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English vs German: same word, different meanings

I got this idea from Ramnords post FUN WITH WORDS.

Please note that the words below are the same only in writing but not in pronunciation. Still interesting and fun to know it, though.

WORD

   MEANING in ENGLISH

        MEANING in GERMAN

GIFT a present poison
DANK chilly wet gratefulness, thanks
STARK bare, grim, harsh strong
KIND nice, generous a child
HUT small building a hat
ROCK a stone; to move back and forth a skirt
STOCK a share in a company a cane
MITTEN a glove in t
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At the edge of an ancient pyramids of Giza.some 5,000 construction worker are all around clock for finishing long-waited Grand Egyptian Museum .This will be the museum of 21st century.all means of modern technology will be consider to make this unforgettable experience for visitors and It will about two kilometer from Giza pyramids .This will cost more than $ 1 billion for re-house and restore the most precious relics in my country  

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~ 2018 - 24 : Social Media ~

Life without social media!  

Lately, some of my friends said they want to off their social media (facebook, Instagram, twitter & etc).  I was like""ërmm... mmMm ooOoookay".  

I guess we depending so much on social media so much, with phone in the hand, scrolling online story every time, checking any updates from our friends, relatives and family. 

It's  make me thinking.. should i do it?  Can i survive without social media?! 

How about a month without social media?  I think i can survive.... because

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Who owns the moon?

I know that the ground on the moon is being sold. An American company sells it for thirty dollars per the area of a soccer filed. More than six million people in the world have already bought them, and the total sales so far is more than eleven million dollars. The founder of the company says that he wondered who owned the ground on the moon and searched for laws about that. He noticed that an international treaty prohibits countries from owning the ground on the moon, but he thought individual

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~ 2018 - 23 : a good deeds ~

This happened yesterday. 

On the way home from work, i've met my sister.  We often do that to reduce our travelling cost by going home together. 

While walking together at train station.  I saw this old guy doing alms for money. 

me : (pull out my wallet)

mysis :  (saw my wallet.. give me face with question look)

me : let give that uncle some money

mysis : (looking at the guy)

me : you know what.. 

mysis : what..

me : its near end of world.. 

mysis : (laugh)

me : you know there is somewhere in arab country

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Advice from Grandpa

A dialogue between grandpa (GP) and grandson (GS).

GP: Dearest Grandson, have you ever felt hatred to someone?
GS: Yes, Grandpa. I even wanted to squeeze the neck of that person whenever I met him.
GP: Oooh! Why so?
GS: He defamed me, mocked me, and always made me feel embarrassed in front of my friends.
GP: So, how did you feel?
GS: Hufh! I didn't feel good at all. My heart felt anxious and I could hardly sleep for many nights. My mind was distracted thinking about it.
GP: Mmmm, that's it. If yo

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WHY?!

Why memento letters, why don’t just burn them, when there is no love why don’t you forget me.

Why tattooed my name on your hand, remove it if there is no worth of me?

Get me out of all confusion why don’t you say if you are not for me

Why don’t you kill me once, O’my love why you are torturing me?

Why don’t you just ignore when you don’t have faith in me.

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some tips!

  If you are from a hot humid region and  have a plan to go/visit to a cold country/place i.e. Europe during winter season then  there are some tips or information for you!

1. An umbrella is so essential, you may can not thing about it before reaching here! So, get an umbrella in your luggage. And, It must be strong enough. I know a big size umbrella is tough to bring but take at least a medium size than small size. Remember, in any European country, it is better if you get your umbrella along wi

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How to sleep without medication

Dear EC friends good evening. its 12:34 AM now. I am still watching music channel with my husband. Our son is sleeping safe and sound. We are business partners. I teach English and rent my books to my students. My husband runs his car showrooms and his sister runs our family restaurant. My sister in law is a gallery owner and can paint.

Now I will talk about how I can sleep without medication. You see I have insomnia since I was 14 years old until now. I am 41 in January 2019.

I have acupuncture,

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Dialogue: On Exam Days

PUTRA, an eleventh grader, had followed a computer-based exam, multiple choices.
Me: How was your Physics exam? :)
PUTRA: Impressive, Teacher!
Me: How impressive? Tell me! [listening enthusiastically]
PUTRA: My laptop had stopped working many times so that I got less than 50
Me: TT

DIAN, an eleventh grader, had followed paper-based exam, essay.
Me: How was your Math Exam yesterday?
DIAN: Oh, good news, Teacher. I got the highest score in the class.
Me: So why do you look so sad?
DIAN: I got 53 o

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Chat Moderators

Good Morning, Everyone! ^_^

It's probably not morning there, but morning always shows high spirit. :))

Did you notice that we have a new Moderator? Yes, EC Member is our new Chat Mod. Let me extend my felicitation...

CONGRATULATION, EC Member! :)

Chat Room is one section that maybe most newbies will see the first time how they were impressed on this learning site. This is from my own experience. So, most members may wish to have Chat Mod all time in ChatRoom, moreover when they don't have topics OR

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~ 2018 - 22 : My Letter To You ~

Hi 

I am here once again after long absent.  How are you?  It is snowing over there?  Hows life?  do you remember me? lol 

December...

It is already near end of year which is not a good year for me.  2018 is more crying rather than smiling. 

are you a planner addict?   which planner do you decide to use for next year? 

mine is Hobonichi for 2019. 

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sorry for writing so short.  I promise to write longer next time

until then

~ Fizzy

10.04 p.m - just recovered from viral fever

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No Need a Title

Lately, I experienced lots of bad memories. It seems, all of those were coming in the same time without giving me space to breathe. This is a life, either I like or not, though. 

The good thing from these occurrences is my passion to write bigger than before, looks like the ideas come up easily, effortless. Thanks God, at least I can post a blog that represents my feeling in the moment as well as practicing my English writing. This writing only my thoughts, no other purposes.

We may have many goal

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Tonight I am sick

Although happy I am ill and always hungry. What is wrong with me? My husband chatted happily on the phone. Our son has already slept. Tomorrow he has biology test. By the way he is 1st year of senior high school. He joins martial art twice a week. His father or my husband is a business man while I runs our family restaurant in Cirebon city West Java.

Before I go to bed I must take my sleeping pill only 1 dosage. I have cough too. Please pray for us. I can't wait for our trip to Perth next Februar

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The Veronicas You Ruin Me

I really love this dynamic duo.

"You Ruin Me"

Job well done
Standing ovation
Yeah you got what you wanted
I guess you won
And I don't want to hear, they don't know you like I do
Even I could've told you
But now we're done

'Cause you play me like a symphony
Play me till your fingers bleed
I'm your greatest masterpiece
You ruin me
Later when the curtains drawn
And no one's there for you back home
Don't cry to me, you played me wrong
You ruin me

I know you thought
That I wouldn't notice
You were ac
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Everytime we send greetings to someone, we wish their dreams come true.
Yes indeed, each of us has many desires in life and wants all of them to be real one day.
Unfortunately most of aspirations are often left only as dreams. Why so?
Maybe because we do nothing to make them true. Maybe the majority of people are just dreamers and never do anything escept dreaming. Friquently I hear from my friends: "I wish I could...", " I would like...", "My dream is..", "I really want..." But at the same tim

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