BOF Posted July 21, 2010 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2010 It is the wrong guy. That's Bunk the drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Bastards. "Sheeeeeeiiiit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Wacist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Troglodyte Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 Anyone with a knowledge of German fancy helping me out? I'm trying to translate a letter (English into German) for a friend at work who wants to write to a distant German relative. I have a basic knowledge of German from A-level (three years ago now) and am struggling with certain parts. Firstly, they want to open the letter with 'This is your cousin Beth from England'. In a letter situation, I'm unsure how to put that. I've got 'Hier schreibt Ihre Kusine Beth aus England' but I'm not sure about it. There are also smaller aspects, such as whether to use 'Sie' (I've decided to, being as they haven't been in touch in years apparently) and how to finish the letter, etc. At the moment I'm going with 'Mit besten Grüßen'. Help would be appreciated, didn't want to start a new thread though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 What is it with people who pronounce migraine megraine. It's mygraine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 They're just selfish, putting 'me' in front of everything. Oh, and if anyone does have a decent knowledge of German, please check out the last post on the previous page - I don't want it to get missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 What is it with people who pronounce migraine megraine. It's just a headache fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 What is it with people who pronounce migraine megraine. It's just a headache fixed As someone who suffers with them, very, very very wrong. They're far from just a headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Especially when you are lying down in a dark room and any noise is akin to a needle through the temple. Just a headache me arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 What is it with people who pronounce migraine megraine. It's just a headache fixed As someone who suffers with them, very, very very wrong. They're far from just a headache. migraines are headaches for girls....man up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 My mum suffers from very bad migraines, and it really annoys her when people who have a headache claim they have a migraine. Or, people who have experienced a mild migraine and try to sympathise with her, explaining that it was difficult to work/put up with the kids/make dinner or something similar. When my mum gets a bad migraine, she can be in bed for pretty much two or three days solid and is practically incapable of doing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 migraines are headaches for girls....man up No they aren't. You obviously don't suffer from them, which means you've no position to say what one is or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 My mum suffers from very bad migraines, and it really annoys her when people who have a headache claim they have a migraine. Or, people who have experienced a mild migraine and try to sympathise with her, explaining that it was difficult to work/put up with the kids/make dinner or something similar. When my mum gets a bad migraine, she can be in bed for pretty much two or three days solid and is practically incapable of doing anything. Oh yes, very much this. I've had about 5-6 'proper' migraines in my life and they absolutely knock the shit out of you. Tunnel vision (sometimes practically losing sight in one eye) and throwing up continuously. The only thing you can do is lie down in a dark room and hope it subsides quickly. I get really annoyed when someone will say 'I don't feel too well, It's one of my migraines' and they are working at a bloody computer screen! You don't have a migraine you tool, you have a bastard headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 21, 2010 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2010 When my mum gets a bad migraine, she can be in bed for pretty much two or three days solid and is practically incapable of doing anything. Pff, lazy wimp (runs for cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I get them when I'm stressed. I must've missed about a months worth of school due to migraines. A ladyfriend once told me to take homeopathic shite, so I did. Safe to say it didn't subside. I almost dislike migraines as much as I dislike homeopathic remedies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Migraines ruin you! I have Vascular ones very bad and Ocular ones that happen from time to time. They have tried to put me on tons of meds in the past but I hate them and they didn't really help anyway. The best trick I have found *if conditions permit you to do this* is to get in a hot bath *with the lights off and a non scented candle or something for a bit of light* and an ice pack on your neck. Sometimes a simple anti inflammatory should be taken. It calms down the swelling in your muscles caused by the frickin' migraine. I swear this helps me stop a migraine more than anything else. The ice pack is the most important. If you can't do all of this then at least get something cold on your neck the second you feel a migraine starting and your chances of stopping it are pretty good!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted July 21, 2010 What is it with people who pronounce migraine megraine. It's mygraine!Given that it's a French-derived word from the Latin "hemicrania", I'd say that the "mee" pronunciation is correct. migraine late 14c., megrim, from O.Fr. migraigne (13c.), from vulgar pronunciation of L.L. hemicrania "pain in one side of the head, headache," from Gk. hemikrania, from hemi- "half" + kranion "skull" Source "My" graine is the general American usage, which slightly surprises me, as the Americans tend to pronounce French origin words much closer to the French that the British would, e.g. gar-ARJE, not GA-ridge; ballet as ball-AY, rather than BA-lay, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 It's bloody mygraine! Mi in english is my or mi with a short 'e' type sound, like millionaire. The french can suck my dingleberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted July 21, 2010 Moderator Share Posted July 21, 2010 It's bloody mygraine! Mi in english is my or mi with a short 'e' type sound, like millionaire. The french can suck my dingleberries. They probably would but there currently on strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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