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Hi Torsten,
To me 'to a foreign country' is more specific than 'travelling abroad'. The latter sounds also more exotic, romantic and exciting but then I speak as an inhabitant of a small island!
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:57 am Difference between "to a foreign country" and "abroad"? |
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Hi Alan,
Thanks a lot for your explanation, it's funny but now that I have read it, it's as if I had known this before although I hadn't.
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 29, 2007 13:20 pm Difference between "to a foreign country" and "abroad"? |
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Which of these two sentences do you think sounds better?
Which of these two sentences do you think sound better?
Which of the above given sentences is correct? |
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Jul 29, 2007 13:22 pm Difference between "to a foreign country" and "abroad"? |
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You are right Harry, it should read "Which of these two sentences sounds better".
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Jul 29, 2007 13:22 pm Difference between "to a foreign country" and "abroad"? |
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Baiting the management is not a good way to get on here, Harry.
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You are right Harry, it should read "Which of these two sentences sounds better".
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You are welcome, Torsten. When I read your sentence I hesitated for a moment. That's why I asked you about it.  |
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Baiting the management is not a good way to get on here, Harry.
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I'm not the kind of person who is baiting the management. Anyway I am sorry for making such an impression on you. |
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| #9 (permalink) Sun Jul 29, 2007 13:40 pm Difference between "to a foreign country" and "abroad"? |
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Maybe it's just my hangover, Harry. It's a bad one this time.
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| #10 (permalink) Sun Jul 29, 2007 13:46 pm Difference between "to a foreign country" and "abroad"? |
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Hi Harry,
I think that "baiting comment" was just another joke of Charles's...
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Hi Harry,
I think that "baiting comment" was just another joke of Charles's... |
It's so hard to understand English humour. I'm tired of laughing at Russian jokes which are so funny. You can't help laughing living in Russia. |
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Tell us a Russian joke, would you, Harry?
(I'll read it tomorrow morning, though-- I'm going to bed now.)
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Then it'll be better for you to move to Russia. It's the best country for teaching English and people are very fond of drinking.  |
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Do you suppose there's any causal connection?
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