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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2018 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
theDuke wrote: "Gwerinwyr pob lwc dda!""Make mine a Pint with a packet of Pickled Onion Monster Munch" ... ?
;o>
*sighs* yeh awright sweety...comin' up darling! Pint of what though...prawns?! :)
I dunno? - I don't speak Vietnamese? ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I dunno? - I don't speak Vietnamese? ;o>"*grumbles under breath* Vietnamese indeed..pumph!
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Bombers by 30
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theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "I dunno? - I don't speak Vietnamese? ;o>"*grumbles under breath* Vietnamese indeed..pumph!"
Hee, Hee, Hee!!! ;o>
Go on, enlighten us, Poppet ;o>
Google Translate says ... "Goodman good luck" ... ?
'spose to say - Good Luck folks! Google isn't always 100% correct, so it seems.
I've just tried Bing's translator; put the welsh phrase in the first box..& it translated it as...…
…..the Republicans of good luck.
Whit?!
I don't think the word 'folks'..translates very well into other languages!
Pob means good, Lwc is the welsh spelling of Luck, as there isn't a letter k in the welsh alphabet & w is always used in place of u, but I guess the word folks, plural, doesn't exist in the welsh language! Folk does, as that's Gwerin.
'folks' is very likely not used as a world-wide term and so does not have a clear or accurate translation ... try putting 'people' or even 'friends' in instead? ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "'folks' is very likely not used as a world-wide term and so does not have a clear or accurate translation ... try putting 'people' or even 'friends' in instead? ;o>"Then by using the word people, it would read as pobl lwc dda! As dda also means 'good' as does da....confusing isn't it! :)
Yeah! - I often had a right job in trying to respond to some of the confused, upset and occasionally angry folk who would mistakenly post their Order issues up on the Amazon Forums. I always felt so sorry for anyone who had posted their frustration or complaint in their own Language or had attempted to do so in very poor and broken English hoping to get some help.I knew Amazon Customer Services would never read any Forum Posts and that it was very likely too that no-one else would try to respond to them - so I used to use Google Translate to see if I could understand what they were saying, and in what Language, and then I would post back on how to contact Amazon Customer Services in their own Language.
I would check and then recheck each line before posting because Translations could suddenly change into saying something quite different! ;o>
I think it’s because ‘folk’ is already a collective noun - we don’t refer to a single person as ‘a folk’. Strictly speaking ‘folks’ doesn’t exist as a genuine plural.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Yeah! - I often had a right job in trying to respond to some of the confused, upset and occasionally angry folk who would mistakenly post their Order issues up on the Amazon Forums. I always felt s..."It's because translation engines doesn't work from vast databases, rather it uses something called deep learning software. Essentially, it's a form a artificial intelligence. Enough words are programmed into the system, for it to find comparable words to suit, but the software still has to learn sequences of words and phrases..with varying degrees of accuracy. It's not possible to programme all the small changes in words and phrases and word order in a sentence..so hence the inaccuracy of what is given. I don't actually speak welsh..so I've no idea if what I post in welsh is legible to a welsh speaker or not!
I suspect, to whomever you are speaking to, in whatever language...one is probably speaking more in a pidgin form, maybe something like Officer Crabtree did from 'Allo 'Allo! "Gud moaning! I was just pissing the door, and thought i'd take a leak!!" lol!
That said, I have had conversations with folks from foreign lands online using a translator engine..it seems to work well enough. But I can tell from the replies I have had back, that the software ain't perfect...yet...but it is learning!! :)
Lez wrote: "I think it’s because ‘folk’ is already a collective noun - we don’t refer to a single person as ‘a folk’. Strictly speaking ‘folks’ doesn’t exist as a genuine plural."There lies the issue with translator engines then...it cannot account for words in the English language that do use in phrases, but shouldn't exist. Somehow, I can't see words like innit, kerching or chillaxing translating well into other languages, can you?!
And what about those local urban 'dialects', those 'street' words and phrases? With their differences in meaning; like the word sick...as that can mean good (apparently!), as can the words bad & good meanings be reversed ! Or what about 'Biiatch'?! Try translating that to a Chinese person! :)
After all the blethering. :-)Bombers x14
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Cheers Val. Go go Demons upwards and onwards, and go go Power Eagles, trusty sidekicks to the Power Rangers! ;-)
Essendon x 40Hawthorn
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Bombers x 25Cats
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Ta lots Val.
Saints x 7Cats
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Game On! - and Good Luck Everyone! ;o>
Bombers by 9
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Good luck to everyone :)
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Good luck to everyone :)
Ooops!!Bombers 32
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Cheers Suzy and Val
And here's mine:Dons x 27
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Freo
Hope David isn't too far off.
Quarter-time score:Essendon Bombers (Val) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
5.3.33 (Q1) 4.4.28
It's been a spiteful quarter after a late tackle on Essendon's Adam Saad saw him being stretchered off. Didn't look good and the Saints' player has been reported for the offence. I doubt he'll be back on tonight and we've already lost veteran player Brendan Goddard to a knee injury. St Kilda need to take this opportunity.
Half-time score:Essendon Bombers (Val) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
5.3.33 (Q1) 4.4.28
10.8.68 (Q2) 6.8.44
This is certainly a game of swings and roundabouts. Halfway through the second quarter Essendon had lost a third player in Kyle Langford and St Kilda were in complete control of the game. Then Essendon came back with four unanswered goals, Langford made a miraculous recovery and the natural balance was restored.
Three-quarter time score:Essendon Bombers (Val) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
5.3.33 (Q1) 4.4.28
10.8.68 (Q2) 6.8.44
14.13.97 (Q3) 7.10.52
Tonight's result: Essendon Bombers (Val) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
5.3.33 (Q1) 4.4.28
10.8.68 (Q2) 6.8.44
14.13.97 (Q3) 7.10.52
18.14.122 (Q4) 11.13.79
That would be a win by 43 points - and we all know whose magic number is 43! Congrats Lez on earning another $6.00 for Alzheimer's Australia.
I'm not going to win on this one, am I? ;o>EDIT : Yep! - thought so! ... Hee, Hee, Hee!!!
YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Lez Lee!!! ... x
I just noticed that David posted on the other Football Thread over an hour ago - and so I am guessing that he has not checked in on here because he probably thinks that he has already punted earlier on this week?I have left him a Reminder in a Comment Box on his Profile Page, Val, but he might not have got it set up to receive Instant Inbox Notifications.
Will you be joining us on The Football Punt this season, Suzy? You know you want to :-)
Ohhh, Poppet, I have thought about it since the last time you asked me - but I'm not kidding when I say that I just haven't got a clue as to how it works. It looks so incredibly complicated, and seems to involve searching out and going on other Websites to be able to put the Punts together, and clearly requires at least some basic knowledge that I really am lacking in.I'm absolutely spoilt on here with everything all just laid out for me and in trusting in Val to be there to always work it all out afterwards. I don't want to ruin the good thing that you have going on by continually screwing up and having to keep on asking for help every time.
It's really not that difficult once you get into it. However, I respect your decision ;-)
Maybe next time? - if I feel more confident about having a go at it ;o>
Today/tonight's results:Hawthorn Hawks (unwanted) v Geelong Cats (awaiting MC)
0.4.4 (Q1) 2.4.16
5.8.38 (Q2) 2.6.18
9.10.64 (Q3) 5.8.38
10.11.71 (Q4) 8.12.60
Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
1.1.7 (Q1) 4.4.28
3.5.23 (Q2) 8.5.53
3.8.26 (Q3) 15.9.99
7.9.51 (Q4) 19.11.125
Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
5.1.31 (Q1) 1.1.7
6.2.38 (Q2) 3.2.20
9.2.56 (Q3) 6.5.41
9.4.58 (Q4) 9.8.62
Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v Adelaide Crows (Deano)
4.4.28 (Q1) 4.3.27
6.9.45 (Q2) 7.7.49
11.14.80 (Q3) 10.9.69
15.16.106 (Q4) 13.14.92
Collingwood Magpies (Tech) v Brisbane Lions (David)
1.3.9 (Q1) 3.4.22
5.7.37 (Q2) 5.4.34
11.14.80 (Q3) 8.4.52
14.20.104 (Q4) 11.7.73
WoW?!! - did any Team that I punted for win anything?!! - LOL!!! ;o>
Well..you tipped the Eagles Suzy..they just sneaked a last second goal, to secure them victory...tha feathered blighters! So you got one!Getting worried about me poor Giants; boy.... do they collect injuries like it's going out of fashion or what?! The Crows didn't get any..not one!
I hope GWS don't lose any more....or they'll struggle in the play offs.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "WoW?!! - did any Team that I punted for win anything?!! - LOL!!! ;o>"
You called the Eagles correctly, suzy, so no zero this week :)
You called the Eagles correctly, suzy, so no zero this week :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Still no David though? ;o<"Probably on holiday, Suzy.
Yes, probably. What I meant though was that my message posted in a Comment Box on his Profile Page yesterday doesn't seem to have reached him.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Yes, probably. What I meant though was that my message posted in a Comment Box on his Profile Page yesterday doesn't seem to have reached him."I messaged him too, Suzy.
Ohhh good ;o>If someone can't manage to take part in a Round then that's okay - but I didn't want him to miss out, first, because he had forgotten and, second, because we had forgotten him in our occasional Reminders to each other as well.
I've not had much experience of using the Comment Boxes on here.
Hi there,Mental block, completely forgot to post and haven't been on the computer for a couple of days - sorry for missing the punt
Another rubbish week....tust the bladdy Dogs to start playing well now! The Swans seem to have found their wings again, and Port Roos and Dees are all sinking. Port is in danger of dropping out of the 8. Be interesting to see how the Swans fare against the Giants next weekend.
Anyway..nice to see we haven't 'lost' you David! :)
off to luing the morn, puntin' noo in case ah've nae time,tigers by 23
PIES!
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cheers val, good luck y'all!
Hope you have a lovely time, tech. Don’t forget the doggie nappies!
Just checked next week’s weather - looks like it’s going to piddle down on Luing every day :-(
Ohhh, don't tell them that just as they are packing to go, Lez Lee ;o<Fingers crossed, tech ... Weather Forecasts are almost always wrong here as we usually get a weird mixture of Manchester, Cheshire or Derbyshire Weather - and often all in the same day as well! ;o>
You'll find it at the top of the Stairs, Duke, the first door on your left ;o>"
Right..er thanks..not what I said, but never mind! :)