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 Fibs2006-04-12 00:30
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by Flemming Funch

What's a fib? It is a 20 syllable poem written in the 1/1/2/3/5/8 Fibonacci sequence. Lots of stuff in nature follows this sequence. Mathematically it is formed by adding the previous two numbers together to make the next one. So, 0+1=1, 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, etc. So, brilliant idea, you can make a poem like that, similar to a haiku. I.e. 1 syllable in the first line and second line, then two syllables, up to 8 in the last line. More examples here. OK, I'll have to try this. I suck at counting syllables, but let me give it a shot...
One
Two
Two words
I can count
Syllables are fun
Fibonacci now here I come
Hm, not very poetic.
New
Day
Get up
Coffee cup
Paper, hat and door
An office bee can't ask for more
Argh, now I seem to be rhyming too, and about boring people.
Life
Blood
Deep Red
Take a breath
Fire in the belly
Ready for a day in the sun
OK, that's a little better
I
Can
See you
So clearly
Why are you out there?
Darkness blew away with a puff
Hm, strange. I'm not sure I'll be a Fibonarian, but it is a good exercise.

If you're unsure about counting syllables, this is a page that will calculate it.




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13 Apr 2006 @ 00:02 by Ed Dawson @66.245.205.42 : LOL!
Okay Flemming, now I know you have too much spare time! ;-)))
cheers
Ed  

13 Apr 2006 @ 21:00 by jmarc : .
South
Pole
Venus
Clouds Swirling
One One Two Three Five
Accountants of Natural Law.

http://www.esa.int/images/VIRTIS_combi3_L.jpg  

21 Apr 2006 @ 05:21 by Ed Knight @69.115.68.136 : Fibonacci sequence
If I'm counting correctly, when you listen to the French horn (or some other horn, but I believe they're French, ) portion on Sgt Peppers by the Beatles shortly before Billy Shears gets announced, the beats fall in a roughly fibonacci-like sequence.  

21 Apr 2006 @ 14:56 by dempstress : My goodness...
what have we come to when even Ming is telling us fibs? Only joking: great idea. Bit simpler than a haiku.  

26 Apr 2006 @ 08:15 by Lionel @82.227.198.101 : Spam poet
William
Spammer
Why, man?
Are you stupid?
This won't drive you anywhere  

2 May 2006 @ 17:35 by Ed Knight @69.115.68.136 : Correction to post; "Fibonacci Sequence.
After a re-listen, the horn sequence comes in very early in the song just after "The Band" is announced.  

12 Jun 2006 @ 13:33 by annon @203.206.46.126 : i cant do this
what
is a
sylly-able to
a fib-on-a-ran
ma-the-mat-ally  

19 Dec 2014 @ 20:48 by Alex @190.204.27.221 : ZhVeElNZAyC
To Samsung Apps:Pls tell us what happened to Bada Sports app. , it does not come up in the makret pages. If it was voted among the best 5 apps, we would like to see it, try it, downloaded it.Andrew  

23 Dec 2014 @ 17:29 by Biella @190.207.62.192 : uzaXlrAdDFK
I agree that vocabulary mrettas much more than grammar to use a language. The more vocabulary a learner knows how to use correctly the easier it is to convey a thought in a language. I think grammar learning ought to be combined with conversational practice and vocabulary learning (first fixed thematic conversational phrases, and then free conversational practice on each topic with sentences based on known grammar (to reduce grammar mistakes) while still learning grammar).Learners can learn grammar and practice it in communicative grammar exercises with real life content (with sentences that most likely can be used in real life situations). It's very helpful for learners to have key to exercises for self-check. Grammar exercises that contain dialogues, interrogative and statement (or narrative) sentences on everyday topics, thematic texts and narrative stories are especially effective for mastering grammatical structures. Grammar practice should include exercises in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.Grammar exercises must help learners not only form correct sentences, but also use them correctly in context in real life situations. Contrastive and contextualized exercises give practice in form, meaning and use.In my view communicative integrated skills courses that practice listening, speaking, reading and writing alongside pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary are the most effective and the most comprehensive courses. Conventional communicative teaching and learning supported with adequate regular long-term practice in listening comprehension and speaking in a language yield effective results. Lack of such practice by learners produces speculations that conventional learning and teaching methods don’t work.Knowledge of grammar rules reduces making grammatical mistakes by learners. Without adequate knowledge of grammar rules learners often cannot create their own grammatically correct sentences and often cannot understand what they read or hear in a language exactly. In my view it ought to be effective to combine input (listening, reading) with output (speaking and writing). The question is in what order and amount (proportion) when learning and practicing grammar with accompanying vocabulary in communicative exercises with real life content.  

24 Jan 2015 @ 16:39 by Makaela @186.92.218.23 : rBqzWyCDhQEiPgUUGaIs
Slam dunkin like Shaquille O'Neal, if he wrote infmorative articles.  

25 Jan 2015 @ 16:51 by Vaibhav @190.200.5.48 : jTpVPMevdGUnxFDFAesN
Sentences such as Go there! Run away! Speak to me. all have an understood sucjbet you that we just leave off. The sentences should actually read You go there! You run away! You speak to me. Hope this helps.  

29 Apr 2016 @ 06:08 by Gabrielle @188.143.232.32 : EBhptrhSNlTGN
The forum is a brhetigr place thanks to your posts. Thanks!  

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