(he/him) I'm a native English speaker. My focus is on practicing and improving both my Mandarin and Spanish abilities. I'm interested in multiple other languages and dialects, as well.
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Calling on All Silent Minorities, by June Jordan
HEY
C’MON
COME OUT
WHEREVER YOU ARE
WE NEED TO HAVE THIS MEETING
AT THIS TREE
AIN’ EVEN BEEN
PLANTED
YET
One simple, normal, and natural-sounding way to say it would be "metal casting society".
I think adding the word "research" is cool, though. For example- "Metal Casting Research Group". It makes it sound more scientific or experimental.
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August 26, 2010
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sort of depends what you don't want the person to touch. :)
if it's you- "¡no me toques!
(or substitute pronouns "le, lo, la.." as appropriate!)
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August 20, 2010
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srgause is correct it's PS, PPS...PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPS. ;)
In my experience, any current use of PPS, PPPS, etc. is usually made in a casual, humorous way, and that's how it should be taken, as well.
Why add extra Ps and not Ss? Because P.S. stands for "post-script" or "post scriptum" (Latin), meaning "after the script", so the extra "P" in P.P.S. means "AFTER the after-script".
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August 13, 2010
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August 13, 2010
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"Amend" is used for written work, but is rather formal and usually means that the meaning has been modified in the process. "Revise" also might mean that the meaning is changed.
If the corrections are largely just grammar or spelling related, I would use either "edit" or, simply, "correct" instead.
p.s.- "Mend" is for fixing things, like a bicycle tire or clothing, for example.
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August 13, 2010
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I can't think of any idiomatic expression that equals the Chinese phrase in succinctness, but a possible response with some ideas follows. You can mix and match. :)
"Wow! I'm overwhelmed by your generosity. You are too kind. I'm highly (or deeply) obliged to you. I don't know what to say. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it."
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August 13, 2010
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Let me first correct some spelling and grammar mistakes in your question.
Two men WERE quarraling. One man said, "I'm offering you a world class coach. You SHOULD be kissing my feet." (Why does he use "SHOULD be" instead of "SHOULD do"? DOES he want TO emphasize something?) Then another man RESPONDS WITH this sentence, "It will be a cold day before I kiss anything of yours."
1) The first man could also say, "You should kiss my feet", it would be grammatically correct, of course. However, by saying "you should be kissing my feet", using the present continuing tense, he is emphasizing the action and also makes more of a contrast between what he should be doing (kissing his feet) and what he is actually doing.
2) The full idiom is "It will be a cold day in Hell before I..." Hell is supposed to be extremely hot, so the meaning is that whatever comes after "before I..." will never happen.
Hope that helps!
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August 13, 2010
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Typically, "blast off" is used in relation to a space shuttle launching.
I.e.,"The space shuttle is about to blast off."
"You are going to blast off" sounds a little odd to me, but it might be used if someone's talking about taking potent drugs.
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August 13, 2010
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I can only speak for myself, as a native speaker of English from the U.S., but I've never heard anyone say "sick to the teeth".
I would say, "I'm sick of this stupid argument", or "I'm fed up with this stupid argument".
I also think it's more common (and sounds much more natural) to say, "This argument is going nowhere" than to use "going-nowhere" as an adjective.
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August 13, 2010
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They are both correct, though the meaning is slightly different.
"Watch" indicates using more attention or focus than "see".
In terms of usage, I would say that if you're proposing going to a movie, or talking about it after the fact, it's more common to use "see". For example-
"Let's go see a movie!"
"Have you seen that movie?"
However, it is also OK to use "watch".
If there's a movie on and someone asks you what you're doing, you must say "I'm watching a movie". It is wrong to say "I'm seeing a movie" because "see" is a discrete action/event, whereas "watch" is continuing/ongoing.