Fifth Batch (after Friday night)

Neil Gaiman - Babycakes
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A comic version: http://ljconstantine.com/babycakes/page1.htm

Only text: http://www.myspace.com/shannon1024/blog/192058273

24 hour comic day

The first: http://www.scottmccloud.com/4-inventions/24hr/first/index.html

The website: http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/

Fourth batch of content

Terry Gillian



Jens Lekman - Postcard to Nina



Nina I can be your boyfriend
so you can stay with your girlfriend
Your father is a sweet old man
but it is hard for him to understand
that you wanna love a woman
Nina I can be your boyfriend
if it puts an end to all this nonsens
First time I see you in Berlin
And you don't tell me anyting
Until outside your dad's apartment

Oh God, Jesus Christ
I try to focus on your eyes
we're having dinner with your family now
keep a steady look at your left eyebrow

If it's raised, it means yes,
If it's not it means take a guess
Hey! You! Stop kicking my legs
I'm doing my best
can you pass the eggs

Your father puts on my record
he sais: so tell me how you met her
I get embarrassed and change the subject
and put my hand on some metal object
He laugs and says that's a liedetector

he Takes out the booklet and starts reading
So i heard you're moving out next season
I say: Yeah, New York is nice that time of year
almost as green as it is here
He says: I thought you were moving to Sweden?

Oh God, what have I done?
i came to Berlin to have som fun
then it turned into buffalo 66
on your fathers wall a big crucifix
guess thats why he wont let u go
his catholic heart is big and slow
you know I'll do anything for love
but Nina what were you thinking of?

But Nina I can be your boyfriend
So you can stay with your girlfriend
Your father is mailing me all the time
He says he just wants to say hi
I send back "out of office, auto-replies"

Nina I just want to check in
'cause I think about you every second
So I send you this postcard just to say
Don't let anyone stand in your way
Yours truly, Jens Lekman

Don't let anyone stand in your way
Don't let anyone stand in your way
Don't let anyone stand in your way
Don't let anyone stand in your way

Dresden Codak - The Sleepwalkers

http://dresdencodak.com/2009/09/07/the-sleepwalkers/

Sleepwalkers: Do you know this band?

http://mmrecords.com.br/200703/sleepwalkers/

To and For

a) I sent a letter to Mary. In that sentence I wrote a letter to Mary and sent it to her in another city, country... b) I sent a letter for Mary. In that one Mary wrote a letter for someone and couldn't mail it then other person maybe a friend maild it because she was very busy.

TO VERBS

FOR VERBS

I gave a present to him. = I gave him a present. I’ll show the figures to you. = I’ll show you the figures. He sold a car to me. = He sold me a car. He sent a letter to Mary. = He sent Mary a letter. Can you lend this book to me? = Can you lend me this book? The boss told a joke to us. = The boss told us a joke. Who teaches English to them? = Who teaches them English? I paid $10 to the repairman. = I paid the repairman $10. Will you pass the sugar to me? = Will you pass me the sugar? Read a story to the children. = Read the children a story. I wrote a letter to my friend. = I wrote my friend a letter. Hand that book to me, please. = Hand me that book, please. He offered a job to Mary. = He offered Mary a job. He'll bring something to me. = He'll bring me something. She sang a lullaby to the baby. = She sang the baby a lullaby. I'll throw the ball to you. = I'll throw you the ball.

Let me buy a present for you. = Let me buy you a present. I got some food for you. = I got you some food. She made a sandwich for me. = She made me a sandwich. Did she cook dinner for you? = Did she cook you dinner? Can you do a favor for me? = Can you do me a favor? He can find a job for you. = He can find you a job. He left a message for you. = He left you a message. Shall I pour more tea for you? = Shall I pour you more tea? Reserve hotel rooms for us. = Reserve us hotel rooms. Save the stamps for him. = Save him the stamps.

TO VERBS

FOR VERBS

The teacher said "Good morning" to the students. He’s going to introduce Mary to his family. I already explained the project to the staff. Mr. Cole described the new house to his wife. I sometimes speak English to (with) my wife. Bob reported the accident to the police. I repeated your ideas to my parents. He admitted his mistake to the boss. I'll mention your plan to the director. Dr. Bishop recommends this medicine to some patients. Richard has announced his engagement to his friends. It sounds good to me. The salesgirl suggested a gift to Philip.

Can you carry the suitcases for me? Could you open the door for me? He asked the bank teller to cash a check for him. Doctors like to prescribe medicine for the patients. She is going to prepare the meal for the guests. I asked her to sign the letter for me. Can you hold this for me, please? I changed the traveler's checks for you. I asked the secretary to make an appointment for me. He translated an article for me. I recorded a tape for you. I'll take the car to the mechanic for you. The salesgirl suggested Philip a gift for his girlfriend. Can you play the piano for me?

GO TO EXPRESSIONS	GO FOR EXPRESSIONS
go to work go to school go to bedhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif go to church go to town go to court go to pieces go to hell go to Porto Alegre go to the bank, go to the office, etc.	go for a walk go for a ride go for a drive go for a beer go for it

link: http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenToAndFor/ccmkc/post.htm

3rd batch of content

Grammar point

It's raining
It's my birthday tomorrow.
I wanted to write a note but my mom wrote it for me.

"It" doesn't refer to anything here. It's just a stand-in for the subject. "It" is the noun of the sentence, but it is not behaving as a traditional referent.

Standard English syntax requires a subject and a verb in each sentence, but some ideas become bogged down by this. To say for example, "The sky is raining," in English is obvious. However, English has evolved into very simple nouns and verbs (and all the rest). We don't deal in declensions anymore, and as our verb conjugation is comparatively very simple, it does sometimes lead to a few awkward structures.

In Spanish, we'd just say, "Está lloviendo." Verb + Gerund. The verb construction is third person singular and in that context just implies a state of being.

Or, in Latin, it would be "pluit", which can mean, "It rains" (habitual), "It is raining" (current action), or "It does rain" (emphatic). Alas, Latin is both awesome and at the same time terribly, terribly limiting.

More sentences:

He is cold, but he just said thatr he doesn't want a coat.
Wouldn't it be nice if we were older?
It'd help if you had an idea for me.
Just do it.

Technologic by Daft Punk

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail - upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick - erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quit - rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip - unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam - unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch - update it,
Name it, read it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax - rename it,
Touch it, bring it, pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start - format it.
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Technologic. technologic. technologic. technologic.