whatone

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Whichone is you?
The other one mate. Not this one, not that one, whichone is whatone. Good to see you. (y)
The first time I found out what gay "used to" mean was watching Victor Victoria. Beautiful movie.

Edit: Also, "gay" wasn't a slur yet at that time (at least not in my social bubble). It was just what homosexuals described themselves as. Homo and the F-word were the most well-known slurs. (I know it's still not always a slur, but it's not preferred anymore an it's used hurtfully more than it was then, again, as far as I could tell.)
Yeah, to the best of my knowledge, it was originally homosexual people who applied the term "gay", as a code word. Well, at least in England. This was just after WWI.

In the US, after WWII, they used "Friend of Dorothy". As far up to Reagan being in power, the US were looking for a ringleader named "Dorothy" who was supposedly responsible for an underground homosexual movement in their military. :ROFLMAO:

The US Civil War song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, has lines about gay, meaning happy.
So did The Flintstones' theme song - "A dabba do time, we'll have a gay old time" is the last line.

Funny, even intercourse didn't used to mean sex, it meant conversation in the old days. Much like discourse.
 
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The other one mate. Not this one, not that one, whichone is whatone. Good to see you. (y)

Yeah, AFAIK it became synonymous for homosexual because they were considered to be happier people.
So it was, at least, a logical step in the etymology.
To the best of my knowledge, it was originally homosexual people who applied the term "gay", as a code word. Well, at least in England. This was just after WWI.

In the US, after WWII, they used "Friend of Dorothy". As far up to Reagan being in power, the US were looking for a ringleader named "Dorothy" who was supposedly responsible for an underground homosexual movement in their military.

The US Civil War song, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, has lines about gay, meaning happy.
So did The Flintstone's theme song - "We'll have a gay old time".

Funny, even intercourse didn't used to mean sex, it meant conversation in the old days.
Welcome back ;)
 

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You mean the one they will be building near the Garage?

Maybe they'll do the Entrance in Marble from the Belgium mountains. Decorated with the Paris beach photos.

(I know, I know... I just can't resist... I absolutely love this other wordly bits that MoonBox adds, I simply can't resist playing with it)
 

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You mean the one they will be building near the Garage?

Maybe they'll do the Entrance in Marble from the Belgium mountains. Decorated with the Paris beach photos.

(I know, I know... I just can't resist... I absolutely love this other wordly bits that MoonBox adds, I simply can't resist playing with it)
I'm picturing more of an embassy sweets setup ... each suite pre-planned for multi-generational living, plus the full catering of a mid-tier hotel chain for the entire complex (run by Aiko and Mrs. Lee -- the Snuggle Twins will only offer their services to MC by this point. Even Nana is more competition now ...).
 

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You mean the one they will be building near the Garage?

Maybe they'll do the Entrance in Marble from the Belgium mountains. Decorated with the Paris beach photos.

(I know, I know... I just can't resist... I absolutely love this other wordly bits that MoonBox adds, I simply can't resist playing with it)
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Forgive my schoolboy level German, but should this not be "Sprichst du Deutsch"?
I remember the more formal "Sprechen sie Deutsch" from school lessons, but for some reason I'm thinking that "Sprichst du" is more correct than "Du sprichst"?
No that is also correct. "Du sprichst Deutsch?" is "You speak German?" and "Sprichst du Deutsch?" would be "Do you speak German?" both can be used depending on the Situation.
 

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Forgive my schoolboy level German, but should this not be "Sprichst du Deutsch"?
I remember the more formal "Sprechen sie Deutsch" from school lessons, but for some reason I'm thinking that "Sprichst du" is more correct than "Du sprichst"?
Nah MB is correct with this one, i would guess he has a native German speaker as friend that helps him with something like that.

BUT you are also correct, Idunno what other to say then German is a fucked up language :ROFLMAO:
 

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Nah MB is correct with this one, i would guess he has a native German speaker as friend that helps him with something like that.

BUT you are also correct, Idunno what other to say then German is a fucked up language :ROFLMAO:
Ha ha, yeah but to be fair, most are. Olde English + Norse + French + German = English. :eek:
I have to admit, I'd hate to learn English as a foreign language, the multiple pronunciations for many words must be confusing as hell.
e.g. Take "ough": Bough (ow), Thorough (uh), Cough (off), Through (oo), Dough (o), Enough (uff), Thought (awt)...
Must be a nightmare! :ROFLMAO:
 
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No that is also correct. "Du sprichst Deutsch?" is "You speak German?" and "Sprichst du Deutsch?" would be "Do you speak German?" both can be used depending on the Situation.
from a German speaker: unfortunately I have to correct you here
"Sprichst du Deutsch?" "Do you speak German?" is a question in which the person asking does not know whether the other person speaks German
"Du sprichst Deutsch?" "You speak German?" is also a question, but here the person asking is surprised that the other person speaks German

It is therefore not the same, not even in this situation
 
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