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A la antigua usanza

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ROBINDESBOIS
September 08, 2009, 03:09 AM
English?

Hacer algo a la antigua usanza is to do something like in the olden times. IS there a saying in English?

bobjenkins
September 08, 2009, 08:09 PM
Hacer algo a la antigua usanza

Do something old-fashioned

:)

ROBINDESBOIS
September 10, 2009, 04:12 PM
Just like that or something like to do something in an old-fashioned way ???

sosia
September 11, 2009, 05:27 AM
"as always was"? :thinking::thinking:

ROBINDESBOIS
September 14, 2009, 01:18 AM
as it once was

EmpanadaRica
September 17, 2009, 10:54 AM
:D

'was' in Dutch means:
- was (past tense of 'is')
- wax
- laundry..

So you could say:
"Toen de was van was was, was de was bijna in de was geweest". :D

If you're working in a waxmuseum, it'd be something you'd say on a daily basis.. :D :p :lol: