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Sonadora @Sonadora (356) • United States 11 May 08

Nothing too horrible, not a complete fiasco. He just about talked me to death, though. We met at a casual restaurant so I felt good in nice jeans and a cute top. Well he was wearing dress slack and a jacket and tie. Guess I was a...

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Sonadora You may be right about the attire. People are getting more and more casual all the time. Of course we're around the same age so I figured we'd be more on the same page as far as attire. I did have the warnings going off in my head quite a bit. The worst thing...

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Crash @Crash (312) • United States 20 Feb 08

As you may have already noticed, we released an upgrade to myLot today. We’re really excited about this one! This is the first of a handful of planned upgrades you can expect in the coming weeks and months. Your myLot home page...

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 P.S. I meant Dear bluebird of course :)

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 Bear bluebird I remember you, you are in my list of friends:) I have a friend in Portugal that seems to be having the same problems as you although I am not sure if about the brain aneurysm part, and I really understand the frustration. I can't remember the...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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misheleen73 I am at work and thanks to your discussion, I just did it over the air to the Fire Dept. I meant to say "please" and said "por favor" English is my first language, but I am fluent in spanish. I read, write, and speak it. I translate at work and my husband is...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 Sign language is accepted everywhere:) I swear by it :):):) Talking about sign language I am not too bad with basic words and sentences. One of my friend's brother lost all his hearing before 6 and they all learned sign language - so did I while I was...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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polachicago Ha, ha...I think that we are having the same problem with beach or sheet....(you are not the only one) I remember (about 18 years ago) friend's face when I was looking for an eraser, but I said the I need a rubber....and I didn't know why his face was...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 LOL I can understand that :) I notice that I sometimes make mistakes when I'm not really paying attention to what I'm saying or writing. I've also noticed that sometimes I type thinks when I mean things, and change instead of chance but I see no special...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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SViswan lol..you are not alone. English is not my first language either...but I think in English and speak more English than my first language. Most of my misunderstandings are based on the pronounciation of certain English words in the local language. I've heard...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 I know what you mean. It's interesting to know the different languages used in one country and I can see how it can be confusing when speaking to people from different parts of that country. In Portugal people speak only Portuguese - as the official...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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bongkarpasang I grow up in multilingual country. we use Indonesian as primary language, and since I come from Chinese ethnic, Hokkianese is my second tongue. English came later when I studied at school, added as third language. and Chinese is the latest one I...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 LOL I can really understand your friend hehehehe I don't do that that often anymore but I used to for some time when I came to live here. Now the opposite happens sometimes too. I'm having a conversation in Portuguese and suddenly I notice that I'm mixing...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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cynicalandoutspoken English is the only language I have ever been able to speak fluently. I tried and tried to speak spanish and it just never stuck with me. I have a friend who speaks spanish as her first language and she will start talking to me in english and the more involved...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 LOL but I still want to learn more heheheh I imagine my conversations will be quite confusing them huh? LOL

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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lordwarwizard You know why you got confused? Because you know too many languages!! :PP

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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arkaf61 My Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO nice to see you :):):) I did not learn both languages together. Portuguese first. Then French when I was already 9 years old. Spanish was basically a twin language but I spoke it only when I came to Portugal a bit later. English was...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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lordwarwizard Hello Arkaf :) Did you learn both languages together? For me, I learn both English and my mother tongue together so teachers will write in my testimonials "effectively bilingual". ^^ I don't have a problem like yours. It could be because both...

19 Feb 08

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arkaf61 @arkaf61 (10881) • Canada 18 Feb 08

Ok I have been speaking English for over 20 years. I think in English, I dream in English. My vocabulary is extensive and varied. .. Still English is not my first language. So every once in a while and out of the blue I stop...

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myLot! @myLot (127) • Kansas City, Missouri 30 Jan 08

For the past couple of weeks, we have been testing a new feature called the myLot Digest. The myLot Digest is a daily newsletter sent to your email address that summarizes the most active discussions related to your interests over...

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bluebird1956 @bluebird1956 (404) • Canada 1 Jun 07

When I was growing up, I always tried to be nice to others. I got in trouble a lot but usually it was the result of my sister doing something or starting something; she would get away with it because she looked like such a little...

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Heather Echola My personal opinion and coping mechanism was to philosophize that Larry was in so much mental pain, and hated himself so much, that he wanted to see if he could drive all the goodness out of his life, including me, and I am a stubborn, bullheaded so and so,...

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