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Einde O'Callaghan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:09 am
Post subject: Re: Plural of (food) menu? |
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Giles Todd wrote:
| Quote: | On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:58:20 +0200, Einde O'Callaghan
einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de> wrote:
It should be "these". In pointing this out I'm not criticisng you -
rather, as a teacher of English as a foreign language, I'm correcting an
error that many non-native speakers regulaly make.
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THE CURSE! THE DREADED CRUSE!
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Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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Giles Todd
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:09 am
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:58:20 +0200, Einde O'Callaghan
<einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de> wrote:
| Quote: | It should be "these". In pointing this out I'm not criticisng you -
rather, as a teacher of English as a foreign language, I'm correcting an
error that many non-native speakers regulaly make.
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THE CURSE! THE DREADED CRUSE!
Giles
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:42 pm
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DTP wrote:
| Quote: | I am making a menu cart
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So many menus that you need a wheeled vehicle to carry them?
Paul Burke
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:44 pm
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DTP wrote:
Why this ant-screwing replies?
?????????
Formiphilia? |
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:45 pm
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DTP wrote:
| Quote: | I didn't find you 'polite'
You were poking your nose into matters.
Typical Dutch
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You are an arsehole. You don't deserve civilised replies. Please go away
and don't come back.
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Einde O'Callaghan
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 7:46 pm
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Paul Burke wrote:
| Quote: | DTP wrote:
Why this ant-screwing replies?
?????????
Formiphilia?
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I think it's a word for word translation for the Dutch phrase meaning
"nit-picking". There's a similar phrase in German.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:47 pm
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Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de> wrote:
| Quote: | Paul Burke wrote:
Why this ant-screwing replies?
Formiphilia?
I think it's a word for word translation for the Dutch phrase meaning
"nit-picking". There's a similar phrase in German.
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Yes: "mieren neuken"
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