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JuanZZZ Posted 19 years ago
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00I'm from a Latinamerican country where there is a celebration party for girls when they turn 15. I heard something called "Sweet 16", is it something similar in the US? And in the case of my country, would it be ok to say "Sweet 15"?.02br
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0Sweet Sixteen refers, I think, to the old saying "Sweet 16 and never been kissed" (and subsequent ruder versions). It is not a milestone birthday in the UK, in the way that 18 and 21 are. )02br 02br 00Sprained ankle02br 02br 00Athlete's Foot02br 02br 00Flu / Influenza02br 02br 00Chicken pox02br 02br 00German Measles (Rubella)02br 02br 00Mumps02br 02br 00Measles02br 02br 00Gastroentiritis02br 02br 00Dermatitis02br 02br 00Sciatica02br 02br 00High temperature (fever)02br 02br 00Arthritis02br 02br 00Gout02br 02br 00...

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  • 0Sweet Sixteen refers, I think, to the old saying "Sweet 16 and never been kissed" (and subsequent ruder versions).
  • It is not a milestone birthday in the UK, in the way that 18 and 21 are.
  • )02br 02br 00Sprained ankle02br 02br 00Athlete's Foot02br 02br 00Flu / Influenza02br 02br 00Chicken pox02br 02br 00German Measles (Rubella)02br 02br 00Mumps02br 02br 00Measles02br 02br 00Gastroentiritis02br 02br 00Dermatitis02br 02br 00Sciatica02br 02br 00High temperature (fever)02br 02br 00Arthritis02br 02br 00Gout02br 02br 00...
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0Sweet Sixteen refers, I think, to the old saying "Sweet 16 and never been kissed" (and subsequent ruder versions). It is not a milestone birthday in the UK, in the way that 18 and 21 are. I don't think you could change it to Sweet 15 to reflect your country's tradition - what would the translation be of what it's called in your language?02br
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01cite10Lil' Ruby Rose12cite10Sweet Sixteen refers, I think, to the old saying "Sweet 16 and never been kissed" (and subsequent ruder versions). It is not a milestone birthday in the UK, in the way that 18 and 21 are. I don't think you could change it to Sweet 15 to reflect your country's tradition - what would the translation be of wh
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1b01font00Hi, juanzzz: you have two entirely different subjects in the same post. For ease in answering, it is far better to limit your posts to one subject.02font02b0-
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0"Sweet 16" is indeed a big party in the U.S. for some people. If you said "Sweet 15," I think most people would think you had made a typo. It's pretty much a fixed idiom. I know that I have heard the name of the party for the girls when they turn 15, but I have forgotten what it is. If you put the translation there, we can see if that reads naturally in English.0-
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0Thank you, Philip. My mistake - my American (Chicago and NY) friends had no idea what I meant by either Tonsilitis or Glandular Fever. They, on the other hand, described the mysterious (to me) ailments of Strep Throat and Mono, and we somehow must have wrongly diagnosed them as the same illnesses! Could you shed any light?02br
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01cite10JuanZZZ12cite10Hi everyone:12br
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10I'm from a 10Latinamerican 10country 10 11b11font10Well, now, don't I feel just a little bit stupid!15010 When I first read your post, somehow my eyes sent "Lithuanian" to my brain, which was obviously not working v
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0 01b01font00In Spanish, 01i00quince 02i00= 15; año = year. No real word for it in English. (See my post just before this one!)02font02b00 0-
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0That's odd. I thought I had posted, but apparently it didn't "take hold."02br
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00If you say "Sweet 15," people in the US will assume it's a typo because "Sweet 16" is such an established concept.0-
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0And how do girls celebrate their sweet 16? is it a formal party, at a house or a public place? 02br
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0I'm cynical, so my answer is that mom and dad, fearing they will never get to see a wedding as their children get married later in life, and therfore possibly missing the opportunity to show how much more money they have than sense, throw an overly elaborate party, renting out a hall, and pay more for their daughter's Sweet 16 dress than I paid for my wedding dress. They have a catered party wi
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