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[Ruth]

Sounds like a fishy story to me.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barramundi

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

My quesadilla was delicious....plain tortilla, cranberry sauce, cold cooked chicken, brie and spinach.....lightly toasted on each side in a non-stick frypan.....yum!

[M]

My favorite thing to make for myself is a Reuben sandwich with lots of Swiss cheese! It's one of the few things I've learned how to make other than spaghetti marinara and salad.

[Ruth]

Debbie wrote: "My quesadilla was delicious....plain tortilla, cranberry sauce, cold cooked chicken, brie and spinach.....lightly toasted on each side in a non-stick frypan.....yum!"

Sounds delicious, but is that a quesadilla?? Where's the queso?

[Savvy]

I recently discovered Lebanese Za'atar Bread... when spread with cheesy yogurt or feta cheese is a delicious brain food!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Za'atar

[Brittomart]

Hello! My name is Britt, and I haven't had a chance to lurk yet. I'm a college sophomore currently wading her way through so much 16th & 17th century lit.

[Ken, Moderator]

Welcome Britt from North Carolina (where I visited last spring only to be ticketed by a lovely Raleigh asshole policeman for making a "Massachusetts stop" at a light).

Anyway, from one (old) English major to another (much younger) one, welcome to L&G. We like non-lurkers best of all. This is an interactive group, as they say.

[Brittomart]

What's a Massachusetts stop?

[Ken, Moderator]

When you roll instead of stop while taking a right at a light or stop sign. Hey, I checked the traffic to the left and all was clear. This turd just wanted to collect $400 because my vehicle didn't come to "a complete stop."

The war is not over, as they say.

[Brittomart]

ohh a rolling stop.

I'm from a town called Whitakers, and it has less people than my dorm. When folks ask where I'm from, I say "Rocky Mount" because while it's officially a city, it's just a bigger small town surrounded by a cluster of smaller towns. And folks usually know where Rocky Mount is.

So I went to VA Beach for the first time this summer. I went with my brother, his fiancee (Danielle), and my niece. Danielle said she and her friend left a club, and when they saw the street was clear, they just crossed. A policeman walked up to them and said, "Ladies, you just jay walked." And Danielle said, "Jay walk? What? I ain't never heard of no jaywalking." And the policeman said, "Let me guess. You're from Rocky Mount."

[Ruth]

I remember people calling California stop signs "California shifting signals."

Oh, that's right. There aren't any more stick shifts.

[Ken, Moderator]

Hmn... I can't envision myself in a "Streets of San Francisco"-style high speed chase through Raleigh, NC, in my father's VAN with my father in the passenger seat.

Not even if I drank a Maltese malt for courage.

BTW: Seen any falcons lately? ;-)

[Savvy]

Virginia...Maltese is a very musical language! I think I even understood some of it.
Must have learned from my Maltese dog, Snowflake... :-)

[Everyman]

Newengland wrote: "Welcome Britt from North Carolina (where I visited last spring only to be ticketed by a lovely Raleigh asshole policeman for making a "Massachusetts stop" at a light)."

I now call those Environmental (or Ecology) stops. It saves a lot of gas if I don't make the truck come to a full stop and start up from zero, but let it keep a bit of its inertia to come up to speed again where that is a totally safe maneuver. I haven't had to try this on a policeman yet, but I'm hoping that if one ever stops me he or she is an environmentalist with a sense of humor and lets me off with a warning!

[Ken, Moderator]

This cop was a young turk, the worst kind, completely humorless and full of himself. Give me the seasoned veteran any day over that sort.

And very cool, the environmental angle. Never thought of that (but then, I do that for a living -- never thinking of things).

[Fatima]

Hello.AM fatima from Nigeria, new in this group i want to improve my english and contribute in discussions where necessary.

[Ken, Moderator]

Welcome Fatima from Nigeria. You are our only Nigerian! How's the weather? (Don't tell me -- it's HOT, right?)

[Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB]

Rick here- Language begins and ends with HL Mencken

[Jan]

Rick wrote: "Rick here- Language begins and ends with HL Mencken"

Rick here? Hello! Didn't know you were in this group! Welcome!

[Elhara]

I am a huge Goodreads fan. I enjoy this site and easily spend quite a few hours a week glued to my computer's screen. I'm often looking up books on Goodreads with my library account open in another window. This way I'm always ready for new titles to be added to my, always hoovering at full "books on hold" waiting list.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Welcome Rick and Elhara....I always thought language began with L and ended with E......;-)

[Carol]

hahahaha!

[Aryn]

Elhara wrote: "I am a huge Goodreads fan. I enjoy this site and easily spend quite a few hours a week glued to my computer's screen. I'm often looking up books on Goodreads with my library account open in another..."
What sort of books do you read? I'm always looking for new titles/authors, although I've gotten rather lazy in my choices...

[Akosipink]

Hi everyone....my name means "i am pink", in english.
i am a new member in goodreads and this group caught my interest..I wanna learn more about words and grammar.Have a good day everyone!^____^

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Welcome Pink!

[Stephanie]

Hi everybody,

I'm Stephanie, and this is my first Goodreads group. I've got a background in journalism, so Language & Grammar seemed like a good place to start. I've also got a little blog I'm trying to get going so feel free to check it out if you want to know how I feel about books: humblereviews.wordpress.com (Sorry for the shameless plug...)

I'm looking forward to good book discussion here and will try any genre at least once. My favorites are all over the board: Dostoevsky is my favorite classic, but I also enjoy Austen and Bronte, Stephanie Laurens for bodice ripping, Diana Gabaldon for epic adventure, J.K.Rowling, and I recently discovered Markus Zusack, whose Book Thief made me bawl at the end but I'd recommend it to anyone!

Take care,
Stephanie

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Welcome Stephanie....might check out the blog when I get a life in the school holidays! Hope you have fun here!

[Ken, Moderator]

Hey, Stephanie. Welcome and feel free to broadcast your opinions here, too!

[Carol]

Hi Stephanie welcome to the group.

[Cheryl]

Hello everyone! As a lover of words and a well turned phrase, I thought I'd enjoy this group. Some people might think I don't speak proper English as I'm from the American South and I *do* have a drawl, y'all!

I love a variety of books and won't turn down anything that looks interesting.

I look forward to getting to know everyone!

[Akosipink]

Debbie wrote: "Welcome Pink!"

Thanks Debbie! ^______________^

[Akosipink]

Virginia wrote: "welcome Pink and Stephanie :)"

Thanks Virginia! ^_____________^

[Stephanie]

Hey Miss Cheryl! (Hope you're a sweet tea fan. I'm an evangelist for it here in Chicago and force it on my friends every summer.) Welcome!

And thanks Debbie, Newengland, Kitty and Virginia for making me feel so welcome!

Stephanie

[Ken, Moderator]

Hey there (Cheryl), Hi there (Pink), Ho there (again) Steph. That was my Dwarves imitation. You all get to play Snow White.

[Cheryl]

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

@Stephanie: Sweet *iced* tea - I don't believe in any other kind :) Although diet restrictions force me to drink it unsweet (with stevia). Do your Chicago friends think you're crazy?

[Stephanie]

Cheryl, some of them were properly amazed, but others, I'm afraid, will just never understand. ;-) It's almost sweet tea season up here, too. The porch is waiting patiently! Myself, somewhat less patiently.

[Ken, Moderator]

High tea in Chicago? News to me!

[Anki]

Hello! This is Ankita from India. I think i just might be the youngest here(tadaaaa!!) as i'm only 17, but there's no age bar to "good reads" right?? :)

[Ken, Moderator]

No age limits, young or old -- although the very young (5-ish) and the very old (95-ish) tend to get bored with us.

Welcome!

[Carol]

Welcome Anki this group knows no age limit. We are all young at heart.

[Anki]

hey im not that young, im 17!

[Anki]

thank you kitty! :)

[Ken, Moderator]

17 makes you practically an adult! What's the "official age" in India to be considered "adult" (alcohol, driving, voting, etc.)?

[Sonali]

Newengland wrote: "17 makes you practically an adult! What's the "official age" in India to be considered "adult" (alcohol, driving, voting, etc.)?"

18 is the official age to be considered an adult.:-)

[Anki]

yes maam! (^-^)

[Ken, Moderator]

Anki are you by any chance one of Sonali's students?

[Carol]

I was wondering if Anki was maybe Sonali's child. Goes to show you. . Your first thought was student, mine was family. Hee hee

[Sonali]

Kitty wrote: "I was wondering if Anki was maybe Sonali's child. Goes to show you. . Your first thought was student, mine was family. Hee hee"
:-)I'll leave you guessing...

[Raiveran]

I am Raiveran Rabbit, and I'm here because I read and have a love of language that surpasses that which I tend to feel for random humans. I initially joined this site to find books from long ago, then kept on because I could keep track of all the books I'd intended to read. I currently wonder if I should regret attempting to speak to other users here, since most people don't seem to want to speak to those who don't share their preferences/thoughts/brain cells. Also, I find many people aren't very welcoming, but I wonder if that's just readers.

I hope to find many interesting discussions on language, and that I am able to open new ideas on this subject despite how slowly I read.