Language question, what does NB mean? split

**ceburat** · 10-07-2007, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Wallalai

Originally Posted by ceburat

American cheese is shit. If you want real cheese try some from Italy or Greek Cheese.

Don't forget french and swiss cheese plz, you ignorant yankee.

Swiss cheese is good, not great. French cheese "sucks".

ignorant yankee ? ? ?

**Fabian** · 10-07-2007, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Lily

That is why it is the International Language. If the French had been just a little better at colonising, as the British, French could be the international language.

I think the real reason is that french is too bloody difficult.

**Marmite the Dog** · 10-07-2007, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Fabian

I think the real reason is that french is too bloody difficult.

I thought it was because it makes you sound like a poof when you speak it?

**slimboyfat** · 10-07-2007, 09:49 PM

most thai men sound like pooves when they speak english too. i have never heard one speak french though

**Wallalai** · 11-07-2007, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by ceburat

Swiss cheese is good, not great. French cheese "sucks".

You definitely don't know much about cheese.

watterinja · 11-07-2007, 07:21 PM

NB.

These words may have huge social consequences, especially when uttered by expats in Thailand.

No Beer...

**ceburat** · 11-07-2007, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Wallalai

Originally Posted by ceburat

Swiss cheese is good, not great. French cheese "sucks".

You definitely don't know much about cheese.

That may be correct in your small mind.

**Goddess of Whatever** · 11-07-2007, 09:34 PM

I just heard it in a meeting at work today though.

NB product = Notebook product

**ChiangMai noon** · 11-07-2007, 09:45 PM

^
i don't think so GOW.

i always thought it meant note below.
that works for me.

**cali kid** · 12-07-2007, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Lily

That is why it is the International Language. If the French had been just a little better at colonising, as the British, French could be the international language.

I thought French was the international language until after WWII when the USA became so renowned and made it English.
Thats what I thought.

**stroller** · 12-07-2007, 11:21 AM

I thought French and English were competing for that status until, perhaps, Indochina became independent - in the 1970s.

**Cujo** · 12-07-2007, 11:44 AM

Is Philadelpia cream Cheese really from Philadelphia ?

**DrB0b** · 12-07-2007, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by cali kid

Originally Posted by Lily

That is why it is the International Language. If the French had been just a little better at colonising, as the British, French could be the international language.

I thought French was the international language until after WWII when the USA became so renowned and made it English.
Thats what I thought.

French was the international language of diplomacy while English was the international language of commerce. Guess which one was more important. The British Empire was the largest commercial empire the world has ever seen and pretty much everywhere you went in the world there was likely to be at least an imperial trading post. These days people do learn English so they can go to or trade with the USA but it's been the most important international language since long before the USA was a powerful player on the world stage.

Native English Speaking Countries or Countries Where English is an Official Language
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Beliza
Botswana
Brunei
Cameroon
Canada
Dominica
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guyana
India
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

**Lily** · 12-07-2007, 01:13 PM

^And a fair percentage of that list had some colonisation or early trade history with the UK, not the USA.

**DrB0b** · 12-07-2007, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Lily

^And a fair percentage of that list had some colonisation or early trade history with the UK, not the USA.

Yes, that was my point. They're almost all ex-colonies.

**Sir Burr** · 12-07-2007, 01:57 PM

And in the 19th and early 20th century, the language of science was German.

**Thormaturge** · 13-07-2007, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by William

They don't teach Latin in school anymore?

hehe makes it all the more fun to use it. Nothing like a good "ibid" or the occasional "proximo" or "ultimo" in a letter to make an official feel dumb.

Do we have to explain i.e. too?

**Goddess of Whatever** · 15-07-2007, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

^
i don't think so GOW.

i always thought it meant note below.
that works for me.

It can be anything, depend on where you are using it methinks.
In the meeting we talked about ...2.5" NB product... so what should it be? We are HDD manufacturer so it's 2.5" Notebook product for sure.

**lom** · 15-07-2007, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by Goddess of Whatever

In the meeting we talked about ...2.5" NB product... so what should it be? We are HDD manufacturer so it's 2.5" Notebook product for sure.

It may come as a surprise for you and your work mates but those 2.5" HDD's are used in soo many other applications than notebooks

Why don't you just call them for what they are, 2.5" HDD?

**Jet Gorgon** · 15-07-2007, 12:32 PM

Vanuatu has nice postage stamps.

**Begbie** · 15-07-2007, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

^
i don't think so GOW.

i always thought it meant note below.
that works for me.

Perhaps your confusing NB with PS

Nota Bene

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