Lyzko
30 Jul 2022
Lyzko
30 Jul 2022
Lyzko
30 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / What is your comfort food??? [39]
Well, Polish apples are considered to be some of the best produce in Europe!
Well, Polish apples are considered to be some of the best produce in Europe!
Lyzko
30 Jul 2022
Lyzko
29 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / What is your comfort food??? [39]
Rarely tried Polish seafood specialties.
Perhaps I'm too stuck on "podsilek" (good, stick-to-your ribs farmer food):-)
Rarely tried Polish seafood specialties.
Perhaps I'm too stuck on "podsilek" (good, stick-to-your ribs farmer food):-)
Lyzko
29 Jul 2022
Lyzko
29 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / What is your comfort food??? [39]
Jawoll! Oh yes, I forgot to include a hearty zurek to start things off:-)
Jawoll! Oh yes, I forgot to include a hearty zurek to start things off:-)
Lyzko
29 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / What is your comfort food??? [39]
And how! Only I couldn't ever have eaten what I wrote before.
I meant of course "KISZONA kapusta" LOL
And how! Only I couldn't ever have eaten what I wrote before.
I meant of course "KISZONA kapusta" LOL
Lyzko
29 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / What is your comfort food??? [39]
A heaping plate of bigos, pyzy, and lots of kapusta surowa, washed down with a nice tall (room temperature!!!) glass of Warta mocna, followed by some home-made jableczna and fresh-perked black coffee.
Then I'm a happy man:-)
A heaping plate of bigos, pyzy, and lots of kapusta surowa, washed down with a nice tall (room temperature!!!) glass of Warta mocna, followed by some home-made jableczna and fresh-perked black coffee.
Then I'm a happy man:-)
Lyzko
28 Jul 2022
History / Polish patriotism - through the ages [25]
@Veles,
I was referring to the famous version sung in the film I'd mentioned.
@Veles,
I was referring to the famous version sung in the film I'd mentioned.
Lyzko
26 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
The "program" has indeed continued to change, who wouldn't admit that?
However, whether it's in the end evolution or really devolution, remains to be seen.
All I know is, it's damned hard for me at any rate to remember the last time I had a discussion with a much younger person which actually took off as something other than a wet noodle, or more to the point, a lead balloon.
Remember an advertising meeting some thirty or so years ago, well before the Internet went into full swing. Can't recall after all this time just what was said, all I recall was that twenty- and thirty-somethings back then expressed themselves with such grammatical precision and idiomatic flare, I quite literally was getting dizzy. Attended a marketing session just about a month ago and the youth of today were so "exciting", I nearly fell asleep.
I speak her solely from my own experience.
The "program" has indeed continued to change, who wouldn't admit that?
However, whether it's in the end evolution or really devolution, remains to be seen.
All I know is, it's damned hard for me at any rate to remember the last time I had a discussion with a much younger person which actually took off as something other than a wet noodle, or more to the point, a lead balloon.
Remember an advertising meeting some thirty or so years ago, well before the Internet went into full swing. Can't recall after all this time just what was said, all I recall was that twenty- and thirty-somethings back then expressed themselves with such grammatical precision and idiomatic flare, I quite literally was getting dizzy. Attended a marketing session just about a month ago and the youth of today were so "exciting", I nearly fell asleep.
I speak her solely from my own experience.
Lyzko
26 Jul 2022
Love / I like one Polish girl. a 2 years ago I see her in part time job and I ask her out. [15]
Arjun24,
Try learning some everyday survival Polish in the beginning of your relationship, if mainly as an ice breaker. I'm sure she knows at least basic textbook English.
Arjun24,
Try learning some everyday survival Polish in the beginning of your relationship, if mainly as an ice breaker. I'm sure she knows at least basic textbook English.
Lyzko
25 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
Fact of the matter is that English has eroded, indeed, has been dumbed down, simplified, watered down, nearly destroyed, in order to accomodate the ever vast numbers of immigrants who need to be integrated into US society!
Unlike French, even German, most other languages, American English has never had her own Academie Francaise, Received Pronunciation, Duden-Gesellschaft or Instituto Cervantes, to assist in preserving as well as maintaining a higher standard of usage.
Therefore, little surprise that in America, hence throughout the world, "anything goes" in English, as the US continues to lead, respectively MIS-lead, the way.
What is often rationalized as "creative", "rich", and "dynamic", usually turns out to be nothing more than lazy, dull-witted, vulgar, and merely attention grabbing.
No matter what anyone here insists, I can easily recall when everyday conversations with my high school classmates, in as well as outside English class, yielded far more reward than most of what passes as English today.
If a fellow student, typically under the influence of pot or alcohol, arrived in class and started spouting, "Yo, like,uh-, I liked that book "Great Expansions" or somethin' like that by that guy the teacher told us, yeah dude, it was like totally weird how Pip....." that individual would have been laughed out of the classroom, not by the teacher.... but by the other students!
This would have proven so embarrassing, they would have been forced to shape up or ship out,
And rightly so, I'd say.
Fact of the matter is that English has eroded, indeed, has been dumbed down, simplified, watered down, nearly destroyed, in order to accomodate the ever vast numbers of immigrants who need to be integrated into US society!
Unlike French, even German, most other languages, American English has never had her own Academie Francaise, Received Pronunciation, Duden-Gesellschaft or Instituto Cervantes, to assist in preserving as well as maintaining a higher standard of usage.
Therefore, little surprise that in America, hence throughout the world, "anything goes" in English, as the US continues to lead, respectively MIS-lead, the way.
What is often rationalized as "creative", "rich", and "dynamic", usually turns out to be nothing more than lazy, dull-witted, vulgar, and merely attention grabbing.
No matter what anyone here insists, I can easily recall when everyday conversations with my high school classmates, in as well as outside English class, yielded far more reward than most of what passes as English today.
If a fellow student, typically under the influence of pot or alcohol, arrived in class and started spouting, "Yo, like,uh-, I liked that book "Great Expansions" or somethin' like that by that guy the teacher told us, yeah dude, it was like totally weird how Pip....." that individual would have been laughed out of the classroom, not by the teacher.... but by the other students!
This would have proven so embarrassing, they would have been forced to shape up or ship out,
And rightly so, I'd say.
Lyzko
23 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
Jon, with all respect, I'm talking here about the punchy dialogue of good ol' American noirs, e.g. "Double Indemnity", Force of Evil" etc. Movies for the rank-and-file American, NOT academic geniae.
If that doesn't wake ya up, even before your first cup of Joe in the morning, then yer dead to the world!
When was the standard higher? When I was in high school during the late '70's. I repeat, EVERYBODY was trying to outrank the other kid with tough-as-nails banter, e.g.
Girl: Hey, Mark! Your shirts havin' a party, why doncha invite your pants?
(A not so subtle "invitation" for your truly to kindly zip up.)
Jon, with all respect, I'm talking here about the punchy dialogue of good ol' American noirs, e.g. "Double Indemnity", Force of Evil" etc. Movies for the rank-and-file American, NOT academic geniae.
If that doesn't wake ya up, even before your first cup of Joe in the morning, then yer dead to the world!
When was the standard higher? When I was in high school during the late '70's. I repeat, EVERYBODY was trying to outrank the other kid with tough-as-nails banter, e.g.
Girl: Hey, Mark! Your shirts havin' a party, why doncha invite your pants?
(A not so subtle "invitation" for your truly to kindly zip up.)
Lyzko
23 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
Well, folks, English is becoming ever more impoverished as we speak.
Indeed, jon, what I posted in #121 does sound like speech.....poor speech at that. "Prestige register"?? Today, definitely! Years ago, normal, because the general standard for everyday language was infinitely higher.
Face it people, the level or standard of English in general has declined immeasurably over the last forty-odd years, no question.
The main reason that most people under thirty these days don't ever watch classic black-and-white movies is simply because they can't understand what is being said LOL
If someone doesn't understand a blessed thing, heck they'd be bored out of their minds too.
Well, folks, English is becoming ever more impoverished as we speak.
Indeed, jon, what I posted in #121 does sound like speech.....poor speech at that. "Prestige register"?? Today, definitely! Years ago, normal, because the general standard for everyday language was infinitely higher.
Face it people, the level or standard of English in general has declined immeasurably over the last forty-odd years, no question.
The main reason that most people under thirty these days don't ever watch classic black-and-white movies is simply because they can't understand what is being said LOL
If someone doesn't understand a blessed thing, heck they'd be bored out of their minds too.
Lyzko
22 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
It doesn't sound "unusual", jon; it sounds downright illiterate, slovenly, and infantile!
I prefer things as they used to be pre-digitalization when English had plenty of snap, crackle, and pop, when language, not only coffee, used to kick start our day:
XYZ Company: XYZ Company, Sharon Hanson, speaking. How may I help you?
Caller: Good morning, I'd like to speak with Karen Ward, please. Is she at her desk?
XYZ: Oh, good morning. Whom may I say is calling?
Caller: This is Jason Mann.
XYZ: Just a moment, Mr, Mann. I'll just take a gander. Half a sec.
Caller: Much obliged.
XYZ: Mr. Mann, she's been in and out so much lately, I can't even keep track. As soon as she arrives, I'll give her the message.
Trust you see a difference.
It doesn't sound "unusual", jon; it sounds downright illiterate, slovenly, and infantile!
I prefer things as they used to be pre-digitalization when English had plenty of snap, crackle, and pop, when language, not only coffee, used to kick start our day:
XYZ Company: XYZ Company, Sharon Hanson, speaking. How may I help you?
Caller: Good morning, I'd like to speak with Karen Ward, please. Is she at her desk?
XYZ: Oh, good morning. Whom may I say is calling?
Caller: This is Jason Mann.
XYZ: Just a moment, Mr, Mann. I'll just take a gander. Half a sec.
Caller: Much obliged.
XYZ: Mr. Mann, she's been in and out so much lately, I can't even keep track. As soon as she arrives, I'll give her the message.
Trust you see a difference.
Lyzko
22 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
Mutating is right!
Seems to my ears that even during the late '70's when I graduated high school, my contemporaries, normal, average teenagers, spoke way better and expressed themselves especially in writing on a much higher level than many folks in their forties up through sixty nowadays.
I'm constantly irritated by how older teens and twenty-somethings talk on the phone, practically from the time they pick up the receiver until the final farewell:
Company XYZ: Hi, this is Sharon.
Caller: Good morning, is this XYZ Corp?
Company: Yeah.
Caller: Is Karen Ward at her desk?
Company: Uh, like, I dunno. Lemme check.....
If this passes for current "English", I want out.
Mutating is right!
Seems to my ears that even during the late '70's when I graduated high school, my contemporaries, normal, average teenagers, spoke way better and expressed themselves especially in writing on a much higher level than many folks in their forties up through sixty nowadays.
I'm constantly irritated by how older teens and twenty-somethings talk on the phone, practically from the time they pick up the receiver until the final farewell:
Company XYZ: Hi, this is Sharon.
Caller: Good morning, is this XYZ Corp?
Company: Yeah.
Caller: Is Karen Ward at her desk?
Company: Uh, like, I dunno. Lemme check.....
If this passes for current "English", I want out.
Lyzko
22 Jul 2022
Off-Topic / The "Anglicization" of Europe [132]
Europe does indeed have a lingua franca; as with the rest of the world, it's Globish.
Europe does indeed have a lingua franca; as with the rest of the world, it's Globish.
Lyzko
21 Jul 2022
Language / How to overcome the difficulties on learning Polish consonants ? [5]
On the whole, Polish is actually a far more phonetic language than English ever was!
Consonant clusters were never a problem for me; one sound per cluster and the rest is gravy. For example, "SZ-CZ-E-S-L-I-W-Y" looks like a mouthful, but when broken down, it becomes almost bite size and even digestible.
The chief difficulties which continue to dog me are certain counting quirks, aspectual subtleties, and, of course, the conjugation patterns. The declensions seem somewhat more regular, at least for the feminine.
On the whole, Polish is actually a far more phonetic language than English ever was!
Consonant clusters were never a problem for me; one sound per cluster and the rest is gravy. For example, "SZ-CZ-E-S-L-I-W-Y" looks like a mouthful, but when broken down, it becomes almost bite size and even digestible.
The chief difficulties which continue to dog me are certain counting quirks, aspectual subtleties, and, of course, the conjugation patterns. The declensions seem somewhat more regular, at least for the feminine.
Lyzko
21 Jul 2022
Lyzko
20 Jul 2022
Language / Can you use lubisz and lubicie interchangeably? [9]
I was thinking the same thing, but not being a native speaker, I wasn't sure.
I was thinking the same thing, but not being a native speaker, I wasn't sure.
Lyzko
20 Jul 2022
Lyzko
20 Jul 2022
Language / Can you use lubisz and lubicie interchangeably? [9]
I heard from a Pole who grew up during the height of the Communist Era that people used to habitually always employ the plural familiar form even when addressing one person with whom they were on a "Ty" basis, e.g. "Czesc, Jasio! Jak sie macie?"
Was this true and is this still used possibly in smaller, rural areas?
I heard from a Pole who grew up during the height of the Communist Era that people used to habitually always employ the plural familiar form even when addressing one person with whom they were on a "Ty" basis, e.g. "Czesc, Jasio! Jak sie macie?"
Was this true and is this still used possibly in smaller, rural areas?
Lyzko
18 Jul 2022
Life / Is Polish church involved in politics too much? [137]
'Scuse, folks! When I talk about the overweening influence of the Church, I of course include synagogues, mosques, and any number of other religious institutions.
The Catholic Church surely has no monopoly on corruption. It's merely more visible.
'Scuse, folks! When I talk about the overweening influence of the Church, I of course include synagogues, mosques, and any number of other religious institutions.
The Catholic Church surely has no monopoly on corruption. It's merely more visible.
Lyzko
16 Jul 2022
Life / Is Polish church involved in politics too much? [137]
I can only speak for the US, but in the States, essentially church politics
IS American politics!!!
Am currently watching one of the finest Hollywood films, "The Last Hurrah" (1958) w/Spencer Tracey, and it illustrates as only a few such movies could, just how incestuously intertwined church and state really are. It's still all about backroom deals, the monsignor winks at the governor and vice versa, everybody trading favors with everybody else....then as now:-)
I can only speak for the US, but in the States, essentially church politics
IS American politics!!!
Am currently watching one of the finest Hollywood films, "The Last Hurrah" (1958) w/Spencer Tracey, and it illustrates as only a few such movies could, just how incestuously intertwined church and state really are. It's still all about backroom deals, the monsignor winks at the governor and vice versa, everybody trading favors with everybody else....then as now:-)
Lyzko
16 Jul 2022
News / "POLISH death camps" term used by "Parade Magazine" Anti-Polish Bigots [249]
Can't you see though that people the likes of Miloslav or Cojestdocholery are merely teasing, trying to egg others on with whom they allegedly disagree?
They're just being bullies and so ignore them.
Can't you see though that people the likes of Miloslav or Cojestdocholery are merely teasing, trying to egg others on with whom they allegedly disagree?
They're just being bullies and so ignore them.
Lyzko
16 Jul 2022
History / Sensational : the biblical Philistines - were they Slavic people? [8]
Intriguing to say the least. However, as a linguist, one would naturally require far greater research, evidence of actual relatedness apart from mere appearance, often times shown to be little more than coincidence!
Not to be a killjoy here, but need I remind you all that a chap named Budenz, way back in the 1880's, put forth the thesis that Hungarian, Finnish, and even Turkish were each in fact "related" languages, which turned out NOT to be the case, tempting though as it was:-)
Then there was the late, lamented "Nostratic Languages" theory. At one time in a different vein, a linguist came up with the enticing notion that somehow, if Lithuanian peasants spoke ever so slowly, more or less at a veritable snail's pace, miraculously Sanskrit speakers in far off India, could actually comprehend what the former were saying.
Turned out also to be hoax, albeit a quite convincing one at that.
Motto here as well; BE WARY.
Intriguing to say the least. However, as a linguist, one would naturally require far greater research, evidence of actual relatedness apart from mere appearance, often times shown to be little more than coincidence!
Not to be a killjoy here, but need I remind you all that a chap named Budenz, way back in the 1880's, put forth the thesis that Hungarian, Finnish, and even Turkish were each in fact "related" languages, which turned out NOT to be the case, tempting though as it was:-)
Then there was the late, lamented "Nostratic Languages" theory. At one time in a different vein, a linguist came up with the enticing notion that somehow, if Lithuanian peasants spoke ever so slowly, more or less at a veritable snail's pace, miraculously Sanskrit speakers in far off India, could actually comprehend what the former were saying.
Turned out also to be hoax, albeit a quite convincing one at that.
Motto here as well; BE WARY.
Lyzko
14 Jul 2022
History / The Two Saddest Nations on Earth... Poles and Jews [243]
Give me examples of said racism.
Indeed, Milo. Your silence is deafening....and most telling.
Give me examples of said racism.
Indeed, Milo. Your silence is deafening....and most telling.
Lyzko
14 Jul 2022
Lyzko
14 Jul 2022
News / "POLISH death camps" term used by "Parade Magazine" Anti-Polish Bigots [249]
The term is erroneous (pomylka) as I've stated and re-stated several times.
The term is erroneous (pomylka) as I've stated and re-stated several times.