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ivybgreenflower) wrote2004-11-04 08:36 pm
ivybgreenflower) wrote2004-11-04 08:36 pm
Fluff
Greek mythology is so much cooler when you're not forced to learn it.
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WORD OF THE DAY:
relexification
[ree-leck-si-fi-KAY-shun] a term from linguistics which means 'the process of replacing a word or phrase in one language with the corresponding word or phrase from another language, without changing the grammar of the items introduced'. "I am très impressed" is an example of relexification of the French word très into English.
K, so school has been utter hell this week. Bianca, whether or not she's coming to school, is too sick to work on our Spanish project, WHICH MEANS I'd either have to do it all myself since we told DustinJose' and Inna we'd do it... or just tell Sra. Bianca's immune system sux and so do I for being lazy and Jose and Inna can just get over it, whatever, I don't care any more. We're past the level in Spanish where culture and food and posterboards mean something. We're here TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. We are in AP Spanish, learning about the (nopnexistant) correlation between Greek mythology and the Mexican, etc. Dia de los Muertos.
It was cool when we did it in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Then it made sense to learn about that stuff. But now it doesn't. We've learned it already. Instead, MAYBE she should attempt to... I dunno... TEACH us. I mean, I bet she'd be a lot better of a teacher if we had ONE class in our classroom instead of AP Native Spanish, AP Non-Native Spanish, Spanish III, and AP (?) Spanish Literature. All taught by the same ADD/dementia'd out teacher. Bleh :( I feel bad for her, but at the same time I can't help but loathe every extended, omgtimehasstopped moment of that class. So, anyone with a normal knowledge of the subjunctive tense/mood plz comment and I'll get back to you, kthnx. (Is there a subjunctive in French? hmm. Geez, the things I wonder about...)
Does ANYONE know anything about what the word "Mamunia" means?
History homework:
Chapter 16 vocabulary (34 words)
Change Over Time essay
Page 3something reading + questions
Page 3somethingelse to 3somethingelse reading + questions
Read chapter 16
H.U.G.E. packet of reading and questions
(due Tues, essay Mon)
Is it any wonder I hate history so much???
You know, I came here to write happy things like the 99 I got on my last geometry test. I have another one tomorrow, oh noes. *shrug* it's not so hard.
Mrs. Buel: Ok, so we have these notes... we're going to kinda talk about it and I'll show you some examples... and then we'll pretend you did it.
Me: ...?
Mrs. Buel: Yep, you don't actually have to learn this. It's... kinda... well, it's really weird and not useful in any way. So, um. Yeah.
Well, must switch houses, be back so very soon. :)
Ivyette @ 10:11 PM
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WORD OF THE DAY:
relexification
[ree-leck-si-fi-KAY-shun] a term from linguistics which means 'the process of replacing a word or phrase in one language with the corresponding word or phrase from another language, without changing the grammar of the items introduced'. "I am très impressed" is an example of relexification of the French word très into English.
K, so school has been utter hell this week. Bianca, whether or not she's coming to school, is too sick to work on our Spanish project, WHICH MEANS I'd either have to do it all myself since we told DustinJose' and Inna we'd do it... or just tell Sra. Bianca's immune system sux and so do I for being lazy and Jose and Inna can just get over it, whatever, I don't care any more. We're past the level in Spanish where culture and food and posterboards mean something. We're here TO LEARN HOW TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. We are in AP Spanish, learning about the (nopnexistant) correlation between Greek mythology and the Mexican, etc. Dia de los Muertos.
It was cool when we did it in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Then it made sense to learn about that stuff. But now it doesn't. We've learned it already. Instead, MAYBE she should attempt to... I dunno... TEACH us. I mean, I bet she'd be a lot better of a teacher if we had ONE class in our classroom instead of AP Native Spanish, AP Non-Native Spanish, Spanish III, and AP (?) Spanish Literature. All taught by the same ADD/dementia'd out teacher. Bleh :( I feel bad for her, but at the same time I can't help but loathe every extended, omgtimehasstopped moment of that class. So, anyone with a normal knowledge of the subjunctive tense/mood plz comment and I'll get back to you, kthnx. (Is there a subjunctive in French? hmm. Geez, the things I wonder about...)
Does ANYONE know anything about what the word "Mamunia" means?
History homework:
Chapter 16 vocabulary (34 words)
Change Over Time essay
Page 3something reading + questions
Page 3somethingelse to 3somethingelse reading + questions
Read chapter 16
H.U.G.E. packet of reading and questions
(due Tues, essay Mon)
Is it any wonder I hate history so much???
You know, I came here to write happy things like the 99 I got on my last geometry test. I have another one tomorrow, oh noes. *shrug* it's not so hard.
Mrs. Buel: Ok, so we have these notes... we're going to kinda talk about it and I'll show you some examples... and then we'll pretend you did it.
Me: ...?
Mrs. Buel: Yep, you don't actually have to learn this. It's... kinda... well, it's really weird and not useful in any way. So, um. Yeah.
Well, must switch houses, be back so very soon. :)
Ivyette @ 10:11 PM
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Me oui, le subjonctif!
And yes, there is definitely a subjunctive en frances. The kids in my Pannish class this year had a nonSpaniard teacher last year that also knew French so she always called it "the sub-jon-teef" because SHE didn't appreciate/ couldn't pronouce "sub-jun-tee-vo". Psh.
Czarina