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Hello everyone!In this topic you can show your English ability!Try to speak only English, but if it seems to you that it is too dificult you may speak another language.It is not important! ! !
It will be very interesting! ! !
Just enter.

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As for Hadrian's wall, it is situated in Scotland, I think that your friends from Great Britain know about it.I heard that Nottingham is one of the oldest cities in Great Britain and there is a very big and old castle.Where is your city situated?

Hello everyone! English language is one of my favourite languages. Besides English I can speak on Kazakh, Tatar, French and German a little. Allow to join you!

Elena Aleksandrowna et Serafima! On peut se vous joindre ? Comment chez vous de l'affaire ?

Karina, of course you can join us!Tell us more about you and your city.I have never been to Atbasar, but I have a lot of friend there.I am waiting for your answer!

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Where is your city situated?

Heya! I live in Leicester City,Leicesteshire. The area's called East Midlands. The City is 140km far from London and about an hour from Birmingham by train. There are about 30,000 of students living here. Also there is an Indian community that lives here over 300 years. (The most interesting is that the definition "English" and "British" are not the same. English - is for native, original inhabitants, and British - is for all migrants and people, who r not originally from Britain, but live or were born here.)

Now I have a q for u: d'u know why the "V" sign showed by 2 fingers vice-versa is a rude sign? (IMG:https://zhuldyz.kz/forum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Сообщение отредактировал Оля Глушковская - 6.5.2007, 18:56

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Now I have a q for u: d'u know why the "V" sign showed by 2 fingers vice-versa is a rude sign? (IMG:https://zhuldyz.kz/forum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Unfortunetly, No.But can you explain?And do you have photoes with your universety?

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Unfortunetly, No.But can you explain?And do you have photoes with your universety?

I see Gvardia's already explained what this sign means in present.
But I asked u whether u can explain why it became a rude sign.

Ok, now I can tell u. In past, when there were many archers in Britain, and they were the main forse to defend the villages from enemies or other people, they used 2 (forefinger and middle finger) fingers to draw the bow . So, when archer was caught by his enemies they usually cut these 2 fingers (in order not to allow him to draw the bow again). That's why sometimes the archers showed 2 fingers ("V" sign) to their enemies - to show them that they could kick their a...s.

After World War II Cherchill showed "V" sign, but vise-versa as a sign of Victory (but as many of Britains knew the history of this sign for them it looked like they kicked the German's a..)

That's kinda a story about it. (IMG:https://zhuldyz.kz/forum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)