Here’s an amusing way to kill time until the World Cup match. Provide the URL of a web page and then see it “translated” into one of the following dialects: Cockney, Elmer Fudd, Hacker, Jive, Moron, Pig Latin, Redneck, or Swedish Chef: The Dialectizer
Allez les Bleus !
Tomorrow, the whole world (almost) will be watching France face Italy in the 2006 World Cup Finals. Isn’t it funny how American kids grow up playing soccer, the roads are filled with soccer Moms, yet the US is virtually the only country that doesn’t care about the World Cup – the ultimate soccer match and one of the world’s greatest sporting events? I don’t watch or play any sports, yet every four years I find myself watching the last few World Cup matches. It’s actually fun to watch, as opposed to sports like football and baseball, which have so many time-outs and commercials that you’re stuck in front of the TV for 3 or 4 hours.
By the way, “les Bleus” refers to the French soccer team: French soccer vocabulary.
It’s Official: Google is a verb
The verb “to google,” meaning “to look up on Google,” is now in both the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary. I can’t wait to see if French comes up with an equivalent authorized by the Académie française. 😉
Mission Impossible: III
I saw Mission Impossible: III the other night, and was happily surprised – it was pretty good. I’m not a huge fan of Tom Cruise, but I don’t dislike him either, and he is a great actor. I was a little worried that the MI theme might have been overdone, but part 3 was definitely worth the cost of admission.
Happy 4th of July!
Today is American Independence Day, and a traditional way to celebrate is with a picnic, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite picnic recipes, as well as a red, white, and blue fruit salad. Happy 4th, everyone! 🙂
Than vs Then
The English words “than” and “then” look and sound a lot alike, but they are completely different. If this distinction is harder than it should be, read this lesson and then try again: Than vs Then