Re: while reading a book...
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Originally Posted by kamka
"she never could get it together to visit"
She forever meant to visit, but never got round to it, scatterbrained as she is. Often happens, especially when you've a friend you just don't quite like enough to miss yoga to hear them winge about their boyfriend.
Only permissible in such phrases as 'Dude! Eddie Vedder was the baddest!'
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"I wasn't the lit fuse Michael had become"
ok, no idea whatsoever except for maybe that Michael was a bit hot-tempered?
Yep.
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"Make those brisket sandwiches to go"
I assumed he just wants his food out, but it sounded weird to me.
Double yep. A brisket is a cut of meat.
Re: while reading a book...
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Originally Posted by joysof
Often happens, especially when you've a friend you just don't
quite like enough to miss yoga to hear them winge
(whine?) about their boyfriend.
Only permissible in such phrases as 'Dude! Eddie Vedder was the baddest!'
Я бы ещё добавил, что это именно разговорый язык...
Re: while reading a book...
Quote:
Originally Posted by SSSS
Quote:
Originally Posted by joysof
Often happens, especially when you've a friend you just don't
quite like enough to miss yoga to hear them winge
(whine?) about their boyfriend.
Only permissible in such phrases as 'Dude! Eddie Vedder was the baddest!'
Я бы ещё добавил, что это именно разговорый язык...
Именно так.
А прошу прошения, language learners: 'whinge'