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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Some would argue Thailand is too.... <whistle>
     
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  2. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    Mmmm thanks; why didn't I think of that <whistle>


    *cancels ironic stand up tour*
     
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  3. SouthamptonFCroatia

    SouthamptonFCroatia Well-Known Member

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    Chilco stepped in :D and the letter is already sent. But thanks anyway. <ok>
     
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  4. VVD

    VVD Well-Known Member

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    Thank you TSS. I couldn't see anything alarmingly wrong in the Boot sequences but I'm no expert. I managed to reset the setup to it's default and that allowed the PC to start to load up Windows 10, but then it said something went wrong and had to restart and I was back at square one. Some more playing and I managed to get to Windows 10 loading screen which offered me a reset PC option, which I did (it asked me if I wanted to keep my files), and a few hours later I was back on my computer, although as it was reset I had to re-download apps/chrome/adobe pdf etc. Panic over. Hopefully I never see that again, as nothing was changed from two days ago to yesterday, system-wise (+ no USB sticks were plugged in!).
     
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  5. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    <yikes>:confused::eek:
     
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  6. Whiteley Saint

    Whiteley Saint Well-Known Member

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  7. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Good to see that you got it resolved. Windows 10 is pretty good at giving you options to resolve problems. Selected earlier versions would have left you with a non-functioning computer and that would be that.
     
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  8. Onionman

    Onionman Well-Known Member

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    Well that's frustrating given the frankly ludicrous amount of time I devoted to whether to say "I may be a suitable candidate" or "I might be be a suitable candidate"!

    Vin
     
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  9. VVD

    VVD Well-Known Member

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    Probably wrong there mate.
     
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  10. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Not positive enough. What's wrong with "I am certainly a suitable candidate"?

    I didn't get where I am today, etc., etc.
     
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  11. Qwerty

    Qwerty Well-Known Member

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    You must laugh in the face of us pathetic one-language speakers. I bet you speak about six languages as well. People like you make me sick.
     
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  12. SouthamptonFCroatia

    SouthamptonFCroatia Well-Known Member

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    Only three. :( I guess then I make you only semi sick? :D
     
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  13. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    According to DuoLingo I can speak 56% Italian now, so I guess I'm just over one and a half. :)

    Quarter-sick.? Just feel a bit nauseated.?
     
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  14. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    If DuoLingo a course? One of my goals this year is to speak Italian - I've got Rosetta Stone and Michael Thomas to help
     
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  15. Whiteley Saint

    Whiteley Saint Well-Known Member

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  16. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Man arrested for drink-driving after he turned up drunk for a job interview with....the Metropolitan Police. <doh>
     
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  17. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    I've used Michel Thomas myself. Have to admit I lost interest although that was due to strong distracting circumstances. I'd certainly recommend his method. Yes, Duolingo is a course, but also it's a bit like a game. In the same way that Michel Thomas urges you to not try to remember and don't do homework, the only thing Duolingo encourages you to do is keep going. There are no rules other than keeping going. It doesn't explain anything apart from very basic stuff. You learn like a child does - or a person newly living in the country. No parent tells a kid to use a first person singular, and neither does this. The only difference is that you get as much or as little immersion as you want, depending on how much you can take in at any time. Be prepared though. If you want loads it'll let you have loads and then it'll expect you to keep it up for a fair while.

    Every person in my family who has wanted to learn their 'other' native language has had a copy of Michel Thomas, and we've all had a go to pretty low levels of success, I think because it's a properly structured course. We are all now learning from Duolingo, mostly via picking up the smartphone or tablet app, rather than sitting down for a scheduled time at a computer [although you can do that] and I think it's fair to say that we are all making better progress than we've ever done before. One thing you have to remember is that, because you're learning as a child might, it's a good idea to be patient, because it'll take a while. After all, it takes a kid years to learn from the parents and outside world. I've been doing it since the end of September 2016 and I feel like I'm doing quite well, and I have often felt that in the past that I'm the worst person ever with a language.

    By the way, I should say that Duolingo is free, and there is the odd advert. I don't really notice them and DL apologises for putting them there, so I can forgive them for that. Here's the link for Italian: https://www.duolingo.com/course/it/en/Learn-Italian-Online
     
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  18. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Anyone else watch the Shannon Matthews thing on Beeb 1?
     
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  19. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    ****, I've just found out that DL is getting a Klingon course sorted. :)
     
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  20. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks! I'll take a look now :)

    Ciao [emoji6]
     
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