I see a really big contradiction here.
On the one hand your Lessons are on etymology, but on the other the change the word forte is undergoing should be denied, shouldn’t you bee [rooting] for this?
Fine work!
What, you cook?
Nooo wayyy =))
I have yet to discover my fort, but that only leads me to believe that it is something great, something I haven’t tried before. Maybe… driving a space shuttle? Or flying? We shall see
I hope this doesn’t get me banned, and I mean this sincerely, I am a ManWhore. I cook, I clean, I take care of chores and menial tasks, look after animals, and keep things in general order for my roommates up here in Canada. I openly use that term, though I know it isn’t real, and openly admit to being it. I love my roommates like extended family, so it’s all good for me
Oh i forgot! about your cooking! My Ukrainian fried treats me to vereniki now and again. His mom seems to be the local famous supplier. Do you like vereniki? if so what are your favorite ingredients?
You may reply to this comment on the reply link below. Or since you have all my personal data, you could make an apointment and stop by
or drop it in the mail. The reply link is probably most simple, though not as much wrought with intrigue.
Well your tummy looks very nicely fit and it was nice to be able to listen to this and admire your lithe, willowy, gastrointestinal casing and discover yet again the confusions created by english and french interrelations.
oh yea. Forte was the word. I didn’t know it’s background. thanks. I had no idea but definitley had the musical Forte mixed up like everyone else.
Well, Marina, if your forte is that you’re a good cook, when we all know you’re a good teacher – and a good looking one as well – then – all I can say is, “take me to heaven, I wanna eat your food right now”.
Wow. A lot has been posted since I requested. As requested, Marina, I’d like to know the etymology of the phrase “no holds barred.” I know it means something to the effect of “at maximum performance,” or something of the like, but using an old English word “hold” as a noun is a little nostalgic, don’t you think? Where, exactly did this “no holds barred” phrase originate? I’ve been wondering this for years, literally.
“No holds barred” is an easy one. It is from wrestling, where some holds are illegal. In the ancient Olympic sport of pankration, I belive that only eye-gouging was disallowed.
“at” is as good a word as any for the symbol. It was originally used for commercial transactions as in “Sold 30 haxes @ 10 for 300 total”. Most early typewriters were used in commerce, and they had a special key for it because it was used so much. The usage died, but the key remained as a relic on keyboards until the internet revived it.
Actually, they did exist back in the 50’s when the portable tube radios had two batteries; The A battery was used for the filament and the B battery provided high voltage to the plate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_battery
Here’s a strange request. Can we invent some new words here?
I don’t think there’s a word yet for this little game all grown-ups play with little children. One may start ‘bibbling’ his own lips with the index finger while making a noise. The other will usually reply in kind to everyone’s amusement. Is there a word for this? If not, let’s make it: “bibble.”
A grown man can also make this sound without using an index finger.
When a man makes sounds wihile playing between a big woman’s breasts, they usually call this, “playing motorboat.” But we need a word for this. Let’s make it: “booble.”
Women almost never make this sound. But it is heard on old cartoons when a character’s brain has just had an overload.
What other things do we do without having a word for them?
how about a word for when you leave your front door, then walk a few steps then think “damn! i forgot to lock the door” then you turn round and walk back, then you think “oh! .. yeh .. i did lock the door” .. then you turn round again and go on your way? (presumably baffling onlookers)
I have uploaded the video to YouTube 3 times now.. and it won’t process… I have no idea what is happening. As soon as it processes I will make it live… so any minute now.
Hey Marina. I just uploaded it took about an hour to process.. While it was processing i uploaded it again about 20 mins in left it for about 20 mins and it was done.. I think it is being slow… X
We NEED our fix, Marina, dear…
I have been noticing issues this afternoon getting to and from different sites including MSN, YouTube, Yahoo, and others. These are likely unrelated to your download issue, but who knows…
I have a word and I’d like to see the full history (entimology?) of it. The problem is that it’s a bit of a dialect word.
In the NE of England we have a word for a woman which is “Bint” (a slightely derogatory word). The strange thing is that I have found the same word in an Ancient culture, meanning a “bad woman” that was located thousands of miles away. Can you tell me the progression?
Love n hugs
Fau.
puddings and .. erm .. ummmmm … what else do people do in yorkshire?
oh yeh .. dracula first set foot in yorkshire (in the bram stoker’s story) .. erm … either captain cook or nelson was from yorkshire – yeh .. captain cook .. just checked.
i didn’t even know there was such a thing as “yorkshire day” .. i’m not sure i like the idea .. it’s like acknowleding the fact you dont run the place if you have a special day.
+ bar tat = bar t’at = bar the hat = without the hat
I left a lot of junk code in there while fiddling with it, but remain fascinated with the complex, orderly output from the randomly generated input. It started as a triangle, and then I added 3 more points to make the snowflake gasket.
Yassar when it gets to 24 or above she will upload a new vid. Here is the page if you want to keep up when she hits number 24. It will be the top riight corner.
Is ‘rational -> rationale’ another example of adding ‘e’ from borrowed French words? By the way, in the sport of fencing, forte means the bottom of the blade (the stronger part of it) and foible means the top of the blade (the weaker part of it).
My forte would be sports knowledge, trivia, mainly football. Been that way since I was a kid. I’m also a die hard New York Giant fan. Been one my whole life.
I’m also good in math, but I hate it. Its kinda hard to explain, to be good at something you hate. I guess all that number crunching just gives me a headache.
Anyways, could you look up the origin of the phrase “Fifteen Minutes of Fame”? I’ve always wondered exactly where it came from. I’ve heard that phrase quite a bit and always wondered where it started.
Great site btw. If only some of the female teachers I had would’ve adopted the same concept, maybe I would’ve paid a little more attention in school.
could be fun, you’d have to start over every 5 days… I think it would be fun at first, but get old quickly, but then, you never know. I would think that most people would simply finish the thing rather than stop with one line, though.
oh .. but .. the person who puts up the limerick vid picks the next line …
i.e …
day 1 vid :
—————————————————-
There once was a thing from somewhere
(suggest the next line in the comments)
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then one of the lines from the comments is picked
day 2 vid
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There once was a thing from somewhere
Which fell down, i think .. over there
(suggest the next line in the comments)
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OK, mijj I foung the program that generates a sierpinski gasket … I wrote it a long time ago in QBASIC. I can’t run it under windows Vista, and can’t send it as file attachment to your youtube channel.
Actually is a hexagram, but can be easily converted to a triangle by commenting out 3 branches.
No, is not an executable, you need a BASIC interpreter to run it.
is a pretty nifty concept pick a random start point, then a random target on the circumference of a circle. go to a point a fraction of the distance in the direction of the target and mark it. randomly pick another target, go same fraction distance toward it, mark it. lather, rinse repeat.
Fianchetto and mijj, did you know QB / QBasic has not required Line Numbers since about 1983 or so?
Fianchetto, I removed most of the line numbers and modified the loop to include a keyboard breakout as my PC is way too fast to exit the brute force way.
IF i < 50000 THEN
a$ = INKEY$
IF a$ = “x” THEN GOTO endpgm
GOTO 80
ELSE
GOTO 10
END IF
The Limerick thing sounds like ribald fun.
Now there’s an interesting Word (Request)!
How did it go from meaning a lowly servant, via irregular troops and low, base, worthless fellows, to become (one who uses) offensive, abusive, scurrilous or impious language?
Hotforwords should investigate.
Hey anyone from So. Cal The Temecula Rod Run is this weekend.
The Temecula Rod Run features great old classic cars, music, vendors, food, awards, and shopping along the quaint streets of Temecula’s Old Town. The event kicks off on Friday Evening with a car cruise down Old Town Front Street starting at 5:00 pm. Saturday, October 11 is the Car Show in Old Town from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Car Show events on both days are free!
HEHEHEHEHEH! nice yin/yang treatment of it. Curious to see where you go from here… as the fibonacci series was mentioned, I might also mention fractions and irrational numbers as well as perfect squares.
ta for subbing! .. much appreciated. .. i have no shame.
plus .. well .. it’s 2 beats connected by a tone.
.. i just finished the sound for 3. .. the visual’s gonna be hard .. i can barely remember how to use Flash. … so it’s going to be messy and amateurish.
Me four and commented on your profile page.
Now, we’re going to put your feet to the fire.
We want results. No lollygagging.
When is the next video out? I want it noaaawww.
any day now i’m going to say to someone “how dare you speak to me like that! Don’t you know who i am?” .. and then i’ll be pelted with stones and rubbish.
mijj, might i suggest you find a different theme video for your icon it might make for a better approach to being more acceptable in most forums. Ive seen that movie its nothing but a prelude to nonsense.
I left a word off the end, “exists”. So thats , no one named stokes every needed satins evidence, every x is satins cross. Ass for alex if he can,t understand my ways of thinking and communicating, thats just his loss.
Hi Marina!
I have a word request. I am wondering about the word “mow” as in “mow the lawn” I can’t think of any other uses for this word except in an action movie where someone “mows ‘em down” with a machine gun, but that seems to be basically the same usage only in a metaphorical sense. what can you tell me about the word “mow”?
hey Marina hey all ! great lesson.
But now as for getting into my field, i’m able to … mind a bit your Ps and Qs …it is not really important but i think it’d be a nice addition.
1) the french pronounciation for ‘fort’ is [for] instead of [fort]. it’s also an adjective as you said. So the feminine form is forte, pronounced as[fort]. (remember that in french, adjectives have to agree with the nouns)
2) “fort”, “local” and “moral” are a bit more special ; they’re all BOTH the masculine form of an adjective AND a noun. (So it’s not absolutely true that English turned them into nouns .. cause they already were!)
Moreover, “moral” is still more special than the other 3, i.e. “morale” also exists as a noun, and its meaning is completely different from the noun “moral” … For your homework, find the difference
Note : incidentally, i’d be so glad if someone could tell me what the difference is between an addictive form and an adjective form. thanks!
To be nounized or not to be nounized… that is the question.
One of my fortes is also cooking… especially impromptu, ad hoc, shoot from the hip kinda-things… like let’s make something tasty from what we have on hand.
it’s an afrikan word, and afrikan originated from the dutch language. it means the seperation of the white and the negro people in south afrika.
i know how to pronounce it, but uuh… hey, mallepietje, that’s kind of a dutch name…. are you dutch?> if so you should know
“Movie” is obviously short for “moving picture”. Similarly, when sound was first added to movies, they called those movies “talkies” for “talking pictures”.
My boss(woman) was asking me(man) if I knew where the word “porn” comes from… and I dont really know so I turn to you Marina, where does the word “porn” come from ?
Housekeeping – your subscription graphic is back with the old 217 videos.
Just curious as to why your videos come in SO slowly, as in a few seconds at a time. I know I am in Panama, but I watch MSN videos and other YT ones all the time and rarely have any delays. Only yours. It means I get to look at you all the more, in freeze-frame, so it’s not a complaint, just curious.
Also, maybe some time you could do a video all dressed up, like an evening gown? Love to see that “other side” of you.
And you’re a good cook on top of everything else? Is there anything you don’t do well?
I have my videos set to high quality mode on this website… and you are probably used to watching in low quality mode. If that is the case, just click in the video window a second time and watch it in low quality on YouTube.
Hello checmark, The most likely reason for your experience is the buffering of the video because the video above is set for High Quality. When you view YT videos and other videos, they are defaulted to Standard Quality. For example, the above HQ video is 11.2 MB in size. In StdQ, that video is 5.7 MB in size.
When viewing the video above, try this; when the video plays, click on the video or the YT logo. That will take you to YT where the video will play in Std Q by default. Notice that there is a link just below the video on YT that says “Watch In High Quality”. When you click that, you may notice the buffering of the video, but you will experience a very noticeable difference in visual and audio quality.
You can view the video above without the freeze frames by pausing the video and letting the video download as indicated by the red line, then play it when the download is complete.
Historical Note:
Many months ago, You Tube had problems with some of their video caching servers which affected many StdQ videos, including Marina’s. The HQ version of the video played fine. Marina added embedded codes to the above video to change from StdQ to HQ mode, and she also added the ability to view the above video in full screen.
Thanks for the excellent help. It’s a little cloudy here today, so the ray of sunshine that comes from Marina responding is also welcome.
Not to be a PITA, but I watch HQ videos all the time from other sites, like MSN Video, with zero probs and no delays. I have a T1 connection and a speedy little Dell computer, so I don’t think it’s on my end. Maybe our darling teach could put up some kind of survey to see if others have the same probs? Maybe YT is just jealous of Marina’s overwhelming popularity and trying to slow her down?
checmark, you are probably right about YT being jealous.
I think you are in S. or Central America? It’s possible that the YT caching servers that server you are of lower quality or capability.
When viewing the above video, look at your status bar of your browser. When viewing the above video, I see IP address of 74.125.164.150. You may see something like “caching-xxx-xxx” or you may also see an IP address that is different from mine.
Can u give me a hint as to where I see this status bar? I am using IE and can either view the vid here or at YT. In either case the only thing I see is the addy for the vid and no IP. My ISP IP shows as out of Miami, even though I am physically in Panama, if that means anything. Thanks.
By the way checmark, if you have time to determine if indeed it is the YT caching servers that is the issue, send them a message telling them of the issue. They will look into it or they may already know of the issues and will eventually remedy the situation.
checmark, unfortunately, MSIE doesn’t show the source address of the video. I use FireFox and SeaMonkey which shows the address in the lower left of the browser when the video is playing.
Here’s a word request “Goody two shoes”. My son was telling a story and he said you are a “goody tissues” to my daughter and we told him the saying was goody two shoes, but had no idea where it came from. Can you please investigate?
Hi Miranda, i watched your words list (and what an awesome list !! ) but i haven’t found the word that i ask to you now : (very important for me )
why, in english, you say ” Lop ” for a rabbit with ears down ? (i ask that because, in french, we call it a “Bélier” as a daddy sheep, because their face as an horseshoe)
thanks in advance, have a great october month and congratulations for your idea to search what’s mean each words ^^
nicolapin
awww, i’m so sorry MARINA, i was thinking about a friends who have the same eyes and almost the same face that you and she’s called Miranda..
so thanks again, MARINA
Marina, I loved reading your YT comments for this video. It’s interesting to see how people react when they see your comments. It’s a fascinating study in human relations.
*Shakes head in disgust* I have been spoiled by my time on this site here… the folks posting here are so very nice and well mannered. I almost want to cancel my YT account… I just looked through over 840 comments on YT for this video… I’d estimate half of them were constructive… praise, critique, or inquiry. To these folks I give a grateful salute. Another 25% were rude, argumentative, jealous, or spam. The last group… sadly, these were little men with little minds… vulgar, ugly, and debasing. I must give you credit for a strong will, Marina. Bless your kind heart for overlooking the stupidity and engaging your audience with consideration and honor. I see that you lead (teach your class) by example. Ugh! I need a shower.
Hi dezdkado, You are right. It amazes me how a certain format can bring out the worst in people. Marina has lots of courage and I appreciate the way she handles this site and how she can disarm some rude people.
If you haven’t seen the interview of Marina by Russia Today, take a look at it. Marina briefly mentions the subject of ignoring the negative comments. Despite some errors in the reporting which Marina corrects below the video. I love this interview of Marina. Her character shines like a bright light in a dim world.
What is it with where I live? Yesterday someone found 26 WWII anti tank phosphor grenades in their back garden and the bomb sqaud was called in.. Honestly I live in a small town and its already been on tv 3 times in the last month..
….could it have all started since you have been a student with HFWs
-Is pretty cool tho James, have you a metal detector? Approx 20 years ago not a few miles from here, police found much IRA (you know, those idiots who were funded by some US people blowing up our mainland for years killing hundreds of children and adults in the name of something stupid called pride!) well, loads of ammo, guns plus much more nasty things and only with in a few feet of were me and some mates would camp out when fishing
Keep your head down!
Hey teach; Okay, will do…….I will add this to the ever growing list of ‘actually, don’t you know’ words/ phrases learned from you – that word, ‘actually’ is really annoying. See/ hear many times but just feels, lame, cheap, too easy….in the same group as the ‘and’ word!
Am becoming quite the words worth since joining HFWs. Only the other day at the Gym, I over heard a girl calling her self a Bimbo. She did look quite impressed after I told her the etymology of the word, somewhat suprised, but her boyfriend wasn’t so keen on the lesson! Intelligence, besides being sexy can be a danger at times. However, at least I held the Fort(e).
Um, was going to say as you M, cooking but more trial and error in this area, never really get the same meal quite the same as before. But do try, almost insist for others to join! Thai is on the menu this weekend( yeeeeeeess , will be cooking up some Goon (prawns) – just remember not as spicey as before due to the guests who don’t seem to like the heat so much! Loveing the prawns, loveing the spice
So I guess, currently so, my Forte is showing the Godchildren new footy skills as with teaching them new words. Joe Joe being the eldest is the best at this. He runs with the ball commentating as he ducks and dives passed the opposition in live matches! The constant chat he lets out during the game can be quite off putting for the opposition but very entertaining for the others
Saawaadi Bob – awesome! I will give it a go Mr B; never scared to try something new in the kitchen, usually too hungry to care about the results – Thanks for the other link too, I guess my Thai is Hassip-Hassip so need much practice. Love the language, how it sounds and flows. Someone said to imagine a bit of Indian, a bit of Chinese with a sprinkling of French on top!— never got my head round that one. Instead a large G ‘N T before helps with the preenooonceeations, greatly! Thanks for the heads up on the recipe. Chock di na, Matt
man, ya’ll are nuts! I don’t know what the hell most of you are talking about half the time. that’s why I love this site and everyone on it. what a blast!
Thank you for doing what you do. I often wonder about phrase and word origins and your channel’s like, the new crack. I’ve never done it, but you get the analogy. I was wondering…
Where did the phrase “no-holds-bard” come from? I hope I got the spelling correct. I don’t understand how it’s potential origin could possibly be synonymous to it’s definition.
I think it is spelled “no holds barred”. It’s a very good choice for Marina to investigate. If she doesn’t get to it, ask again. I know it, as others likely do… but it would be so much nicer if the teacher answered your query, right?
no worries… it is correct with or without the hyphens. I just wanted to show that the last word in the phrase is “barred” instead of “bard” since you explained that you were not sure of the spelling. The first word refers to a restriction, the other word to a type of minstrel. You will find us all very forgiving of spelling here… as some of us are not native English speakers, others are just not good at spelling, and another group (like me) can’t type correctly half of the time.
Thanks thoughtonfire! I actually said that as I have heard it said one too many times incorrectly and I’m going to do a video on it to set the record straight. I heard it on a national program the other day!
Another misapplied saying, that I should have thought of for the Pet Peeve page, is “Not too bad” when you ask someone how they are.
Often I will reply, “I’m sorry to hear that; what is wrong?” to which they say, “Nothing”, with a puzzled look.
I then explain that “Not too bad” means Bad, but not unbearably so, and ask why they can’t be positive instead of negative.
Apart from a few incurables who roll their eyes and tut at me, I usually get a different response the next time I ask the question.
True that Bob. Often people will say they are “Ok”, and that usually verbally connotates through inflection that things are not ok. Language and slang are so mixed.
Thanks to you Marina, I am learning so much watching your lovely videos.
which reminds me. i know, i’ve been bitching about this before.
but. before those whitesmoke dudes put out their unnecessary software, they could’ve hired a photoshop dude. a good one. at least an average one.
yeah, i know. i said that months ago. still bothers the hell out of me when looking at the front page. this is just ridiculous.
yeah. did you notice that they _tried_ to make it look as if she was wearing some weird dress, whereas in the original pic she’s wearing a bikini?
not to mention what they did to her boobs. and her jaw looks weird, too. god, this is so awful.
haha yea, they sure have some bad liquefying and clone stamp skills But those hands hahhaa, first of all the color is way off and the way they are turned is physicly impossible
look at this. (first pic = red skirt, second pic = blue skirt, it’s an animated gif.)
alright. in the first pic: what’s with her right knee? and those … stockings or whatever. did they, like, cut off her leg under her knee and paste the stocking thing in there? what’s with the stocking on the left leg? it kinda goes up on behind her leg? her head and her hand holding her glasses. this is really a bad cut-out job. you can see that the background was white once, or at least some bright color. also, her sleeve. it just stops right where her arm ends. her panties seem to sort of melt into her leg. like they’re airbrushed onto it or something,
second pic: it’s flipped, okay, no big deal. the book cover looks weird because of that, but, oh well. what happened to her left arm? another bad cut-out job and probably some blur. what’s with the hair? someone or something bitten it off? shouldn’t it be longer, like in this picture? hm. too lazy to do a hard hair cut-out, so just cut it off? lol.
I noticed all those things in the animated gif ,and the cut of legs really bothered me:p cause that’s what I wanted to use in my Ipod HFW theme haha, I used it anyways .
Don’t be to harsh tough, maybe she did it herself
My forte is in great need of a good cook. It is a strong fort, it will protect you from enemies and shelter you from stormy weather. And I suppose it could be upgraded into a keep and absolutely with you there it would HAVE to be made into the grandest Castle EVER!
I have a dificult question for you… Since I’ve been hijacked by an spyware virus I was wondering what’s the origin of that extrange word, HIJACK… It may be something easy to understand to USA people, I don’t know…but I’m from Argentina (I speak spanish but I love english) and don’t have any clue about where do they took that word from. I know it also means something like kidnap, so the meaning is clear but it sounds like someone greeting a guy ( HI, JACK!!! jajjaja..)
well, if you know the answer, let me know… I’ll be around… I LOVE YOUR LESSONS!!! I’ve been watching you for 2 months already, I was lucky to find you channel some night I was just looking up some stuff =) well, thank you so much Marina!!! been realy helpful! kisses…
Highway Jack = Hi Jack = to rob in transit
Sky Jack = Commandeer an airplane in flight
Captain Jack = You will meet later here
This just to wet your whistle for now Amigo
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heh heh! You made me laugh!
Don’t forget to tell ‘em about getting
a righteous Gravatar, where the menus
to download Marina’s pic’s are, etc.
HI JACK! I love it…good request…Yaargh!
Marina, are you wearing a latex top? The E in Vex has three bars that create Moire patterns in the video, so that you have this vibrating square right between… uh, let’s just say it draws attention to you.
Marina “Proper proncaiation”? Lucy, you got some ’splaining to do!
I don’t really listen to the lessons anymore Maarina, I turn the volume off and watch you bounce and jiggle…
Марина, the phrase should be “could not care less”. The idea is that if the meme is irrelevant, then it is not worthy of caring about it, and hence it is not possible for you to care less. If you could care less, then that would imply that you have some level of care about it. Often times, folks will mistakenly use the phrase without the negative.
Марина, you could cook me пельмени, чебуреки, or блины с красной икрой any day.
I am not sure if this will be read but I have a word request of sorts. The english language is fairly vast and there is always something new to learn, however I would be interested in hearing a Russian word and its origins. It is my understanding that Russian has influences from Latin, French and possibly from other regional languages and I would be interested in seeing how they have affected the current russian dialect. Hope to hear a response to this.
I would say my forte is fixing things. When you live on a farm you can’t always pay someone to fix a plow or mower deck as you don’t have the time to wait on someone to come out the next day. Plus little things around the house or barns. So it falls back on me. Like most men and some women fixing things is kind of a good feeling knowing you repaired something and didn’t have to depend on someone else.
@ Marina just like your cooking or forte you appear to be elated that your a good cook which is awesome. Did you learn this on your own or did your mother teach you to cook? There is no better cooking than a mothers cooking.
My strong suit is that I can speak to many(not all)folks “in their own language”,different uses of english language of course,but still…..Most people and animals seem to like Me,even some animalistic people!
Even when I’m being bad I try to be good about it.
The f RENCH are all ways 7ucking something up.
Lower then the Dutch and right above ………..some thing I am sure.
Did I hear it’s getting close to Marinas Birthday?
She’s into making chicken soup, not bad.
I’ll roast a whole chicken in the crockpot,
skin it, bone it (ha ha); dice it and back
in the cooker Toss in the water*, flour,
salt, pepper…rice works good, too.
Simmer on low for 6 hours, shred and
add veggies; simmer 2 more hours…
Took a few tries to nail the proportions,
you need to get the flour to slurry right
with the grease; about 1/4 cup for every
2 tablespoons, per quart of water, give
or take. No cornstarch – yuck! .
Did you do the “count the lines” IQ test?
I counted 16, but it wasn’t one of the choices!
Chacha
Your roux should be equal parts parts 1/2 flour 1/2 fat (butter of lard)
Then brown to your taste For chicken soups I prefer a blond roux for gumbos and stews a dark roux. A little trick I learned if you need a quick thickener
though in a chocolate chip cookie, It is the prefect dark roux substitute.
Capman, if you go to the YT homepage in one account it seems to only allow account at a time. They will both change to the same.
I think if you never go home in either account you can keep two different user names at the same time.
I’ll keep experimenting.
Mijj may have something with using Firefox and IE7 and switch between browsers when you want a different name. But keeping up with emailed comments might be a hassle.
That which terrifies you is good, right? That’s why people pay for roller coaster rides and to visit the House of Horrors.
I think going from terror to terrific is just like fantasy going from that which can only be imagined to something beyond good. It’s just turning the word around in the opposite direction, which seems to happen a lot. Take cleave; it means both to cling together and to break apart. Then there’s cleavage… well, it’s got both in there, too, depending on how you look at it. I don’t know; I’ll have to give that one a lot more study.
Is it really so difficult to explain about fantastic?
Isn’t it just a contraction of “fantastically good”, meaning good beyond the point that anyone could imagine?
yay I was proven right. If you go back to the the original video where this was talked about you will see that I said that the pronunciation “for te” was only proper when referring to music. I still won’t use the correct pronunciation because most people wont know what the heck I am talking about.
Marina the term is “couldn’t care less” My pet peeve is when people say “could care less” I always respond by saying “really? What do you care less about?”
Hi Marina, this is a word/phrase that has always made me curious as of its origin or explanation, i am SURE you can figure it out. The word is GODSPEED, hope u can solve the mystery!!!!!.
Hello Marina! Remember me? I’m a chessplayer!! Are you impressed? I want to know about the word Check. I already know that Checkmate comes from the Persian Shah meaning King and mat, meaning kill or killed. Actually the German word for Checkmate, shach mat is even closer than English (but Italian is the funnest way to say it: scaccomatto BUT, Check…? When you attack your opponent’s King why is that saying “King” or CHECK has come to be the way things are done. Or could it be that check really means check as in, “Check yourself and what you should do, Mr. or Mrs. Opponent” “I’m attacking you”! And, by the way, did you know that in the World Chess Federation’s (Federation Internationale d’Echec or FIDE) rule book it is NOT mandatory to say, “Check”! Many people like to reprimand their opponent’s for not saying, “check”, but knowing when you’re attacked is your responsibility. The onus is not on the attacker to let the victim know when the direct attack on the King is present. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll get the chance to mate YOU, Marina!!! mmmmMMMMMWAH!
If Co-comment is not an option…
If you two chessboard warriors set up two separate comments on a page(one after the other), and only reply in your opponent’s commentary, you will always have an email notification of a move, as well as a direct link back to the page you are posting your moves on.
I’ve read some posts and think I need to explain that “fortress” is not the female version of a fort! In the Army, a fort is a single military installation manned by troops. A fortress is a series of military installations to protect an area or a site. For example, there could be five separate forts around a city to protect it. seesixcm6
So a fort can consist of one person with one weapon? A fort would normally have several persons facing in different directions, so I don’t think your example holds. However, I give you credit for a good try.
Actually I think the name was applied to the airplane because most people just don’t make the distinction unless they are talking about something that traditionally is called a fort, i.e. an army fort. Besides, fortress just has a better ring to it. In the end, it’s all PR.
mijj, you know what tabs are, you know more about computers than I do
Unless all you talent is left brain,
If your sincere I will offer my best layman explanation
Mijj …Latest version of IE has “tabbed browsing” – instead of opening a new instance of IE, it opens a parallel sub-window with an associated ‘tab’ like the manila folders we used before Al Gore invented the internet
do you realize how many of the videos you link have like zero comments and zero views? do you know what that says about you? your a hermit aren’t you, you’ve discovered some abandoned cave once occupied by pagans to worship their gods and now you reside there permanently.
well.. im putting those ones up because there’s no copies up there already .. and if there’re no copies up there already, then it must mean they’re not partic popular .. so mine wont be either …
.. i’m just putting those up there for the rare traveller who might appreciate them .. not an attempt at beign popular.
Firefox & IE both have multi-tabs now
When FF came out that was the deal keeping several windows “open” in your browser. So you can click a tab to switch between windows.
In FF click under File choose New Tab or right click the tab a drop down menu appears click New Tab. Similar in IE. But you already know this, I’m sure.
M got me onto the solution by mentioning cookies are tracked to identify the logged in user.
so .. i use Firefox and Explorer at the same time .. they use differenet ways of tracking cookies .. so you cna have two users on at the same time that way.
Hi mattgoffriller, if your gravatar doesn’t show up in 15 minutes (which it hasn’t), check your email address on your gravatar account. It has to be the same as the email address that you used here at HFW.
You can have multiple email accounts on gravatar to associate with different blogs.
I see a really big contradiction here.
On the one hand your Lessons are on etymology, but on the other the change the word forte is undergoing should be denied, shouldn’t you bee [rooting] for this?
protecting my fort
enough, right 
Fine work!
What, you cook?
Nooo wayyy =))
I have yet to discover my fort, but that only leads me to believe that it is something great, something I haven’t tried before. Maybe… driving a space shuttle? Or flying? We shall see
I hope this doesn’t get me banned, and I mean this sincerely, I am a ManWhore. I cook, I clean, I take care of chores and menial tasks, look after animals, and keep things in general order for my roommates up here in Canada. I openly use that term, though I know it isn’t real, and openly admit to being it. I love my roommates like extended family, so it’s all good for me
Oh i forgot! about your cooking! My Ukrainian fried treats me to vereniki now and again. His mom seems to be the local famous supplier. Do you like vereniki? if so what are your favorite ingredients?
You may reply to this comment on the reply link below. Or since you have all my personal data, you could make an apointment and stop by
or drop it in the mail. The reply link is probably most simple, though not as much wrought with intrigue.
Well your tummy looks very nicely fit and it was nice to be able to listen to this and admire your lithe, willowy, gastrointestinal casing and discover yet again the confusions created by english and french interrelations.
oh yea. Forte was the word. I didn’t know it’s background. thanks. I had no idea but definitley had the musical Forte mixed up like everyone else.
My forte is I am just too damn funny.
I heard a word that i hadn’t in many years. Can you give me the origin of the word “crud”?
My forte is home brewing and making waffles.
Well, Marina, if your forte is that you’re a good cook, when we all know you’re a good teacher – and a good looking one as well – then – all I can say is, “take me to heaven, I wanna eat your food right now”.
Nick
I would be interested in the origin of the word “whore”. Sorry for the explicit wording.
xor
Wow. A lot has been posted since I requested. As requested, Marina, I’d like to know the etymology of the phrase “no holds barred.” I know it means something to the effect of “at maximum performance,” or something of the like, but using an old English word “hold” as a noun is a little nostalgic, don’t you think? Where, exactly did this “no holds barred” phrase originate? I’ve been wondering this for years, literally.
“No holds barred” is an easy one. It is from wrestling, where some holds are illegal. In the ancient Olympic sport of pankration, I belive that only eye-gouging was disallowed.
★★★★★
Mob
Marina has a video of the word ‘mob’ [HERE]
I cheated and peaked on YT
i thought “@” was called the “around” sign
not the “at” sign
“at” is as good a word as any for the symbol. It was originally used for commercial transactions as in “Sold 30 haxes @ 10 for 300 total”. Most early typewriters were used in commerce, and they had a special key for it because it was used so much. The usage died, but the key remained as a relic on keyboards until the internet revived it.
what about AA AAA C and D batteries?
why no B batteries
Actually, they did exist back in the 50’s when the portable tube radios had two batteries; The A battery was used for the filament and the B battery provided high voltage to the plate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_battery
Marina,
Here’s a strange request. Can we invent some new words here?
I don’t think there’s a word yet for this little game all grown-ups play with little children. One may start ‘bibbling’ his own lips with the index finger while making a noise. The other will usually reply in kind to everyone’s amusement. Is there a word for this? If not, let’s make it: “bibble.”
A grown man can also make this sound without using an index finger.
When a man makes sounds wihile playing between a big woman’s breasts, they usually call this, “playing motorboat.” But we need a word for this. Let’s make it: “booble.”
Women almost never make this sound. But it is heard on old cartoons when a character’s brain has just had an overload.
What other things do we do without having a word for them?
how about a word for when you leave your front door, then walk a few steps then think “damn! i forgot to lock the door” then you turn round and walk back, then you think “oh! .. yeh .. i did lock the door” .. then you turn round again and go on your way? (presumably baffling onlookers)
I have uploaded the video to YouTube 3 times now.. and it won’t process… I have no idea what is happening. As soon as it processes I will make it live… so any minute now.
I don’t want processed food anyway. Can’t you serve it up organic?
did you try kicking it?
prophylactic, it must have hit one of these and bounced back into you face.
see it worked out just fine
it seems like everyone has that problem right now.
Hey Marina. I just uploaded it took about an hour to process.. While it was processing i uploaded it again about 20 mins in left it for about 20 mins and it was done.. I think it is being slow… X
YouTube must have heard about the homemade chicken soup and it’s holding out for it’s share.
We NEED our fix, Marina, dear…
I have been noticing issues this afternoon getting to and from different sites including MSN, YouTube, Yahoo, and others. These are likely unrelated to your download issue, but who knows…
Would you care to take a sensuous stab at the word “Lascivious?”
Many thanks and best wishes.
Bob
I have a word and I’d like to see the full history (entimology?) of it. The problem is that it’s a bit of a dialect word.
In the NE of England we have a word for a woman which is “Bint” (a slightely derogatory word). The strange thing is that I have found the same word in an Ancient culture, meanning a “bad woman” that was located thousands of miles away. Can you tell me the progression?
Love n hugs
Fau.
Would like ou to do the word NAMASTE please
Hey mijj, do you sound like John Lennon (68th B-day today) when you talk?
noticed you lived in Liverpool
i live near there now, but originally was from north yorkshire.
so i have a yorkshire accent, not the scouse one.
Yorkshire, where they make the pudding
puddings and .. erm .. ummmmm … what else do people do in yorkshire?
oh yeh .. dracula first set foot in yorkshire (in the bram stoker’s story) .. erm … either captain cook or nelson was from yorkshire – yeh .. captain cook .. just checked.
.. i think that’s about it for yorkshire.
Eee oop! What duz “Bar Tat” mean, as in “on Ilkley Moor Bar Tat”?
Yorkshire terriers
Yorkshire Ham
Why didn’t you suggest “Yorkshire Day” to Marina for her calendar?
+ bar tat = bar t’at = bar the hat = without the hat
don’t you make terriers, too?
well …
yeh …
… those little snappy toy things … it’s embarrassing.
i think that little white furry animal thing of M’s might be a yorkshire terrier.
no, it’s a maltese. but you got to look closely, yeah, take a magnifier or binoculars to make it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UWWBCf-mAc
And there was I thinking that “Bar Tat” referred to the furnishings in the pub.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvzg5qgNNDM
Well, I can honestly say that English is NOT my forte….. I’ve always been more of a math person.
hey .. where did everyone go? .. are you all hiding?
HEY!!
.. {… checks inside HFW trashcan …} .. nope .. not in here.
Boo!
Eek!
Now, mijj is hiding…..
perhaps making 3 (three)
or working on the Basic program
I left a lot of junk code in there while fiddling with it, but remain fascinated with the complex, orderly output from the randomly generated input. It started as a triangle, and then I added 3 more points to make the snowflake gasket.
Boo!
BOO!!!
what .. the …f… kk … ffff… !!! .. *%^^£££ …
tourettes syndrome symptoms
Working on the tractor. Here I is now.
wasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
“They mostly come out at night”
“mostly” Newt – Aliens
mijj, Marina is out working today, doing the interview on Maxim Radio. Maybe we’ll have a new video later tonight or tomorrow.
oh yeh .. good thinking
How about a definition of “whipsock”…
Thanks,
karl and the girls
dang .. what’re the rules M uses for decidin to make a new vid public?
… drops below 24 in popularity is it?
Yassar when it gets to 24 or above she will upload a new vid. Here is the page if you want to keep up when she hits number 24. It will be the top riight corner.
http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=t&cr=US&p=2
Another origin.
“cotton”
Is ‘rational -> rationale’ another example of adding ‘e’ from borrowed French words? By the way, in the sport of fencing, forte means the bottom of the blade (the stronger part of it) and foible means the top of the blade (the weaker part of it).
I will make you proud.
My forte would be sports knowledge, trivia, mainly football. Been that way since I was a kid. I’m also a die hard New York Giant fan. Been one my whole life.
I’m also good in math, but I hate it. Its kinda hard to explain, to be good at something you hate. I guess all that number crunching just gives me a headache.
Anyways, could you look up the origin of the phrase “Fifteen Minutes of Fame”? I’ve always wondered exactly where it came from. I’ve heard that phrase quite a bit and always wondered where it started.
Great site btw. If only some of the female teachers I had would’ve adopted the same concept, maybe I would’ve paid a little more attention in school.
Have a Good Day.
Marina.. Perhaps you could investigate the word pursue and purse.. do they have anything to do with each other?
presumably, one would pursue a purse snatcher.
after pursing ones lips when you discover it’s missing.
So, simply put, one would:
1. Percieve one’s purse has been purloined.
2. Purse lips in perplexity of perception.
3. Pursue perpetrator suspected of purloining said purse.
Hey! … Fianchetto1 subbed too!!!
that’s great mr. fianchetto ..
i’ll take any pity subs that are going too .. i ain’t proud!
Still curious to see what’s next…
will it be 3? 4? 2.5? e?
i’m gettin my music prog out and havin a doodle round for 3.
It’s going to be new ground .. it’s going to be ..
aha!!! {.. keeps schtum ..}
i had another idea for a simple YouTube thing …
.. a limerick thing where .. you display a line and ask for the next line in the comments …
the next day you add one of the lines form the comments and ask for the next ..
waddya think?
could be fun, you’d have to start over every 5 days… I think it would be fun at first, but get old quickly, but then, you never know. I would think that most people would simply finish the thing rather than stop with one line, though.
oh .. but .. the person who puts up the limerick vid picks the next line …
i.e …
day 1 vid :
—————————————————-
There once was a thing from somewhere
(suggest the next line in the comments)
—————————————————-
then one of the lines from the comments is picked
day 2 vid
————————————————–
There once was a thing from somewhere
Which fell down, i think .. over there
(suggest the next line in the comments)
————————————————–
… etc.
Go for it!
not goin for it yet cos i’m still strugglin to get to grips with Flash .. but .. the idea’s floatin.
once i’ve got a rhythm then i’ll give it a shot. … just wanted to test the idea.
OK, mijj I foung the program that generates a sierpinski gasket … I wrote it a long time ago in QBASIC. I can’t run it under windows Vista, and can’t send it as file attachment to your youtube channel.
do you have it as a runnable prog that generates a graphic?
is that the fractal triangle thing, btw?
Actually is a hexagram, but can be easily converted to a triangle by commenting out 3 branches.
No, is not an executable, you need a BASIC interpreter to run it.
is a pretty nifty concept pick a random start point, then a random target on the circumference of a circle. go to a point a fraction of the distance in the direction of the target and mark it. randomly pick another target, go same fraction distance toward it, mark it. lather, rinse repeat.
10 CLS : SCREEN 12, 1
20 PSET (320, 0), 1: PSET (0, 480), 1: PSET (640, 480), 1
30 x = INT(RND * 640) + 1
40 y = INT(RND * 480) + 1
41 i = 0: CONST pi = 3.141592654#: r = 200: fract = .4
45 PRINT x, y: a = x: b = y
50 ax = 320: ay = 40: CIRCLE (ax, ay), 3, 3
60 bx = 493.2: by = 140: CIRCLE (bx, by), 3, 3
70 cx = 493.2: cy = 340: CIRCLE (cx, cy), 3, 3
75 dx = 146.8: dy = 340: CIRCLE (dx, dy), 3, 3
76 ex = 320: ey = 440: CIRCLE (ex, ey), 3, 3
77 fx = 146.8: fy = 140: CIRCLE (fx, fy), 3, 3
79 PSET (a, b), 3: CIRCLE (a, b), 3, 3
80 v = INT(RND * 6) + 1
85 ‘FOR pause = 0 TO 10000: NEXT pause
90 IF v = 1 THEN GOSUB 1000
100 IF v = 2 THEN GOSUB 3000
110 IF v = 3 THEN GOSUB 4000
111 IF v = 4 THEN GOSUB 2000
112 IF v = 5 THEN GOSUB 5000
113 IF v = 6 THEN GOSUB 6000
115 i = i + 1
120 x = nx: y = ny: IF i < 50000 THEN GOTO 80 ELSE GOTO 10
130 END
1000 nx = ax + ((fract) * ((x – ax)))
1010 ny = ay + ((fract) * ((y – ay)))
1020 ‘LINE -(nx, ny), 1
1021 PSET (nx, ny), 1
1030 RETURN
2000 nx = bx + ((fract) * ((x – bx)))
2010 ny = by + ((fract) * ((y – by)))
2020 PSET (nx, ny), 2
2030 RETURN
3000 nx = cx + ((fract) * ((x – cx)))
3010 ny = cy + ((fract) * ((y – cy)))
3020 ‘LINE -(nx, ny), 4
3021 PSET (nx, ny), 4
3030 RETURN
4000 nx = dx + ((fract) * ((x – dx)))
4010 ny = dy + ((fract) * ((y – dy)))
4020 ‘LINE -(nx, ny), 5
4021 PSET (nx, ny), 5
4030 RETURN
5000 nx = ex + ((fract) * ((x – ex)))
5010 ny = ey + ((fract) * ((y – ey)))
5020 PSET (nx, ny), 6
5030 RETURN
6000 nx = fx + ((fract) * ((x – fx)))
6010 ny = fy + ((fract) * ((y – fy)))
6020 PSET (nx, ny), 7
6030 RETURN
Actually, I think all is needed to make a triangle is to change RND*6 to RND*3…
bloody ‘ell .. it’s been years since ive seen basic ..
ah .. those line numbers!
Fianchetto and mijj, did you know QB / QBasic has not required Line Numbers since about 1983 or so?
Fianchetto, I removed most of the line numbers and modified the loop to include a keyboard breakout as my PC is way too fast to exit the brute force way.
IF i < 50000 THEN
a$ = INKEY$
IF a$ = “x” THEN GOTO endpgm
GOTO 80
ELSE
GOTO 10
END IF
endpgm:
END
Yes, but I learned it that way, and they make good flags for me. It was a leap to go to C and C++.
The Limerick thing sounds like ribald fun.
Now there’s an interesting Word (Request)!
How did it go from meaning a lowly servant, via irregular troops and low, base, worthless fellows, to become (one who uses) offensive, abusive, scurrilous or impious language?
Hotforwords should investigate.
Hey anyone from So. Cal The Temecula Rod Run is this weekend.
The Temecula Rod Run features great old classic cars, music, vendors, food, awards, and shopping along the quaint streets of Temecula’s Old Town. The event kicks off on Friday Evening with a car cruise down Old Town Front Street starting at 5:00 pm. Saturday, October 11 is the Car Show in Old Town from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Car Show events on both days are free!
A good cook? That’s not your only forte Marina. Not to mention your assets.
you get your eyes off Marina’s ass and onto my YouTube vid linked to below!
I would like to request the word ‘kerfuffle’ please. (3)
hey! .. .you get back there and watch that video!!
I did watch the video. I posted a word request here as a comment as we are, quite clearly, instructed to do so.
… erm …
… i meant my video noted in the comment before this one.
… i have to bully people into watching it. Looks like you escaped.
ok … here it is, the exciting follow up to the new mysterious YouTube series…
to recap: [first installment]
the new one:
[second installment]
i like it.
whew! .. i thought everyone was hiding.
i think i may have created a huge burden for myself.
for a fleeting moment i played with the idea of, instead of the dots, using Marina’s boobs from the photoshop thing you were complaining about.
hey! … someone actually subscribed to my frostyEnumerator channel!! …
dongle1975 is a hero!
Well, don’t forget to look at your channel comment either.
HEHEHEHEHEH! nice yin/yang treatment of it. Curious to see where you go from here… as the fibonacci series was mentioned, I might also mention fractions and irrational numbers as well as perfect squares.
i’m curious too!
erm .. well .. i absolutely refuse to go through all the real numbers between integers.
simply going 1 2 3 … is going to be tuff enuff..
3 is next .. i have 3 whole seconds to play with!!
Trying to find my Sierpinski sieve…
spierpinski .. that rings a bell … fractal sieve or something?
I see you already have rave review(s)
great! pause it at one second and you can get so much more out of it
Twice the impact as last time
i guess that’s the best improvement i’m going to get.
Not so amigo, next time it will be three times the impact
I just subbed to your new channel.
I thought it was going to two beats
ta for subbing! .. much appreciated. .. i have no shame.
plus .. well .. it’s 2 beats connected by a tone.
.. i just finished the sound for 3. .. the visual’s gonna be hard .. i can barely remember how to use Flash. … so it’s going to be messy and amateurish.
Hey pal we love it.
Me four and commented on your profile page.
Now, we’re going to put your feet to the fire.
We want results. No lollygagging.
When is the next video out? I want it noaaawww.
Mijj, you’re a nut
But a nut with growing popularity! 
i’m skeered, dez.
any day now i’m going to say to someone “how dare you speak to me like that! Don’t you know who i am?” .. and then i’ll be pelted with stones and rubbish.
No worries, Mijj… it’s an easy fix… go deaf, or avoid caches of rocks and garbage.
help please, someone who knows YouTube .. especially you, Marina, if you’re looking …
… how do i upload a vid so it’s a response to my previous vid?
s’ok .. i got it!
{… blinks back tears …} ..
i panicked!
mijj, might i suggest you find a different theme video for your icon it might make for a better approach to being more acceptable in most forums. Ive seen that movie its nothing but a prelude to nonsense.
i’m not sure i understand what you mean.
do you mean the icon for frostyEnumerator? .. cos i have to wait another 24 hrs before i can change that.
… or do you mean the image placeholder for the video .. in which case … it rightly is a prelude to nonsense.
just ignore him, like everybody else does.
I left a word off the end, “exists”. So thats , no one named stokes every needed satins evidence, every x is satins cross. Ass for alex if he can,t understand my ways of thinking and communicating, thats just his loss.
моя сильная сторона. Международный похититель диаманта!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!
: 
My forte is is my intelligence – analysing everything and making usually unasked-for suggestions on how to make it better.
Marina, why are “overlook” and “oversee” opposites, when “look” and “see” both mean almost the same thing?
Marina – Please do the word…disengenuious .
As in,”My friend told me that he goes to the Hot For Words website strictly for it’s educational value but I think he was being disengenuious.”
The correct answer is, “I could NOT care less”, for if you say “I COULD care less” it suggests that you do in fact care.
My Forte would be to make people laugh and help people feel better.
Hi Marina!
I have a word request. I am wondering about the word “mow” as in “mow the lawn” I can’t think of any other uses for this word except in an action movie where someone “mows ‘em down” with a machine gun, but that seems to be basically the same usage only in a metaphorical sense. what can you tell me about the word “mow”?
Mow,would be a great word to investigate.
Good luck on your radio show Marina! Can’t wait to hear it!!!
Quote of the day: (see lower right page)
“Love is friendship set on fire.” – Jeremy Taylor
Now, that’s Hot.
hey Marina hey all ! great lesson.
…it is not really important but i think it’d be a nice addition.
But now as for getting into my field, i’m able to … mind a bit your Ps and Qs
1) the french pronounciation for ‘fort’ is [for] instead of [fort]. it’s also an adjective as you said. So the feminine form is forte, pronounced as[fort]. (remember that in french, adjectives have to agree with the nouns)
2) “fort”, “local” and “moral” are a bit more special ; they’re all BOTH the masculine form of an adjective AND a noun. (So it’s not absolutely true that English turned them into nouns .. cause they already were!)
Moreover, “moral” is still more special than the other 3, i.e. “morale” also exists as a noun, and its meaning is completely different from the noun “moral” … For your homework, find the difference
Note : incidentally, i’d be so glad if someone could tell me what the difference is between an addictive form and an adjective form. thanks!
Bonjour Marina(e),
To be nounized or not to be nounized… that is the question.
One of my fortes is also cooking… especially impromptu, ad hoc, shoot from the hip kinda-things… like let’s make something tasty from what we have on hand.
Another forte is making art from other people’s “throw-aways”…
http://www.bikengruvin.com/slide.htm
You cook too… Wow, gorgeous, intelligent, and cooks
I guess my fortes would be mathematics and driving/riding.
Good Morning!
Marina since you love dogs I think you will love this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F8Y-Eoj-DI
I saw them in person on the Branson Belle Showboat!
I’ve come across a very interesting word “Apartheid”
I would like to know it’s origen, meaning and correct pronounciation
I second that request
it’s an afrikan word, and afrikan originated from the dutch language. it means the seperation of the white and the negro people in south afrika.
i know how to pronounce it, but uuh… hey, mallepietje, that’s kind of a dutch name…. are you dutch?> if so you should know
My grandfather is dutch, he always calls me malle pietje
so that’s where my nickname comes from
Su forte es mi forte.
How about a lesson on the word…
“Movie.”
“Movie” is obviously short for “moving picture”. Similarly, when sound was first added to movies, they called those movies “talkies” for “talking pictures”.
I already knew that. It’s better when Marina explains it though.
Hi Marina. With the elections coming in the US i hear the word pundit alot. What exactly does it mean and what is its origin?
My boss(woman) was asking me(man) if I knew where the word “porn” comes from… and I dont really know so I turn to you Marina, where does the word “porn” come from ?
hey sexy teacher. very good work, thnk u ^^ what abou the word “all” ??
My forte is always fiding time for the internet.. and marina
Housekeeping – your subscription graphic is back with the old 217 videos.
Just curious as to why your videos come in SO slowly, as in a few seconds at a time. I know I am in Panama, but I watch MSN videos and other YT ones all the time and rarely have any delays. Only yours. It means I get to look at you all the more, in freeze-frame, so it’s not a complaint, just curious.
Also, maybe some time you could do a video all dressed up, like an evening gown? Love to see that “other side” of you.
And you’re a good cook on top of everything else? Is there anything you don’t do well?
I have my videos set to high quality mode on this website… and you are probably used to watching in low quality mode. If that is the case, just click in the video window a second time and watch it in low quality on YouTube.
Wow, you are up early. I answered at the same time, but didn’t see your response until I posted my comment.
Hello checmark, The most likely reason for your experience is the buffering of the video because the video above is set for High Quality. When you view YT videos and other videos, they are defaulted to Standard Quality. For example, the above HQ video is 11.2 MB in size. In StdQ, that video is 5.7 MB in size.
When viewing the video above, try this; when the video plays, click on the video or the YT logo. That will take you to YT where the video will play in Std Q by default. Notice that there is a link just below the video on YT that says “Watch In High Quality”. When you click that, you may notice the buffering of the video, but you will experience a very noticeable difference in visual and audio quality.
You can view the video above without the freeze frames by pausing the video and letting the video download as indicated by the red line, then play it when the download is complete.
Historical Note:
Many months ago, You Tube had problems with some of their video caching servers which affected many StdQ videos, including Marina’s. The HQ version of the video played fine. Marina added embedded codes to the above video to change from StdQ to HQ mode, and she also added the ability to view the above video in full screen.
Thanks for the excellent help. It’s a little cloudy here today, so the ray of sunshine that comes from Marina responding is also welcome.
Not to be a PITA, but I watch HQ videos all the time from other sites, like MSN Video, with zero probs and no delays. I have a T1 connection and a speedy little Dell computer, so I don’t think it’s on my end. Maybe our darling teach could put up some kind of survey to see if others have the same probs? Maybe YT is just jealous of Marina’s overwhelming popularity and trying to slow her down?
checmark, you are probably right about YT being jealous.
I think you are in S. or Central America? It’s possible that the YT caching servers that server you are of lower quality or capability.
When viewing the above video, look at your status bar of your browser. When viewing the above video, I see IP address of 74.125.164.150. You may see something like “caching-xxx-xxx” or you may also see an IP address that is different from mine.
Can u give me a hint as to where I see this status bar? I am using IE and can either view the vid here or at YT. In either case the only thing I see is the addy for the vid and no IP. My ISP IP shows as out of Miami, even though I am physically in Panama, if that means anything. Thanks.
By the way checmark, if you have time to determine if indeed it is the YT caching servers that is the issue, send them a message telling them of the issue. They will look into it or they may already know of the issues and will eventually remedy the situation.
checmark, unfortunately, MSIE doesn’t show the source address of the video. I use FireFox and SeaMonkey which shows the address in the lower left of the browser when the video is playing.
I second the request for Marina to dress for the Red Carpet in some of her videos.
Hey, that red dress reminds me of Ketchup Girl. <– check out the vid
fort (forte)…my strong point is math subjects. I took piano as a youngters and remember forte as a strong (louder) note. I really enjoy yout lessons.
mmm..did you teach spelling too…
Marina,
Here’s a word request “Goody two shoes”. My son was telling a story and he said you are a “goody tissues” to my daughter and we told him the saying was goody two shoes, but had no idea where it came from. Can you please investigate?
Thanks for all your lessons.
I guess my forte is putting up with teenagers (as long as they are somebody else’s). Teens and terrible-twos!
Hi Miranda, i watched your words list (and what an awesome list
!! ) but i haven’t found the word that i ask to you now : (very important for me 
)
why, in english, you say ” Lop ” for a rabbit with ears down ? (i ask that because, in french, we call it a “Bélier” as a daddy sheep, because their face as an horseshoe)
thanks in advance, have a great october month and congratulations for your idea to search what’s mean each words ^^
nicolapin
so thanks again, MARINA
Marina, I loved reading your YT comments for this video. It’s interesting to see how people react when they see your comments. It’s a fascinating study in human relations.
*Shakes head in disgust*
I have been spoiled by my time on this site here… the folks posting here are so very nice and well mannered. I almost want to cancel my YT account… I just looked through over 840 comments on YT for this video… I’d estimate half of them were constructive… praise, critique, or inquiry. To these folks I give a grateful salute. Another 25% were rude, argumentative, jealous, or spam. The last group… sadly, these were little men with little minds… vulgar, ugly, and debasing. I must give you credit for a strong will, Marina. Bless your kind heart for overlooking the stupidity and engaging your audience with consideration and honor. I see that you lead (teach your class) by example. Ugh! I need a shower. 
Hi dezdkado, You are right. It amazes me how a certain format can bring out the worst in people. Marina has lots of courage and I appreciate the way she handles this site and how she can disarm some rude people.
If you haven’t seen the interview of Marina by Russia Today, take a look at it. Marina briefly mentions the subject of ignoring the negative comments. Despite some errors in the reporting which Marina corrects below the video. I love this interview of Marina. Her character shines like a bright light in a dim world.
Russia Today Interview
Thanks Karl. I will watch it now.
What is it with where I live? Yesterday someone found 26 WWII anti tank phosphor grenades in their back garden and the bomb sqaud was called in.. Honestly I live in a small town and its already been on tv 3 times in the last month..
i don’t know.
….could it have all started since you have been a student with HFWs
-Is pretty cool tho James, have you a metal detector? Approx 20 years ago not a few miles from here, police found much IRA (you know, those idiots who were funded by some US people blowing up our mainland for years killing hundreds of children and adults in the name of something stupid called pride!) well, loads of ammo, guns plus much more nasty things and only with in a few feet of were me and some mates would camp out when fishing
Keep your head down!
Strong point…either a good eater or persistence in the face of adversity.
Hey teach; Okay, will do…….I will add this to the ever growing list of ‘actually, don’t you know’ words/ phrases learned from you
– that word, ‘actually’ is really annoying. See/ hear many times but just feels, lame, cheap, too easy….in the same group as the ‘and’ word!
Am becoming quite the words worth since joining HFWs. Only the other day at the Gym, I over heard a girl calling her self a Bimbo. She did look quite impressed after I told her the etymology of the word, somewhat suprised, but her boyfriend wasn’t so keen on the lesson! Intelligence, besides being sexy can be a danger at times. However, at least I held the Fort(e).
Um, was going to say as you M, cooking but more trial and error in this area, never really get the same meal quite the same as before. But do try, almost insist
for others to join! Thai is on the menu this weekend( yeeeeeeess 
, will be cooking up some Goon (prawns) – just remember not as spicey as before due to the guests who don’t seem to like the heat so much! Loveing the prawns, loveing the spice 
So I guess, currently so, my Forte is showing the Godchildren new footy skills as with teaching them new words. Joe Joe being the eldest is the best at this. He runs with the ball commentating as he ducks and dives passed the opposition in live matches! The constant chat he lets out during the game can be quite off putting for the opposition but very entertaining for the others
Have a great time with the maxim radio show
You asked for cooking tips before, Matt.
Have you tried this recipe?
Saawaadi Bob
– awesome! I will give it a go Mr B; never scared to try something new in the kitchen, usually too hungry to care about the results 
– Thanks for the other link too, I guess my Thai is Hassip-Hassip so need much practice. Love the language, how it sounds and flows. Someone said to imagine a bit of Indian, a bit of Chinese with a sprinkling of French on top!— never got my head round that one. Instead a large G ‘N T before helps with the preenooonceeations, greatly! Thanks for the heads up on the recipe. Chock di na, Matt 
I knew my lessons would help people meet chicks!
Hi,
In these fluctuating times I was wondering where the terms bull and bear market come from. Do other languages say the same thing?
HEeelllooo My dear teacher.. i have a Hot word request. I’d like to request the word, GHOST.. oorr Banshee, where do those words come from?
GHOST parody hee hee hee
man, ya’ll are nuts! I don’t know what the hell most of you are talking about half the time. that’s why I love this site and everyone on it. what a blast!
Thank you for doing what you do. I often wonder about phrase and word origins and your channel’s like, the new crack. I’ve never done it, but you get the analogy. I was wondering…
Where did the phrase “no-holds-bard” come from? I hope I got the spelling correct. I don’t understand how it’s potential origin could possibly be synonymous to it’s definition.
I think it is spelled “no holds barred”. It’s a very good choice for Marina to investigate. If she doesn’t get to it, ask again. I know it, as others likely do… but it would be so much nicer if the teacher answered your query, right?
Yes, I’m certain that Marina would be a better choice. For YOUtube world, at least.
Also I’ve never seen it spelled, only heard it spoken. So I spelled it as it was spoken to me. Yes, it “felt” like there were hyphens. lol
no worries… it is correct with or without the hyphens. I just wanted to show that the last word in the phrase is “barred” instead of “bard” since you explained that you were not sure of the spelling. The first word refers to a restriction, the other word to a type of minstrel. You will find us all very forgiving of spelling here… as some of us are not native English speakers, others are just not good at spelling, and another group (like me) can’t type correctly half of the time.
Miss Orlova,
If you “couldn’t care less”, then you do not care much at all.
And if you “could care less”, you care more then you are admitting.
Your Student,
TOF
Thanks thoughtonfire! I actually said that as I have heard it said one too many times incorrectly and I’m going to do a video on it to set the record straight. I heard it on a national program the other day!
Another misapplied saying, that I should have thought of for the Pet Peeve page, is “Not too bad” when you ask someone how they are.
Often I will reply, “I’m sorry to hear that; what is wrong?” to which they say, “Nothing”, with a puzzled look.
I then explain that “Not too bad” means Bad, but not unbearably so, and ask why they can’t be positive instead of negative.
Apart from a few incurables who roll their eyes and tut at me, I usually get a different response the next time I ask the question.
You are most welcome Miss Orlova!
True that Bob. Often people will say they are “Ok”, and that usually verbally connotates through inflection that things are not ok. Language and slang are so mixed.
Thanks to you Marina, I am learning so much watching your lovely videos.
TOF
Nice , btw , i was wondering where does the word disco come from ?
how long has that auio preview button been there on yt :S it scared the shit out of me
audio
I just noticed it 2 days ago… it appeared mysteriously when I wasn’t looking.
Maybe it will help people spell better on YouTube! (probably not
)
which reminds me. i know, i’ve been bitching about this before.
but. before those whitesmoke dudes put out their unnecessary software, they could’ve hired a photoshop dude. a good one. at least an average one.
yeah, i know. i said that months ago. still bothers the hell out of me when looking at the front page. this is just ridiculous.
what button?
haha yeah the whitesmoke add
, especially the hands and that weird glow irritate me 
ah, never mind.
yeah. did you notice that they _tried_ to make it look as if she was wearing some weird dress, whereas in the original pic she’s wearing a bikini?
not to mention what they did to her boobs. and her jaw looks weird, too. god, this is so awful.
haha yea, they sure have some bad liquefying and clone stamp skills
But those hands hahhaa, first of all the color is way off and the way they are turned is physicly impossible 
while i’m at it. lol.
look at this. (first pic = red skirt, second pic = blue skirt, it’s an animated gif.)
alright. in the first pic: what’s with her right knee? and those … stockings or whatever. did they, like, cut off her leg under her knee and paste the stocking thing in there? what’s with the stocking on the left leg? it kinda goes up on behind her leg? her head and her hand holding her glasses. this is really a bad cut-out job. you can see that the background was white once, or at least some bright color. also, her sleeve. it just stops right where her arm ends. her panties seem to sort of melt into her leg. like they’re airbrushed onto it or something,
second pic: it’s flipped, okay, no big deal. the book cover looks weird because of that, but, oh well. what happened to her left arm? another bad cut-out job and probably some blur. what’s with the hair? someone or something bitten it off? shouldn’t it be longer, like in this picture? hm. too lazy to do a hard hair cut-out, so just cut it off? lol.
alright, i’ll stop now.
I noticed all those things in the animated gif ,and the cut of legs really bothered me:p cause that’s what I wanted to use in my Ipod HFW theme haha, I used it anyways .
Don’t be to harsh tough, maybe she did it herself
oh. hm. lol. :/
but! there’s this wallpaper thingie you can download where … uh … n/m.
Hey. I like your videos. Love them.
I have a question about this one. Is there a link between the French fort and in Italian forte?
Thanks,
Princess Ty
Dear Miss Marina Orlova,
My forte is in great need of a good cook. It is a strong fort, it will protect you from enemies and shelter you from stormy weather. And I suppose it could be upgraded into a keep and absolutely with you there it would HAVE to be made into the grandest Castle EVER!
Yours Truly Truly Truly,
ThoughtOnFire
BTW
I request Natural.
Please
You’re My Favourite Teacher.
Where did the word Pleasure come from?
Teacher!!!
I have a dificult question for you… Since I’ve been hijacked by an spyware virus I was wondering what’s the origin of that extrange word, HIJACK… It may be something easy to understand to USA people, I don’t know…but I’m from Argentina (I speak spanish but I love english) and don’t have any clue about where do they took that word from. I know it also means something like kidnap, so the meaning is clear but it sounds like someone greeting a guy ( HI, JACK!!! jajjaja..)
well, if you know the answer, let me know… I’ll be around… I LOVE YOUR LESSONS!!! I’ve been watching you for 2 months already, I was lucky to find you channel some night I was just looking up some stuff =) well, thank you so much Marina!!! been realy helpful! kisses…
see ya soon!
lucas
Highway Jack = Hi Jack = to rob in transit
Sky Jack = Commandeer an airplane in flight
Captain Jack = You will meet later here
This just to wet your whistle for now Amigo
.
heh heh! You made me laugh!
Don’t forget to tell ‘em about getting
a righteous Gravatar, where the menus
to download Marina’s pic’s are, etc.
HI JACK! I love it…good request…Yaargh!
You forgot to mention Hillbilly Jack.
Hey Marina you have been challenged to an arm wrestling match from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=852CDBYF_q4&feature=related“>Bandit The Russian Killer I bet you could beat him with one arm tied behind your back
Bandit The Russian Killer
That guy is so weird.
He reminds me of the Bat-Dad from South Park.
Like watching a Twisted Metal : Black FMV,
except no trucks and more better articulate
Paint it Black
I would like to see an explanation of the of the word, laconic. It would make a nice lesson on ancient greek history.
Excellent choice for word request…
and Alex exemplifies this virtue.
If Marina examines this word, I hope she also tells the tale of “IF”
allah
Marina, are you wearing a latex top? The E in Vex has three bars that create Moire patterns in the video, so that you have this vibrating square right between… uh, let’s just say it draws attention to you.
How doing one about the phrase “phallic symbol”? It’s interesting that one word seems latin and the other english?
Marina “Proper proncaiation”? Lucy, you got some ’splaining to do!
I don’t really listen to the lessons anymore Maarina, I turn the volume off and watch you bounce and jiggle…
Марина, the phrase should be “could not care less”. The idea is that if the meme is irrelevant, then it is not worthy of caring about it, and hence it is not possible for you to care less. If you could care less, then that would imply that you have some level of care about it. Often times, folks will mistakenly use the phrase without the negative.
Марина, you could cook me пельмени, чебуреки, or блины с красной икрой any day.
My fortes are being 6 foot 3 anda nice person, with lame jokes.
I’ll get an occasional good joke in
anthropology
archaeology: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbdRplGnsa4
nice!
Good Jazz set… upbeat… I’m so used to hearing the mellower “smooth” jazz sound that each set seems to blend into the next.
dunno what this has to do with archeology …
[Captain Beefheart - Lick My Decals Off Baby]
not sure, either.
maybe the person he was licking was an archaeologist.
however, the cold cold ground is usually a fixation of archaeologists.
I still haven’t found my forte, I’m getting worried, starting to believe that I don’t have one
I am not sure if this will be read but I have a word request of sorts. The english language is fairly vast and there is always something new to learn, however I would be interested in hearing a Russian word and its origins. It is my understanding that Russian has influences from Latin, French and possibly from other regional languages and I would be interested in seeing how they have affected the current russian dialect. Hope to hear a response to this.
I would say my forte is fixing things. When you live on a farm you can’t always pay someone to fix a plow or mower deck as you don’t have the time to wait on someone to come out the next day. Plus little things around the house or barns. So it falls back on me. Like most men and some women fixing things is kind of a good feeling knowing you repaired something and didn’t have to depend on someone else.
@ Marina just like your cooking or forte you appear to be elated that your a good cook which is awesome. Did you learn this on your own or did your mother teach you to cook? There is no better cooking than a mothers cooking.
My strong suit is that I can speak to many(not all)folks “in their own language”,different uses of english language of course,but still…..Most people and animals seem to like Me,even some animalistic people!
Even when I’m being bad I try to be good about it.
tryant
The f RENCH are all ways 7ucking something up.
Lower then the Dutch and right above ………..some thing I am sure.
Did I hear it’s getting close to Marinas Birthday?
Marina
How about your favorite recipe. Your go to meal when it has to be great.
First date or meeting his or her parents. Show some thing.
the answer to the IQ test to the right is D
She’s into making chicken soup, not bad.
I’ll roast a whole chicken in the crockpot,
skin it, bone it (ha ha); dice it and back
in the cooker Toss in the water*, flour,
salt, pepper…rice works good, too.
Simmer on low for 6 hours, shred and
add veggies; simmer 2 more hours…
Took a few tries to nail the proportions,
you need to get the flour to slurry right
with the grease; about 1/4 cup for every
2 tablespoons, per quart of water, give
or take. No cornstarch – yuck!
.
Did you do the “count the lines” IQ test?
I counted 16, but it wasn’t one of the choices!
Chacha
Your roux should be equal parts parts 1/2 flour 1/2 fat (butter of lard)
Then brown to your taste For chicken soups I prefer a blond roux for gumbos and stews a dark roux. A little trick I learned if you need a quick thickener
though in a chocolate chip cookie, It is the prefect dark roux substitute.
Capman, if you go to the YT homepage in one account it seems to only allow account at a time. They will both change to the same.
I think if you never go home in either account you can keep two different user names at the same time.
I’ll keep experimenting.
Same as here on Marina’s site. If you figure it out let me know.
Mijj may have something with using Firefox and IE7 and switch between browsers when you want a different name. But keeping up with emailed comments might be a hassle.
I understand now what mijj was talking about.
Hi HotForWords,
Horror, horrible, horrifying, horrific…
Terror, terrible, terrifying, terrific… terrific?
How come terrific is considered a positive adjective?
An excellent question and mystery for our trusty HotForWords to investigate.
That which terrifies you is good, right? That’s why people pay for roller coaster rides and to visit the House of Horrors.
I think going from terror to terrific is just like fantasy going from that which can only be imagined to something beyond good. It’s just turning the word around in the opposite direction, which seems to happen a lot. Take cleave; it means both to cling together and to break apart. Then there’s cleavage… well, it’s got both in there, too, depending on how you look at it. I don’t know; I’ll have to give that one a lot more study.
Is it really so difficult to explain about fantastic?
Isn’t it just a contraction of “fantastically good”, meaning good beyond the point that anyone could imagine?
Hi I was just wondering if you could find me where the word Hamburger originated! thanks
Well, this isn’t where the hamburger originated, but it is definetly a first…
yay I was proven right. If you go back to the the original video where this was talked about you will see that I said that the pronunciation “for te” was only proper when referring to music. I still won’t use the correct pronunciation because most people wont know what the heck I am talking about.
Marina the term is “couldn’t care less” My pet peeve is when people say “could care less” I always respond by saying “really? What do you care less about?”
Hi Marina, this is a word/phrase that has always made me curious as of its origin or explanation, i am SURE you can figure it out. The word is GODSPEED, hope u can solve the mystery!!!!!.
Hello Marina! Remember me? I’m a chessplayer!! Are you impressed?
I want to know about the word Check. I already know that Checkmate comes from the Persian Shah meaning King and mat, meaning kill or killed. Actually the German word for Checkmate, shach mat is even closer than English (but Italian is the funnest way to say it: scaccomatto 
BUT, Check…? When you attack your opponent’s King why is that saying “King” or CHECK has come to be the way things are done. Or could it be that check really means check as in, “Check yourself and what you should do, Mr. or Mrs. Opponent” “I’m attacking you”! And, by the way, did you know that in the World Chess Federation’s (Federation Internationale d’Echec or FIDE) rule book it is NOT mandatory to say, “Check”! Many people like to reprimand their opponent’s for not saying, “check”, but knowing when you’re attacked is your responsibility. The onus is not on the attacker to let the victim know when the direct attack on the King is present. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll get the chance to mate YOU, Marina!!! mmmmMMMMMWAH!
I’m not Marina, but would love to have a game…
1. e4
Ciao,
Fianchetto
This will go a lot more easily if you download co-comment…
Otherwise, we’ll have to keep finding this particular note under this video.
If Co-comment is not an option…
If you two chessboard warriors set up two separate comments on a page(one after the other), and only reply in your opponent’s commentary, you will always have an email notification of a move, as well as a direct link back to the page you are posting your moves on.
I’ve read some posts and think I need to explain that “fortress” is not the female version of a fort! In the Army, a fort is a single military installation manned by troops. A fortress is a series of military installations to protect an area or a site. For example, there could be five separate forts around a city to protect it. seesixcm6
So the Flying Fortress was misnamed? The Flying Fort it is!
The B-17, with seven different gun positions, each a little “fort”, I think they properly called it a “Flying Fortress.”
So a fort can consist of one person with one weapon? A fort would normally have several persons facing in different directions, so I don’t think your example holds. However, I give you credit for a good try.
Actually I think the name was applied to the airplane because most people just don’t make the distinction unless they are talking about something that traditionally is called a fort, i.e. an army fort. Besides, fortress just has a better ring to it. In the end, it’s all PR.
Homework: Love to cook as well, Dear Teacher, but I must claim my strongest point is that I am a very potent autodidact.
ok .. while we’re all getting over the shock of silly YouTube channels .. let’s relax with another fresh-to-YouTube bit’o'music …
[Robert Fripp & The League Of Gentlemen - God Save the King]
mijj, you know what tabs are, you know more about computers than I do
Unless all you talent is left brain,
If your sincere I will offer my best layman explanation
yeh .. but a tab in what program where?
Mijj …Latest version of IE has “tabbed browsing” – instead of opening a new instance of IE, it opens a parallel sub-window with an associated ‘tab’ like the manila folders we used before Al Gore invented the internet
do you realize how many of the videos you link have like zero comments and zero views? do you know what that says about you? your a hermit aren’t you, you’ve discovered some abandoned cave once occupied by pagans to worship their gods and now you reside there permanently.
well.. im putting those ones up because there’s no copies up there already .. and if there’re no copies up there already, then it must mean they’re not partic popular .. so mine wont be either …
.. i’m just putting those up there for the rare traveller who might appreciate them .. not an attempt at beign popular.
my comment about not bothering about popularity was for the music vids…
… i *am* interested to see what happens with the number vids.
Remember the cave in Russia name Koba, I’ll bet that’s were he is at.
Firefox & IE both have multi-tabs now
When FF came out that was the deal keeping several windows “open” in your browser. So you can click a tab to switch between windows.
In FF click under File choose New Tab or right click the tab a drop down menu appears click New Tab. Similar in IE. But you already know this, I’m sure.
oh .. i thought you might mean a tab within the YouTube place.
just use ctrl + t.
Yea, I had a feeling we were talking about two different things.
M got me onto the solution by mentioning cookies are tracked to identify the logged in user.
so .. i use Firefox and Explorer at the same time .. they use differenet ways of tracking cookies .. so you cna have two users on at the same time that way.
well, you seem like a popular hermit here on hfw.
yeh .. popular cos they all hate me! ..
a community of hermits
more popular UK Hermits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evpMKx5nrfY
my forte is certainly not getting the gravatar i selected to show here. any help?
It takes time, friend, and perhaps clear your cache… patience, grasshopper
What is the quickest way to clear the cache in FF?
Sorry, dez, I don’t know. I use IE.
Hi mattgoffriller, if your gravatar doesn’t show up in 15 minutes (which it hasn’t), check your email address on your gravatar account. It has to be the same as the email address that you used here at HFW.
You can have multiple email accounts on gravatar to associate with different blogs.
Origin of “pussycat”. Please and thanks!
ok .. here it is .. [the very first of an exciting new series of YouTube videos]
check your calender .. you’ll want to mark this day down.
umm. “beep”?
yup .. just the one.
actually, that “beep” was a 0.05 second, square wave at a fundamental freq of 440 Hz (A above middle C) pulse.
So you aint aLx no more?
nothing gets past you, huh?
how … minimalist. next one’s two beeps?
yip!
that’s the idea.
based on an idea i had for a thread in the Guardian Unlimited newspaper forum.
i think M is looking down on this and curling her lip as we speak.
are the two beeps gonna be the same beeps or will they sound differently?