Vergelegen is an area next to Strand and Somerset West here in the Western Cape about 45 kilometers east of Cape Town an False Bay. I am English but come to South Africa very often (my wife is South African). Her first language is Africaans and I have a lot of fun trying to pronounce some of the Africaans words. Vergelegen is one of those words I love. It is pronounced Fair-cha-lear-cha-n, where ch is gutteral like the ch in "loch". When I got proficient at saying the word correctly, I decided to use it as an English exclamation swearword! So now if something goes wrong I shout "Oh Fair-cha-lear-cha-n!! What a stupid..." I expect you get the idea...sorry.
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Vergelegen wrote:
Vergelegen is an area next to Strand and Somerset West here in the Western Cape about 45 kilometers east of Cape Town an False Bay. I am English but come to South Africa very often (my wife is South African). Her first language is Africaans and I have a lot of fun trying to pronounce some of the Africaans words. Vergelegen is one of those words I love. It is pronounced Fair-cha-lear-cha-n, where ch is gutteral like the ch in "loch". When I got proficient at saying the word correctly, I decided to use it as an English exclamation swearword! So now if something goes wrong I shout "Oh Fair-cha-lear-cha-n!! What a stupid..." I expect you get the idea...sorry.
And they make pretty good wine too, don't they? Btw, it roughly translates to far-away :)
Jan 13, 2011
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Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies ... and so I'm Donnie Darko in several internet forums :)
rooperi wrote:
Vergelegen wrote:
Vergelegen is an area next to Strand and Somerset West here in the Western Cape about 45 kilometers east of Cape Town an False Bay. I am English but come to South Africa very often (my wife is South African). Her first language is Africaans and I have a lot of fun trying to pronounce some of the Africaans words. Vergelegen is one of those words I love. It is pronounced Fair-cha-lear-cha-n, where ch is gutteral like the ch in "loch". When I got proficient at saying the word correctly, I decided to use it as an English exclamation swearword! So now if something goes wrong I shout "Oh Fair-cha-lear-cha-n!! What a stupid..." I expect you get the idea...sorry.
And they make pretty good wine too, don't they? Btw, it roughly translates to far-away :)
Absolutely right. The Vergelegen Estate is well worth a visit, not only for the wine but there is also a museum, gardens, and the house which is open to the public.
Nice trick with "anno 1700".
-Knight- wrote:
I like knights. Knights are good at forking.
Randy little buggers.
My name is the name I use for everything.
I am the black sheep in my family, hence "dark".
I am a pyro, hence the "pyro".
I don't know why I added the "angel" part. Maybe for some juxtaposition.
"06" is the year I graduated from high school.
So, there you go. darkpyroangel06
Jan 14, 2011
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#70
Kodiak is an Indian word that means "moves without thinking". I honor it proudly.
Jan 14, 2011
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#71
pdela
( P ) is a mouth with the toungue sticking out at you. : P
(d) the second tone in the ascending scale of C mayor
(e) occurs naturally in any situation where a quantity increases at a rate proportional to its value, such as a bank account producing interest, or a population increasing as its members reproduce
(l) is the first letter of “love”
(a) A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of they. ``So would I a done'' ``A brushes his hat.''
Now it should be clear my nick meaning
hum.. texas hold'em poker?.. 'cause i'll play to the end ^^ haha xP
pdela wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:
deep
what is the meaning of "ilikeflags"?
Are you familiar with what flags are?
darkpyroangel06 wrote:
My name is the name I use for everything.
I am the black sheep in my family, hence "dark".
I am a pyro, hence the "pyro".
I don't know why I added the "angel" part. Maybe for some juxtaposition.
"06" is the year I graduated from high school.
So, there you go. darkpyroangel06
Nice
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Feb 8, 2011
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#76
TheGrobe wrote:
pdela wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:
deep
what is the meaning of "ilikeflags"?
Are you familiar with what flags are?
explain
I AM: SZ.AMMIE
. That is my NAME!
Feb 8, 2011
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#78
pdela wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:
pdela wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:
deep
what is the meaning of "ilikeflags"?
Are you familiar with what flags are?
explain
It's self-explanatory, pdela. The guy's name is "I-Like-Flags". Why don't you act like you don't understand english another time
Feb 8, 2011
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#79
trysts wrote:
pdela wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:
pdela wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:
deep
what is the meaning of "ilikeflags"?
Are you familiar with what flags are?
explain
It's self-explanatory, pdela. The guy's name is "I-Like-Flags". Why don't you act like you don't understand english another time
i don't get your point
Feb 8, 2011
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#80
pdela wrote:
trysts wrote:
pdela wrote:
TheGrobe wrote:
pdela wrote:
ilikeflags wrote:
deep
what is the meaning of "ilikeflags"?
Are you familiar with what flags are?
explain
It's self-explanatory, pdela. The guy's name is "I-Like-Flags". Why don't you act like you don't understand english another time
i don't get your point
luffy comes from One piece as you might have guessed (no?)
468 because i can mix in some numbers, and as a bonus, the nickname sounds even cooler (no?)
One piece of what?