Subj : Re: Ha-ha again(2) To : Paul Quinn From : alexander koryagin Date : Fri Jul 06 2018 22:01:01 From: alexander koryagin Hi, Paul Quinn! I read your message from 09.09.2013 20:15 PQ>>> Give me a dirty-faced woman any time. :) ak>> Normally, women cover their faces and lips with paint, pomade etc. ak>> Without them women are not so bright and shining. So, if your wife ak>> stands up earlier in the morning to bring you a cap of coffee, you ak>> know that the coffee is just an excuse. She just needs time to paint ak>> herself all over, so you would recognize her, when awoken. ;=) PQ> As a matter of fact, it is 'the look' from the night before that is PQ> most frightening at times. All that facial cream & hair curlers. PQ> ;-) That is why almost all woman pop-stars have paranoia that when they are bathing they are secretly watched and photographed as they are in reality. ak>> Well, when I listen to an English speaker, I need to record him so ak>> I were able afterward to listen to him five times more and be sure ak>> that I had been correct when I answered OK, during our talk. ;=) PQ> Oh, yes. So do I, particularly during TV programs. In our case we PQ> have a pay-TV recorder box, with a facility for a rewind & replay PQ> function, and, a 'Closed Captions' option to turn on a text display PQ> window of the words spoken (if available for the program). PQ> However, I did not have that crutch when I used to work with an ex- PQ> West Yorkshireman who spoke some kind of pidgin PQ> Yorkshire/English/Scottish. Luckily he spoke Australian English PQ> moderately well, as well. :) BTW, the main villain from the "Fifth element", IMHO, spoke Australian English. I'll try to retell that passage: "This caase is empty!? Empty -- the opposite full. This caase is supposed to be full!!! Anyone care to explaain? Look at my fingers: four stones -- four craates. Zero stones -- zero craates!!!" Bye, Paul! Alexander Koryagin fido7.english-tutor 2013 --- ifmail v.2.15dev5.4 * Origin: NPO RUSnet InterNetNews site (2:5020/400) .