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1. Correct.
2. I don't know what that means, because I don't think native speakers say it. I think it's foreigner English.
3. It's not correct, and I don't even understand what it is supposed to mean.
4. It means, "What have you been doing lately?" You answer by telling the person what you have been doing recently. |
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| #3 (permalink) Sat May 30, 2009 11:54 am Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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| 3. 'I'm fine with your praying' equals 'I don't care whether you pray or not'? |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat May 30, 2009 12:56 pm Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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hi guys, things seem to be doing okay around here.
my q. is what does it mean exactly: "give you a frosty... whatever
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| #5 (permalink) Sat May 30, 2009 13:02 pm Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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To give you a cold-eyed stare. Someone obviously doesn't like you for some reason. :D :D ................. But I do.
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| #6 (permalink) Sat May 30, 2009 13:12 pm Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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| thank you for your reply even if the meaning of my question is not a positive one. better my in time as leona lewis sings:P |
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| #7 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 17:12 pm Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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| SkiIucK wrote: |
| 3. 'I'm fine with your praying' equals 'I don't care whether you pray or not'? |
I agree with your explanation, but I suspect the person was trying to say "I'm fine with your prayers". Normally, that would have a similar meaning as to the explanation you give above, but I suspect that it is as Jamie suggested, bad English being spoken.
I think they mean to say "I'm fine because of your prayers", i.e. "I'm doing well because of all your prayers."
This is just a guess, though.
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| #8 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 17:38 pm I'm suffering from dysentery." |
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I often hear people say in the chat room "What's good?" Is it a greeting? if so what should I say in reply?
You cannot see people saying anything!
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| #9 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 17:41 pm I'm suffering from dysentery." |
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| Kitosdad wrote: |
I often hear people say in the chat room "What's good?" Is it a greeting? if so what should I say in reply?
You cannot see people saying anything! |
Since chat rooms are mostly written conversations he probably sees people writing it. :D
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| #10 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 21:18 pm Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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| I'm fine with your prays |
The given sentence leads me to believe that you are a native speaker of Urdu/Hindi, Twilit, because this sentence is the exact translation of what we say (in Urdu) when someone asks us how we are.
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A) How are you?
B) I'm fine (with your prayers) |
...the second speaker means to say since the first speakers remembers him in his prayers, he is fine. I doubt there is any English expression for this. Please wait till some native speaker seconds me.
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| #11 (permalink) Sun May 31, 2009 21:56 pm Phrase: I'm suffering from dysentery |
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| We don't have any expression like that, Tom. You're right. |
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