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poli
March 31, 2010, 02:41 PM
I know this thread has been beaten to death but I just looked at it now.
FYI: the word cursory in English means brief or short and perhaps impolite.
sosia
April 01, 2010, 08:48 AM
You're right. From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cursory
cur·so·ry (kûrs-r) adj.
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.
[Late Latin cursrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner; see cursor.]
curso·ri·ly adv. curso·ri·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyrig
so perhaps it's an anglicism/americanism
Saludos :D
María José
April 01, 2010, 02:03 PM
You're right. From http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cursory
cur·so·ry (kûrs-r) adj.
Performed with haste and scant attention to detail: a cursory glance at the headlines.
[Late Latin cursrius, of running, from Latin cursor, runner; see cursor.]
curso·ri·ly adv. curso·ri·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyrig
so perhaps it's an anglicism/americanism
Saludos :D
I used the translation cursory at the beginning of this thread. Why does everybody always ignore me...?:(:mad::o:sad::blackeye::crazy::lengua: Now I understand how Calimero feels.;)
sosia
April 01, 2010, 02:13 PM
You used it but without explanation. I, poorly english-speaKer didn't catch it.
But you're cuter as Calimero :D :D
María José
April 01, 2010, 02:17 PM
Thanks for the compliment. If truth be told, some of my friends called me Calimero when I was younger. Wonder why...:(
And you are right: I did not explain it.:duh:
And last but not least: your English is great.
poli
April 01, 2010, 02:21 PM
Perdon. No leí todas las contestas:o
María José
April 01, 2010, 02:25 PM
Perdon. No leí todas las contestas:o
No problem, I was kidding. It seems I have lots of time to waste today.:)
Can you say contestas in Latin America? Over here it would be respuestas or contestaciones.
poli
April 01, 2010, 02:52 PM
Contestación y repuesta son lo que se usa. Yo, gringo que soy, usé contesas.
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