well when i first bought the Sims for my daughter about 5 years ago, i couldnt understand it, cos EVERYTIME i tried to put it into 'english' it was gobbldygook?? so i marched back to the shop and explained in front of a shop full of people, and the assistant looked at me as if i was about 108!! (i'm 40) and declared that The Sims........have a language all of their own, a mixture of everything if you like!
Oh how stupid did i feel : ( anyway it might not be the answer to your problem but, ive enjoyed telling you anyway!!