Help me.

I say it like cesspit. Then again, I hardly ever use it.

second one is not correct. in dialect it's more like "vean" (as in "yeah")

Cool, thanks!

 

[philippe]

Isn't teen just a bastardisation of "and ten" or "ten".

Oh. That makes sense... Thanks!
Whats this Belgian bit?
:

70: septante
71: septante-et-un
72-septante deux
...
80: huitante
81: huitante et un
...
90: Nonante
91: Nonante et un

and so forth
in France:
70: soixant-dix
71: Soixant-onze
72: Soixant-douze
...
80: quatre-vingts
81: quatre-vingts-et-un
...
90: quatre-vingts-dix
91:quatre-vingt-onze
...

That's it.


Feel free to correct me frenchies, I'm stoned atm.

i'm doing this just for you West36.

 

[West 36]

70: septante
71: septante-et-un
72-septante deux
...
80: huitante
81: huitante et un
...
90: Nonante
91: Nonante et un

and so forth
in France:
70: soixant-dix
71: Soixant-onze
72: Soixant-douze
...
80: quatre-vingts
81: quatre-vingts-et-un
...
90: quatre-vingts-dix
91:quatre-vingt-onze
...

That's it.


Feel free to correct me frenchies, I'm stoned atm.

i'm doing this just for you West36.

That's smart, you're smart! Belgium is cooler now. And yes, this is based on the way they count- but if you changed a language to make it make sense, then I'm all for it.
Plus you live there Philippe! I owe you one my francophone, flemish, floating friend!

 

[GinandTonic]

In english english respite is not only said despite, but there is the hint of the missing t. Not said but an echo of a glottle stop between the sylables, a clipping.

 

[Masquerouge]

Isn't teen just a bastardisation of "and ten" or "ten".
70: septante
71: septante-et-un
72-septante deux
...
80: huitante
81: huitante et un
...
90: Nonante
91: Nonante et un

and so forth
in France:
70: soixant-dix
71: Soixant-onze
72: Soixant-douze
...
80: quatre-vingts
81: quatre-vingts-et-un
...
90: quatre-vingts-dix
91:quatre-vingt-onze
...

That's it.


Feel free to correct me frenchies, I'm stoned atm.

i'm doing this just for you West36.

I thought it was octante, not huitante?

Anyway the Belgian way makes much more sense than the French way, no discussion about it.
Soixante-dix, weird
quatre-vingt, freaky
quatre-vingt-dix, omg...

 

[philippe]

I thought it was octante, not huitante?

Anyway the Belgian way makes much more sense than the French way, no discussion about it.
Soixante-dix, weird
quatre-vingt, freaky
quatre-vingt-dix, omg...

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/huitante

huitante

(obsolete except in Switzerland or dialects) eighty
Il écrivait huitante mots.

huitante

(obsolete except in Switzerland or dialects) eighty
Il écrivait huitante mots.
Octante:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/octante

Cardinal numbereighty, 80, in old French. huitante in Switzerland. The French, Quebecois and Belgians now use quatre-vingts.

and besides: the french have the "langue D'oc" anyway (i horribly misspelled that )

 

[nonconformist]

It's not huitante, phil, it's octante!

EDIT: putain, masque, tu fais vite

Damnit never have a window open for 20 mins