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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. :wink: |
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Do you suppose there's any causal connection?
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A Joke for Mister Micawber.
Do you know what women do with their old stockings all over the world? They simply throw them away. But do you know what Russian women do? They mend them and wear under their trousers first and when they see it's impossible to wear them any longer they dry onions in them. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Do you suppose there's any causal connection?
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