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I AM LOOKING 4 PERSON 4 LANGUAGE SWAP
I am a very outgoing, humorous and cute girl. My all friends always say 'you have to be a comedian.'
I love to learn new things about painting, music, many culture and languages. When I lived in London, I had many foreign friends from many countries. At that time, I just tried to learn their languages(Portuguese. Spanish...But my friends just taught me slang...)
I am an English teacher in Ansan near to Seoul.
Do you wanna learn Korean with pretty funny girl?
I am HERE!!!!!!
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Language pair: English; English
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Kyeong-Eon C.
August 31, 2005
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Re:I want to learn Italian
Ciao Amelina!
I'm Italian and I' d be happy to help u and I'm sure you can help me a lot too!!
I'm not a gold member, but if u want we can communicate on this bulletin board.
is there anything you would like to know?
let me know
bye
a presto
Vale
p.s. can u speak French too?
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Language pair: Italian; English
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Vale
August 30, 2005
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Latest: September 4, 2005
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Re:Re:parla italiano?
Hi, I'd love to learn much more about Italian. I learned Italian at the University for one year, but it was a very small period of time, so I'd like to learn a lot more. I think Italian is a very beautiful language. Goodbye.
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Language pair: English; All
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Pedro P.
August 29, 2005
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Re:Re:Re:what does this mean?
A balla is someone who has a lot of cash and alot of material things. For example, high price cars and or clothes, this could make someone call you a balla.
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Language pair: English; All
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Myisha
August 27, 2005
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Latest: August 27, 2005
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Mark S.
August 25, 2005
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Latest: August 27, 2005
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Re:Writing skills in English
You're off to a great start, Blue!
How can we help?
Mark
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Writing skills in English Blue Moon
Hi, I want to gain good writing skills in English. Pls help..thnx
Language pair: English; Spanish
Category: Slang/Expressions
Post date: August 24, 2005
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Language pair: English; Spanish
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Mark S.
August 24, 2005
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What does this
I'm American, and I haven't seen this expression. Can you tell us more about where you heard it and how it was used?
Reply to message # 59243
what does this mean? vodka lime
There are many new american slangs,i think i'm out of date.... what does 'balla' mean?.... any other new slangs?
Language pair: English; All
Category: Slang/Expressions
Post date: August 23, 2005
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Language pair: English; All
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Mark S.
August 24, 2005
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Latest: August 27, 2005
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Notes on "have a crush on...."
By the way, it should be clear that there is a sense to "having a crush" of not being a very serious affair. We usually talk about school children having a crush on somebody, or experiencing "puppy love," something we consider to be a very naive, shallow sort of love. If I, as an adult, falling in love with a woman whom I was having serious feelings for, I would not say that I had a crush on her unless I was intentionally trying to downplay (minimize) my feelings.
Mark
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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Mark S.
August 10, 2005
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Latest: August 10, 2005
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Re:Re:Idioms
I wish I had a clue, Puti. The Oxford English Dictionary has nothing to say on the subject.
If I had to hazard a guess, it would have something to do with the nervous awkwardness we experience when we have a crush on somebody. We might be more likely to "crush" the flowers or whatever gift we've brought along for our lover, being so distracted by our passion. I guess perhaps the use of "on" here is idiomatic, we use it often to describe something happening "on one's watch" or "in one's presence," as in the expression, "Now, don't go getting all sentimental on me!" Or, more likely, the "on" could be in the sense of being focused on a particular object of desire. If I'm having amorous feelings, and they are focused on a particular person, then I have a crush "directed at" or "focused on" that person, which would make the idea of "a crush on" them somewhat more reasonable.
But I'm just grasping at straws here. I'm pretty much as clueless as you are.
Anyway, I put a question into the Word Detective, Evan Morris, who answers questions like these on line. I'll let you know if I find an answer from him on the subject.
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Re:Idioms Juha-Petri Tyrkkö
> have a crush on (somebody)
This is an interesting idiom. Can you tell us how it came into existence? Why does it have the preposition "on"?
Puti
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Language pair: Spanish; English
Category: Slang/Expressions
Post date: August 10, 2005
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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Mark S.
August 10, 2005
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Latest: August 10, 2005
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Re:Idioms
> have a crush on (somebody)
This is an interesting idiom. Can you tell us how it came into existence? Why does it have the preposition "on"?
Puti
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Language pair: Spanish; English
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Juha-Petri T.
August 10, 2005
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Latest: August 10, 2005
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