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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread International Mother Language Day #19783 02/21/01 07:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York The United Nations has declared today (Feb 21) such. I'm having a little difficulty understanding the significance of this. Can anyone help me out? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19784 02/21/01 07:05 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Sounds like they intend for each of us to speak in our native (Mother) tongue. Should be an interesting day in Hawaii !!!!! wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19785 02/22/01 07:49 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA I think it means that we were supposed to hug people and say things like "There, there. It will be okay. You are a good person. And I still love you." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19786 02/22/01 01:21 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 "There, there. It will be okay. You are a good person. And I still love you." Carry that sweet thought into court with you, Father - or is that not the Mother Language of the legal eagles?! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19787 02/22/01 08:49 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park going off on a tangent-- why are somethings mother's (mother tongue) and other things father's (father's land)-- I was thinking of abstract things-- but some concrete things are often mothers or at least "she"-- ships are alway a she- but i think that is because captains where always "he". Russia has a motherland-- but Germany has father land (heimat-- which i know doesn't quite mean fatherland, but is translated as such)and we have "mother of all battles", and "father time". my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19788 02/23/01 01:03 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA ships are alway a she- but i think that is because captains where always "he". Before wwh jumps in and steals my thunder ... here's an old World War II saying: "Ships are called she because they are so expensive to keep in powder and paint." wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19789 02/23/01 02:59 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 And mechanical things are always "she" because they work well whilst you pay them plenty of attention and give them the things that they like, but as soon as you turn your back on them they run amok! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: International Mother Language Day #19790 02/23/01 05:47 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 ships are alway a she- but i think that is because captains where always "he". Apparently ships are always "he" in Russian. 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