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Nov 27, 2009 14:15

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itoshiki-sensei, sounds dirty, safe from haruhi, i have no idea what's going on, english class, sensei

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knowthatiknow November 27 2009, 19:21:14 UTC

A recipe?

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 19:51:57 UTC

How is anyone supposed to learn English from a book like this?

knowthatiknow November 27 2009, 19:53:32 UTC

That does sound like it would be quite difficult. Perhaps you could find something more suitable?

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 19:55:05 UTC

Mm, it would be nice. Unfortunately, this is the book Sensei is teaching with. I guess it's because it's the book with the most copies.

Whatever kind of people lived here before we did certainly liked their pasta.

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sukimahag November 27 2009, 19:22:06 UTC

[A little giggle at first, then a chuckle, then full-blown laughter~]

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 19:52:14 UTC

What's so funny?

sukimahag November 27 2009, 19:57:45 UTC

Are you aware of what you were just reading?

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 20:04:32 UTC

...Not really. Something about pasta, I take it.

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[audio; Japanese] zetsubo_sensei November 27 2009, 19:26:07 UTC

How to make pasta.

[audio; Japanese] lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 19:49:28 UTC

[I suppose that was something I should have known, what with this book being called '100 Way to Make Pasta' and all...]

Is this really going to help me with my English?

[audio; Japanese] zetsubo_sensei November 27 2009, 20:25:01 UTC

Yes; it's not the traditional way of learning, but it is a conventional way. If you ever do visit an English speaking country, you will be able to cook and feed yourself properly.

[audio; Japanese] lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 20:38:57 UTC

But I'm.... Japanese. I know how to cook rice and pasta already.

[...]

[TRYING TO FIND THE GOOD HERE]

Well, I suppose I'll know what the ingredients are called in English, at least.

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kan_chyan November 27 2009, 19:27:08 UTC

It was instructions on how to cook pasta. It was also explaining sodium levels and how much is recommended to eat in a day. I've never heard something so silly, salt is salt, use it to taste, why measure it so precisely?

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 19:53:07 UTC

But to cook pasta you just boil it in water. Why does this recipe go on for pages?!

kan_chyan November 27 2009, 19:58:57 UTC

Don't ask me. Maybe someone decided making it complicated made it better?

But why are you reading a recipe book in English if you don't know English enough to understand what it's saying?

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 20:05:23 UTC

I'm practicing English for Sensei's class. I understood a little, but when it started getting into measurements -- that's when it started going over my head.

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skybound_love November 27 2009, 19:30:44 UTC

That's not how you cook pasta, it's too scientific. Cooking comes from the heart!

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 19:53:39 UTC

It's even more scientific-sounding when it's in a language you're not fluent in.

skybound_love November 27 2009, 23:27:09 UTC

I can teach you how to do it more naturally.

lunchpenalty November 27 2009, 23:29:31 UTC

I'd really appreciate that.

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