article nicked without permission off the telegraph, about the teachin of english as a foreign language. see emphasis:
... They have learnt how to plan lessons, how to evaluate learning, and observed each other's attempts to quell the natural exuberance of Mediterranean students and coax those from Tokyo and Beijing to differentiate the sounds "l" and "r"...
i shudder to think how they would go about manglin my [pseudo] name breanagh. apart from their sheer incapability to go beyond two syllables.
as enscribed by the letter b @ April 22, 2005 08:28 AMnot sure though as he'd expressed some doubt or three about her the other day. she's some swimsuit/lingerie model or summat. or that her parents are strict catholic's or summat. you know, C, as one gets older, one tends to be a tad more nitpicky :D
as blahed by the letter b @ April 25, 2005 06:47 AMhee hee. you could be right, kesian! although hopefully he's instead decided to reform and settle down w/ his inamorata.
as blahed by c @ April 25, 2005 03:28 AMmethinks he kerna black magic, courtesy of some indo or filipino maid cum part-time HK bargirl cum some white expat's f*ckbuddy.
as blahed by the letter b @ April 24, 2005 05:40 AMyeah, me too! (thot you were a bloke that is)
that was way back when there was that entertaining republican aka gweilo diaries. whatever happened to him i wonder.
well can't blame you since it's scotch-irish :D aye. come to think of it, that may explain why i was mistaken for a bloke by many.
as blahed by the letter b @ April 23, 2005 05:15 AMWell I'm english through and through but I can't pronounce your (psedudo) name. Spent first year or so calling you branagen in conversation with Simon. Now call you beanbag :D
as blahed by Miles @ April 22, 2005 11:36 PM