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Where to Find the Best Spanish Learning Software

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Learning Spanish is very important these days. More and more companies in the US give special hiring consideration to employees who are bilingual. Some people want to learn Spanish to secure a new job, some people are traveling to a a foreign country….other people just want to impress the cute girl/boy that they have a crush on

Software is a very popular method of learning to speak spanish (read this Rocket Spanish review for an example of one particularly popular product). This type of software is commonly referred to as learn Spanish software and there are many different makers on the market today. I suggest you read the review above for an overview of rocket Spanish, and then pick the right option for you!

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I have roughly 1 year to learn French before I study in Paris for a semester. Advice?

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:00:10 +0000

I have never taken a French language course. I know basic Spanish. What will be the best/most efficient way for me to learn French in one year?

I have roughly 1 year to learn French before I study in Paris for a semester. Advice?

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  Bagsy July 1, 2010
  Would you like this last bit of summer pudding, Cline? asked my mother-in-law.
  No, thank you, said I. However, I think I will bagsy it for tomorrow.
  Rarely had my in-laws dining-room witnessed such outrageous behaviour, which was swiftly condemned by all present. You cant bagsy pudding for the day after! Was the consensus around the table.
  
  Ive always loved this very useful concept, which is handily conveyed by the verb bagsy in English. There is a French equivalent, preums, (prems or preumz, etc), but it is an interjection, which is not as malleable as a verb and is only really useful in the present. So you can imagine my disappointment when my clever move to secure the last bit of summer pudding was firmly denied.
  
  The origin of the French word seems obvious (premier means first) and the Oxford English Dictionary tells us that bagsy comes from bags I and has examples from 1866 onwards.
  
  Word detective also tells us that
  
  A child in Southern England [...] might exclaim “Bags it” or “Baggsy,” whereupon by the sacred code of children the prize is hers. Her London counterpart might say “Squits,” and still further north a child would say “Foggy,” “Furry” or “Firsy.” Other words which seem to work as well include “Barley,” “Bollars,” “Jigs” and, in Scotland, “Chaps” or “Chucks.” Our American friends favour “dibs”.
  Summer pudding photo by moleitau.
  
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  Well I, for one, learned something today. I’d never heard of either “bagsy” or “summer pudding.” Certainly here in North America, if you’d said “I’ll bagsy it for tomorrow,” you would have received a blank stare, not because of the (admittedly) outrageous idea of wanting to do so, but because no one would have the (ahem) foggiest idea of what you were talking about.
  
  No, over here, we would say, much more sensibly, “I’ll take the rest in a doggie bag.”
  
  Posted by Peter Garner on July 1, 2010 2:15 PM
  
  You do use “shotgun” to bagsy the seat next to the driver in a car, don’t you?
  
  I think bagsy is slightly different from asking for a doggie bag, as it implies that there might have been competition for the coveted and object, where there is no such thing with a doggie bag. I think.
  
  Posted by cline on July 1, 2010 2:58 PM
  
  I do love the idea of “bagsy” and think it is a word we North Americans could use. It certainly is new to me as well. And it is good to know now that you cannot bagsy pudding. I’ll make a note of it. Luckily I have enough British friends to know that “pudding” is used to describe what we would just call “dessert” across the pond. It does look delicious, by the way.
  
  Posted by Sarah V. on July 1, 2010 3:32 PM
  
  I come from “further north” but had never heard of furry or foggy for the purpose of laying first claim on it (you’re right, it’s a different idea from the doggy-bag). We, in South Yorkshire, always used “to bag” as a verb or “bagsy” as an interjection, although maybe we were influenced by Enid Blyton books!
  You could (and we did) “bag” first go with a new toy, or “bag” the coloured balloon you prefer etc, not only food and sweets.
  
  Posted by brian on July 2, 2010 8:32 AM
  
  I don’t think we have a word for the concept in Australian English.
  
  Posted by Adrian Morgan on July 6, 2010 6:11 AM
  
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Learn How To Speak French – Avoiding Faux Pas

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:00:23 +0000

If you want to learn how to speak French there all kinds of ways – private lessons (best but expensive), local night classes, online French courses, French language software, take your pick. What none of them can prepare you for are the occasional – and mostly understandable mistakes – where we think we understand something and in fact we’re just a bit short!

For example, a friend of mine was in search of a French property. He thought that the place in rue du chateau d’eau

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Learn on How to Play Craps at French Riviera Casino

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:00:29 +0000

Craps is one of the most exciting casino games. It is common to hear yelling and shouting at a craps table. It is played on a purpose-built table and two dice are used. The dice are made after very strict standards and are routinely inspected for any damage. As a matter of course, the dice are replaced with new ones after about eight hours of use, and casinos have implemented rules in the way a player handles them.

The player must handle the dice with one hand only when throwing and the dice must hit the walls on the opposite end of the table. In the event that one or both dice are thrown off the table, they must be inspected (usually by the stickman) before putting them back into play.

The craps table can accommodate up to about 20 players, who each get a round of throws or at ’shooting’ the dice. If you don’t want to throw the dice, you can bet on the thrower. Several types of bets can be made on the table action. The casino crew consist of a stickman, boxman and two dealers.

The first roll of the dice in a betting round is called the Come Out roll – a new game in Craps begins with the Come Out roll. A Come Out roll can be made only when the previous shooter fails to make a winning roll, that is, fails to make the Point or seven out.

A new game then begins with a new shooter. If the current shooter does make his Point, the dice are returned to him and he then begins the new Come Out roll. This is a continuation of that shooter’s roll, although technically, the Come Out roll identifies a new game about to begin.

When the shooter fails to make his or her Point, the dice are then offered to the next player for a new Come Out roll and the game continues in the same manner. The new shooter will be the person directly next to the left of the previous shooter – so the game moves in a clockwise fashion around the craps table.

The dice are rolled across the craps table layout. The layout is divided into three areas – two side areas separated by a center one. Each side area is the mirror reflection of the other and contains the following: Pass and Don’t Pass line bets, Come and Don’t Come bets, Odds bet, Place bets and Field bets. The center area is shared by both side areas and contains the Proposition bets.

Pass bets win when the come out roll is 7 or 11, while pass bets lose when the come out roll is 2, 3, or 12. Don’t bets lose when the come out roll is 7 or 11, and don’t bets win when the come out roll is 2 or 3. Don’t bets tie when the come out roll is 12 (2 in some casinos; the ‘Bar’ roll on the layout indicates which roll is treated as a tie).

Below is a list of the various bets you can make at craps.

Pass Line Bet – You win if the first roll is a natural (7, 11) and lose if it is craps (2, 3, 12). If a point is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) it must be repeated before a 7 is thrown in order to win. If 7 is rolled before the point you lose.

Odds on Pass Line Bet – After a point is rolled you can make this additional bet by taking odds. There are different payoffs for each point. A point of 4 or 10 will pay you 2:1; 5 or 9 pays 3:2; 6 or 8 pays 6:5. You only win if the point is rolled again before a 7.

Come Bet – It has the same rules as the Pass Line bet. The difference consists in the fact you can make this bet only after the point on the pass line has been determined. After you place your bet the first dice roll will set the come point. You win if it is a natural (7, 11) and lose if it is craps (2, 3, 12). Other rolls will make you a winner if the come point is repeated before a 7 is rolled. If a 7 is rolled first you lose.

Odds on Come Bet – Exactly the same thing as the Odds on Pass Line bet except you take odds on the Come bet not the Pass Line bet.

Don’t Pass Line Bet – This is the reversed Pass Line bet. If the first roll of a dice is a natural (7, 11) you lose and if it is a 2 or a 3 you win. A dice roll of 12 means you have a tie or push with the casino. If the roll is a point (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) a 7 must come out before that point is repeated to make you a winner. If the point is rolled again before the 7 you lose.

Don’t Come Bet – The reversed Come Bet. After the come point has been established you win if it is a 2 or 3 and lose for 7 or 11. 12 is a tie and other dice rolls will make you win only if a 7 appears before them on the following throws.

Place Bets – This bet works only after the point has been determined. You can bet on a dice roll of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10. You win if the number you placed your bet on is rolled before a 7. Otherwise you lose. The Place Bets payoffs are different depending on the number you bet on. 4 or 10 will pay 9:5; 5 or 9 pays 7:5, and 6 or 8 pays 7:6. You can cancel this bet anytime you want to.

Field Bets – These bets are for one dice roll only. If a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 is rolled you win. A 5, 6, 7 and 8 make you lose. Field Bets have the following different payoffs: 2 pays double (2:1) while 12 pays 3:1. Other winning dice rolls pays even (1:1).

Big Six, Big Eight Bets – Placed at any roll of dice these bets win if a 6 or 8 comes out before a 7 is rolled. Big Six and Big Eight are even bets and are paid at 1:1.

Proposition Bets – These bets can be made at any time and, except for the hardways, they are all one roll bets:

Any Craps: Wins if a 2, 3 or 12 is thrown. Payoff 8:1 Any Seven: Wins if a 7 is rolled. Payoff 5:1 Eleven: Wins if a 11 is thrown. Payoff 16:1 Ace Duece: Wins if a 3 is rolled. Payoff 16:1 Aces or Boxcars: Wins if a 2 or 12 is thrown. Payoff 30:1 Horn Bet: it acts as the bets on 2, 3, 11 and 12 all at once. Wins if one of these numbers is rolled. Payoff is determined according to the number rolled. The other three bets are lost. Hardways: The bet on a hardway number wins if it’s thrown hard (sum of pairs: 1-1, 3-3, 4-4…) before it’s rolled easy and a 7 is thrown. Payoffs: Hard 4 and 10, 8:1; Hard 6 and 8, 10:1.

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