I also think it's good to have a universal language for communication. But that mustn't impech ourselve to learn other languages !

Of course, especially when we know how enriching and valuable it is to learn different languages...

Enriching ? are you sure ?

Errr, yeah "enriching"... Is that so strange ? 

Yes i Know it! I will see it !

Empech... To prevent someone from (+ving)

for exemple:

He told me to stay hat home in order to prevent me from seing this girl!

Dernière modification par Jichou (24/10/2007 16:02)

Jichou a écrit :

Empech... To prevent  (+ving)

for exemple:

He told me to stay hat home in order to prevent me from seing this girl!

Sorry, Jichou, but empech does not existe in English.
The nearest words I can find are 'Impeach' (a legal term) and 'impede' = donner un croche pied (métaphore).

Dernière modification par JSC (24/10/2007 14:37)

What is the meaning of (+ving) ? progressive form ? why the “V” ?
Hadjer, thanks for enrich, enriching, I'd not knox this verb

Dernière modification par Léah (24/10/2007 11:19)

I thnink jichou was trying to say a Gerund or a Gerundive (a verbal form which takes the place of a noun) = verb ending in '-ing'

Hadjer, thanks for enrich, enriching, I'd not knox this verb

Héhé, you're welcome... I own : we've seen this word in class just for days...

JSC a écrit :

Jichou a écrit :

Empech... To prevent  (+ving)

for exemple:

He told me to stay hat home in order to prevent me from seing this girl!

Sorry, Jichou, but empech does not existe in English.
The nearest words I can find are 'Impeach' (a legal term) and 'impede' = donner un croche pied (métaphore).

JSC this is what i said! I said we don't have to say Empech but to prevent someone from + Ving (yes it's gerund like in the exemple)

JSC, thanks for your explanation of +ing 

Hadger, sorry, I did suche a mistake  I know this verb, evidly

Jichou, for example, I prevent you from mistaking