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Liveinjapan Posted 15 years ago
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The politician made a slip of the tongue when he said the Diet was as good a place to take a nap as on the train.
Is my sentence correct and natural?
Thanks.
Is my sentence correct and natural?
Thanks.
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Liveinjapan The politician made a slip of the tongue when he said the Diet was as good a place to take a nap as on the train. The sentence is fine, but I don't get the joke! Is the term religious or political here?
- Liveinjapan The politician made a slip of the tongue when he said the Diet was as good a place to take a nap as on the train.
- The sentence is fine, but I don't get the joke!
- Is the term religious or political here?
- Okay, it's a Japanese legislative body.
- It seems like a perfectly natural sarcasm to me.
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LiveinjapanThe politician made a slip of the tongue when he said the Diet was as good a place to take a nap as on the train.The sentence is fine, but I don't get the joke!
Is the term religious or political here?
Okay, it's a Japanese legislative body. It seems like a perfectly natural sarcasm to me. (It sounds intentional.)
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AvangiHe wouldn't be the first legislator to have slept through a session!Yes
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I'm sorry I haven't been able to come up with examples of what I consider true slips of the tongue.
(I came across a couple that were obscene.)
I hope you understand that in my opinion your example was not a slip of the tongue,
but an intentional, clever (albeit sarcastic) remark intended to disparage the workings of the diet. - A.
(I came across a couple that were obscene.)
I hope you understand that in my opinion your example was not a slip of the tongue,
but an intentional, clever (albeit sarcastic) remark intended to disparage the workings of the diet. - A.
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