| Author | Message | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 692 Registered: 5-2009 |
The smaller disaster happened which caused them some difficulties. Had the bigger disaster happened life would have been easier for them. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 621 Registered: 4-2010 |
Them = humans? Is the small disaster a natural one? The big one? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 694 Registered: 5-2009 |
Them = humans? Yes. Is the small disaster a natural one? Yes. The big one? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 623 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were the two disasters the same type? (i.e. 2 earthquakes) Did the big disaster happen elsewhere? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 698 Registered: 5-2009 |
Were the two disasters the same type? Yes. (i.e. 2 earthquakes) But no. Did the big disaster happen elsewhere? It did not happen (then) at all. It would have happened elsewhere for svv of elsewhere. | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 699 Registered: 5-2009 |
Were the two disasters the same type? Yes. (i.e. 2 earthquakes) But no. Did the big disaster happen elsewhere? It did not happen (then) at all. It would have happened elsewhere for svv of elsewhere. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 627 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the disaster a volcano? Tornado? Flood? Tsunami? Fire? Other? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 701 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was the disaster a volcano? This. Tornado? Flood? Tsunami? Fire? Other? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 631 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did this happen on [LTPF list of continents]? In [LTPF list of centuries]? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 702 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did this happen on [LTPF list of continents]? Europe. In [LTPF list of centuries]? 21st. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 632 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does this involve the volcano in Iceland which released ash all over Europe this past April? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2035 Registered: 9-2009 |
Eyjafjallajökull eruption relevant? Disruption to air travel? Bigger disaster = Katla eruption? They = people of Iceland? Air travelers? People of a country? People close to the volcano? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 703 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does this involve the volcano in Iceland which released ash all over Europe this past April? Yes. Eyjafjallajökull eruption relevant? Yes. Disruption to air travel? Not directly relevant. Bigger disaster = Katla eruption? Yes. They = people of Iceland? No. Air travelers? No. People of a country? No. People close to the volcano? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 634 Registered: 4-2010 |
Has Katla erupted before? Shortly after Eyjafjallajökull? Are residents assuming Katla will erupt soon? And making preparations? That are making life harder? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 704 Registered: 5-2009 |
Has Katla erupted before? Well, Katla's last eruption was in 1918. Shortly after Eyjafjallajökull? Katla erupted a few years after Eyjafjallajökull more than once in history. This isn't really relevant though. Are residents assuming Katla will erupt soon? Yes for svv of soon, but not relevant. And making preparations? Irrelevant, "they" are not residents of Iceland. That are making life harder? see previous answer. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 635 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are "they" residents of Europe? A particular country? The U.S.? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 705 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are "they" residents of Europe? Some of them. A particular country? No. The U.S.? Some of them. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 636 Registered: 4-2010 |
Let me see if I've got this right so far: The Eyjafjallajökull eruption this year caused some difficulties to some residents of the U.S. and Europe. Had Katla erupted, life would have been easier. However, air travel is not directly relevant. Is this a good recap? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 706 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is this a good recap? Yes. "They" includes also residents of other continents, however. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 637 Registered: 4-2010 |
Are there residents involved from: Africa? Asia? Antarctica? Canada? (Yes, I know that's not a continent.) South America? Australia? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 707 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are there residents involved from: Africa? Asia? Antarctica? No. Canada? (Yes, I know that's not a continent.) South America? Australia? Yes for all others. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2042 Registered: 9-2009 |
Weaher relevant? Manmade pollution? Volcano-made pollution? Ash? Lava? Travel? Do they have something special in common? If so, is is that they are (or aren't) something? Have/haven't something? Do/don't do something? Are they adult? Were they inconvenienced by the volcano? Would they have been inconvenienced by Katla? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 709 Registered: 5-2009 |
Weaher relevant? Noish. Manmade pollution? No. Volcano-made pollution? Noish. Ash? Noish. Lava? No. Travel? Noish. Do they have something special in common? Yes. If so, is is that they are (or aren't) something? Yes. Have/haven't something? No. Do/don't do something? Yes. Are they adult? Yes. Were they inconvenienced by the volcano? No, but... Would they have been inconvenienced by Katla? No. And no but. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 257 Registered: 5-2010 |
Do they share a particular profession? Are they scientists? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 710 Registered: 5-2009 |
Do they share a particular profession? Yes. Are they scientists? No. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 258 Registered: 5-2010 |
Do they sell a product? Provide information? Provide a service? Government? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 711 Registered: 5-2009 |
Do they sell a product? No. Provide information? Yes. Provide a service? DOYD of service, see previous answer Government? You can say that some of them work for a government. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 259 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are they news reporters? Television news broadcasting? Newspapers? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 712 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are they news reporters? Yes, and similar professions. Television news broadcasting? Yes, part of them. Newspapers? No. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 260 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the reasons why it was difficult for them vs. why it would have made life easier the same or related? Or are they two different reasons? Was the news coverage made difficult because of the difficulty of travel? Would their lives have been easier with the Katla eruption because it would have been bigger news? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 713 Registered: 5-2009 |
Are the reasons why it was difficult for them vs. why it would have made life easier the same or related? FA. Life would have been easier only because the Katla eruption wouldn't have caused the difficulties the Eyjafjallajökull eruption did. Or are they two different reasons? see above Was the news coverage made difficult because of the difficulty of travel? No or irrelevant. Would their lives have been easier with the Katla eruption because it would have been bigger news? No. | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 262 Registered: 5-2010 |
Right, that's what I was trying to get at with that first question (though I realize now what a bad phrasing it was). Did it cause difficulty in getting the news coverage? Technical difficulties? Accessibility difficulties? Are the physical differences between the two volcanoes relevant? The differences in location? In the way they erupt? Is the difference in the way people would have reacted to the two eruptions relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 715 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did it cause difficulty in getting the news coverage? No. Technical difficulties? No. Accessibility difficulties? No. Are the physical differences between the two volcanoes relevant? No. The differences in location? No. In the way they erupt? No. Is the difference in the way people would have reacted to the two eruptions relevant? No - except for svv of "react". | ||
| It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened Post Number: 265 Registered: 5-2010 |
Are the actions of what some set of people did after the eruption relevant? Did they have difficulty getting viewers? Is the fact that they had webcams covering the volcano relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2043 Registered: 9-2009 |
Would it be easier simply because "Katla" is simpler to pronounce (and spell) than Eyjafjallajökull? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 716 Registered: 5-2009 |
Would it be easier simply because "Katla" is simpler to pronounce (and spell) than Eyjafjallajökull? Yes. You got it. ========== SPOILER ========== After the recent eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, TV/radio journalists and news presenters around the world had one problem: how do you pronounce the name of the darn volcano - and how do you accomplish this in front of the camera without getting stuck? Well, Katla is bigger and an eruption probably would produce more ash (and possibly more disruption directly in Iceland) - but its name is easier to learn and pronounce. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 659 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nice! Naturally, I made a whole bunch of complicated assumptions, only to find the answer is much simpler than I thought. By the way, how do you pronounce the name of that volcano? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 718 Registered: 5-2009 |
http://www.belleslettres.eu/video/eyjafjallajokull-sprechtraining.ogv This is the pronunciation for learners. Real Icelanders will slur a lot so that it sounds more like in http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media:Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull.ogg |
