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Bíi nabedi Láadan...
Nov. 1st, 2006 02:03 amand it's badly fascinating. I'm going to bed because I should although I don't want to. (But I wouldn't be able to get much further without A First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan anyway.)
A Pizza Worth 1,000 Words?
Oct. 11th, 2005 03:06 pmThis story comes from the Palm Treo newsletter:
And the silly part is that he's apparently got a better PDA than I do.
I told this story to my executive director and concluded with "He could have at least said 'I want pizza' in English and the waiter would have understood the important part. This guy isn't even trying!"
He said, "Trying? He's downright exasperating!"
A Pizza Worth 1,000 WordsAre you KIDDING me?! This guy doesn't know how to say PIZZA in ITALIAN?!
I was in Northern Italy at an Italian restaurant and could not order off the menu as I do not speak Italian. Nobody in the restaurant spoke English. So, I pulled out my Treo 650 and went online to Google and downloaded a pizza image. Showed the picture to the waiter who proceeded to show it to everybody in the kitchen (and rest of restaurant!). A pizza showed up a half hour later!
And the silly part is that he's apparently got a better PDA than I do.
I told this story to my executive director and concluded with "He could have at least said 'I want pizza' in English and the waiter would have understood the important part. This guy isn't even trying!"
He said, "Trying? He's downright exasperating!"
