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Old April 25, 2009, 08:57 AM
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Yes, mundano. Proof of my naivity.
I should have said "I thought I was mundano, but in reality I was meerly mondano.

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I should have said "I thought I was mundano, but in reality I was meerly mondano.
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El meramente se equivocó. Debería haber escrito : merely

Pero escribió : meerly

Típico caso de dedos que tienen su mente propia.
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El meramente se equivocó. Debería haber escrito : merely

Pero escribió : meerly

Típico caso de dedos que tienen su mente propia.
Chileno,
Y, ¿qué significa meramente aquí...? Another word for naive...?
Poli, now that´s charming.(being naive, I mean.)
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Chileno,
Y, ¿qué significa meramente aquí...? Another word for naive...?
Poli, now that´s charming.(being naive, I mean.)

He merely made a mistake.

Is that better?
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He merely made a mistake.

Is that better?

Pensaba que ha salido una nueva palabra en español...
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Pensaba que ha salido una nueva palabra en español...
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Chileno,
Y, ¿qué significa meramente aquí...? Another word for naive...?
Poli, now that´s charming.(being naive, I mean.)

The word meramente is more a usages in my country, I don't know the exact meaning of the sentence or phrase but I can believe you that the word sound bad.

Meramente- merely.
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