Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: I've got you under my skin

Giò
A man has dreams of walking with giants,
to carve his niche in the edifice of time.
Before the mortar of his zeal
has a chance to congeal
the cup is dashed from his lips,
the flame is snuffed aborning.

 che significa?
It means that that someone intrigues you; you're fascinated by the person;
you can't stop thinking about them; like a small itch that won't go away,
the person is always there, in your thoughts. You can't forget about them.
-- 
This is my opinion of modern, colloquial, *conversational* American
English. 
If you feel the need to e-mail me, un-not my address first.

 the person is always there, in your thoughts. You can't forget about them.
I'd have written:
"It means that someone intrigues you; you're fascinated by the person; you
can't stop thinking about them; like a small itch that won't go away, he's
always there, in your thoughts. You can't forget about her."
Much more safe.
Bye, FB
-- 
Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o me?
(da it.cultura.linguistica.italiano)

 Much more safe.
Yes, but only if you're talking about a schizophrenic transsexual. :)
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Here is Sinatra's song
If you read the rest of the lyrics, you'll probably figure out what it
means.
I’ve got you under my skin
I’ve got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart,
that you’re really a part of me ....
bye
ari

the person is always there, in your thoughts. You can't forget about them.
A Roma si direbbe "mi sei entrato in fissa". (ho italianizzato la
frase che, in romanesco, sarebbe suonata "me se' 'ntrato 'n fissa")
O forse si dice così in tutta Italia...
In Voyager però, a memoria, non sembrerebbe azzeccarci molto, come
significato. Vabbè, ricorderò male.
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always there, in your thoughts. You can't forget about her."
I understood the double-that. But then again, what's the "them" for?
I'm supposed to be fascinated by one single woman at a time. so it is
a "she", not a "he". so you do well when you write, at the end, "her".
not a "them" or a "he". :-)
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Giņ
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 not a "them" or a "he". :-)
Third person plural pronouns are often used nowadays to be more neutral:
"When someone says 'fag' in Britain and in the US, they mean two very
different things".
Bye, FB
-- 
"The doctors found out that Bunbury could not live, that is what I mean—so
Bunbury died."
"He seems to have had great confidence in the opinion of his physicians."
("The Importance of Being Earnest", Oscar Wilde)

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Here is Sinatra's song
If you read the rest of the lyrics, you'll probably figure out what it
means.
Ive got you under my skin
Ive got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart,
that youre really a part of me ....
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/f/frank-sinatra/55638.html
Joe from Massachusetts

 mean two very different things".
E inoltre risolve il problema "he/she".
-- 
Today no, tomorrow yes.

different things".
Yes, I'm well aware of that construction. 
Constructio ad sensum, it is called. To change the singular to the
plural, or viceversa.
But in this case to apply this costruction would be presumptuous. He
said "person", not "personS". At that time he can't change the
costruction any more. To my point of view.
btw wouldn't "fag" be "homosexual"? what also?
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E inoltre risolve il problema "he/she".
:-)
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I do not know why every time I type an apostrophe, a question mark
appears instead.  
Sorry.
Ari

 btw wouldn't "fag" be "homosexual"? what also?
Cigarette. 
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Mary

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Or, occasionally, cigaret. (Constructio ad americanum).
Joe from Massachusetts

Giņ
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Giņ
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Giò
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Where are those (you'e  I'e)? I don't see them.  Did I type that?   I
am also having a problem with the Google reply window.  Not all the
letters I type appear.  In other words, I am skipping letters and
spaces so I constantly have to stop and correct the typing.  If I did
not, you would be reading something like: ello, ow are you oday?  id ou
have a nice day?  The weather isnicehere.  owever, when I use Word,  I
do not have a problem.
bye
ari

Where are those (you'e  I'e)? I don't see them.  Did I type that?   
I don't know, but with mys newsreader I do see it. after all, it
doesn't really matter :-)
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 costruction any more. To my point of view.
Of course he can't substitute "person" with "them", then with "he" and
"her".
[...]
Bye, FB
-- 
"I saw something nasty in the woodshed!"
(Cold Comfort Farm, the film)

Giovanni Neiman ha scritto:
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I do believe that, when FB replied to my original post, he was joking when
he suggested that he/she/they construction. He likes to pull legs.
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 he suggested that he/she/they construction. He likes to pull legs.
I nevah joke, but I do like to pull legs, when I don't get kicked.
Bye, FB
-- 
Locked from the inside. That can only mean one thing, and I don't know what
it is.
(Murder by Death)

 :-)
Vedo solo ora il doppio senso nella frase che ho scritto, 
che era puramente linguistica senza "occhiolini".
Spero che nessuno si offenda.
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 ..
Però io avevo letto che durante la guerra gli inglesi 
prendevano in giro gli americani perché usavano 
"transportation" invece di "transport".
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Giň
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Giņ
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 su civilization c'è transport, non transportation...
Mi pare che fosse il Department of Transportation, ma non 
ne sono sicuro, è lettura di decenni or sono.
Il Dipartimento c'è tuttora:
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Department+of+Transportation&btnG=Cerca+con+Google&meta=
 
Il mio vecchissimo dizionario lo dà come "specialmente 
americano" per "trasporto" (transport in BE), mentre 
nell'inglese (britannico) significa "deportazione", il che 
spiegherebbe l'ironia della situazione, come dire 
"ministero della deportazione".
:-)
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