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Hi, I am from the U.S. and am learning Norwegian for future travel there and for personal interest, as my maternal grandparents emigrated from Norway. I am a beginner/intermediate learner after independent study in my spare time (limited). Would *love* to speak with Norwegians especially from SE Norway,. I work fulltime in healthcare, sometimes use my pedestrian Spanish with patients. My interests include genealogy, travel and fitness.
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    I feel comfortable saying "bring him 'round."
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    May 17, 2016
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    "... at the expense of coverage of serious issues." There is a limited amount of time and coverage of serious issues "loses" to coverage of trivial things,
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    November 21, 2015
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    The money. The speaker is saying whoever is in charge of the domestic budget didn't really have to deal with any unplanned expenses in order to accommodate the guest.
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    November 5, 2015
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    You can leave out the "up" in the example above and I think it more common to just say "fold" when talking about clothes. It seems redundant but many people say "fold up the paper, etc.". If something is more complicated, like a paper airplane you could also use "fold in." I think in baking they also say "fold in." You "fold out" a convertible couch/bed and probably other things that don't come to mind at the moment. "Figure it out" is an expression you wouldn't change, though "figure" can be used by itself in many contexts.
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    October 14, 2015
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    Colloquially the last sentence could also be: "People come here for a good time."
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    October 12, 2015
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    This is a common thing to say "sort of" and then the verb. I try to minimize my use of "sort of." I'd rather say what I mean and mean what I say.
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    October 2, 2015
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    Have you called everyone who knows him? Have you let everyone who knows him know? (This one is awkward though.)
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    September 29, 2015
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    You will hear flip flop (maybe flip-flop) as the verb especially when the media is talking about a politician changing his position on something. "Vacillate" might be better to use, but I'd say it's not in the average person's everyday vocabulary. It might also give the impression that the change in position has happened MORE THAN once, whereas flip flip sounds more like a one time change.
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    September 28, 2015
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    vapor?
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    September 28, 2015
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    Yes. You can say "I'm sticking with you." Which means you are supporting that person's stance or endeavor. Or you could mean physically staying with that person. You may have been given an option to go somewhere else with another person, but your have decided to stick with your friend. I think a famous example is "Stick with me, kid, and you'll go far." You can also say "I'm stuck on you." This usually means you are infatuated with the person, maybe in love with the person.
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    September 27, 2015
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