Thursday, November 12, 2009

HOW CAN I DELETE THIS ACCOUNT!

French and Spanish Conjugations of the Morning: Pouvoir et/y Poder

FRENCH
Present tense: pouvoir

Je puex

Tu puex

il/elle puet

nous pouvons

vous pouvez

ils/elles puevont

SPANISH
Present tense: poder

Yo puedo

puedes

Usted/el/ella puede

Nosotros/as podemos

Vostoros/as podéis

Ustedes/ ellos/ ellas pueden

note: these verbs are irregular

I should add that pouvoir and poder mean: "to be able to", or "can"

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The word of the day: QUELL

"As one former Goldman banker told Arlidge, the culture there is 'completely money-obsessed. ... There’s always room — need — for more. If you are not getting a bigger house or a bigger boat, you’re falling behind. It’s an addiction.'

It’s an addiction that Washington has done little to quell.President Obama has not been strong on the issue, and Timothy Geithner coddles the wanton bankers whenever they freak out that they might not be able to put in their new pools next summer." New York Times Nov.11 2009


Definition:
To suppress, to put down forcibly, or to quiet, to pacify