This is really cool! When I was learning numbers in another language, I would say license plate numbers out loud (or in my head) each time I saw one. This would have been nice at that time!
My fiancée is Finnish, and she's very patient with me trying to speak Finnish, but my progress is slow (due to lack of structured effort). Do any of you HN Finns or language connoisseurs have any good language-learning resources? I have been unable to find something good online paid or otherwise.
By now you may recognize that each hint uses letters preceding the current letter, therefore use that to guide you on a new answer. After all, it's a hint for a reason :). So for dad, what can you do with the "d" to make it somehow an "e"?
Perhaps it's for the same reason as why we like to help others in an area we're knowledgeable about. We are experts of ourselves, we love to talk authoritatively on subjects we know lots about. It'd be interesting to see if we get the same "pleasure sensation" from teaching/helping.
Getting a visa in Switzerland is extremely difficult (for non-EU nationals). The employer needs to first prove that they cannot find an adequate candidate in Switzerland, then they must prove that no adequate candidate can be found in EU countries. Once that's proven, they're free to choose from the "rest of the world".
That's step one. Then there are (naturally) plenty of other factors that go into the acceptance process, but those are generally easy.
Perhaps the intention is not to facilitate the needs of Google "power users", but instead help ease others into the core products that they're focusing on.
I, like others here, have shortcuts to those items in which I use frequently - but even then that's too much effort at times. Sometimes it's just easier to type "rea" in the url bar and let the browser fill in the rest.
I'm in quite a similar situation being in Switzerland, except I'm required to live (and work) here for 10 years before I can get the green card equivalent.
Getting the permit was the big problem, since not only does the company have to prove that domestic workers aren't suitable for the job, but also every worker in the EU. Thankfully, once you have it, it's very simple to renew.
If I'm not mistaken, the language exam only applies for naturalization, but even then you're still subject to an anonymous review by the people living near you as well as a "cultural exam" to see how well you've assimilated (among many other things, naturally).
http://ncf.idallen.com/english.html