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Old January 29, 2010, 07:10 AM
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Ya se todo eso, es lo mismo que decir de la segunda instancia hasta el principio. Cualquier cosa se puede hacer con este concepto, pero decir de principio a fin es el concepto habitual.

Yo estoy acostumbrado decir "te veo en 7 días" pero acá dicen "te veo de hoy en 8 días"

Y también tiene su qué.
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Is there a similar phrase for not knowing anything (or at least having a
short range)
Dorothy Parker said that young Katherine Hepburn had the range of emotions from a to b
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Yo estoy acostumbrado decir "te veo en 7 días" pero acá dicen "te veo de hoy en 8 días"
Perhaps in fluenced by German - they say Heute in acht Tagen, =Today in eight days, meaning the same day next week, in seven days. Very odd, seeing that they would also say Today in 14 days meaning 2 weeks from today.

And how many days are there in a fortnight?
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Is there a similar phrase for not knowing anything (or at least having a
short range)
Dorothy Parker said that young Katherine Hepburn had the range of emotions from a to b
There are many sentences to express that somebody doesn't know anything, but now I can't remember if there is some with a range. I think there isn't any
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but now I can't remember if there is some with a range. I think there isn't any
Irma - has it been a long day?
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There are many sentences to express that somebody doesn't know anything, but now I can't remember if there are some with a range. I think there aren't any
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Irma - has it been a long day?
A long week and a bad day. Thanks.
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Is there a similar phrase for not knowing anything (or at least having a
short range)
Dorothy Parker said that young Katherine Hepburn had the range of emotions from a to b
That's funny!
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