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can anyone here read something and listen to something spoken and be able to follow both, ? ( be able to explain what both were about ) (swear i used to be able to do it, like the two things became one thing and i just followed that..) wanting to listen to new tunes & read stuff at the same time |
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nah forgetting it for listening to tunes, but spoken stuff at least |
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like CAN you do it, not would you necessarily want to |
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Allaf gwrando ar gerddoriaeth gyfrwng er fy mod yn darllen llyfrau. Ni allaf gwrando ar gerddoriaeth gyda geiriau. |
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multi tasking is just a code word 4 doing 2 things bad, screw multi tasking |
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CANT READ WELSH and no,but maybe,why not jus reading and listening, is it either one or the other for u too ?? |
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I can't listen to spoken word and read something, and absorb both. Isn't multitasking supposed to be a myth, anyway? |
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that's the thing, if you split it up to be 'multi', you r like 'oh i'm concentrating on THAT one now,forgot the other' but if you can somehow merge the two things into one hmm,bit drunk,going out now:) |
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And I'm saying I don't think it normally can be done. Let it go! You wouldn't let it lie! |
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Watching films with subtitles and knowing the spoken language is a weird one for me. I can't help but diss agree with the translation. I remember watching 'Downton Abbey' (not by choice) and some said "Golly!" which was translated to "JESUS CHRIST!" |
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They might as well have just put "FUCKIN' BOLLOCKS!!" |
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That constantly happens in Dutch translations. It's clear that the translators have little grasp of local colloquialisms, and just go for a ridiculously direct translation. I can never remember a good example. I think I would watch Downton Abbey if they shouted JEEEEESUS CHRIST more. |
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It is funny and annoying at the same time. |
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Come to think of it, what I do like to do is to play videogames and listen to podcasts at the same time. But neither has to be involving, or have any real narrative, then one will pull focus from the other. With just the right game, and just the right podcast, it is possible to reach a kind of mindless singularity. One that used to work for me was playing a Zelda game on my DS, while watching Masterchef on tv. I think I actually drooled one time. |
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Hahah. I once got the notion into my head while drunk that it would be possible to cycle a bike and urinate off it while in motion without any collateral damage, with the right kind of assisting breeze. A year or two down the line I was cycling home drunk after work through a park at around 5am, and decided to give it a go. I got everything lined up and unzipped, and had my planned leg and flute angles in effect, with the workspace oriented left, while my right leg and arm each continued to pedal and steer the bike; sadly, it was a pretty cold night and the temperature meant my contracted urethra and pelvic muscles were not as ready as the rest of me to make good on the plan. So it was I had to stop the bike and release a shuddering, defeated piss against a tree. Maybe I'll give it a go another time with some warmer air conditions |
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i can drive and drum and sing all at the same time while listening to music... i can play video games while holding a conversation and listening to music at the same time. i can poop, smoke and surf the interweb all at the same time. i can play hockey while listening to my headphones and making a grocery list in my head. i can pat my head, rub my belly and dance a jig... |
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the buddha is the dos and the cat yes? |
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EVOL will save us all. While pooping. And listening to Des O'Connor. |
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Yeah it's weird. The worst is when something has been dubbed. You end up with two actors for one character. It's terrible. I'm a different person depending on what language i speak. To answer the thread, i can do it but i'd rather focus on one thing. Often if i'm reading and start to think about something else, i drift off and don't even register what i've read. |
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Ooh and you get locked into a reading loop, spending 20 minutes to read one paragraph. |
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Yes! I was reading a book in english while a football game was on telly with french commentators this afternoon. It was alright but it seems your minds favours an option and gives it more attention. Women are supposed to be better than men at this, right? There's that old joke that they can't have sex with a headache though! (terrible) |
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I think that's also a myth, the women are better at multitasking thing. Wikipedia's section on multitasking and gender sends me to , which rounds up several studies and basically says there's little difference. There's more difference between subjects within one gender, in fact. |
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I haven't spoken to my girlfriend for years about multitasking, I didn't want to interrupt. |
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It's similar to disengaging and still managing to talk with someone - good for small talk. |
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Hm? |
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I tend to disengage my mind when small talk is necessary, and because the questions are so generic, you can autopilot the answers. |
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to clarify, my last post was a really shit joke about women constantly moaning. I've got more... |
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But in turn, you're moaning! Reciprocal moaning (and not the good type.) |
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That's the thing, we are humans. |
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I seriously thought you wrote "we are hummus". |
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Imagine that! |
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I think there's a book in it, Jivs. |
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Yeah, a very shit one! |
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RD would read it. |
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The book is not about cancer. In fact i'd bet that you've read it and enjoyed it. 20 questions? |
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Okay. Is the writer English (as in: UK)? |
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Oh wait, I guess I know what it is. Is it Iain Banks' last? |
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No, and no. |
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Ooh! I was all cocky I got it. Is the book in English originally? |
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Has it been adapted to film by David Cronenberg? |
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Yes and no. Maybe you haven't read it, but i'm pretty damn sure you have! |
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I wonder why you think that, this is all very intrigueing. Let's see.. is the author a woman? |
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This. |
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Nope. |
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Martin Amis - lol |
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Nah, LOL! |
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Is the book from the last 20 years? |
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That's a negative! |
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Was it published in the last ten years? |
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The one i have is re-edition form 2001. |
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