roxy Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 English is quite confusing if it is not your first language. I'm a native speaker and I get confused sometimes with English grammar. Yeah well... It gets even more confusing when different people give you different answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Your welcome , lovely day .. feels like spring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emika Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yeah well... It gets even more confusing when different people give you different answers It's like that in my German lessons. The teachers tell me different things for the same thing that i'm trying to say. Also, people from different regions say different things. E.g. someone from London would say something different than someone from Bornemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 It's like that in my German lessons. The teachers tell me different things for the same thing that i'm trying to say. Also, people from different regions say different things. E.g. someone from London would say something different than someone from Bornemouth. Yup slang , thats what confuses the MFC most actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice.loves.mika Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 You can say when it is happening (in present): "She is on her period" "She is having her period" If it was in the past, you'd say: "She was on her period" "She has had her period" but there also are little codes that people use in English you know, "It's her time of the month", "the painters are in" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emika Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yup slang , thats what confuses the MFC most actually It confuses me and I am English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxy Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 You can say when it is happening (in present): "She is on her period" "She is having her period" If it was in the past, you'd say: "She was on her period" "She has had her period" but there also are little codes that people use in English you know, "It's her time of the month", "the painters are in" etc. "The painters are in?" We use the first one in dutch as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisserz Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 This is quite funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 This is quite funny Fabby pleased you think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisserz Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_tails_09 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 You can say when it is happening (in present): "She is on her period" "She is having her period" If it was in the past, you'd say: "She was on her period" "She has had her period" but there also are little codes that people use in English you know, "It's her time of the month", "the painters are in" etc. Also, if you're talking about yourself you could say: I'm on my period. (Present Tense) I'm having my period. (Present Tense) I have had my period. (Past Tense) I was on my period. (Past Tense) I'm going to be on my period. (Future Tense) I'm going to have my period. (Future Tense) I don't know when you might ever use the future tense but, whatever. Then there's the slang: It's that time of month. Gift from mother nature. I'm sure there's others, but I only use the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikutukumimika Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Also, if you're talking about yourself you could say:I'm on my period. (Present Tense) I'm having my period. (Present Tense) I have had my period. (Past Tense) I was on my period. (Past Tense) I'm going to be on my period. (Future Tense) I'm going to have my period. (Future Tense) I don't know when you might ever use the future tense but, whatever. Then there's the slang: It's that time of month. Gift from mother nature. I'm sure there's others, but I only use the first one. When you know you'll have your period soon.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisserz Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Freddie, was this meant to turn into a thread for 'girl stuff'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Freddie, was this meant to turn into a thread for 'girl stuff'? Errrrr nooooo but I don't mind Any boy / man issues we want to talk about ? Im the owl of knowledge ask away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 but there also are little codes that people use in English you know, "It's her time of the month", "the painters are in" etc. Those "little codes" are called euphemisms -- a euphemism is a phrase you use in place of another that might be embarrassing or unpleasant in some way. "her time of the month" "a visit from Aunt Flo" etc. "passed away" would be a euphemism for "died" That sort of thing. Just thought I'd broaden the subject a bit I don't know when you might ever use the future tense but, whatever. How about, "I'm so old I will never have another period again!" ? Errrrr nooooo but I don't mind Any boy / man issues we want to talk about ? Im the owl of knowledge ask away Eww, yuck, no... why would we want to talk about boy stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Deb .. :roftl: That was the perfect line Ill leave you to you girlish ways Men .. huh .. <shrugs> swines they are , beasts ppftttttttttttttt etc:aah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guylainem123 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 you know deb... with equality of the sexes... i suppose we'd have to listen to that as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Come on fellow female and fellow femine at times males Lets rejoice in femalenesssss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIkRiqxWcYU If I were a booyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy laaaaa laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisserz Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shikutukumimika Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Girls are so much more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayler Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Boys have cooties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tayler Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 "Cooties is a non-scientific term in North American English used by children for an imaginary "disease" said to infect through contact. The term may have originated with references to lice, fleas and other pests. A child is said to "catch" cooties through any form of bodily contact, proximity, or touching of an "infected" person or from a person of the opposite sex of the same age. The phrase is most commonly used by children aged 4–10; however it is also used by many others older than 10 years of age." I rest my case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisserz Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 "Cooties is a non-scientific term in North American English used by children for an imaginary "disease" said to infect through contact. The term may have originated with references to lice, fleas and other pests. A child is said to "catch" cooties through any form of bodily contact, proximity, or touching of an "infected" person or from a person of the opposite sex of the same age. The phrase is most commonly used by children aged 4–10; however it is also used by many others older than 10 years of age." I rest my case LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 "Cooties is a non-scientific term in North American English used by children for an imaginary "disease" said to infect through contact. The term may have originated with references to lice, fleas and other pests. A child is said to "catch" cooties through any form of bodily contact, proximity, or touching of an "infected" person or from a person of the opposite sex of the same age. The phrase is most commonly used by children aged 4–10; however it is also used by many others older than 10 years of age." I rest my case I didn't know it was imaginary; I thought cooties was slang for lice. And I didn't know it was an opposite sex insult either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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