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31 Oct 2006 Tue 10:03 am |
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Quoting arabianofelix: I would describe Pooh as a good-enough role model, but NOT an ideal role-model for children... it rather hinders them and prevents them from choosing other BETTER role models, more vital to us. |
Well, unfortunately, you cannot CHOOSE role models for children. You may WANT them to have good role models, but the fact is you can do all you want and then they'll chose some air-head like Paris Hilton (  ) as their role model 
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 10:58 am |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting arabianofelix: I would describe Pooh as a good-enough role model, but NOT an ideal role-model for children... it rather hinders them and prevents them from choosing other BETTER role models, more vital to us. |
Well, unfortunately, you cannot CHOOSE role models for children. You may WANT them to have good role models, but the fact is you can do all you want and then they'll chose some air-head like Paris Hilton ( ) as their role model |
Or more worryingly, Pete Dogherty and Kate Moss 
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 01:53 pm |
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Quote: Just a note Kai no offense, "realise" is spelled wrong. |
 errr I think you'll find I spelt it right :-S
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 01:56 pm |
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Quoting arabianofelix: Maybe we should have a pig become US prez in 2008. oh im sorry, we already have one.  |
Out of all the things you wrote I had to quote this and just laugh 
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 01:58 pm |
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Quoting libralady: Quoting aenigma x: Quoting arabianofelix: I would describe Pooh as a good-enough role model, but NOT an ideal role-model for children... it rather hinders them and prevents them from choosing other BETTER role models, more vital to us. |
Well, unfortunately, you cannot CHOOSE role models for children. You may WANT them to have good role models, but the fact is you can do all you want and then they'll chose some air-head like Paris Hilton ( ) as their role model |
Or more worryingly, Pete Dogherty and Kate Moss |
Or even George Bush!!! 
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 02:00 pm |
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Quoting kai: errr I think you'll find I spelt it right :-S |
Ahh yes you were right Kai. Teaship is from the US so she probably spells realize like this. Did you not realize TC, that the English like to economize on the z and despize such a usage
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 02:03 pm |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting kai: errr I think you'll find I spelt it right :-S |
Ahh yes you were right Kai. Teaship is from the US so she probably spells realize like this. Did you not realize TC, that the English like to economize on the z and despize such a usage |
Yes I did but apparantly Teaship didn't well actually I do spell it realize but I always got told off by my English teacher saying it is REALISE!!! 
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 02:07 pm |
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Quoting kai: Quoting aenigma x: Quoting kai: errr I think you'll find I spelt it right :-S |
Ahh yes you were right Kai. Teaship is from the US so she probably spells realize like this. Did you not realize TC, that the English like to economize on the z and despize such a usage |
Yes I did but apparantly Teaship didn't well actually I do spell it realize but I always got told off by my English teacher saying it is REALISE!!! |
It was TC (Teaship) I was talking to! Anyway, it is traditional to use 'ise' - however, as with all our language, the English language is becoming 'Americanised' (Americanized for Teaschip  ) and the Oxford English Dictionary now accepts that BOTH are acceptable - but ONLY if you consistantly use one or the other. Very wize !
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 02:15 pm |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting kai: Quoting aenigma x: Quoting kai: errr I think you'll find I spelt it right :-S |
Ahh yes you were right Kai. Teaship is from the US so she probably spells realize like this. Did you not realize TC, that the English like to economize on the z and despize such a usage |
Yes I did but apparantly Teaship didn't well actually I do spell it realize but I always got told off by my English teacher saying it is REALISE!!! |
It was TC (Teaship) I was talking to! Anyway, it is traditional to use 'ise' - however, as with all our language, the English language is becoming 'Americanised' (Americanized for Teaschip ) and the Oxford English Dictionary now accepts that BOTH are acceptable - but ONLY if you consistantly use one or the other. Very wize ! |
About time too! I write in American (center instead of centre etc) it's just natural to me but it pissed my old english teacher off something chronic.
She also use to have a go at me for writing the date 'backwards' (i.e. 8/21/06 instead of 21/8/06) but then I said well it's not incorrect because it seems when you mentioned the twin towers you said the 9/11 and not the 11/9 she didn't argue back too!
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 02:18 pm |
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Well, personally I hate it. We have our own language - why are we copying a 'simplified' version? Another example of 'Dumb Britain' 
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31 Oct 2006 Tue 03:24 pm |
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Quoting aenigma x: Well, personally I hate it. We have our own language - why are we copying a 'simplified' version? Another example of 'Dumb Britain' |
Maybe it's to modernize for you. I believe the UK is the only that spells it modernise. Who knew? Anyhow, I just learned something new today. Thanks. 
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