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I bet you didn't know that this thread would have a part 2

IamMetaldave

BaZmO* wrote: »

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Capt'n Midnight

So most Canadians live south of the 49th parallel.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Nevaeh Shaggy Destroyer wrote: »

Geese!!

"Flock of Geese"
"Gaggle of Geese"
"Nide of Geese"
"Plump of Geese"
"Skein of Geese"
"Team of Geese"
"Wedge of Geese"
"Trip of Geese"

Varies with on the ground, flying, flying in formation, on water,...

Did somebody get bored someday and come up with this? Not sure what purpose these collective nouns, not known by most, can ever serve.

Buford T. Justice XIX

When the premier of 'Gone with the Wind was shown in 1939 in Atlanta, Georgia, the group of children in the choir singing that night included Martin Luther King.

And, as segregation was practiced in the city, Oscar winner, Hattie McDaniel who played Mammy, couldn't attend as she was coloured.

pleas advice

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

So most Canadians live south of the 49th parallel.

The red line is the 45.7th (?) parallel...

Kat1170

There are Red-necked wallabies living wild on the Isle of Man but no foxes, badgers or squirrels.

New Home

What about snakes or moles?

Speedsie

Kat1170 wrote: »

There are Red-necked wallabies living wild on the Isle of Man but no foxes, badgers or squirrels.

There are wallabies living wild on Lambay Island as well.

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New Home wrote: »

What about snakes or moles?

No moles and the only reptile is the Common Lizard.

Thanks S.

Something we all know but is very interesting to see, though sadly as it's a very small childs skull.

No wonder teething hurts.

mzungu

"Spaghetto" is the singular word for "Spaghetti."

[Deleted User]

And ballerino is what you call a male ballet dancer, though people only ever refer to ballerinas!

Ballet as an art form dates back to mid 15th century France, and all the dancers were ballerinos for over two hundred years, as it was considered immodest for women to dance in public.

New Home

*ballerini, if you want to nitpick. And while we're at it, panini is the plural of panino.

Also, not only are the primary (milk) teeth present, but the adult ones are there, too - they are called ‘tooth buds.’ They are located either above the primary teeth (in the case of the upper arch) or below the primary teeth (in the case of the lower arch). These secondary (adult) teeth or tooth buds will grow roots and are ‘programmed’ at different ages to erupt into the mouth. If some of the tooth buds are missing, the relevant tooth won't "sprout".

Tooth formation:

Histology_of_important_stages_of_tooth_development..jpg

[Deleted User]

Ballerini is a plural of ballet dancers though, not male/female?

mzungu

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

Buddy Holly's pregnant wife heard the news on television and suffered a miscarriage as a result. Since then, it became policy to notify family of tragedy before names became public.

New Home

Candie wrote: »

Ballerini is a plural of ballet dancers though, not male/female?

Both plural (generic) and plural male.

Very generic rule of thumb with loads of exceptions:

Words that end in "O" are singular and masculine.
Words that end in "A" are singular and feminine.
Words that end in "I" are plural and masculine (or both masculine and feminine together).
Words that end in "E" are plurar and feminine.

[Deleted User]

Paparazzo/paparazzi, bambino/bambini

If it ends in an 'o', I'm guessing it's singular!

New Home

^^^
That's what she said. :pac:

Carry

Candie wrote: »

Ballerini is a plural of ballet dancers though, not male/female?

Yes, it's plural for dancers as such.

Plural of ballerina is ballerine. Same for ballerino.
Italian grammar - as far as I remember - not as easy as spaghetti.

New Home

Easier than German, though, isn't it?

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New Home wrote: »

^^^
That's what she said. :pac:

Specsavers on the dial at first light.

The Pheasant2

mzungu wrote: »

On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson.

Buddy Holly's pregnant wife heard the news on television and suffered a miscarriage as a result. Since then, it became policy to notify family of tragedy before names became public.

Also known as "the day the music died", as referred to most famously in Don McClean's "American pie"

Carry

New Home wrote: »

Easier than German, though, isn't it?

Good grief, German must be a nightmare for non German speakers. Even for natural German speakers, regarding grammar (don't I know...) .:rolleyes:

Linguistic scientists claim that Spanish is the easiest language to learn because the grammar is straightforward and pronounciation is as spelled (almost).

BaZmO*

Given the night that’s in it;

Roman Numerals were introduced as the numbering system for Super Bowls to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game—the Super Bowl—is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season, i.e. the Super Bowl that’s on at the moment is LIII (53) but it’s the culmination of the 2018 season.

Controversially, the only Super Bowl game to not use Roman numerals was Super Bowl 50 (2016)

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BaZmO* wrote: »

Given the night that’s in it;

Roman Numerals were introduced as the numbering system for Super Bowls to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game—the Super Bowl—is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season, i.e. the Super Bowl that’s on at the moment is LIII (53) but it’s the culmination of the 2018 season.

Controversially, the only Super Bowl game to not use Roman numerals was Super Bowl 50 (2016)

The reason for this?
It was felt that marketing 'Superbowl 50' would be more successful than 'Superbowl L'. Whatever your views on Black/White/ Green is the dominant colour in US sports.

Also worth noting on this topic, the Superbowl is the single game play-off between the winners of the NFC and AFC divisional championships and has been held since 1967. The first two games were titled the 'World Championship Game' which is a bit cringeworthy for a national competition and in line with this the players receive rings (instead of medals) which are often inscribed with the words 'World Champions'.

(And I am on Boards right now because so far this years game is a pretty much non-eventful single score first half)

MuffinTop86

Al Pacino was 2 years old when his parents divorced, and he moved with his mother to live with her parents, Kate and James Gerardi, who were inmigrants from Corleone, Sicily.
Pacino would go on to play Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, the surname given by the immigration officer when Vito arrived in America because he was from Corleone.

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

What’s with all the questions? It’s like the Spanish Armada !