English as She is Spoke

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One of the greatest books ever, of course. Let us all craunch marmosets.

Google Books plus a reproduction for non-US/Canadian readers.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 02:58 (fifteen years ago)

That is to me a amusement.

all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:03 (fifteen years ago)

Read about this many years ago; was suitably tickled. And now I can see it!

Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:04 (fifteen years ago)

Babelfish hi-jinks got nowt on this dude

Mansun was where I fucked up (acoleuthic), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:04 (fifteen years ago)

I take a broth all morning.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:05 (fifteen years ago)

Por dinheiro baila o perro (literally for money the dog dances) - Nothing some money, nothing of Swiss.

Times New Excels At (jim in glasgow), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:06 (fifteen years ago)

I have a particular care of its, because I know you like the bottoms.

all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:09 (fifteen years ago)


Parties a Town.

The butchery | The low eating house
The cause-way | The obelis-ks
The sink | The prison, geol

this was a good weekend

not having a luxury watch is terrible (unregistered), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 03:17 (fifteen years ago)

I own a, um, bricks-and-mortar copy of this. I think McSweeney's put it out.

Generation Blecch (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:20 (fifteen years ago)

newwe screene naames for alle!

he speak the frenche as the Frenches himselves (snoball), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:50 (fifteen years ago)

i keep using "as she is spoke" but have still never read the book the phrase is from

Greatest contributor: (history mayne), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:54 (fifteen years ago)

From the department of "I have a remembering of when thou could foot kick a rounde objecte in the street"

How the times are changed! Anciently I had some
servants who were divine my thought. The
duty was done at the instant, all things were
cleanly hold one may look on the furnitures
now as do you see. It is too different, whole
is covered from dust; the pier-glasses side-
boards, the pantries, the chest of drawers, the
walls selves, are changed of colours.

he speak the frenche as the Frenches himselves (snoball), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

'You interompte me' = the new 'xpost'

I had gained ten lewis (ledge), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

"Idiotisms and Proverbs" = new ILE board description.

he speak the frenche as the Frenches himselves (snoball), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 15:05 (fifteen years ago)

"Its are some blu stories" = ILTMI
"A bad arrangement is better than a process" = ILM

he speak the frenche as the Frenches himselves (snoball), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 15:06 (fifteen years ago)

All so very true.

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 15:29 (fifteen years ago)

"A bad arrangement is better than a process" = ILM

'It is a noise which to cleave the head' imo

I had gained ten lewis (ledge), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 15:34 (fifteen years ago)

Speaking of Google Books and poor English, this is an excellent piece on what Google Translate is trying to do, and how massive it is.

http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2010/04/30/06

Pazuzu's petals (kenan), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 17:22 (fifteen years ago)

four years pass...


Your razors, are them well?
Yes, Sir.
Comb-me quickly; don't put me so much pomatum. What news tell me?
all hairs dresser are newsmonger.
Sir, I have no heared any thing.

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Wednesday, 8 April 2015 16:44 (ten years ago)


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