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NameSir 
Magnus the Great
PronounsHe/him
CountryUnited Kingdom (and I could not loathe it less)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (Winter)
UTC+01:00 (Summer)
IQ124
Family and friends
Marital statusSingle (inevitably forever)
Hobbies, interests and beliefs
PoliticsCentre
Contact info
Twitter@admiral_sven

Hello: I'm here to correct grammar, add new information (mostly useless facts) and help.

My interests

Grammar, Languages, Spanish language, Russian language, Germanic languages, Russia, History of Russia, History, Second World War, Yugoslavia, History of Yugoslavia, Philately, Cod Wars

Languages I speak

English, Spanish, Finnish, Icelandic

Userboxes (I like these)

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Background, about me

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 This user lives in the United Kingdom.
 This user comes from Norway.
 This user is of multiple ancestries.
 This user is a fish owner.
  This user keeps pet fish.
This user's pets own him! 

Holidays

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8
This user has visited 8 of the 205 countries in the world.
 
2
This user has set foot in 2 continents of the world.
 This user has never left the Northern Hemisphere.

Contact information

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  This user's email is torkelsenmagnus@gmail.com.
#This user uses Discord with the tag admiralsven#3974
 This user uses Gmail as a primary email service.

Languages I speak

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enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
UKThis user uses British English.
brz Dissun nose der krek waiter's peak Brizzle
bg-1Този потребител има начални познания по български език.
cy-1Fe all y defnyddiwr 'ma gyfrannu ar lefel syml y Gymraeg.
da-1Denne bruger har et grundlæggende kendskab til dansk.
es-5Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel profesional de español.
et-1See kasutaja suudab eesti keeles kaastööd teha algaja tasemel.
eu-2Erabiltzaile honek euskara maila ertainaz lagun dezake.
fi-3Tämä käyttäjä osaa suomea erinomaisesti.
fo-1Hesin brúkarin hevur grundleggjandi kunnleika til føroyskt.
hu-1Ez a szerkesztő alapszinten beszéli a magyar nyelvet.
is-3Þessi notandi hefur mjög góð tök á íslensku máli.
it-1Questo utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano.
kk-1Бұл қатысушы қазақ тілін бастапқы деңгейде меңгереді.
krl-1This user can contribute at a basic level of Karelian.
ky-2Бул колдонуучу кыргыз тилин орточо деңгээлде билет.
{{User no-n}} {{User nrn-ork-1}}
pt-2Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível médio de português.
ru-1Этот участник владеет русским языком на начальном уровне.
sv-2Denna användare har kunskaper på mellannivå i svenska.
vep-2Nece kävutai tedab Vepsän kel't keskmäras.

Linguistic opinions

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you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.
ZThis user calls it zed.

Interests

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General

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  This user is proud to be a nerd, although he prefers not to brag and often go(es) incognito without a pocket protector.
KBThis user asserts that a kilobyte is 210 bytes, not 103 bytes.
 This user thinks "there
is no place like 127.0.0.1".
 This user is Wikipedia Addicted
 This user prefers WordPress.com over Blogger. 
 This user really likes old computers.
Comic SansThis user refuses to take seriously anything written in the Comic Sans font.
 This user exclusively uses the Times New Roman font.
{{User feedonesbrain}}
 This user is interested in higher education.
 This user loves knowledge.
 This user loves libraries
and appreciates librarians
 
This user's favorite subject is computing.
ENGThis user's favourite subject is English.
GRAThis user's favourite subject is Grammar.
HISThis user's favourite subject is History.
[lɪŋ]This user's favourite subject is Linguistics.
MATHThis user's favorite subject is Mathematics.
 This user's favourite subject is
Politics
SPAThis user's favourite subject is Spanish.
 This user aspires to go to university.
{{User Blast san/userboxes/User IQ}} User:CallMeSarge/userboxes/iQIsOverrated
 This user just sank your battleship.
 This user is a checkers player.
 
This user passed GO!
(…so where is my £100?)
  This user is a parcheesi player.
S1This user is a Scrabble player.
 This user enjoys a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit.
CardsThis user enjoys playing card games.
 This user enjoys playing blackjack.
 This user likes to play Uno.
 This user plays Gin Rummy.

Computer Science

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 This user is a computer scientist.
M This person uses McAfee
security software.
 This user uses free software wherever and whenever possible.
 This user prefers and supports Copyleft licensing.
 This user has a 4G connection in his area.


Apps I use

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 This user contributes using Microsoft Windows.
7This user uses Windows 7.
 This user contributes using Windows 10.
 This user prefers Windows, but still sees the advantages of Macs. 
 This Windows user has experienced one or more Blue Screens of Death.
 This user thinks that Microsoft Windows XP is still a decent operating system, and holds the day when Microsoft will make it Open Source in wishful thinking.
HPThis user contributes using an HP computer.
 This user contributes using a laptop.
 This user contributes with a computer that runs on a battery.
Scr ResThis user contributes at 1920×1080 resolution.
 This user has a dual-monitor configuration, with one set to {{{1}}}×{{{2}}} and the other set to {{{3}}}×{{{4}}}. 
  This user has a dual monitor configuration.
4 This user owns 4 working computers.
QWThis user contributes using a QWERTY keyboard.
 This user learnt how to use all his fingers for typewriting.
 This user is left-moused but right-handed.*
 This user contributes using a typewriter, and sends all contributions via snail mail.
 This user's first
pocket calculator was
a Casio FX-991 EX.
PC This user knows that PC just means personal computer; a computer not running Windows may be a PC.
 This user believes that Windows and Linux both have strengths and weaknesses and people should not argue one is better than the other 
  This user has loaded an operating system on a few computer(s).
 This user uses Google Calendar.
 This user knows how AutoCAD works.
  This user enjoys 3D modeling
 using Google SketchUp.
 This user sometimes still makes art and graphics with MS Paint.
 This user contributes using IrfanView.
 This user BOINCs
as {{{1}}}.
 This user records with Audacity.
 This user contributes while using VLC Media Player.
You TubeThis user contributes while listening to YouTube.
 This user uses Google Drive.
This user is using
Microsoft Office .
 This user is using Office 2003.
WThis user contributes using Microsoft Word.
 This user uses
Microsoft Excel
 This user uses
Microsoft Word

Food and drink

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 This user drinks water regularly.
  This user drinks tap water regularly.
 This user drinks hot chocolate.
 This user drinks Ovaltine.
 This user drinks apple juice.
 This user drinks cranberry juice.
 This user drinks lemonade.
 This user drinks orange juice.
 This user drinks pineapple juice.
 This user enjoys drinking
Chai tea.
 This user consumes ominously large amounts of tea.
 This user considers tea-drinking an important aspect of their personality.
 This user loves peppermint tea.
 This user drinks Turkish tea.
 This user loves Dr Pepper.
 This user prefers 7 Up.
BRUThis user drinks Irn-Bru.
S This user enjoys Sprite.
 This user drinks Coca-Cola
  This user drinks Coca-Cola often
 This user drinks both Pepsi and Coca Cola. 
 This user drinks Pepsi Max.
 This user drinks Pepsi.
DPThis user drinks Diet Pepsi.
GThis user drinks Gatorade.
POWER
ADE
This user drinks Powerade.

History

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 This user is a history buff.
 This user is an amateur Historian.
Ševčenko's LawThis user regrets that historians have a tendency to repeat the coverage of previous historians, to the disadvantage of general historical coverage.
 This user is interested in the history of Europe.
 This user is interested in the history of the Middle East.
 This user is interested in the History of the Balkans.
 This user is interested in the History of the Baltics.
 This user is interested in Central European history.
 This user is interested in the Early Middle Ages.
 This user is interested in the Protestant Reformation. 
 This user is interested in
Russian History
 This user is interested in the Victorian era.
 This user is interested in 20th-century history.
 This user is interested in the history of the Cold War. 
  This user is interested in the history of Argentina.


 This user is interested in the History of Armenia.
 This user is interested in Belarusian history and culture.
 This user is interested in history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
 This user is interested in the First Bulgarian Empire.
 This user is interested in the Second Bulgarian Empire.
 This user is interested in the history of Germany.
  This user is interested in Prussia.
  This user is interested in Bavaria.
 This user is interested in the history of the Republic of Ireland.
 This user is interested in the History of Lithuania.
 This user is interested in the History of Poland
 This user is interested in the History of Portugal.
 This user is interested in the history of Russia.
 This user is interested in Serbian history. 
 This user is interested in Spanish history.
 
This user is interested in the history of the lands comprising the United Kingdom.  
 This user is interested in
the history of England.
 This user is interested in Scottish History
 This user is interested in Welsh History.
 This user is interested in the history of the USSR.
 This user is interested in the history of Yugoslavia.
 
This user is interested in the life and times of Alexander I of Yugoslavia.
 


 This user is a fan of Calvin Coolidge.
 This user greatly admires
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Animal opinions

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 This user cares about animals
 This user loves ALL animals! 
 This user
thinks axolotls are cute.
 This user wants to fly like an owl.
 This user wishes the passenger pigeon wasn't extinct.
 This user wishes the Guadeloupe amazon wasn't extinct.
 This user wishes the Martinique amazon wasn't extinct.
 This User loves Macaws.
 This user wishes that the Glaucous macaw will never be extinct.
 This user is a fan of the Hyacinth macaw.
 This user wishes the Cuban macaw wasn't extinct.
 This user wishes the Carolina parakeet wasn't extinct.
 This user likes conures.
 This user likes rosellas.
 This user likes lorikeets.
This user likes shining parrots.
 This user wishes the Guadeloupe parakeet wasn't extinct.
 This wishes user the Mascarene grey parakeet wasn't extinct.
 This user wishes the Newton's parakeet wasn't extinct.
 This user wishes the Norfolk kākā wasn't extinct.
 This user wishes the Paradise parrot wasn't extinct.
 This user likes Alpaca.
 This user likes Vicuñas.
 This user likes Raccoons.
 This user likes Cacomistles.
 This user likes Olinguitos.
 This user likes both cats and dogs 

Personal info

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 This user is male.