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Forum: Translations August 31, 2011, 08:14 PM

Replies: 4 What does "The Chicago way" mean? Views: 2,980 Posted By Peregrino "Give and Take Begins" implies that the... "Give and Take Begins" implies that the negotiations have started. "Las negociaciones han comenzado". I give you something that you want, and you give me (I take) something that I want, and we...

Forum: Translations August 15, 2011, 06:00 PM

Replies: 11 So too many times Views: 6,598 Posted By Peregrino The posts (questions) of yours that I have seen... The posts (questions) of yours that I have seen have all included phrases that I would question as well, had I encountered them myself. So I would say that you have an *excellent* grasp of the...

Forum: Translations August 12, 2011, 07:34 PM

Replies: 10 Fifty-odd Views: 4,834 Posted By Peregrino Muchísimas gracias a todos por las repuestas. ... Muchísimas gracias a todos por las repuestas. Son muy interesantes. I will be careful with "pico". :)

Forum: Translations August 11, 2011, 08:32 AM

Replies: 10 Fifty-odd Views: 4,834 Posted By Peregrino Fifty-odd In AmE is it common to hear something like "I have worked for this company for fifty-odd years. This means "50 plus a few", "more than 50, but less than 60". Similar to "Fifty-something" (but NOT...

Forum: Grammar June 24, 2011, 11:58 AM

Replies: 10 Many / much issues Views: 9,768 Posted By Peregrino Well, we are talking about attorneys here, so it... Well, we are talking about attorneys here, so it may be a little literary. If it were everyday, we might say "A farmer does a lot [many] of different [varied] things".

Forum: Vocabulary June 16, 2011, 11:50 AM

Replies: 28 Phrases for hairdresser Views: 12,828 Posted By Peregrino My wife finds a picture of what she wants (say,... My wife finds a picture of what she wants (say, in a magazine) and just shows that to the hairdresser and says "Like this, please" (and they speak the same native language...).

Forum: Grammar June 14, 2011, 11:33 AM

Replies: 17 I've learnt English by different ways Views: 5,193 Posted By Peregrino I noticed that we have changed "learnt" to... I noticed that we have changed "learnt" to "learned" in this thread. In BrE "learnt" is traditional, no?

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