tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post480090990856694284..comments2023-11-02T02:46:54.900-06:00Comments on Life is Good: R ~ Rum Bar Cafe #atozchallengeJeremy [Retro]http://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-4317732505842617352014-05-02T11:33:16.186-06:002014-05-02T11:33:16.186-06:00Because I wasn't an A-Zer, I'm going throu...Because I wasn't an A-Zer, I'm going through all the blogs I follow and choosing one post to comment on - how could I not click one that says "Rum Bar Cafe" - good post, but shame about the rum ;-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-12876894796036118142014-04-21T23:58:46.019-06:002014-04-21T23:58:46.019-06:00Hi Tina
Loved your post. I love to learn new thing...Hi Tina<br />Loved your post. I love to learn new things and I learned a lot today,not that I'll remember them, but...My ancestors are from Sweden, but when my great grandparents immigrated to the US, right around 1900, they spoke English in public and only spoke Swedish in the home. My dad told me he wishes he would have continued speaking both languages, but got into the habit of only speaking English and has forgotten the Swedish language. :-)I also wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog. I replied to your comment. :-)khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039448074178382326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-58968673871586036792014-04-21T13:49:12.402-06:002014-04-21T13:49:12.402-06:00Wow, Swedish is so foriegn to me. I always thought...Wow, Swedish is so foriegn to me. I always thought English had a very good stock of words for describing things, and I guess compared to French it does! I didn't know Swedish was so descriptive a language. Thanks for the Swedish lesson!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-47352018934682861652014-04-21T13:49:06.502-06:002014-04-21T13:49:06.502-06:00Wow, Swedish is so foriegn to me. I always thought...Wow, Swedish is so foriegn to me. I always thought English had a very good stock of words for describing things, and I guess compared to French it does! I didn't know Swedish was so descriptive a language. Thanks for the Swedish lesson!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-39360228853882984742014-04-21T12:59:24.072-06:002014-04-21T12:59:24.072-06:00My indulgences are rum raison oatmeal cookies.My indulgences are rum raison oatmeal cookies.SpacerGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575342869714342370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-18807688093339684662014-04-21T12:07:13.511-06:002014-04-21T12:07:13.511-06:00My language is Indo-Eurpean in origin and depends ...My language is Indo-Eurpean in origin and depends on putting those words in the right order if you want to get your "correct" meaning across.<br /><br />The man bit the dog. Seems to be a bit different that The dog bit the man. <br /><br />Lutefisk doesn't sound tasty,but since I love buttermilk in just about anything, filmjo(with two dots)lk is right up my tastebud alley.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-13214711376303378852014-04-21T11:09:09.971-06:002014-04-21T11:09:09.971-06:00I think English is often more versatile in express...I think English is often more versatile in expressing things because it's so eclectic. We may not have a word for something, but we can explain it, and, sometimes, in other languages, you can't even explain the ideas.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-2342296967068565712014-04-21T09:49:34.997-06:002014-04-21T09:49:34.997-06:00Very informative! Thanks for the glimpse of Sweden...Very informative! Thanks for the glimpse of Sweden. :) Someday, I'm going to physically go to these places! But for now, dreaming in enough. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog! <3 I followed you. Lots of love, in both the worlds of blogging and faith in God. :)<br /><a href="http://bonniegwyn.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Where Legends Begin</a>Bonnie Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03587659117279694952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-48347686734631818332014-04-21T09:30:00.633-06:002014-04-21T09:30:00.633-06:00well now- my husband speaks a different type of Am...well now- my husband speaks a different type of American English. Which I never really realized until we had a young college student from Martinique live with us for one summer. Her understanding of English was not too good at first and Russell uses a lot of colloquialisms in his everyday conversations. He would say for example " He went bananas" and she would turn to me with a quizzical look and I would say "Nouveau mot" and would explain as best I could in French what he had just said. It got to be a joke! She even began to use some expressions such as "Buzz off" with great delight. It was fun teaching her "Russell's English".Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-59367050694919222982014-04-21T09:23:31.485-06:002014-04-21T09:23:31.485-06:00Your posts are not too long. I could chat with you...Your posts are not too long. I could chat with you all day. Fun times. :-)Darla Sue Dollmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295727215740074345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-74499659622019680342014-04-21T09:16:39.453-06:002014-04-21T09:16:39.453-06:00I think we DO need Jantelagen here in the U.S. Bu...I think we DO need Jantelagen here in the U.S. But not the L-fish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-16746728562090497672014-04-21T09:12:02.087-06:002014-04-21T09:12:02.087-06:00We definitely need a word for "just about rig...We definitely need a word for "just about right" or how about a word for different levels of "fine" - You know, "How are you?" I'm fine... when you really aren't fine like snazzy you are more fine like so-so. Ahhh, English. Too constricting for writers sometimes... no wonder William Shakespeare made up so many words!!!<br /><br />I would love to stay in a bed and breakfast that was built inside a windmill. Lovely!<br /><br />Julie Jordan Scott<br /><a href="http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com" rel="nofollow"> The Bold Writer from A to Z </a> <br />Julie Jordan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06558015761690505791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-8211944337836918842014-04-21T08:20:21.232-06:002014-04-21T08:20:21.232-06:00JoJo - maybe my pronunciation is a CO thing, or a ...JoJo - maybe my pronunciation is a CO thing, or a Swedish chick with English as a second language...sigh.<br /><br />~TinaTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-82645683264015681432014-04-21T08:07:43.547-06:002014-04-21T08:07:43.547-06:00I once had a friend that went to a placed called F...I once had a friend that went to a placed called Fireside Barbecue because they thought it was a barbecue restaurant. They walked inside and it was a store that sold barbecue grills.<br /><br />As for language, I went to Thailand 5 years ago to train Muay Thai and picked up a lot of the language. On the complete opposite spectrum, it's incredibly basic. Compared to how we say things, they almost speak like cavemen. For example, I might say something like, "Look at that guy. He's driving his car on the wrong side of the road." In Thai, you would basically say the equivalent of "Look boy. Boy drive car wrong road."A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-40841727930274283182014-04-21T07:41:37.783-06:002014-04-21T07:41:37.783-06:00But dumb and album rhyme, at least the way I say t...But dumb and album rhyme, at least the way I say them. And I think the American version of allemansratten is 'Manifest Destiny'. lol JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-11323458302546902252014-04-21T07:06:48.569-06:002014-04-21T07:06:48.569-06:00Living in San Antonio I have picked up on a lot of...Living in San Antonio I have picked up on a lot of spanish words that I can not share here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-81701249715197503692014-04-21T06:26:31.860-06:002014-04-21T06:26:31.860-06:00The origins of language is a fascinating subject. ...The origins of language is a fascinating subject. I remember learning Greek and was fascinated by a scene, two people agreeing to meet at a specific time, they finished by saying "symphony" which in English means an agreement of sounds in music. Lots more examples of course. In French they usually take several words to say what we convey in one.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-90839879354681296082014-04-21T06:12:50.736-06:002014-04-21T06:12:50.736-06:00Lutefisk is very good I think, but the sides is ha...Lutefisk is very good I think, but the sides is half if it, at least, you need bacon, peastew, goat cheese, ...<br /><br />Another Swedish favorite expression of mine is "nu jävlar". That's what they say when the are gonna do someting great, such as beating USA and Canada in ice hockey >:)<br /><br /> <a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a><br />CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-6435858964639946142014-04-21T04:35:30.514-06:002014-04-21T04:35:30.514-06:00ha. alex, people in the south just say them so tha...ha. alex, people in the south just say them so that all words run together in a drawl...lol...and that makes it intersting trying to communicateBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-26911906537305391692014-04-21T04:29:11.533-06:002014-04-21T04:29:11.533-06:00Hundreds of new words - and I still probably could...Hundreds of new words - and I still probably couldn't come up with the right one...<br />I bet people here in the South use words you've never heard of.<br />And good for your aunt that was just a bed and breakfast, as I could see it going in a completely different direction...Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-47263440133487583482014-04-21T02:29:36.636-06:002014-04-21T02:29:36.636-06:00Hi Tina .. there's many a word that's fasc...Hi Tina .. there's many a word that's fascinating to find its root - yet language changes all the time ...<br /><br />I enjoyed the story re the Rum - I too thought oh ok rum for breakfast .. sounds interesting .. but thank you I'm up and for now I'll wait before I retire to bed once again!!<br /><br />I to enjoy different words in different languages .. they do make for an interesting life ..<br /><br />Lutefisk - was, I presume, an essential for sailors, shore workers and presumably all inhabitants as a food source for the winter months or when they travelled ... it can be delicious ... <br /><br />Cheers and hope you're feeling better .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-76615385910840751312014-04-21T00:52:19.830-06:002014-04-21T00:52:19.830-06:00that's cool... we too have some german words f...that's cool... we too have some german words for that an english word doesn't exist - on the other hand there seem to be much more english words in general than german words - so a bigger variety to choose from - languages are interesting to study and the misunderstandings that come with them as well...haha... had just one with my south african group - but cannot tell here - too embarrassing... smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com