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Comment on Fun habits of non-native speakers by aliette

aliette — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:20 +0000

Ouch. I can imagine it would be problematic. I always struggle with accents I don’t know, but at least I’ve learnt to be a chameleon because I have no baseline. Dave sounds about right :=)

Definitely looking forward to meeting you as well–not sure if there’s an AR cocktail party, but I’m sure we’ll have plenty of opportunities to shout at each other in noisy rooms…

Comment on Fun habits of non-native speakers by Adam Christopher

Adam Christopher — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:35:12 +0000

Interesting post – I recognise a lot of that, even though English is my first language. I’m from New Zealand, and now live in the UK – specifically, the North West – and have a terrible time with my accent. Even my name – Adam (easy enough, right?) – is incomprehensible to locals. I often feel I should go for an easier pen-name (Dave?).

Looking forward to meeting you at EasterCon, and I suggest that if we find ourselves locked in an Angry Robot Books cocktail party (hey, there will be one, right?) we can spend the evening shouting at each other, because chances are we’ll both be suffering from the same thing!

Comment on Couple Obsidian and Blood links by aliette

aliette — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:23:43 +0000

Oh, goodness, no, not 100% accurate. But good enough for my purposes (and the original writer of the article approves, which is good enough for me). Accurate translation would require a dictionary, less creativity, and more minutes than I’m willing to put into this… :=)

Comment on Obsidian and Blood setting, 3: The Sacred Precinct by aliette

aliette — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:22:15 +0000

Do you mean RSS feed?
It’s http://aliettedebodard.com/feed/
(holler if that’s not what you wanted)

I need to look into making the site more iphone compatible.

Comment on Obsidian and Blood setting, 3: The Sacred Precinct by Hayden Tally

Hayden Tally — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:47:30 +0000

Do you have a site feed I can add to my reader? I looked around but couldn’t seem to find it, thanks in advance.

Comment on Couple Obsidian and Blood links by chennai plots

chennai plots — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:34:11 +0000

Traslation is not 100% correct

Comment on Fun habits of non-native speakers by Lesson 1 – Preferences – English Grammar

Lesson 1 – Preferences – English Grammar — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:39:31 +0000

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Comment on Writing cultures: insider vs. outsider by Gord Sellar on Outsider Writing « The World SF News Blog

Gord Sellar on Outsider Writing « The World SF News Blog — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:36:05 +0000

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Comment on Couple Obsidian and Blood links by aliette

aliette — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:20:33 +0000

Glad to know :=) Translation is not my strong suit.

Comment on Couple Obsidian and Blood links by Blackwatch

Blackwatch — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:26:02 +0000

Very good translation