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yumyumtimtam 02-04-2010 01:55 PM

*Questions about English*Help me Pleeeeeez
 
Thank you for visiting here, and my questions about English below are already solved (thank u !), but I have new ones and I'll be happy if you can help me there too.
and I'll be happy to help you with Japanese!
So feel free to leave your questions!


Have a lovely day everyone:)



Hello everyone
How are you today?

I have some questions today...can you help?




*
Is "See you Wednesday!" OK?

or it has to be

"See you on Wednesday!" ?



*
How do you abbreviate "Thursday"?

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu? or Thur?
Fri
Sat
Sun

Im just curious...



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Is it true that you eat oysters in the months with R (I mean SeptemberR,OctobeR, NovenbeR and DecembeR) because it's good for you?
I heard this on a TV programme in Japan.

In that case, how about JanuaRy, FebruaRy, MaRch and ApRil ?


Thank you
and
Have a good weekend:ywave:


yuriyuri 02-04-2010 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798400)
Is "See you Wednesday!" OK?

or it has to be

"See you on Wednesday!" ?

Both are absolutely fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798400)

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How do you abbreviate "Thursday"?

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu? or Thur?
Fri
Sat
Sun

Im just curious...

You can write it as "T", "Th", "Thu", "Thur" or "Thurs" depending on the format

M T W T F S S
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun
etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798400)

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Is it true that you eat oysters in the months with R (I mean SeptemberR,OctobeR, NovenbeR and DecembeR) because it's good for you?
I heard this on a TV programme in Japan.

In that case, how about JanuaRy, FebruaRy, MaRch and ApRil ?

I have never heard of this personally.

Hope this helps :)

yumyumtimtam 02-04-2010 02:30 PM

Thank you Yuriyuri-san
 
Thank you Yuriyuri-san !

Can I ask you again?

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuriyuri (Post 798403)
You can write it as "T", "Th", "Thu", "Thur" or "Thurs" depending on the format

I see.

How about you Yuriyuri san?
Thu or Thur
Which do you prefer to use?

Someone told me it's wrong to write
like this...
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun

She said it has to be 3 letters "Thu"!

so I just wonder which is common Thu or Thur...

yuriyuri 02-04-2010 02:34 PM

I would use "Thu" just because all of the others are 3 letters long.

But in my opinion "Thur" is not wrong.

Something I forgot to mention is that I have also seen it as "Thr"

I would have to say write in whatever way you like.
If for some reason I thought "Thur" looked better, then that is how I would write it.

yumyumtimtam 02-04-2010 02:37 PM

thank you
 
Thank you very much ありがとう

StueyT 02-04-2010 02:39 PM

Thur is not wrong, but it is unusual. Thu is usually written on calendars because they limit all days to 3 letters. Just for consistancy.

On a side note, although it is usual to see 'Wed', you can also see 'Weds' sometimes...

Columbine 02-04-2010 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798400)
*
Is it true that you eat oysters in the months with R (I mean SeptemberR,OctobeR, NovenbeR and DecembeR) because it's good for you?
I heard this on a TV programme in Japan.

In that case, how about JanuaRy, FebruaRy, MaRch and ApRil ?

This comes from England and France mostly. Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) season is from September until April because in the summer months (May, June, July, August) the Oysters are breeding. When they spawn, they go soft and milky, which is unpleasant to eat and means they spoil faster and can cause food poisoning more easily. It's also against the law to eat them when they're breeding.

You can eat another type of oyster called a 'rock oyster' (Crassostrea gigas) all year round.

yumyumtimtam 02-04-2010 03:22 PM

thank you StueyT
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by StueyT (Post 798410)
On a side note, although it is usual to see 'Wed', you can also see 'Weds' sometimes...

I didn't know that, thank you!

yumyumtimtam 02-04-2010 03:34 PM

Thank you Columbine-san
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 798414)
This comes from England and France mostly. Native oyster (Ostrea edulis) season is from September until April because in the summer months (May, June, July, August) the Oysters are breeding. When they spawn, they go soft and milky, which is unpleasant to eat and means they spoil faster and can cause food poisoning more easily. It's also against the law to eat them when they're breeding.

You can eat another type of oyster called a 'rock oyster' (Crassostrea gigas) all year round.

I see... なるほど...

Thank you very much!

Actually I had some oysters for dinner yesterday:) 牡蛎鍋(かきなべ)

have a good weekend Columbine:ywave:

TalnSG 02-04-2010 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798400)
Is it true that you eat oysters in the months with R (I mean SeptemberR,OctobeR, NovenbeR and DecembeR) because it's good for you?
I heard this on a TV programme in Japan.

In that case, how about JanuaRy, FebruaRy, MaRch and ApRil ?

Thank you
and
Have a good weekend:ywave:

Tradition is that is only in months ENDING in R. That is because of naturally occuring warm tides and algae blooms in spring and summer. Its not that they are better then, but there is less chance of contamination. Since my father used that as a guide in the U.S. and U.K., I have to wonder if it really applies in Japan since the currents are not quite the same.

Personally, I only eat oyster in months ending in Z.

Koir 02-04-2010 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TalnSG (Post 798458)
Personally, I only eat oyster in months ending in Z.

But there aren't any months ending in...

Oh. I see what you did there. :)

Columbine 02-04-2010 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TalnSG (Post 798458)
Tradition is that is only in months ENDING in R. That is because of naturally occuring warm tides and algae blooms in spring and summer. Its not that they are better then, but there is less chance of contamination. Since my father used that as a guide in the U.S. and U.K., I have to wonder if it really applies in Japan since the currents are not quite the same.

Interesting about the blooms, I forgot about them. Nasty.

Probably doesn't apply so much in Japan on the reasons I gave; the south is warm enough to cultivate warm-water species and they probably mostly have Pacific or Rock oysters anyway. On the flip side, possibly warmer waters cause more blooms.

yumyumtimtam 02-05-2010 06:51 AM

Thank you TalnSG san
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by TalnSG (Post 798458)
Tradition is that is only in months ENDING in R. That is because of naturally occuring warm tides and algae blooms in spring and summer. Its not that they are better then, but there is less chance of contamination. Since my father used that as a guide in the U.S. and U.K., I have to wonder if it really applies in Japan since the currents are not quite the same.

Personally, I only eat oyster in months ending in Z.

Thank you TalnSG-san

I checked a bit about oysters

JWord

It mentions about the months with R too.

There are many kinds of oysters and some of them are good to eat in the months no R!

yumyumtimtam 02-05-2010 07:32 AM

hiya
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Koir (Post 798459)
But there aren't any months ending in...

Oh. I see what you did there. :)

Hello Koir-san,

How about you?
Many Canadian people eat oysters?



Quote:

Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 798474)
Interesting about the blooms, I forgot about them. Nasty.

Probably doesn't apply so much in Japan on the reasons I gave; the south is warm enough to cultivate warm-water species and they probably mostly have Pacific or Rock oysters anyway. On the flip side, possibly warmer waters cause more blooms.

May I ask you too Columbine san?
Do you eat oyster often?

**************************
Oh I remember a story about oyster!

A Supermarket sold the raw oysters, but some of the oysters weren't good to eat, so about 10 people who bought and ate them got a baaaad stomachache.
The supermarket was supporsed to report about that to the city health centre, but they didn't want to lose their reputation, so the manager of the supermarket gave 100000yen to the each customer who bought the bad oysters to make them shut up!

Guess what happened after!?

I hope my English was good enough to explain this story...

Columbine 02-05-2010 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798550)
May I ask you too Columbine san?
Do you eat oyster often?

Not very often. I live inland so they can be hard to buy fresh. They're also quite expensive! I eat mussels more often.

Koir 02-05-2010 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798550)
Hello Koir-san,

How about you?
Many Canadian people eat oysters?

Probably. I don't because I'm allergic to seafood :/

Quote:

Oh I remember a story about oyster!

A Supermarket sold the raw oysters, but some of the oysters weren't good to eat, so about 10 people who bought and ate them got a baaaad stomachache.
The supermarket was supporsed to report about that to the city health centre, but they didn't want to lose their reputation, so the manager of the supermarket gave 100000yen to the each customer who bought the bad oysters to make them shut up!

Guess what happened after!?
They took the money and reported the supermarket anyway?

Quote:

I hope my English was good enough to explain this story...
Indeed it is. :)

yumyumtimtam 02-06-2010 12:47 PM

good evening
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 798591)
Not very often. I live inland so they can be hard to buy fresh. They're also quite expensive! I eat mussels more often.

Yes, they are expensive here in Japan too! (for me at least)

My doctor once said I should have had more oysters for my health...but I didn't...

I don't know about mussels much, I will "google japan" it later:)

Thank you and have a nice weekend!



Quote:

Originally Posted by Koir (Post 798601)
Probably. I don't because I'm allergic to seafood :/

They took the money and reported the supermarket anyway?

Indeed it is. :)

Well... they didn't report... but

later....some of the customers kept buying oysters again, and threatening

the supermarket!!!

What do you think?!

Koir 02-06-2010 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798715)
Well... they didn't report... but

later....some of the customers kept buying oysters again, and threatening

the supermarket!!!

What do you think?!

Hm. On a basic level, a constant payday is better than a one-time payout. Still, that isn't a very nice thing for the customers to do.

Columbine 02-06-2010 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798715)
Yes, they are expensive here in Japan too! (for me at least)

My doctor once said I should have had more oysters for my health...but I didn't...

I don't know about mussels much, I will "google japan" it later:)

Thank you and have a nice weekend!

Oysters have a lot of minerals in them that are hard to get from other things, like zinc (亜鉛) and selenium (セレニウム). They're quite good for you! :)

You can probably only get New Zealand Green Lip mussels in Japan (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ミドリイガイ属). Ours are small and black; more like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ish_market.jpg

and they have a mild, creamy taste. I like to steam them with a little wine and olive oil, and eat them with nothing but some bread. Like sakemushi clams!

Do you like seafood much, yumyum?

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 798715)
Well... they didn't report... but

later....some of the customers kept buying oysters again, and threatening

the supermarket!!!

What do you think?!

Wow, that's mean. On the other hand, the supermarket should have just been honest that it sold bad oysters.

miajim 02-07-2010 05:36 AM

Days of week in English
 
Monday...Mon
Tuesday....Tues
Wednesday....Wed
Thursday.....Thur
Friday....Fri
Saturday....Sat
Sunday.....Sun

Hope this helps

Sashimister 02-07-2010 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miajim (Post 798843)
Monday...Mon
Tuesday....Tues
Wednesday....Wed
Thursday.....Thur
Friday....Fri
Saturday....Sat
Sunday.....Sun

Hope this helps

Late to the party? They have now moved on to the discussion of the shellfish.
:pinkbow:

Sakamae 02-07-2010 09:38 AM

I can help you if you want me just ask any thing you want & i'll reply to it.

yumyumtimtam 02-08-2010 02:27 PM

maijimsan thank you:)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by miajim (Post 798843)
Monday...Mon
Tuesday....Tues
Wednesday....Wed
Thursday.....Thur
Friday....Fri
Saturday....Sat
Sunday.....Sun
Hope this helps

"Tues"... I see.

Thank you!



Quote:

Originally Posted by Sakamae (Post 798865)
I can help you if you want me just ask any thing you want & i'll reply to it.

Thank you Sakamae-san,
talk to you later:)

yumyumtimtam 02-08-2010 02:29 PM

hiya
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Sashimister (Post 798845)
Late to the party? They have now moved on to the discussion of the shellfish.
:pinkbow:

Thank you Sashimister
So...... do you like shellfish by the way;) ?

Hrodgar 02-08-2010 02:38 PM

Hello yumyumtimtam!

I will, a bit late, give my version of the two questions you originally asked.

For us in Sweden, when we learn English in school (obligatory here in Sweden) we learn to abbrevieate the Weekdays with THREE letters all the way.

So a Swede would write Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun in English.

The oysterstory was very interesting but since Sweden is not a big oyster/mussels-eating country, I had never heard of it.

For us oysters are more of a delicasy rather then everyday food. The "finer people" eat them. :D

Shellfish such as shrimps and crayfish are much more common and eaten a lot.
We even have a crayfish celebration where we gather around, some have fished their own crayfish and have a feedingfrenzy and tend to get as drunk as possible!

Yeah, we moslty use the crayfish party for an excuse to get extremely drunk!
I personally think only our midsummerfestvial is the only day where we actually get even more drunk.

Sometimes I think the russians learned their alcohol-habits from us swedes... :rolleyes:

yumyumtimtam 02-08-2010 02:49 PM

hiya
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Koir (Post 798718)
Hm. On a basic level, a constant payday is better than a one-time payout. Still, that isn't a very nice thing for the customers to do.

Yes, you are right!


Quote:

Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 798738)
Oysters have a lot of minerals in them that are hard to get from other things, like zinc (亜鉛) and selenium (セレニウム). They're quite good for you! :)

I see.
I didn't believe the doctor but he was right too!
He was a doctor but joking too much... so I didn't take it seriously.

Quote:

You can probably only get New Zealand Green Lip mussels in Japan (http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ミドリイガイ属). Ours are small and black; more like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ish_market.jpg
and they have a mild, creamy taste. I like to steam them with a little wine and olive oil, and eat them with nothing but some bread. Like sakemushi clams!
Do you like seafood much, yumyum?
Thank you for all the information!
Interesting!

When I get shellfish, I freez them first.

Yes,I like seafood. I like seavegetable (seaweed) a lot!
Do you know nori(a kind of seavegetable) columbine-san?

Quote:

Wow, that's mean. On the other hand, the supermarket should have just been honest that it sold bad oysters.
Yeah...when I heard this story... I was not happy... cos I like none of them.

Columbine 02-08-2010 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799101)
I see.
I didn't believe the doctor but he was right too!
He was a doctor but joking too much... so I didn't take it seriously.

Thank you for all the information!
Interesting!

When I get shellfish, I freez them first.

Yes,I like seafood. I like seavegetable (seaweed) a lot!
Do you know nori(a kind of seavegetable) columbine-san?

Yeah...when I heard this story... I was not happy... cos I like none of them.

Your doctor must be an interesting person. My doctor always seems very serious. She's a little scary sometimes, but she's a nice person really.

Yes, I know what nori is. :) I like it a lot too! When I lived in Oxford i was able to buy it in little packets for a snack, but now I live in the countryside, that kind of flavoured nori is hard to find. :< All I can get is kombu or nori for making sushi.

yumyumtimtam 02-08-2010 11:41 PM

Hejsan
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hrodgar (Post 799098)
Hello yumyumtimtam!

Hejsan Hrudgar-san, from IKEA country (I love IKEA)

Quote:

I will, a bit late, give my version of the two questions you originally asked.
For us in Sweden, when we learn English in school (obligatory here in Sweden) we learn to abbrevieate the Weekdays with THREE letters all the way.
So a Swede would write Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun in English.
I see... Thank you.
I met a few Swedish people and most of them speak English very very well.

The first Swedish people I met...3 girls, backpackers totally lost at the station.
They were trying to talk to the train people (how do you call them? they are working near the ticket machines)...but there were none could speak English there...

When I said "May I help you?"
They went like... "oh pleeeeeeez." "oh my!" screaming!

You know what? I was waiting for a friend from England at the station, but I got 4 foreign backpackers to bring back to my apartment that day.

and now, my workmates are Swedish too!

Quote:

The oysterstory was very interesting but since Sweden is not a big oyster/mussels-eating country, I had never heard of it.
For us oysters are more of a delicasy rather then everyday food. The "finer people" eat them. :D
...right.

so...Sweden is a big ost eating country?

Quote:

Shellfish such as shrimps and crayfish are much more common and eaten a lot.
We even have a crayfish celebration where we gather around, some have fished their own crayfish and have a feedingfrenzy and tend to get as drunk as possible!
Yeah, we moslty use the crayfish party for an excuse to get extremely drunk!
I personally think only our midsummerfestvial is the only day where we actually get even more drunk.
What's the most populer drink there?

Quote:

Sometimes I think the russians learned their alcohol-habits from us swedes...
Yes, they did;)

yumyumtimtam 02-08-2010 11:59 PM

hello again
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 799109)
Your doctor must be an interesting person. My doctor always seems very serious. She's a little scary sometimes, but she's a nice person really.

He wasn't interesting, you know...his jokes were terrible!
I like fun people, but I didn't enjoy his joke...so I didnt go back there.

You are lucky to have a nice doctor.
It's not easy to find a good doctor in Japan... maybe not only in my country, but... right now Im searching for a good dentist but haven't found any yet...

Quote:

Yes, I know what nori is. :) I like it a lot too! When I lived in Oxford i was able to buy it in little packets for a snack, but now I live in the countryside, that kind of flavoured nori is hard to find. :< All I can get is kombu or nori for making sushi.
You can get soysauce right?

put a little bit of soysauce on the nori for sushi, then put it in the toaster!
you can put sesami oil too!

you can get crunchy nori
fresh from the toaster! :)

Columbine 02-09-2010 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799169)
He wasn't interesting, you know...his jokes were terrible!
I like fun people, but I didn't enjoy his joke...so I didnt go back there.

You are lucky to have a nice doctor.
It's not easy to find a good doctor in Japan... maybe not only in my country, but... right now Im searching for a good dentist but haven't found any yet...



You can get soysauce right?

put a little bit of soysauce on the nori for sushi, then put it in the toaster!
you can put sesami oil too!

you can get crunchy nori
fresh from the toaster! :)

I'm really lucky; my doctor is very good. I get all my inoculations for free!
I went to the dentist in Japan once, because I thought I'd lost a filling (じゅうてん?) and I was surprised because there was only one treatment room, and everyone was in it all at the same time. Is that common? In England, you always go by yourself into a private room for treatment.

Put the nori in the toaster? Oooh, that's a great idea! I'll try it. Thank you!

Koir 02-09-2010 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799169)
You can get soysauce right?

put a little bit of soysauce on the nori for sushi, then put it in the toaster!
you can put sesami oil too!

you can get crunchy nori
fresh from the toaster! :)

Hopefully you mean toaster ovens and not the regular (vertical) toasters. The first thought I had was "Sauce in a toaster? It would run all over the place and burn!"

But then I take things to illogical extremes ;)

Columbine 02-09-2010 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koir (Post 799174)
Hopefully you mean toaster ovens and not the regular (vertical) toasters. The first thought I had was "Sauce in a toaster? It would run all over the place and burn!"

But then I take things to illogical extremes ;)

I assumed like a grill. :D You could use those little toaster baggies for making grilled cheese sandwiches though, I guess, and just brush the sauce on lightly.

yumyumtimtam 02-09-2010 02:56 PM

sorry about my English
 
hi there,

sorry about my English, forgive me.

so... now you've got the idea right, right?

for one nori sheet, maybe one table spoonful of soysauce

if you have a brush (like...for painting), it will be the best way to spread the sauce thin

then put it into the toaster (oh so you call it toaster oven!?) for 1 min will be enough or maybe less than 1 min.

Please try it and tell me how it went!

by the way...

do you know "TimTam"s?




can you teach me how should have explained?

Koir 02-09-2010 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799311)
hi there,

sorry about my English, forgive me.

It's quite alright. :)

Quote:

then put it into the toaster (oh so you call it toaster oven!?) for 1 min will be enough or maybe less than 1 min.
Yeah, that's what I call what looks like a miniature oven with an adjustable grill and broiling sheets.

Quote:

by the way...

do you know "TimTam"s?
The words aren't familiar to me, I admit.

Quote:

can you teach me how should have explained?
Most of the confusion came from a difference in perception between "toaster" and "toaster oven". You expressed the concept in the way you were comfortable, and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm familiar with both appliances, but my first instinct was to think of the vertical toaster used for bread. My thought process is odd that way. :P

Columbine 02-09-2010 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799311)
hi there,

sorry about my English, forgive me.

so... now you've got the idea right, right?

for one nori sheet, maybe one table spoonful of soysauce

if you have a brush (like...for painting), it will be the best way to spread the sauce thin

then put it into the toaster (oh so you call it toaster oven!?) for 1 min will be enough or maybe less than 1 min.

Please try it and tell me how it went!

by the way...

do you know "TimTam"s?




can you teach me how should have explained?

Your english is quite good, actually. :)

I'll try and buy some nori soon. I have a brush I keep specially for cooking. It's useful when making pies and getting the pastry to stick together.

Tim-tams are those Australian cookies right? I've never tried them, but I know a lot of people like them. I guess you must like tim-tams a lot!

Maybe if you had described the "toaster" a bit it would have helped; but you weren't to know that 'toaster ovens' and 'toasters' are different in Canada and England. Some words are very interchangeable. Like, we don't have toaster ovens much in the UK, just bread toasters and a 'grill' which is an electric wire that gets red hot (or a gas flame); you put the food in a tray underneath it. But a 'grill' in America normally means a BBQ.

yumyumtimtam 02-11-2010 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koir (Post 799325)
It's quite alright. :)

thank you:)

Quote:

Yeah, that's what I call what looks like a miniature oven with an adjustable grill and broiling sheets.
Yes, that's what I meant sorry!
Some Japanese people call it "oven-toaster", but myself, call it just " toaster"...cos I don' t see many vertical toasters around me here in Japan...so... well.... (this is my "excuse")

Many people use vertical ones in your country?

Quote:

The words aren't familiar to me, I admit.
this is a timtam looks like!
http://wkp.fresheye.com/ja/4/40/180px-Tim_tam.jpg


Quote:

Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 799354)
Your english is quite good, actually. :)

thank you... but I need to be good... cos I teach English here in Japan... but I still make a lot of mistakes...so I really have to be serious about this, but I am too lazy!
Quote:

I'll try and buy some nori soon. I have a brush I keep specially for cooking. It's useful when making pies and getting the pastry to stick together.
oh sounds like you like cooking!
I have a lisence teaching home economics, but I am not good at cooking and I don't really like cooking... Im lucky cos people around me, they are good at it and cook for me!

Hope you like that nori!

Quote:

Tim-tams are those Australian cookies right? I've never tried them, but I know a lot of people like them. I guess you must like tim-tams a lot!
Yes, I liked it too much and I put +14 kg when I was in Australia.
I love Timtams, but my favourite is chotolate&mint biscuits... I can't find any in Japan...

Oh by the way, what's the difference between cookie and biscuit?
Quote:

Maybe if you had described the "toaster" a bit it would have helped; but you weren't to know that 'toaster ovens' and 'toasters' are different in Canada and England. Some words are very interchangeable. Like, we don't have toaster ovens much in the UK, just bread toasters and a 'grill' which is an electric wire that gets red hot (or a gas flame); you put the food in a tray underneath it. But a 'grill' in America normally means a BBQ.
I see.
In Japan, I think...many people have their toaster ovens (In Japanese,Oven-toaster)... I use it for toasting bread of course but also for "もちmochi"

oh, I want to ask you about microwave ovens.
I heard some people call it just "microwave"... do you call it like that or "microwave oven"?
In Japanese we call it 電子レンジ(microwave range).
and it's called レンジ for short. (is "for short" right English?)

Columbine 02-11-2010 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799588)
thank you... but I need to be good... cos I teach English here in Japan... but I still make a lot of mistakes...so I really have to be serious about this, but I am too lazy!

I'm interested in teaching too, but I want to teach adults, I think. I'd like to try working in Japan, only it's difficult to find a job. Have you heard of AEON? I'm wondering if I should apply...

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799588)
oh sounds like you like cooking!
I have a lisence teaching home economics, but I am not good at cooking and I don't really like cooking... Im lucky cos people around me, they are good at it and cook for me!

Hope you like that nori!

I do! :) My mother is a really good cook and she taught me most things. I like to cook a lot of asian food.

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Yes, I liked it too much and I put +14 kg when I was in Australia.
I love Timtams, but my favourite is chotolate&mint biscuits... I can't find any in Japan...
Oh by the way, what's the difference between cookie and biscuit?

I saw timtams for sale at an import store in Osaka so I bought some for my australian friend. She was really pleased. Shame you can't find any chocolate mint ones though. They sound good.

It's hard to say what the difference is. In the UK, cookies are always soft and chewy and biscuits hard and crisp, but in America Oreo's are called cookies and they're hard. Sometimes too, "biscuits" in america are more like a kind of bread, but that's what we'd call a 'scone' in england. :/ It's all rather confusing.

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I see.
In Japan, I think...many people have their toaster ovens (In Japanese,Oven-toaster)... I use it for toasting bread of course but also for "もちmochi"

oh, I want to ask you about microwave ovens.
I heard some people call it just "microwave"... do you call it like that or "microwave oven"?
In Japanese we call it 電子レンジ(microwave range).
and it's called レンジ for short. (is "for short" right English?)

I used a toaster oven in Japan. It's quite clever how some people can use them to bake cakes and all sorts of things. I was amazed. I just made toast in it and heated up bento. Toasted mochi are great!

I just call it a "microwave" because it's shorter and easier. I think most people do that.
Yep, "for short" is correct.

yumyumtimtam 02-11-2010 03:11 PM

hello again
 
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Originally Posted by Columbine (Post 799596)
I'm interested in teaching too, but I want to teach adults, I think. I'd like to try working in Japan, only it's difficult to find a job. Have you heard of AEON? I'm wondering if I should apply...

If you are under 30 you can get a working holiday visa to come to Japan and work for a year or more right?


I heard JET prpgramme is the best way to work in Japan as an English teacher
The JET Programme--Official Homepage of The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme--


I had a few friends used to work for those private English schools, but...


Well...anyway, I say "just go for it!"
If I were you, I will apply many companies and see what I get!

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I do! :) My mother is a really good cook and she taught me most things. I like to cook a lot of asian food.
Great!
when you get a job in Japan, please live near my place;)
we can have a party every weekend!
everyone cooks, not me... but I will clean up!


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I saw timtams for sale at an import store in Osaka so I bought some for my australian friend. She was really pleased. Shame you can't find any chocolate mint ones though. They sound good.
You are kind!

you know... I can find chocolate mint, but not the biscuit ones...
I am going to Australia in a few months so Im going to buy a lot of them!

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It's hard to say what the difference is. In the UK, cookies are always soft and chewy and biscuits hard and crisp, but in America Oreo's are called cookies and they're hard. Sometimes too, "biscuits" in america are more like a kind of bread, but that's what we'd call a 'scone' in england. :/ It's all rather confusing.
I see.

I asked my friends about it too, but everyone has got their own opinions about it and I still don't know the differences...

My image of cookies are smaller and thinner.
and biscuits are bigger or thicker.

I love scone too!

you know what? it's midnight but I am hungry...


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I used a toaster oven in Japan. It's quite clever how some people can use them to bake cakes and all sorts of things. I was amazed. I just made toast in it and heated up bento. Toasted mochi are great!
aren't they?
toasted mochi with Natto and mayo&Soysauce with nori!

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I just call it a "microwave" because it's shorter and easier. I think most people do that.
Yep, "for short" is correct.
I see, thank you! I will call it microwave from now on!
but how about "micro" ? too short?


have a lovely day columbine-san!

おおきに;)

Klint 02-11-2010 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799588)
thank you:)



Yes, that's what I meant sorry!
Some Japanese people call it "oven-toaster", but myself, call it just " toaster"...cos I don' t see many vertical toasters around me here in Japan...so... well.... (this is my "excuse")

Many people use vertical ones in your country?

Yes! It would be much more strange here if someone didn't have a toaster actually. In fact, I can't recall a time seeing a kitchen without a toaster in it. People here like their sandwiches I guess. :rolleyes:

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That looks delicious. :D
Almost like a rectangular Ring Ding: http://slicedbreadtwo.com/images/uploads/ringding.jpg


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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799588)
thank you... but I need to be good... cos I teach English here in Japan... but I still make a lot of mistakes...so I really have to be serious about this, but I am too lazy!

Actually, I can't really find many mistakes in your grammar or spelling. If I didn't know English wasn't your first language to begin with, the thought probably wouldn't even pop into my head.

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799588)
oh sounds like you like cooking!
I have a lisence teaching home economics, but I am not good at cooking and I don't really like cooking... Im lucky cos people around me, they are good at it and cook for me!

Hope you like that nori!

Me neither. I rarely have the patience to cook because usually by the time I decide to eat something, I'm practically starving and can't concentrate on gathering ingredients and cooking them. Plus, I almost always ruin what I try to cook. :o

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799588)
Yes, I liked it too much and I put +14 kg when I was in Australia.
I love Timtams, but my favourite is chotolate&mint biscuits... I can't find any in Japan...

Oh by the way, what's the difference between cookie and biscuit?

I don't remember ever hearing a clear definition of the two, but to me cookies are generally sweeter than biscuits. There's actually an Italian sub shop right down the street from me that sells these giant cookies that are about a foot in diameter each. :D

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
I see, thank you! I will call it microwave from now on!
but how about "micro" ? too short?

Probably, at least I've never heard it shortened to micro. But given the right context, I'd assume people would understand. :D

Columbine 02-11-2010 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
If you are under 30 you can get a working holiday visa to come to Japan and work for a year or more right?

I heard JET prpgramme is the best way to work in Japan as an English teacher
The JET Programme--Official Homepage of The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme--

I had a few friends used to work for those private English schools, but...

Well...anyway, I say "just go for it!"
If I were you, I will apply many companies and see what I get!

はいい〜頑張れます。I tried the JET programme, but I didn't get an interview. I've hear mixed things about the private eikaiwa companies. Some people really enjoyed working with them, others didn't. I have friends who live in the Kansai area, so maybe I could just go and live with them for a while. :P

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
Great!
when you get a job in Japan, please live near my place;)
we can have a party every weekend!
everyone cooks, not me... but I will clean up!

haha~ sounds fun. I've never been to Kanagawa. What's it like?

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
I see.

I asked my friends about it too, but everyone has got their own opinions about it and I still don't know the differences...

My image of cookies are smaller and thinner.
and biscuits are bigger or thicker.

I love scone too!

you know what? it's midnight but I am hungry...

I see it the other way around :) Here, cookies are normally bigger. This is what I think of as 'cookie' http://www.delicedefrance.co.uk/dyna...e%20Cookie.jpg and this is what I think of as a biscuit: http://fr.academic.ru/pictures/frwik...e_biscuits.jpg
If it doesn't fall apart when I dip in my tea, I count it as a biscuit!

Scones are lovely. I really like them with homemade jam.

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
aren't they?
toasted mochi with Natto and mayo&Soysauce with nori!

I used to get ones with miso on them. Yum!

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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
I see, thank you! I will call it microwave from now on!
but how about "micro" ? too short?

Mm, that's probably too short, and 'micro' as a word has a meaning all of it's own. A microwave oven isn't small, so it would seem a bit weird to call it a 'micro'. I can't even think of any slang terms for microwave, except for saying something like "nuke the chicken in the microwave" instead of "cook the chicken in the microwave". '



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Originally Posted by yumyumtimtam (Post 799601)
have a lovely day columbine-san!

おおきに;)

You too!
hahah, いえいえ〜


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