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#2 (permalink) Sun Dec 25, 2005 10:30 am What does pounding mean? |
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. Pound: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.
This is not the way we speak of disciplining children. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 13015
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#3 (permalink) Tue Jan 10, 2006 20:35 pm Pound |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
. Pound: hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument.
This is not the way we speak of disciplining children. . |
Hello Mister Micawber,
I'm curious to find out if the term 'pound' here has anything to do with one of your hobbies. Incidentally, is ornithoscopy the same as ornithology?
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Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
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#4 (permalink) Wed Jan 11, 2006 0:04 am What does pounding mean? |
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. Good morning, Conchita,
Been browsing the profiles, have you? Well the Pound in my proflle is Ezra, a favorite poet, and ornithoscopy is a euphuisim for birdwatching. Ornithology is a biological science.
Que lo pase buen dias.
MM _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#5 (permalink) Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:27 am What does pounding mean? |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
. Good morning, Conchita,
Been browsing the profiles, have you? Well the Pound in my proflle is Ezra, a favorite poet, and ornithoscopy is a euphuisim for birdwatching. Ornithology is a biological science.
Que lo pase buen dias.
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Thank you MM. It's the first thing I do: go to someone's profile, and it's a pity many choose not to reveal anything from themselves.
I thought you had made a typo with the word 'euphuism' (excuse my ignorance). But it couldn't be 'euphemism', so I looked it up just in case. Well, don't I learn a lot with you all! Birdwatching must be like a wonderful therapy, I should think.
Have a nice day, too (?Que pases un buen d?a!) |
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Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
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