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I need more english knowledge
wraith808:
I've spoken English my whole life and it took me a bit of thinking to realize what they were looking for.
-mwb1100 (August 15, 2017, 03:50 PM)
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Yeah, same here. The first word that came to mind was 'despot', which also distracted me for a bit...
-tomos (August 15, 2017, 04:09 PM)
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Meh, I always immediately think 'sexpot' when I see them mentioned.
-4wd (August 16, 2017, 04:12 AM)
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Someone's mind is in the gutter! ;) ;D 8)
IainB:
...Meh, I always immediately think 'sexpot' when I see them mentioned.
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-4wd (August 16, 2017, 04:12 AM)
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Yes, "dexpot" is not a proper word on its own and always seems to me to be a cunningly and deliberately ambiguous typo.
My Scrabble and crossword-solving habits automatically kick into action and I get confuzzled. For example, "sexpot" is my first try, because, working from left to right it rather looks like a typo - the "S" key being just to the left of the "D" key on the standard QWERTY keyboard. Then, I get to the "X" in "dexpot" and think it might be "despot", because "X" is just below the "S" key on the standard QWERTY keyboard. But both keys can't be "S", because "sespot" isn't a proper word either.
Ergonomically then, that CAPTCHA could seem to be a tad confusing for English or non-Engrish speakers/readers/writers, especially since, phonetically, "depot" sounds nothing like "dexpot" - the "x" not being silent.
The key is "warehouse", yes, but as @Curt says:
...I didn't even understand the question! Why didn't they include the word almost? : >>Our software is almost spelled like another word<<. ...
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-Curt (August 16, 2017, 02:15 AM)
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...and:
depot /"dEp@U/
· n.
1 a place for the storage of large quantities of a commodity.
2 a place where buses, trains, or other vehicles are housed and maintained. Ø N. Amer. a railway or bus station.
3 the headquarters of a regiment.
– ORIGIN C18 (in the sense ‘act of depositing’): from Fr. dépôt, from L. depositum (see deposit).
Concise Oxford Dictionary (10th Ed.)
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...and:
warehouse /"wE;haUs/
· n.
1 a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods may be stored.
2 a large wholesale or retail store.
· v. /also -haUz/
1 store (goods) in a warehouse. Ø place (imported goods) in a bonded warehouse pending the payment of import duty.
2 N. Amer. informal place (a prisoner or a psychiatric patient) in a large institution offering unsatisfactory care.
– DERIVATIVES warehousing n.
Concise Oxford Dictionary (10th Ed.)
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- are not necessarily one and the same thing - e.g., I would almost never equate depot-->warehouse in my use of English.
IainB:
@Contro: For many years, dedicated English teachers (religious and atheist) the world over have relied on a single book as a de facto ideal training tool for speaking/writing English - it is the 400 year old (updated) King James version of the Bible. The reason they use the Bible is the highly efficient, concise and correct use of the English language that the many learned translators and editors were able to produce to correctly and fully reflect the original scripts which they worked from.
For reference, see also:
* King James Bible: How it changed the way we speak - BBC News
* The King James Bible's language lessons
* Learning and Teaching English through the Bible
Excellent course materials and a book.
...This book teaches English (ESL/EFL) within a Biblical context and in a pictorial format.It focuses on the top 1,000 most frequently used vocabulary words. It also presents an overview of pronunciation and key grammatical concepts. At the same time, it teaches major parables, verses, narratives, and themes from Scripture. Also included are suggestions for classroom games, lessons, and activities.
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As a free and potentially excellent English study aid, I would also recommend that you download Interfaith Explorer (current version 2.4.0): Interfaith Explorer (FREE) - Mini-Review
You can download the Interfaith Explorer application and the English, Spanish and other language modules from the downloads page: http://bahairesearch.com/WinApp/Pages/Download.aspx
Interfaith Explorer is produced by the B'hai faith and has the King James version in English and Spanish, or whichever languages you select, and, once they are installed, you can compare them in the Interfaith Explorer viewer.
There is also the Jehovah's Witnesses' New Testament Recovery Version, which can be obtained free of charge in some countries. Translated directly from the old (I think mostly Greek) scripts, I am unsure how it compares to the KJV.
The word "Recovery" in "Recovery Version" refers to the regaining of biblical truths that have been lost, misunderstood, or misapplied throughout history. The Recovery Version, with its accurate translation of the scriptures and extensive study aids, presents these truths and relates them to the Bible's central theme - God's plan to dispense himself into man.
- Copied from a note in a 2017 brochure issued by the Bibles for New Zealand (bfnz.org.nz) and offering the New Testament Recovery Version for free.
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Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.
- Copied from: Jehovah's Witnesses - Wikipedia -
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses>
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Coincidentally, for some time I had been meaning to order a free copy of the New Testament Recovery Version, and writing this comment has just reminded me to do it! :-[
Contro:
@Contro: For many years, dedicated English teachers (religious and atheist) the world over have relied on a single book as a de facto ideal training tool for speaking/writing English - it is the 400 year old (updated) King James version of the Bible. The reason they use the Bible is the highly efficient, concise and correct use of the English language that the many learned translators and editors were able to produce to correctly and fully reflect the original scripts which they worked from.
For reference, see also:
* King James Bible: How it changed the way we speak - BBC News
* The King James Bible's language lessons
* Learning and Teaching English through the Bible
Excellent course materials and a book.
...This book teaches English (ESL/EFL) within a Biblical context and in a pictorial format.It focuses on the top 1,000 most frequently used vocabulary words. It also presents an overview of pronunciation and key grammatical concepts. At the same time, it teaches major parables, verses, narratives, and themes from Scripture. Also included are suggestions for classroom games, lessons, and activities.
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As a free and potentially excellent English study aid, I would also recommend that you download Interfaith Explorer (current version 2.4.0): Interfaith Explorer (FREE) - Mini-Review
You can download the Interfaith Explorer application and the English, Spanish and other language modules from the downloads page: http://bahairesearch.com/WinApp/Pages/Download.aspx
Interfaith Explorer is produced by the B'hai faith and has the King James version in English and Spanish, or whichever languages you select, and, once they are installed, you can compare them in the Interfaith Explorer viewer.
There is also the Jehovah's Witnesses' New Testament Recovery Version, which can be obtained free of charge in some countries. Translated directly from the old (I think mostly Greek) scripts, I am unsure how it compares to the KJV.
The word "Recovery" in "Recovery Version" refers to the regaining of biblical truths that have been lost, misunderstood, or misapplied throughout history. The Recovery Version, with its accurate translation of the scriptures and extensive study aids, presents these truths and relates them to the Bible's central theme - God's plan to dispense himself into man.
- Copied from a note in a 2017 brochure issued by the Bibles for New Zealand (bfnz.org.nz) and offering the New Testament Recovery Version for free.
________________________________
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Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity.
- Copied from: Jehovah's Witnesses - Wikipedia -
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses>
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Coincidentally, for some time I had been meaning to order a free copy of the New Testament Recovery Version, and writing this comment has just reminded me to do it! :-[
-IainB (August 16, 2017, 12:52 PM)
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I locate a few weeks ago bible software for citations like popup wisdom.
There is a lot of material to memorize the bible in the web.
Thanks for the opportunity to learn english with the Bible !
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wraith808:
I had a woman reporting to me that had problems in English. We were able to get her a subscription to Rosetta Stone. She started to drastically get better, and then I suggested that they let her sign up for tutoring- not through rosetta stone, but through one of the more casual sites, where you pay for a period of time, and just talk colloquially to the person. That accelerated her learning. She still has problems, but she still uses both on the company's dime, and seems to be very satisfied with her progress; her self-esteem has risen drastically, as has her performance.
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