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Puede ser. Tambien puede ser que lo dijeron así por el juego de palabras entre "occupy the post" y "occupy the chair".
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Cual sería el juego de palabras (pun)? |
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It's no pun.It's just another way of slicing the same baloney. In American English, occupy the post and assume the post are very official-sounding ways of saying take the job and fill the position.
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Usualmente se dice "the BBC", solamente suena mejor
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But "juego de palabras" = pun doesn't it? That's why I asked... |
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Madre Santa.
I never write well my examples.
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We actually have a saying in the UK - BBC English - meaning correct & sometimes old-fashioned English. |
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It's more a play on words than a pun, but the article says that Betty Boothroyd was the first woman to occupy the post of Speaker but not the first to occupy the Speaker's chair.
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Duh! Sorry for not paying attention.
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