RicOlie_2

Ha! That's exactly what I thought of when I saw it.

Well, if both the computers did it, it must be the best one. It feels a little cheap to have stolen it, but I couldn't deliberately make a worse first move just to avoid it.... ;)

I would think we'd see all sorts of things before that. Our seats, for instance (unless we happened to be arriving late).

EDIT: Team_Olie

All of it? I was under the impression that it just wasn't as common as once thought.

Is there anything in this thread that needed to be shared?

Post Praetorian said:

Well, Ric, being that I will most definitely be placing Ender in Check for such an audacious maneuver, it is suggested you perform a snatch of your own...perhaps by taking his Silver General hostage...? I hear he is actually a fairly good cook...

 With pleasure. He's already been set to work preparing an omelette.

Bx4yz

I had another move in mind, but then I realized I'd get stuck if I carried through with it. :P

I just realized that that lance on 7-tu that I was complaining about can't move in the direction that I though was foiling my plans. A pity I hadn't realized that before...

Well, I sort of cheated...I let the computer play against itself for a game, then went through the moves to see what it did. I don't remember a lot of the specifics of its moves, but I got a bit of a sense of the game and just might have stolen its first two moves....

C-i5

That's the only time we get hail where I live. :P

Sure, I'm ready. I assume we'll be using the Zillions version?

If you don't mind, I'll make the first move to get things going:

C-h5

Ah, good. Thanks for clarifying. ;)

G-14wx

Adobe Flash Player keeps crashing. An uninstall-reinstall didn't solve the problem. It's getting very annoying, especially since it's one of several problems I'm having with my computer, including Windows Photo Viewer not working, and the BSOD, which I thought I had fixed but is now recurring.

Every time "execute" is used in that sense, I am reminded of my younger self deducing that the Jedi order of the prequels was the 66th Jedi order....

Post Praetorian said:

B*12kl

 I assume you're sticking with this move?

I'm sorry to hear that. Well, whenever you get back on track with your language goals, let me know.

This won't help you with Japanese, but there are a couple sites I recommend, which you may or may not have come across:

Forvo.com has the pronunciation of words in many languages by native speakers (with their location listed so you can compare dialects, if you want, or make sure you're being consistent).

Duolingo, which I've mentioned before in this thread, and elaborated on, has the following courses from English (languages you have on your list are in bold):

Spanish
French
German
Italian
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Dutch
Irish
Swedish
Danish
Turkish
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Esperanto
Ukranian

The following language courses are in various stages of creation:

Hungarian
Russian
Vietnamese
Romanian
Polish
Hebrew
Klingon

You can take a placement test, so unlike some language-learning sites, you don't have to start from the beginning.

And if you haven't, I strongly suggest learning the IPA if you want to improve your pronunciation. I learned it over the course of a year, in between French lessons, and it really helped my French pronunciation, since I learned things my non-native ear wouldn't have otherwise picked up.

Interesting, and good to know that the "tu" form is used over Internet forums. Not having interacted on a French forum, I assumed one would use "vous" automatically. I also didn't know that it was normal for younger adults to use "tu" right of the bat, since, not being an adult myself, I usually use "vous" with adults and expect them to use "tu".

The situation is further complicated by the tutoiment/vouvoiment varying with dialect. In Québec, for instance, "tu" is used more frequently with teachers than in France, and I've never heard a teacher address a student with "vous."

"Tu" is indeed the second person singular, but in French, the plural, "vous" is used unless you are familiar with the person. Since I don't really know Twister, it's somewhat impolite to use "tu", unless she prefers that I do. Someone significantly older than myself could use the "tu" form without being considered impolite, and teenagers/children can also use it with anyone their age or younger (at least in Québec).

Is the distinction strictly singular/plural in Italian?

Nothing much...

G-14uv

Kindly remove that lance at 7tu when you have the chance. It isn't being very helpful at the moment.

darth_ender said:

While I like it when you move, I believe it is your son's turn :)

 This is too creepy...

twister111 said:

RicOlie_2 said:

You haven't been spending much time on OT.com, Twister, but if you do, I'd love to converse more in this thread, as I have similar goals to you.

Desole. Je regrette mon absence ici. J'ai ete tres occupe. Je vais essayer repondre plus bientot.

 C'est correct. :) I know of some websites that may help you with several of the languages you're learning, (eventually even Klingon, which is set to be included on one of those sites).

Votre français est très bon, mais il y a des petites erreurs (je ne compte pas le manque d'accents, qui est sûrement la faute de votre clavier). « Occupé » devrait être « occupée », car vous êtes une femme, et donc vous devez utiliser la forme feminine des adjectifs (pour décrire vous-même). De plus, « essayer répondre » devrait être « essayer de répondre », comme seulement certaines verbes peuvent être immédiatement suivies d'un infinitif.

I can't promise that my own French is entirely free from error, but I can assure you that my spelling and conjugation is better than that of most francophones my age. ;)

P-12aa/ab

S-13xy

Gosh, my French was terrible at the beginning of this year. :P Because I'm obsessive compulsive about such things, I'm going to fix my errors:

RicOlie_2 said:

J'apprend le français rapidement, mais c'est un beaucoup de travail. :P

RicOlie_2 said:

Si tu veux pratiquer, je suis ici là chaque soir. :)

RicOlie_2 said:

Très bien ! J'ai aussi besoin le de la pratique aussi maintenant, mais je pourrai  t'aider tu dans le futur, après j'apprend davantage plus de français. As-tu essayé d'utiliser Duolingo.com pour apprendre le français et d'autres langues ?

You haven't been spending much time on OT.com, Twister, but if you do, I'd love to converse more in this thread, as I have similar goals to you.

I have made much progress in learning French, and though I don't consider myself fully bilingual, I know enough that I am comfortable reading novels in French, and I can understand nearly everything I listen to.

I've also advanced a bit in my Portuguese learning, though not very far, and have just begun Spanish.

I've also learned the IPA, which has aided me greatly in my pronunciation.

EDIT: I've kind of taken over this thread. :P I was hoping Twister would respond more, given that this is her thread.

Keep in mind that it was Chewbacca we see in the trailer, who looks very much like the Wookie that's in every other picture we've seen.

Well, a player is not allowed to remain in check, so I guess that means you do.

Well, I can be patient, especially since the same thing happened with my game yesterday. :P

L-12uv