The
maker doesn't want it, the buyer doesn't use it,
and the user doesn't see it. What is it?
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There
was this Asian lady married to an English gentleman
and they lived in London. The poor lady was not
very proficient in English, but managed to communicate
with her husband. The real problem arose whenever
she had to shop for groceries. One day, she went
to the butcher and wanted to buy chicken legs.
She didn't know how to put forward her request,
and in desperation, lifted up her skirt to show
her thighs. The butcher got the message and the
lady went home with chicken legs. The next day,
she needed to get chicken breasts. Again, she
didn't know how say it, and so she unbuttoned
her blouse to show the butcher her breast. The
lady got what she wanted. The 3rd day, the poor
lady needed to buy sausages. Unable to find a
way to communicate this, she brought her husband
to the store... (Please scroll the page down)
What
were you thinking?
Hellooooooo,
her husband speaks very fluent English!!!!!
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Hi
there folks (olá gente),
Quer
saber qual é um dos erros mais freqüentes
entre brasileiros que falam inglês? "Discuss
about". Essa expressão não
existe e é completamente redundante. Para
nunca mais tropeçar nessa bobagem, lembre-se
da seguinte regra: "discuss" = "talk
about". Como se vê, o uso de "about"
após "discuss" é desnecessário
e incorreto. Seria o mesmo que "want to talk
about about". Entendeu? Em português,
isso equivaleria a "conversar sobre sobre".
A repetição só faz sentido
se o assunto em pauta for o termo "about".
Fique atento, por favor. Escrevi sobre "discuss
about" no Volume l de "Como não
aprender inglês", com o intuito de
facilitar o aprendizado dos brasileiros e ainda
encontro muitos falando errado por aí.
Será que ainda existe gente que não
leu meu livro? :-)
As
always,
Michael
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