Cross reference & International dictionary

original sin · 25 Aug 2003, 16:23

Ok, just a thought

The mysteries of the internet have brought us all together in this Meat Loaf sanctuary, however as we come from different countries and indeed continents, turns of phrase, dialect, humour, meaning of words vary a lot. So I thought, maybe we could build up a data bank, which we could refer to if needed.
e.g. if I were to write I'm off to have my nosh - our european and transatlanic friends could look up and see that I was going for something to eat, and nothing more sinister.

What do you all think?

And if it takes of can we have it as a "sticky" pretty please?

Sin
(having a mad 5 minutes, but it could just be a downer from all the antibitics pumped into her system over the last few weeks

)

Tim · 25 Aug 2003, 16:27

Sin... i like the idea... We already have a Dutch Lessons Topic... so then you can see what we mean.

But i think it is a great idea, cause lot's of words i don't understand of know... And i feel sometimes stupid to ask!!

Wait for other reactions...

The Butcher.

Bren · 25 Aug 2003, 16:38

i think it's a good idea Sin

Bren

ROSIE · 25 Aug 2003, 16:49

Sounds good to me

Rosie

Crystal Eyes · 25 Aug 2003, 16:55

Clever idea.

**The Flying Mouse** · 25 Aug 2003, 17:18

I like the idea in principal

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Don't know if it should be a sticky

.The Dutch one isn't.
We'll try it out and see how it goes,it can always be made a sticky later if neccersary

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What i'll do is start a topic and leave an empty post at the top that I can edit.
That way,whatever words are asked about and answerd can be added alphabeticaly to the main database at the top of the page for easy access

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original sin · 25 Aug 2003, 17:31

yep good idea, Mouse, my thoughts were a bit more than the Dutch Topic, a bit of a multi lingual interpretation kit - I know some people don't understand our English sayings and some of the Americanisms lose me totally so we could share things we get stuck on

**The Flying Mouse** · 25 Aug 2003, 17:35

Hi Sin.
I like the idea,but I think too much info in one place would be counter productive.How would the information be listed?

I've started the English Language database.Perhaps if there is enough need for these topics,R. would consider starting a language forum?

shadow1000001 · 25 Aug 2003, 19:30

This is an excellent idea Sin. We can have alot of fun with this

Maria

heat · 26 Aug 2003, 00:32

Sounds like a crakin idea to me

Michel · 26 Aug 2003, 12:51

Yes, it is a very good idea.

25 Aug 2003, 16:23	#1
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	Cross reference & International dictionary Ok, just a thought The mysteries of the internet have brought us all together in this Meat Loaf sanctuary, however as we come from different countries and indeed continents, turns of phrase, dialect, humour, meaning of words vary a lot. So I thought, maybe we could build up a data bank, which we could refer to if needed. e.g. if I were to write I'm off to have my nosh - our european and transatlanic friends could look up and see that I was going for something to eat, and nothing more sinister. What do you all think? And if it takes of can we have it as a "sticky" pretty please? Sin (having a mad 5 minutes, but it could just be a downer from all the antibitics pumped into her system over the last few weeks )

25 Aug 2003, 16:27	#2
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	Sin... i like the idea... We already have a Dutch Lessons Topic... so then you can see what we mean. But i think it is a great idea, cause lot's of words i don't understand of know... And i feel sometimes stupid to ask!! Wait for other reactions... The Butcher.

25 Aug 2003, 16:38	#3
Bren The Bat Join Date: 23.03.2003 Location: Roosting on a Silver-Black Phantom Bike. Posts: 10,017	i think it's a good idea Sin Bren

25 Aug 2003, 16:49	#4
ROSIE Invisible again! Join Date: 30.06.2003 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1,240	Sounds good to me Rosie

25 Aug 2003, 16:55	#5
Crystal Eyes Super Loafer Join Date: 09.07.2003 Location: In the clouds Posts: 649	Clever idea.

25 Aug 2003, 17:18	#6
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	I like the idea in principal . Don't know if it should be a sticky .The Dutch one isn't. We'll try it out and see how it goes,it can always be made a sticky later if neccersary . What i'll do is start a topic and leave an empty post at the top that I can edit. That way,whatever words are asked about and answerd can be added alphabeticaly to the main database at the top of the page for easy access .

25 Aug 2003, 17:31	#7
original sin Sinner Join Date: 15.04.2003 Location: cyber space Posts: 2,457	yep good idea, Mouse, my thoughts were a bit more than the Dutch Topic, a bit of a multi lingual interpretation kit - I know some people don't understand our English sayings and some of the Americanisms lose me totally so we could share things we get stuck on

25 Aug 2003, 17:35	#8
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Hi Sin. I like the idea,but I think too much info in one place would be counter productive.How would the information be listed? I've started the English Language database.Perhaps if there is enough need for these topics,R. would consider starting a language forum?

25 Aug 2003, 19:30	#9
shadow1000001 Mega Loafer Join Date: 10.07.2003 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,580	This is an excellent idea Sin. We can have alot of fun with this Maria

26 Aug 2003, 00:32	#10
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	Sounds like a crakin idea to me

26 Aug 2003, 12:51	#11
Michel Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Stadskanaal, The Netherlands Posts: 1,631	Yes, it is a very good idea.