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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Following up to Dave Frightens Me
Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. ive heard it but dont know what it means. Well, I do now, but its not used in Europe is it? Or at least not written. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
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(The Reid) wrote: *From:* The Reid *Date:* Wed, 31 May 2006 09:54:38 +0100 Following up to Dave Frightens Me Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. ive heard it but dont know what it means. Well, I do now, but its not used in Europe is it? Or at least not written. I tend to think of it as an Americanism. ---------------------------------------------- The poster formerly known as . |
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In article , (The Reid) wrote: *From:* The Reid *Date:* Wed, 31 May 2006 09:54:38 +0100 Following up to Dave Frightens Me Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. ive heard it but dont know what it means. Well, I do now, but its not used in Europe is it? Or at least not written. I tend to think of it as an Americanism. I spent so much time in the US, I often don't know what's an americanism and what isn't! -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Following up to Tim C.
I tend to think of it as an Americanism. I used it a lot as a teenager* in the UK * early to mid 70s after watching the Fonze? -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Dave Frightens Me writes:
Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. It's old slang. Not knowing slang is never something to worry about. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
Mxsmanic wrote:
Dave Frightens Me writes: Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. It's old slang. Not knowing slang is never something to worry about. You must be an utterly fantastic teacher. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Martin wrote:
On Wed, 31 May 2006 19:54:31 +0100, (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) wrote: Mxsmanic wrote: Dave Frightens Me writes: Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. It's old slang. Not knowing slang is never something to worry about. You must be an utterly fantastic teacher. or sober old fart? I'm still getting over his comment- from a language teacher of all things! -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
... Dave Frightens Me writes: Any particular recommendations? (I'll do some research, natch.) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=natch I don't know what shocks me mo That I have never heard that word, or that my English feels decidedly insecure about it. It's old slang. Not knowing slang is never something to worry about. So then why did you waste your time learning it? Richard |
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