Comments on: And The Winner Is…Not an American! http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:58:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Pavel http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 Pavel Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:49:51 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2585 Hello Everyone!
Could someone explain me why

“But no one is exactly sure why is it called Oscar.”
but not
“But no one is exactly sure why it is called Oscar.”

]]> By: ESLPodcast Google Group http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2523 ESLPodcast Google Group Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:28:59 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2523 Hello Dipodidae,
You want, you can open a new topic at ESL Google Group about favorite films.
I´m sure will be a nice and constructive discussion.

Take Care

Ed.

]]> By: Dipodidae http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 Dipodidae Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:51:18 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2519 I’ve seen ceremony. But I’ve get two ideas we could in [ESL Google Group] discuss about our favorite films. The watching of films in English is important part lerning of language for me. And I remember that community of podcasts makers and listeners have award too. So eslpod.com will win all awards as the best podcast for learners of English.

]]> By: emiliano http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 emiliano Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:51:23 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2490 Yes, that’s right, and here is my vote for that proposal
Oscar: all the team of ESL,
Oscar to the best script: Lucy Tse,
Oscar to the best singer: Jeff Mc. who delights all us with his great voice.
I think also same as Jamshid, we all are in earth village, and we have to do all our effords to live in armony and this blog is a small place to practise these ideas.

]]> By: ESLPodcast Google Group http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 ESLPodcast Google Group Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:41:06 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2475 Ladies and Gentleman,
The Oscar of best podcast and of the world go to…. ESLPOD.COM
and the Oscar of better “English Teacher” go to…. Jeff… and Lucy…

Congratulations, keep doing this good work.

Wishes

Ed.

]]> By: Valeriy http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 Valeriy Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:43:45 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2474 Of course here, in Russia we all hoped that Nikita Mihalkov would take the Oscar for The Best Foreign Film but that didn’t happen. There are different opinions, as always, in this regard here, from they had given it to him once, so that’s enough to this award hardly reflects a true quality of a movie since to give or not depends a lot on money, politics and so forth.

]]> By: Valeriy http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Valeriy Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:57:49 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2473 As for why the Oscar, I heard such a story once on TV. The person who actually was a creator the ceremony, let’s call him X because I don’t remember his name, this person looked into one art gallery not long before the first ceremony had to be held. At that time X was looking for a convenient idea or image to use as a symbol. While strolling along rows of pictures and sculptures he paid attention to a statue that we know as the Oscar nowadays. From a gallerist he knew that the author, whose name I forgot too, had done the thing by having as a prototype his own uncle. A name of the uncle, as you all probably guessed, was Oscar. It’s a really curious incident as no one remembers who the prototype was whereas his name is well-known throughout the world.
P.S. I beg your pardon for my bad memory…

]]> By: Jamshid http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2471 Jamshid Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:20:28 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2471 Hi there

I think we are all from same village and this village is earth village , is no matter U.S.A or Britain or Germany or ….is winner .
Our earth village has not a borderline . Only politician think at something like this .
We are all one family and I will congratulate all winner from earth village .
Thanks a lot Jeff and Lucy for your nice work and I think you must have an Oscars too.
I think all podcast listeners have the same opinion.
Jamshid from Berlin Germany

]]> By: Alec http://www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/comment-page-1/#comment-2469 Alec Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:58:21 +0000 http://linguapod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/02/28/and-the-winner-isnot-an-american/#comment-2469 what’s most important is that The Coen Brothers are representatives of Independent Art, which is the only thing that’s worth paying attention to in American film production.
anyway, Jarmusch’s the best.

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