Subject: Jo´s Language Corner
Posted by: jolana
Date: Jun 10 11
Hi. I don´t mean to start a blog as my life is quite well-ordered and slightly boring. Anyway, I have been learning English for many years and I still come across problems. I´d like to use your knowledge of native-borns and I´d be glad if you could help me in some language problems.
Posted by: jolana
Date: Jun 10 11
Hi. I don´t mean to start a blog as my life is quite well-ordered and slightly boring. Anyway, I have been learning English for many years and I still come across problems. I´d like to use your knowledge of native-borns and I´d be glad if you could help me in some language problems.
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lesley153
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Perhaps Herr Langer thought he was being over-familiar ("What's to you who these people are?"), and perhaps it wasn't his wife. Reply #141. Apr 17 12, 3:27 PM |
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Try again: "What's IT to you who these people are?" Reply #142. Apr 17 12, 3:28 PM |
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Reply #143. Apr 17 12, 3:37 PM |
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It's very hard for us to understand - even us "stiff upper lipped" Brits. My money's still on it not being Frau Langer! Reply #144. Apr 18 12, 4:29 PM |
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Reply #145. Apr 18 12, 4:48 PM |
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Mr Cleese is very good at it, but it isn't real. It was probably very real a hundred years ago. Men are allowed to have emotions now... as long as they have them carefully and quietly. :p Reply #146. Apr 18 12, 5:08 PM |
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Reply #147. Apr 18 12, 5:14 PM |
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Reply #148. Apr 18 12, 5:18 PM |
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Sorry, I'm not familiar with Mr Voldemort. Should I change that? I'm familiar with Mr Wallace and Gromit, though, and happy to be. :) Reply #149. Apr 18 12, 8:51 PM |
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Reply #150. Feb 28 13, 5:54 PM |
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That's a relief! Until some real Gosport people come along, here's something to look at: http://www.discovergosport.co.uk/see-and-do Reply #151. Feb 28 13, 6:41 PM |
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Reply #152. Mar 01 13, 9:01 AM |
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Sorry. Perhaps you could buy a boat? Reply #153. Mar 01 13, 9:35 AM |
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Reply #154. Mar 01 13, 10:01 AM |
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They look very keen on sailing there, so I was thinking, perhaps you could buy your own sailing boat! Reply #155. Mar 02 13, 2:23 PM |
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Reply #156. Mar 05 13, 12:08 PM |
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Reply #157. Feb 02 14, 2:58 PM |
george48
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I have to say 'whereabouts' is the correct answer, because since for all practical purposes people are attached to their cellphones, the dots would represent where their phones are and by extension, your friends. Reply #158. Feb 02 14, 4:54 PM |
halekotsi
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Well, that's pretty specific. It's D, "whereabouts," which best fits the meaning of "a person's location as it changes over time." You could also use the word "location," which isn't one of the choices. "Place" doesn't work because it suggests a fixed, unchanging location -- in English, it's usually either a person's home or their social status. "Post" is the place where a person works. It's also fixed, and it's specifically associated with their job. And "situation" means "the things that are happening to a person at a given time," which you're not going to get from mapping software. Reply #159. Feb 02 14, 4:59 PM |
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