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 #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 06, 2009 22:37 pm Think Small |
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You can say whatever you want, but your meaning is not clear. What did you mean by this phrase?
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 Milanya
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 06, 2009 22:40 pm Think Small |
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I mean they are narrow minded, therefore they can't think progressive
So I wonder whether "think small" goes well |
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| #4 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 5:09 am Think Small |
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| So I wonder whether "think small" goes well |
Hi Volcano
If I heard or read "Think small", I would automatically think of a Volkwagen Beetle, and a well-known VW advertising campagne. To see the VW ad, click here: Think small
Otherwise, the expression "think small" can be used as the opposite of "think big". People who think big tend to set lofty, difficult goals for themselves. Thus, if you say that someone thinks small, that would be interpreted to mean that the person sets goals that are not at all hard to achieve.
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:16 am Expression "Think Small" |
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Hello!
- What did you talk about?
- It was just a "small talk" - I mean informal conversation about things that are not important? It would be correct ?
Thanks
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:39 am Expression "Think Small" |
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Hello AmYankee
I am actually trying to translate a slogan of a party for the election.Its translation, for example: "You are America, think big"
So, I wonder the opposite way of saying this, think small is the opposite? |
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