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"... del monton" - "... run of the mill"
Is quite common to use this expression, is 'run of the mill' a good way to represent it?
Examples: "Mi pueblo cambió mucho, ahora es uno más del monton [de pueblos]." My town changed a lot, now it's a run of the mill town. My town changed a lot, now it's an ordinary town. "Es un libro del montón." It's a run of the mill book. |
I wouldn't say it's common, but it's not odd. También se puede decir "bog standard" o "nothing special":
It's a bog standard town. This book isn't anything special. It's a run of the mill book, nothing special. |
Y para personas, por ejemplo:
-Lucía sale con un chico alto y delgado. - Es guapo? - No, bueno, es del montón. Yo diría " Average" can we use he is a bog standard boy. and he is a run of the mill boy. |
No. Mejor decir, "He's nothing special."
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y con average? for example : he is average- looking
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Or "he's an ordinary guy" ?
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"Average" está bien. "Ordinary guy" me suena más a "No es superhéroe" o "No es famoso".
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'Bog standard' must be a British term. I've never heard it before.
'Run of the mill' is used in the U.S. (I've used it hundreds of times). We also use: (your) average It's your average town. (an average town) He's average looking. (your average guy) ordinary It's just an ordinary town. (your ordinary town) He's ordinary looking. (your ordinary guy) unremarkable I live in an unremarkable town. (just) a (used for grouping something/someone into the same class as everything/everyone else) It's a town. He's a guy. normal It's a normal town. He's normal looking. inconsequence, of no consequence, inconsequential It's a town of inconsequence. (town of no consequence / inconsequential town) nothing to write home about, nothing to speak of, nothing special My town is nothing to write home about. His looks are nothing to speak of. like everything/everyone else Remember, you're unique, just like everyone else. |
Thanks pjt33 and Rusty :)
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