He said:
@tony.parente , did you end up getting an interview? (Or the job?)
He said:
@tony.parente , did you end up getting an interview? (Or the job?)
Last edited by allegro; 11-14-2017 at 03:53 PM.
Yeah, we had a taped VHS copy too, lol. We were kinda poor so most of our movies were taped, and yeah, I tended to wear out the tapes that I loved.
I think I just watched stuff way more passionately back then. Nowadays I'll watch a movie once, maybe a couple times if I really like it a lot. But back then my bothers and I probably watched our favorite movies like 50 times a year each. Some of those movies, I bet I could recreate the entire film shot-for-shot with all the dialogue intact and everything. I don't think any movie I watch these days will ever sink into my psyche as deeply as the movies I obsessed over back then. Kids are just way more hardcore about the things they love.
I stand by what i said
Last edited by playwithfire; 11-14-2017 at 04:34 PM. Reason: THAT WAS IN CAPITAL LETTERS HOW DARE U ETS
OH MY GOD i just showed my wife that movie earlier this year (i feel like i told you about this already) and i made a huge deal about needing nestle crunch bars while we watched it...not remembering that you see david eat a nestle crunch exactly once for a few seconds. i somehow remembered it being a much bigger deal than it actually was. still love that movie, though. just...don't look up that actor or it'll make you real sad and uncomfortable.
@eversonpoe @Mantra GET BACK, JACK I've got a gun!
HAahaha bank robbery is it?
Yup, apparently he tried to use a long wig and a bandanna as a disguise.
i think it's been brought up in the horror thread, but the gate with stephen dorff is one i remember fondly.
and the first two critters flicks. lots of stuff from usa network's UP all night. spookies, night of the creeps, etc.
i was also OBSESSED with flight of the navigator.
Last edited by kel; 11-15-2017 at 09:22 PM.
At my grandparents house, we had this tv room and the two movies that we loved and watched every time we went there were La Bamba, and Stand By Me (which I was way too young for.)
Hey, should we make a thread for this, or at least a "random movie talk" thread?
Can't tell sometimes if Morrissey is an intolerant person (speaking as a big Smiths fan). His comments are so questionable sometimes.
This came up at work the other day, I forget how, but tonight it came up again. --- Is, "you're welcome" and "your welcome", both technically correct? Splitting hairs?
Last edited by Pillfred; 11-27-2017 at 02:46 AM.
as katara pointed out above—absolutely not. it's always "you're welcome" because what you are saying is "you are welcome."
i've been trying to be less of a stickler for those sorts of things, though, because i'd rather not be condescending toward people. it's a hard line to walk because i'm passionate about grammar. clearly, though, i don't care about capitalization, so i'm a weirdo.
Now that I think about it, "you're welcome" is a strange way to respond to "thank you."
You're welcome. Welcome to what?
Dude, you're a fellow English major; every time *I* wonder about something, I do some research :P
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2...committee.html
https://english.stackexchange.com/qu...come-come-from
Sure they would! They would be helping themselves TO my assistance. lol
I'm saying that "You're welcome to the assistance I am providing" is just like saying "Help yourself to the assistance I am providing." Hence, I'm going to start responding to people's thanks by saying "Help yourself."
Thanks! But hey, if I just researched everything on my own, what would we have left to talk about? lol
I understand that "You're welcome" is like any term or phrase that has evolved way beyond its original/literal meaning, where it can no longer be explained in a purely literal "denotative" sense but instead through its practical, contextual, everyday application. But still, I think English is a somewhat crazy language, so one of my favorite pastimes is noticing all of the strange/funny/illogical phrases and grammar rules that we have. It's probably one of my favorite kinds of humor, actually. Seinfeld used to do stuff like that a lot, which is one of the reasons why I liked that show so much.
I spent the last week or so torturing my family and friends by asking them if they could understand/explain the difference in meaning between "I have only one car" and "I only have one car." Most of them found it to be an annoying question, lol.
Lol lol I love that, too!!
There’s a subject-object difference between the two?
“I only have one car” - “only” (adverb) modifies “have”
“I have only one car” - “only” (adjective) modifies “one” (car)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/gram...djectives/only
Last edited by allegro; 11-28-2017 at 10:06 PM.
The French / Latin / Spanish way of responding to "Thank you" = "it's nothing" which is sometimes good.
But, on a professional level, when a client or a business contact sends me a sincere email thanking me, it's professional to respond to that gratitude in a thoughtful and proper way.
"It's nothing" implies that the task was unimportant, and it sells myself short and discounts their gratitude (thanking me for nothing).
But "you're very welcome" (my typical response) says that they are the deserving object of my assistance and it's a pleasure helping them.
My other response is "it's my pleasure."
Language = communication
Last edited by allegro; 11-28-2017 at 10:13 PM.