Who wants to share their thoughts on the New Year (2007)?

[Sultano]

Happy New year to all the communicators and contributors!

I do thank you all for the help and reply to my questions specially Moderator Ms. Yankee, and in particular Ms. Conchita.

I would like to have the opportunity to thank Mr Alan the moderator and Mr. Torsten the site admin whom I miss a lot with his contributions.

Happy New year ato al of you. Wish all the world to live in peace and safe.

Sultano

[Prezbucky]

My bad, Pamela.

I've seen it spelled "Andriy" often.

Kiev is represented as "Kyyiv" on some English-language maps and globes.

I'm not sure what got into me... to make me opt for the brutally American/Spanish/Italian (I suppose) "Andre".
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[Torsten]

Hhmm, that's an interesting topic. Most Ukrainian proper names have two versions -- a Russian and a Ukrainian one each of which have their own English version.

'Andrey' is the English version of the Russian original while 'Andriy' is the English version of the Ukrainian original. Since Shevchenko is Ukrainian, the official version of his name is properly 'Andriy'. The same holds true for the capital. 'Kiev' is the English version of the Russian name while 'Kyiv' is the English version of the Ukrainian original.

Hope this adds to the confusion .
By the way, I haven't hang out neither with Andriy nor Andrey/Andrei Shevchenko (that is, not yet....)
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[Prezbucky]

What about Andre Shevchenko?

I bet there's someone in the world with that name. hehe
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[Torsten]

Maybe Google has the answer?
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[Prezbucky]

I can check the phone book, at least. hehe

"Sir, did you know your name's almost the same as great Ukrainian striker Andriyy Shevchenko? Hey, do you mind if I call you Sheva?"
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[Tamara]

HI

[Tamara]

[Prezbucky]

wouldn't that be "auf Shevchenko" in German?
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[Torsten]

Yep, and it rhymes with Klitschko.
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[Prezbucky]

you know, nothing chaps my @ss quite like when my headphones (earbuds, or whatever they're called -- the ones that are inserted in your ears) STOP WORKING.

Not only do I miss out on the tunes, but it also means that I'm forced to listen to the gossipy musings (she is LOUD) of a nearby coworker.

Do you guys feel me?

I'm trying to get my groove on and then all of a sudden, poof, the music's gone... then scratches back in, then is gone again... in the dead spots, I get to hear all about so-and-so's date with the dude ("doo") who drives an Escalade, and the awful woman he's dating.

Right now I'm monkeying with the cord, twisting it in an effort to get the music to stay on. Okay, this worked: I smacked the cord (the section in front of my chest) and the music is back on... been a good minute now without any dead spots. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

(sorry, I'm stressing here and figured I'd vent. hehe)
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[Torsten]