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[Book Portrait]

Hi, I've been following some of the threads and I even commented a few times without introducing myself! :) So here I am.

I'm Book Portrait. English is my second language, French my mother tongue, but I've been living in Germany for several years now, not really learning German but passively absorbing some of it... And the result is that I don't really speak one language properly anymore (if I ever did!). I love to read the grammar and vocabulary threads here and I apologize if I jump on any comment that looks like a quizz! :)

... and I'm pretty sure this comment wouldn't stand the scrutiny of a grammarian! :D

[Ken, Moderator]

It withstood MY scrutiny, such as it is, but I'd make a lousy grammarian -- at least the sort who catches every error and wags his finger at people making mistakes. As I'm right in there with them half the time (the "mistakians," I mean), I know better.

Oh, and you are the second expat in Germany in our group, Book Portrait. The poet, S., hails from the States but does business in Deutschland too.

Welcome aboard! (I just got up and yeah, it's late for me -- 5:40 a.m. on a Saturday).

[Carol]

Jeesh, I'm still awake, late for me. Welcome aboard Book Portrait.

[Ken, Moderator]

Don't mind Carol, BP, she doesn't need sleep. Or much of it. Coming on 3 a.m. in California and still chugging along. Carol, you must nap during the days. You must!

[Carol]

Yeah, I do if I get too tired. Hubby is up and getting ready for work. So I am being nice and watching him. Hee hee.

[Ken, Moderator]

I thought you were going to say, "I am being nice and making him bacon, eggs, and English muffins." Now that's nice!

[Carol]

I'm not that nice. Hubby is standing here laughing at me and shaking his head at us both.

[Ken, Moderator]

A Pop-Tart then, maybe?

[Ken, Moderator]

Now you're speaking my language!

[Carol]

BP where did you go? You can't sleep around here.

[Book Portrait]

Lol. Hi night owls! :)

It's lunchtime in Germany. Glühwein and Bockwurst!

I envy you a little: it's been a long time since I found a book that kept me up all night. Color me envious! :)

[Carol]

Who said we were reading, we are talking to our new friend, BP. I had to look up your lunch. It sounded interesting. I have to meet my sis in a couple of hours for breakfast.

[Ken, Moderator]

Is Gabs talking to herself again? I think the waffle cure is in order.

[Doug]

Book Portrait wrote: "Lol. Hi night owls! :)

It's lunchtime in Germany. Glühwein and Bockwurst!

:)"

Welcome,
Your English seems excellent but for connecting sentences with "and" is not usually desired.

I speak no German but I can eat the food fluently. Will the wine be served warmed? I like hot cider and sausage too.

Doug

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Hi....Debbie here from New Zealand. Thought I had better reintroduce myself as I have been sadly absent. Back at school now (but summer hols begin at the end of next week so I am having a second honeymoon with my class:-)

[Carol]

Hello Debbie, glad you are feeling better. How are things down under?

[Ken, Moderator]

It always amazes me, hearing about summer holidays with Christmas upon us. That and White Christmas not even being a possibility. Thanks to global warming and a traffic jam and a coal refinery near you, our chances in the northern hemisphere are about as good...

[Ruth]

White Christmas is not a possibility here, either, NE.

[Ken, Moderator]

I should think, that close to Hollywood, ANYTHING is possible.

[Samantha]

Hello everyone!

My name is Samantha and I am currently a junior in college studying literature with the hope of obtaining a Masters in Library Science once I finish my undergrad work.

I have worked in both a library and Barnes and Noble so I am no stranger to having my life filled with books and I could think of nothing else I enjoy more.

There has never been a book that I have not accepted and loved. My room has sadly come to a point where I can no longer fit physical books and I have made the transition to e-books with the exception of my graphic novel collection and series I have already started with physical copies.

You will always find me with a book and I consider myself a nerd. If you want to talk Star Wars, Harry Potter, Disney, or Game of Thrones I will be glad to get to know you. My boyfriend says I have an amazing talent to remember precise details from books that I have read, but I just think that comes from a genuine interest in what I am reading.

This group seemed right up my ally due to my major, but even more so after taking a course in punctuation. At first glance, you might think that it was a class teaching us how to use the various punctuation marks, but it was so much more. We had a brief overview and from that we learned to interpret what the author is trying to say through their punctuation. I have not looked at writing the same way since taking that course. My grammar on the other hand is not practiced as I would like, but I am hoping to fix that before I graduated by taking the same professor's grammar course.

Sorry for the long post, but I am really excited about participating in this group. =)

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Hi Samantha....have fun here....we do:-)

[Ken, Moderator]

Hi Samantha. I left out the comma there to see if you'd catch it. No. Kidding, is all. Anyway, glad you're here and glad you're so punctual from that course. Hope to see you around and in the threads!

[Carol]

Hello Samantha! Lot's of knowledgable grammarians here, of which I am not. Enjoy the group, they are a great bunch, herd, crowd, murder , gaggle ,insert word of your choice.

[Samantha]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I look forward to participating.

[Mikki]

Great to get to know you. Enjoy punctuating.
Is it period or full stop?
Rgds from Israel
MKI

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full stop after sightseeing. Period LOL
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My name is Samantha and I am currently a junior in college studying literature with the hope of obtaining a Masters in Library Science once I finish my undergrad work.

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[Jane]

Hi, My name's Jane. I'm a retired librarian from Binghamton, NY.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Hello Jane....welcome to our particular brand of bookish lunacy:-)

[Ken, Moderator]

Welcome, Jane. We like librarians of all sorts (budding, current, retired, etc.)!

[Carol]

Hi, Jane, to bad your name wasn't jinx, I have always wanted to say that. I will say hello instead.

[Harold]

Hi fellow word lovers:) I am a 63 year old hippie that loves language (hablo un poco de espanol, moins de Français, a few phrases in Hindi and Mandarin Chinese), enjoy cryptic crosswords and anagrams. I have a wonderful Maine Coon/Norwegian Forest cat named Mac whom I spoil shamelessly. Favorite foods are dal, chapatti, rice, raita, palak aloo, etc. Favorite drinks are English Breakfast and Tieguanyin oolong teas. I also like an India Pale ale in the evening. My interests are quite eclectic: psychology, spirituality, gardening, herbs, collecting mushrooms, science fiction, astronomy. Love "Breaking Bad", "Battlestar Galactica" "The Daily Show" "Steven Colbert" and watching Liverpool Football on TV. Politically democratic socialist. One wish before I die would be to hear that earth has discovered exterterrestial life (of any kind).

[Ken, Moderator]

Welcome, Harold. Your second language is un poco better than mine, and though I've heard of Maine Coons (mostly because I frequent Maine), I've never heard of a Norwegian Forest cat. You can't get a much more exotic name than THAT.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Welcome Harold.....be careful what you wish for!

[Carol]

I thought we were out of this world here at L&G. Looks like dreams do come true.

[Harold]

Newengland wrote: "Welcome, Harold. Your second language is un poco better than mine, and though I've heard of Maine Coons (mostly because I frequent Maine), I've never heard of a Norwegian Forest cat. You can't get ..."

Harold wrote: "Hi fellow word lovers:) I am a 63 year old hippie that loves language (hablo un poco de espanol, moins de Français, a few phrases in Hindi and Mandarin Chinese), enjoy cryptic crosswords and anagr..."

Thanks for the Bienvenido...My cat's name is Ma'aleila (Hawaiian for "sparkly eyes"). But, I call him Mackalazy (he's definitely built for comfort not for speed) or Macarroni (hint: he loves to eat) or Porcinello (little pig) or my favorite..Billi Ladoo (Hindi for "fatty cat"). He's definitely got his claws in my heart.

[Harold]

Debbie wrote: "Welcome Harold.....be careful what you wish for!"

I know that Steven Hawkins belives that extra-terrestrial intelligent life may be hostile, but I'm not aiming for highly complex intelligent life, but just an amoeba or single-celled organism would be spectacular!

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Amoeba can infiltrate and kill!

[Jennifer]

Hi all,
I'm happy to find a group of language lovers :) I'm Jennifer, and I'm addicted to language. ahem. I am American, living in the Deep South, so I get all sorts of language gems here on a daily basis. I am also a lexicographer (and I bet you thought they didn't exist!) currently working on a dictionary of Southern Appalachian English. I also work as a freelance copy editor and occasional translator (Japanese-English). My native language is English, and I speak Japanese, some French, and a bit of Russian and Korean. I have a master's in linguistics. I also do volunteer work with animal rescue groups and I currently have four cats. Also love hiking, gardening, cooking, old movies, and Downton Abbey.

[Ken, Moderator]

Hi, Jennifer. Great introduction -- and quite a linguistic résumé you're packing there. Quite impressive.

Welcome to the group. I see you've already made forays into other threads. Keep foraying!

[Bill]

Bill here, an about to retire high school assistant principal who spent the lion's share (I was not aware that lions were known for their sharing) of his career as an English teacher. I love both grammar and language, but also feel that are tools to be used, not rules to be followed. And I do love to play with words. Looking forward to some fun here (but quite a newbie).

[Carol]

Hello, Bill. There are quite a few retired ,or present pedagogues on board, of which I am not one . I will let you ferret them out.

[Ken, Moderator]

Welcome, Bill. I wish I were an "about-to-retire" educator, too. Negotiations for permission to retire are ongoing. Chief negotiator for the other side ("Yah, mule!") = my wife.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Welcome Bill....fellow pedagogue here....of younger minds than the ones you have worked with. Would love to semi-retire but 1 adult + mortgage = working ass off!

[Bill]

Alas, I understand. Had my district not offered a very attractive retirement "package" the chief negotiator for the other side (being played today by my wife) would have also put the kibosh on this enterprise.

[Ken, Moderator]

Schools offer packages? Lord. Nothing like that up here in Massachusetts. If they said, "Buyout," I'd say, "Sold!"

[Bill]

I guess California just wants to get rid of us old guys. Actually they are trying to avoid layoffs and since the pay the buyout over 5 years, it does not cost as much.

[VickiLee]

I joined this group because I love language AND it looked like fun! I am an English teacher (replete with imperfections),and a poet (when I find moments to put words on paper)from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada!

[Carol]

Hello VickiLee. We have been quiet lately, we usually are more lively.

[Sonali]

Debbie, I'm in the same boat as you apropos the adult+ mortgage.:-) Not that we don't enjoy our work..

[Rose]

Hi! My names is RosaBeatrice and I just joined this club a couple of weeks ago. I live in Italy and don't have internet at home so I go to a wi-Fi cafe.
One problem is that I read books in Italian, even classics and best-sellers originally in English because Italian books are cheaper and easier to get here.
Anyhow, just wanted to say hello!
HELLO!

[Sonali]

Rosabeatrice wrote: "Hi! My names is RosaBeatrice and I just joined this club a couple of weeks ago. I live in Italy and don't have internet at home so I go to a wi-Fi cafe.
One problem is that I read books in Italian,..."

Hello Rosabeatrice,Welcome to the group.How wonderful to read everything in Italian!As a child, growing up in 60s India,when things weren't easily available and the world was very far away, I read all the English classics in my mother-tongue...Bengali.I don't think I missed out on anything.Now, the world is at my finger tips:-)I'm getting to know people like myself across the world. It is an exciting time to be alive,isn't it?