Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Eh?

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/retro.wmv
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I understood nothing, but I want one! (smiling face)
Bye, FB
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"Gli americani sono ignoranti per loro stessa natura"
that is "The Americans are naturally ignorant"
(Paolo Bonardi on it.cultura.linguistica - 
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 Bye, FB
Don't even bother! I tried using one a few years ago. It was futile. The
frammilator never once produced a decent visibuloid. The whole thing was a
waste of time, not to mention hard-earned money.
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http://media.ebaumsworld.com/retro.wmv
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Inglese americano pronunciato molto chiaramente. Forse non ci sei abituato,
eg "audomadigaly" per "automatically", etc.
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Xakero

eg "audomadigaly" per "automatically", etc.
Sì, chiarissimo. Ma che diamine dice? Questo è il punto. :)
Sebastiano

 eg "audomadigaly" per "automatically", etc.
No wonder Jonny couldn't understand: it should be
"auudomaaaaaeeeeeeeeeedigaly".
Bye, FB
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mi fa venire i conati.
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 b) a mechanical device for cutting broth (is "to cut broth" better?)
"for cutting broth" as you have it, is better.
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 "auudomaaaaaeeeeeeeeeedigaly".
One too many Es.
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 One too many Es.
Sarry, maeeen. (smiling face) 
Shouldn't it be "One too many E", or "one E too many"? (just-a-question
face)
Bye, FB
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Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o me?
(da it.cultura.linguistica.italiano)

 face)
"One E too many" is fine, but if you invert it you have to use the plural
"one too many Es." (just-an-answer face)
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 waste of time, not to mention hard-earned money.
Oh, but I'm betting * it makes wonderful coffee. 
P.S. I don't think I've ever heard "I bet it makes..." in this sense.
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 "one too many Es." (just-an-answer face)
The next time I hear "L'inglese è faaacile", I don't think I'll answer
politely.
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 P.S. I don't think I've ever heard "I bet it makes..." in this sense.
It would work perfectly well, however.
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Bye, FB
BTW The video's a spoof, do a google search for "Encabulator" and
you'll see what I mean.

 thanks
You are vvvery grateful to Joey, aren't you. (witty face)
Bye, FB
-- 
"Nasalization is just a part of life"
(Joey DoWop Dee on it.cultura.linguistica.inglese)

 you'll see what I mean.
Allora, stavi propagando un "hoax". Che vergogna!
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Xakero

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Vergognami :) ma in mia difesa non so questo fino dopo lo avevo
postato.

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ma in mia difesa non avevo saputo questo fino dopo lo avevo
postato.

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"Vergognami" č un imperativo, ma non significa nulla. Puoi dire "mi
vergogno".
La frase che segue dovrebbe essere: 
"Ma, in mia difesa, non lo sapevo fin dopo averlo postato (spedito,
scritto)".
In inglese puoi dire "non lo avevo saputo", ma in italiano no, in questo
caso. Cioč:
"Non lo avevo saputo fino a ieri" ==> "Non ne ero stato informato fino a
ieri" SĚ
"Non lo avevo saputo fino a ieri" ==> "Non ne ero a conoscenza fino a ieri"
NO
Sě, forse ci vuole un po' per capirlo. (faccina sorridente) Puoi
confrontare queste frasi con le corrispondenti inglesi.
Ciao, FB
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Ciao, FB
Thanks

 these are the results.
You're welcome <hic>
You're welcome <hic>
You're welcome <hic>
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 mean "him"?
No. You can write "fin dopo che lo avevo postato" ("che" is compulsory
here), but perhaps the infinitive construction, the equivalent in English
being "after posting it", is commoner here.
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 "for cutting broth" as you have it, is better.
I understand "as you have it", but can't translate it into an Italian
expression as short.
By the way, is "it" a general-purpose "it" or does it stand for "sentence".
Can I use it either way?
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 Bye, FB
If I were to translate myself (is that considered sinful :) I would say:
"for cutting broth" come hai scritto, è migliore.
"It" is general-purpose, but in this case refers to "for cutting broth"
To substitute with "sentence" you'd have to add "the":
"for cutting broth" as you have the sentence, is better.
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