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(...) I don't know that I'd call it horrific, but it's certainly in a class of its own. I have found that by trying to understand the etymology (1) of certain words you can actually grow fond of the bizarre ways in which they are spelt... or is it (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) In Portuguese it's a 1st person Present form of "to leave legacy" (as in a will, "I leave... to..."). Try to find LEGO-related websites in Portuguese to see what I'm talking about - about half the sites refer to legal talk over legacies :-/ (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) All true. And good to point out. I guess my point was to illustrate that the LEGO company name is one of those words you won't find in a standard English dictionary... for the reason that it's an obscure or otherwise unique word that could be (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) But there are so many other cool things in Queenstown, I would also make sure to get a ride in one of the stunt planes! Give me a puke-bag, tape it to my face and give me the ride of my life! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sounds like Swedish spelling this far :) Fotograf is actually thr Swedish spelling for photografer. Funny story, thanks! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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DUDE! I totally agree with you on the whole phonetic-spelling-is-better thing. I know that English has the most horrific spelling of any language on the planet, but if people are writing in that language, then they should spell the words right. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) DUDE! Do your lego research! 'LEGO' was originally derived by Ole Kirk Christianson as a contraction of the Danish phrase 'leg godt,' meaning, "play well." However, 'lego' is also latin for 'to put together.' <snip> (...) Actually, lego was (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Like 'LEGO'? ;) Is it misspelled or just invented? Either way, it's not a word that's likely to be recognized by many scholars as being spelled correctly. (...) Actually, there's a very serious reason why companies purposely misspell words (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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From Folha de São Paulo: (URL) translation, for your convenience: ****** Firemen of the River capture the jibóias "Bush" and "Saddam" of the France Presse , in the River The firemen of Rio De Janeiro had today announced the capture of the jibóias (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) -JHK (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This might be of similar usefulness to you: (URL) allows you to set a wide range of search parameters, and you don't generally need to use quotes. Dave! (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Oh man, I don't think I've ever been able to turn off "I'll Melt w/You". It's just one of those high school tunes I could never get enough of and yet never owned. (Oh yeah, I'm a dorkus...:P) As for using a search engine it might also be helpful to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Thank you to everyone who replied so far to this thread. I was unaware that placing quotes around a Google search query would turn up such significantly different results. That was beautiful! :) For those who seemed curious, I have quite a list of (...) (22 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) As others have mentioned, this isn't a new problem. Another source that works is if your local music store has good employees, they will often recognize the song. Frank (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This old lady suggests doing an old fashioned google search. Doesn't even have to be exact although Evil Wayne is right that it helps. Then you're likely to come up with lyrics a fan may have posted even if they're not widely available (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not sure if this may help much, but at least it's a starter... (URL) be looking up more sites after dinner. (Great off-topic, BTW ;-) Pedro (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hey Hendo! Actually, I have this problem all the freaking time. I hear a fragement of something and I have to find it. Try typing the lyrics into a search engine, like Google. Use quote marks at the beginning and end to make it search for that exact (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I know this is completely off-topic for Lugnet, but then again, I am posting it in an off-topic group, so I'm hoping it's okay. I am posting here, because you are a community I trust, and because I am not so great at searching the internet as some (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Given the way a few UK beers taste, I would not be surprised. AFAIK: Many EU beers are made to the so called "Germany Purity Laws" - where only water, malt, hops and yeast are allowed. In the UK, some lagers will have (...) "chemicals", which (...) (22 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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