Originally posted by *Blessed: I can't remember the last time I followed a musasal, they require too much commitment and I hate the fact that all the new, interesting shows are launched in Ramadan and you get recycled rubbish throughout the rest of the year.. :mad: I love freej , though. :cool: How in the world do you manage to understand that language, ayeeyo? Om Khamaas is one of a kind.

^^ Heh! A man living in a swamp is calling London rainy. Glad to see you got to flood city in one piece.

^^ My reply was to the person I quoted. But there was no harm in winding Serenity up a little.

^^ He did a mosalsal with Sucad Xusni called 'Howa wa Hiya'. Justice, thanks for the site. Much obliged.

last ramadan.

^^ Here: Menaa7i's song من مسلسل بيني وبينك

^^ A bored person will watch one episode. A dedicated lover of such shows would watch the entire serious. I have to admit that I'm neither. Give me Menaa7i and Mefari7 anytime.

Originally posted by Nephthys: Good lord, what next? Is that the best they can throw at us? Atleast he didn't call her "boo" , give the man a break. Words are words don't sweat the small stuff, white America! Us? I'm not sure but I reckon this is what the 'mali' kids would call an 'isqor'

When I was in Syria, I was sitting in this coffee shop with a couple of Somali residents when a tall Syrian man entered and sat on the table on our right. My companions (two males and two females) started simpering like little girls and whispering to themselves in Somali. Turns out that the man was one of the main actors in that show! They had their photos taken with him and invited him to come and join us for shiisha! He duly obliged and spent fifteen minutes chatting to them. But when another pretty actress arrived with a few other people he had to make his excuses and leave us. Only after he left did they tell me who the hell he (and the actress) were. I did promise myself to have a glimpse of that show and see how good an actor the man was but I never did get round to it.

Originally posted by -Serenity-: ^Old man, this is one time you have missed the point of the thread by a mile. Try not to get caught out by the words 'facebook' and 'private messages'. :rolleyes: Not at all, my dear. Did you miss the part where I said I chose NOT to reply? The person I replied to has taken the topic to a different level and it was worth pointing out their mistake.

Originally posted by shaken and deterred: the english language is changing, as it always is and always has been, but since there is no official standard, and people are open to more medium outlets (tv, billboards, internet), and the increasing mediums of communication involving writing (msg boards, instant msg, txt msg) tend to demand compounding and abandonment of grammar rules. also, because there is no official standard, and classical literature seems to be abandonned by students, and the cultural society we live in today, the accepted standard of english is now what we hear from the pop stars, athletes, and famous actors who are generally from a lower class (and education);their english generally reflects it. writing styles are also changing, and standards from educators are lowering everyday. of course theyre only decreasing if you look at it from the pov that it was superior in the past and that may not be the case. language evolves with how people us it. kids dont read anymore, and what they do read is often from the internet and like it or not, this is a factor in the fate of the english (and all other) language(S). p.s. no edit. Stuff and nonsense, my dear. I didn't want to take this topic seriously because the original author was more concerned with frivolous topics such as Facebook, Somali boys and gapped teeth. However, your reply here is quite misleading and one has to pull you up on it. Your argument is fine when the topic at hand is simplistic, frivolous and trivial. But how would it apply when it's more complex and intricate? Could you truly discuss politics, medicine, physics or even the future of information technology whilst using Ebonics and the spoken language (which is what Serenity, I assume, is complaining about)? Language does indeed evolve, however, not to the extent that your words imply. In English, Arabic, Spanish and many other languages, there has always been a difference between the written and spoken language. Your average resident of London (or New York) does not write in the same way he speaks. There are no Arabs that speak the language exactly as it's written. Neither the French nor the Spanish speak and write in the same way or style. This difference has always existed and will do so for a long time to come. When we speak, our punctuation is usually composed of phrases such as 'yeah', 'you know', 'you see', 'you get me?' and the like. Yet, when we write we simply use a full stop, comma or exclamation mark. On a trivial subject it is easy to discard such punctuation but, when the ideas we try to convey are more complex and laborious, we are forced to use proper grammar and punctuation in order to be understood. In other words, when I'm speaking, I know you'll perfectly understand the point I'm making because I blinked at the right time, raised my eyebrow or even smiled. But when I'm writing, this body language does not exist and I am obliged to follow the usual rules in order to ensure that you comprehend my arguments! That language is evolving is not in dispute here but the use of that fact to excuse poor grammar is. Still, none of this applies to the pointless pastime that is Facebook.

Originally posted by -Serenity-: This Topic was inspired by the following quote by the clever witted Nephthys quote: Originally posted by Nephthys: Bad grammar is the online equivalent of having a gap in your teeth and a heavy Southerner accent - it doesn't matter what you say, everyone is just going to think you're istuburt. Right on! You can be such a snob sometimes. Leave people with gaps in their teeth alone, you racist.

^^ Not a bad argument. In fact, it's much more realistic and acceptable than the 'change' argument that he keeps putting forth.

^^ Heh! Even when he changes colours and finally plays the game of politics you still find a way to turn that into a positive thing!

^^ We're giving you your freedom for the time being but soon, we shall knock on your family's door and demand to have you back. They can't possibly refuse.

^^ You're nothing but trouble. Shuush, aamus..sheekada ka bax. STEP AWAY FROM THIS THREAD!

sheherazade Are you pulling my leg? You were not really upset, were you? REALLY? I don't understand how and why but I really really apologise. ps Don't get my father and yours involved. Those two will probably try to marry us off, silly. Hmmmm!

^^ You are evil. She wasn't really upset back then, was she? I'd be offended if she were. ps Sheh, ignore Ibti and drop me the number at the usual e-mail? You still have my e-mail, right?

^^ I can't. I lost the mobile and your number was saved in the phone memory. That's the THIRD mobile I lost in the space of one year.

^^ Yes please.

^^ Take me, take me NOW (just you and me and with no Ibtisam in sight). As for the text style of writing, blame North for that. He's the only person I text (I bet he does not even realise it). (took me a while to work out what em-eye-5 meant. Heh.)

^^ Hi beautiful. Long time no see. Hope all is well with you. No. I still don't know where that place is. Give me proper directions please. The guy is already here.

Morning. I think Northerner just arrived in London. It's raining.

^^ He's looking at you, kid

^^ Start as you mean to go on, my dear, start as you mean to go on..