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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera



 
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Thu Jul 24, 2008 22:23 pm  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Hi,

Please take a look at this paragraph.

Quote:
Morning babe!
Me and Dada is discussing about our picnic plan. We are thinking of this weekend, or later in August. And our classmates are very excited to fix a date in August for the farewell party, but it seems that they thought you will be here the whole August. So, until when will you be here? It will be an important information for us to plan those things. Hear from you?

W

1. Me and Dada VS Dada and I=> Which is better or more common?
2. Me and Dada is discussing VS Me and Dada are discussing...=> Which is more common?
3. So, until when will you be here? => This sounds weird to me but I cannot figure out what it is that isn't quite right.
4. Hear from you?=> Would natives say this?

Many thanks!
Cantik
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:32 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Hi.
Dada and I are discussing...
How long will be you be here? What's the last day you'll be here? So... you'll be here until when? (quite casual, but so is this message)
Hope to hear from you!

EDIT: I wrote "How long will be you be here?" I got distracted. I should have written "How long will you be here." The first "be" was an error!
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:56 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Barb_D wrote:
How long will be you be here?

This is new to me. Can you give other examples that have similar construction?

Thanks Barb_D

P/S: I can't help but ask this, is your pseudonym read Barbie D? Because I think of barbiedoll everytime I see your ID. Very Happy I hope I don't offend you in any way. Just so you know I think barbiedoll is very pretty Wink
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:19 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
hm other examples could go along the line of:

How long are you going to be around for?
How long are you going to hang around for?
How long do you intend to stay?

OR maybe on a simpler note:

When are you leaving?
When are you planning to leave?
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:32 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Thanks, Ben.

But I didn't understand "will be you be" there. The two "be"s are confusing to me.
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:37 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
AAAAH!
yes sorry at first glance I missed that...lazy reader Smile

no i'm sure that is a typo or mistake

I think it should be "how long will you be here?"
(i.e. get rid of the first "be")

sorry for being so slow today!
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:43 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Oh, okay. I hope it is a typo.

Slow? I'm out of breath catching up with you guys!
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:47 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
I am nearly 99% sure it is. only Barb knows for sure.

ah my fingers are quick today...it is my mind that is slow Wink (but only today! usually its quick too)
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:56 am  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Okay I need to be off now(?_?).

Speaking of the devil, she just SMSed me to go down. We are going to a dinner, so tataa..for now. I'd be back in a a couple of hours.

Thanks Ben, as always.

P/S: I'm going to tell her about "go off". It has been haunting me for so long. I just remembered to ask when she did it again today. Very Happy
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 16:13 pm  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Yes, an error - I'm so sorry. I got distracted while I was typing that and it showed. Please disregard the first "be."
I hate being called Barbie.
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Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera Fri Jul 25, 2008 16:22 pm  Me and Dada vs Dada and I, et cetera, et cetera		  
Oh, okay. Thanks for the conformation.
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