Club 30's League of Booklovers

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:13

  Originally posted by av98m:

  
  sorry to burst your bubble

  Hanor... I was visualising, wah... all your brain gears in action, waaah, so impressive. 

• deathwish

  30 Dec 08, 17:13

  ok make it 40 for now

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:14

  Originally posted by �如就死:

  i love to read .. but i got not much time.. lol ..

  the only books that i'm going to read this year will most probably be my notes/text ..

   

  No worries... I haven't finished reading a single book since I came over to Australia... that makes it almost three years liao! 

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:15

  Originally posted by deathwish:

  ok make it 40 for now

  Okie-Dokie!!  Thank you for your brave commitment! 

• av98m

  30 Dec 08, 17:15

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Hanor... I was visualising, wah... all your brain gears in action, waaah, so impressive. 

  
  my brain gears are fully engaged only when hunting for free online porn

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:17

  Originally posted by av98m:

  
  my brain gears are fully engaged only when hunting for free online porn

  Peng sanz!!!  TMI!!

• av98m

  30 Dec 08, 17:20

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Peng sanz!!!  TMI!!

  
  Please. You first day know me is it?

• Keii

  30 Dec 08, 17:21

  The most I can handle in a year is... 1 book.

  And would League of Extraordinary Bookworms be a better title?

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:23

  OH MY GOSH!!!  The Australian newsreader just committed a grave English error!!

  "... a historic event " 

  which is wrong cause it's a silent 'h' for 'historic' and therefore, it should have been "AN historic event".

  I'm sure I'm right...

• 不如就死

  30 Dec 08, 17:24

  historic .. is silent H meh?

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:24

  Originally posted by Keii:

  The most I can handle in a year is... 1 book.

  And would League of Extraordinary Bookworms be a better title?

  Keii, one book in a year does not an 'extraordinary' bookworm make leh! 

  But ok... I get your drift. 

• Keii

  30 Dec 08, 17:26

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  OH MY GOSH!!!  The Australian newsreader just committed a grave English error!!

  "... a historic event " 

  which is wrong cause it's a silent 'h' for 'historic' and therefore, it should have been "AN historic event".

  I'm sure I'm right...

   

  You'd be surprised.

  Many people think that it is correct to say, "an historic event." Of course, the indefinite article is "a" when followed by a consonant sound ("a boy"), and "an" when followed by a vowel sound ("an ace"). The sound is what is important, not whether the word actually begins with a consonant or a vowel.

  For example, "a uniform" is correct because "uniform" begins with a "y" sound. Similarly, "an honest man" is correct because "honest" begins with a vowel sound; the "h" is silent. In some languages, Cockney English in particular, "h" is always silent.

  And so, we hear "an historic event" or "an historian." "H" is a soft (the softest) consonant. The phrase should be "a historic event." The American dictionaries and grammar books tell us that "an historic event" is British or an attempt to sound educated or superior.

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:26

  Originally posted by �如就死:

  historic .. is silent H meh?

  No meh?

  History not silent 'h', but 'historic' is silent 'h'.

  Just like 'economy' and 'economics' are kinda pronounced differently although they both begin with 'e'.

  'Economy' (ee-conomy)

  'Economics' (air-ker-no-mics)

  Well, at least that's what my Sec 1 English teacher taught us. 

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:28

  Originally posted by Keii:

   

  You'd be surprised.

  Many people think that it is correct to say, "an historic event." Of course, the indefinite article is "a" when followed by a consonant sound ("a boy"), and "an" when followed by a vowel sound ("an ace"). The sound is what is important, not whether the word actually begins with a consonant or a vowel.

  For example, "a uniform" is correct because "uniform" begins with a "y" sound. Similarly, "an honest man" is correct because "honest" begins with a vowel sound; the "h" is silent. In some languages, Cockney English in particular, "h" is always silent.

  And so, we hear "an historic event" or "an historian." "H" is a soft (the softest) consonant. The phrase should be "a historic event." The American dictionaries and grammar books tell us that "an historic event" is British or an attempt to sound educated or superior.

  Where did you get this from, Keii?

• Keii

  30 Dec 08, 17:30

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  Where did you get this from, Keii?

   

  Google's your best friend!

  http://www.jimloy.com/language/historic.htm

• Rhonda

  30 Dec 08, 17:36

  Originally posted by Keii:

   

  Google's your best friend!

  http://www.jimloy.com/language/historic.htm

  I asked you where mah.  Even if I googled, I wouldn't have known that you got the quote from www.jimloy.com.    I'd just have to check every single listing google came up with. 

  Anyways, thanks...   I'll go clarify with my British friends to see if they are aware of this common error or not.

• Keii

  30 Dec 08, 17:44

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  I asked you where mah.  Even if I googled, I wouldn't have known that you got the quote from www.jimloy.com.    I'd just have to check every single listing google came up with. 

  Anyways, thanks...   I'll go clarify with my British friends to see if they are aware of this common error or not.

   

  Haha no problemo.

  But I wouldn't think of it as a common error. Maybe a common misunderstanding or a preference of word usage.

  I'd use "a historic" only cause it sounds more fluent, and not choppy as "an historic".

• 不如就死

  30 Dec 08, 17:45

  Originally posted by Keii:

   

  Haha no problemo.

  But I wouldn't think of it as a common error. Maybe a common misunderstanding or a preference of word usage.

  I'd use "a historic" only cause it sounds more fluent, and not choppy as "an historic".

  x2 .. it doesn't sound as jarring as "an historic" ...

• elindra

  30 Dec 08, 18:05

  I used to go through like at least 5 books a week

  But these days I don't even think I read 10 books a year :x

  I read more newspapers and err graphical novels these days more than books

  I'm making myself read at least 1 book a month now

   

  So 12 books for 2009 :P

• hisoka

  30 Dec 08, 18:18

  i only like to read lousy fantasy books from some authors that don't challenge my mind =D

  does setting a 0 book target make me extraodinary in the league of extraordinary readers?

• Ferret

  30 Dec 08, 18:25

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

   

  av and Ferret, since you are both so bored most of the time, can I commit the two of you to read 20 books each? 

  what kind of books are we talking here ? 

  Novels ?

  I read about 2 every week  

  Reading for me doesnt require a commitment lah. I actually read everyday....  

• hisoka

  30 Dec 08, 18:26

  how do you get your novels

• Master -_-

  30 Dec 08, 18:46

  i set myself a target of 6 x ( >1000 page book)

  If i can find one

• Ferret

  30 Dec 08, 18:57

  Originally posted by hisoka:

  how do you get your novels

  buy loh. 

  u think drop from sky ? 

• Iron

  30 Dec 08, 23:25

  Books are freaking ex sia. 30+ Library is an alternative but good books are always borrowed.

  Usually I tour used book shop. Books are never old. I got the book 40 Laws Of Power at just 9.90 at Bras Pasah. The downside to touring used bookstore is that a lot of time is needed to search for the books u want as the store owner does not categorise the books specifically.

  Another thing which i do is to buy books for friends as gifts. I bought lots of books during christmas and i am going to borrow them to read someday