I'm out...

af?flu?ent /ˈ?fluənt or, often, əˈflu-/ [af-loo-uhnt or, often, uh-floo-]

i know you didn't mean it the way that it sounded to me, unless you've been hiding some sort of treasure chest from us.

btw, you haven't, have you? i could be a lot nicer... " SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">

Native English? You mean of the British variety?

Hell, neither Fisheye, nor myself hail from England. " SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">

Still, I meant well. I apologize for any bad feelings.

Irony must also come with a certain level of blindness as I rarely see it whenever someone else says it exists. Even if it doesn't pertain to me.

Irony sucks for its illusiveness. " SRC="images/smiles/sad.gif">

This is a primary reason you and I would have to work at fighting. I might get mad first and think second with someone whom uses English as a first language, but never if they have to work at English cause its not.

I know that doesn't really make sense, because no one is supposed to get angry first and think second. The sad fact is that most of the arguments around here transpire in just that fashion. Oh, not by just me but everyone.

The only thing most of us have going for us is our close associations with one another. Its pretty amazing how close a friendship one can attain via the net.

Anywho's, English isn't English everywhere. Be glad that you missed the argument between two of us over the word "Prick" That word definitely doesn't cross the pond very well.

? quoting reaper47

I just read "glasgow".

I always thought all these strange words I have to look up are actually quite common in the English language and I just haven?t heard of them because it?s not my first language.

In general, I think most of the "strange words" you hear are quite ubiquitous (<-yes, I picked that one especially for you).

However.... in this case? I've never heard that definition of "affluent" before, Orph. I thought you were suggesting that someone with allot of money buy VC++ and let all the rest of us have it for free...