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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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American say 'across the Channel'?
In a dictionary, I stumbled upon the phrase 'across the Channel (=from France)'
Do American or Australian people also use this phrase to mean 'from France'?
Do American or Australian people also use this phrase to mean 'from France'?
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Hi, Broadly speaking, I would say only people who live near the Channel speak of the Channel in this way. In other words, British people. Whether the French often speak of La Manche, I don't know.
- Hi, Broadly speaking, I would say only people who live near the Channel speak of the Channel in this way.
- In other words, British people.
- Whether the French often speak of La Manche, I don't know.
- Clive
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Hi,
Broadly speaking, I would say only people who live near the Channel speak of the Channel in this way. In other words, British people.
Whether the French often speak of La Manche, I don't know.
Clive
Broadly speaking, I would say only people who live near the Channel speak of the Channel in this way. In other words, British people.
Whether the French often speak of La Manche, I don't know.
Clive
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contrapositionDo American or Australian people also use this phrase to mean 'from France'?No.
And if someone in England was speaking, wouldn't "across the Channel" mean "in France," not "from France"??
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