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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  The following series of videos is pretty good at teaching people the basics on how to write Arabic. It's how I learnt how to write Arabic script.

  Arabic has 28 letters (plus three tiny symbols - fatHa, Damma, kasra - that represent the three short vowels).

  Arabic is obligatory cursive (letters must be joined up, except for crosswords). Each letter has a beginning, middle and end form, although six letters - alef, waw, ra, zay, dal, dhal - have only two forms, the end and middle forms are the same because these 6 don't connect to the following letter in a word.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcgfyuBlz8&list=PLR0I0Z-Ey9jFLir6bs8kJChIbSAXLzrly&index=1
  

  The first words I wrote in Arabic were bint and bayt, too.
  
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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

  red, arrow, break.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  Riq'a or ruq'ah style is very common for handwriting Arabic.

  
  

  Its structure allows very rapid writing. I personally don't like this style. My handwritten Arabic incorporates some features found in this style, however. With letters that have two or three dots, these dots are written as a dash or as a circumflex (like a house's roof). I write two and three dots as dashes and roofy points, for speed.

  The letter kaf has a little s-shaped character floating inside it ...

  
  

  ... but the riq'a style actually lets the writer connect this to the main body, again for speed. I write my Kaf's like the Ruq'ah style, too. But, apart from this, my handwriting looks more like the Naskh style, just not as elaborate.
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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

  red, arrow, break.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  Arabic calligraphy is quite fascinating because there are many styles of written Arabic. The script that's fairly similar to the script usually used in books is called Naskh.

  
  

  ^^^ Three variants of the Naskh style. Each line says bismillah, ar-rahman, ar-raheem.('in the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful').

  Kufi script stands out as very square, with points and straight lines.

  
  

  ^^^ Kufi style, saying the same as the Naskh lines.

  Thuluth is similar to Naskh, but more elaborate.

  
  

  ^^^ Thuluth style.

  Tughra has its own kinda character, and can be written into various shapes.

  
  

  ^^^ Tughra style.
  
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  What Makes. Person A Pedophile?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  it seems the news always has another report of a pedo stalking children or hurting them.

  i know this has gone on forever but i read another report of an illegal alien with a history of abuse taking advantage of another poor child.. i just don’t understand why some people do this.

  is there an actual brain abnormality?

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  So logic dictates that the solution is for adults to make themselves available and children would be the less attractive choice - but adults are under no obligation to make themselves available to paedophiles or to anyone else.

  E.g.

  I'm a heterosexual man - I'm attracted to women.

  But no woman has to make herself available to me. I could really like a woman and ask her out on a date ... and she could tell me to f.o.

  I could like another woman and she could also tell me where to go.

  The solution lies partly with scientists (how do scientists come up with something that takes the child-attraction away?) and partly with the paedophiles themselves - they are under obligation to control themselves and to obey the law. And the law says child sex is a very serious crime.
  
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  Islamophobia & anti-Semitism

  by The Fall Guy in

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  the muslim council of britain and uk jewish organisations want the uk government to enshrine into law their perceptions of what kind of speech constitutes islamophobia or anti-semitism/hate crime.

  should british christians follow suit?

  in the movies & on tv we constantly hear actors shout out, "jesus christ.

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  There is an important point to emphasise here: anti-Semitism and Islamophobia aren't equivalent.

  One's to do with race (an immutable characteristic) and one is to do with religion (an ideology and a changeable characteristic).

  Any religion is fair game for questioning, criticising and poking fun at.
  
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  How far is this lunacy going to go?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  people in the uk who apply for a blue badge (parking permit for disabled people) on the government web site, are asked to select one of three options regarding their gender:.

  1. male .

  2. female.

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  LoveUniHateExams

  I've said it before and I'll say it again: this lunacy is a free speech issue.

  I have no problem with adults identifying with whatever gender they wish (e.g. Bruce Jenner can ID as a woman and call himself Caitlyn).

  Just don't force others to use the preferred pronouns (e.g. I don't have to see Jenner as a woman; nor do I have to use she, her, etc.).

  ^^^ And this is the issue: activists are trying to force everyone else to go along with their beliefs, on pain of arrest. Surely this is some kind of, what, fascism? 'Trans-Aristocracy'?
  
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  Guys Learning the Bible is important for Us or Not?

  by Is123 in

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  2. bible

  i think it not very important for us today because it a common book written and it has no value i believe in science.

  yes, but when i was browsing the internet on google a website popups claiming you can get an answer to useless bible questions please can check and give you fuck reviews here yes science has fact then the common book called bible!!

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  LoveUniHateExams

  I think learning the bible is good in the same way learning Shakespeare is good.

  But learning the bible within a religious framework? F**k no, f** k off with that sh*t.
  
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  What Makes. Person A Pedophile?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems the news always has another report of a pedo stalking children or hurting them.

  i know this has gone on forever but i read another report of an illegal alien with a history of abuse taking advantage of another poor child.. i just don’t understand why some people do this.

  is there an actual brain abnormality?

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  LoveUniHateExams

  But the problem is that most Sex offenders are never reformed, at least not completely - then they should be kept in prison.

  If they are beyond rehab, then they should die in prison.

  Foreign-born sex offenders should be deported, too.
  
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  English is not my mother tongue, can you help me improve the caption

  by WTDeserter in

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  LoveUniHateExams

  No, I can't help you improve the caption.

  It looks pretty good to me as it is.
  
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  What Makes. Person A Pedophile?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems the news always has another report of a pedo stalking children or hurting them.

  i know this has gone on forever but i read another report of an illegal alien with a history of abuse taking advantage of another poor child.. i just don’t understand why some people do this.

  is there an actual brain abnormality?

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  LoveUniHateExams

  I have not heard of anyone who were cured or stopped their sexual perversion - capital punishment would cure these damn sex offenders, wouldn't it ...

  Every. Damn. Time.

  'You rape someone or abuse a kid and the state will take your life. Zero percent of offenders go on to reoffend.' ;)
  

  Of course, we in the West like to pretend that we're better than this. OK, so sex offenders should receive much longer sentences than they currently receive.

  Rape/child abuse = 30-40 years minimum, no parole. <--- be thankful, perverts, that we don't execute your ass.