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Ahn Posted 18 years ago
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baby looker afterer
I saw a woman online who said she's a 'baby looker afterer' instead of using 'baby sitter', so I wonder if it's a natural and acceptable expression.
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Ahn I saw a woman online who said she's a 'baby looker afterer' instead of using 'baby sitter', so I wonder if it's a natural and acceptable expression. I don't think it is. The words which can be used are babysitter / childminder BrE The speaker must be nonnative.
- Ahn I saw a woman online who said she's a 'baby looker afterer' instead of using 'baby sitter', so I wonder if it's a natural and acceptable expression.
- I don't think it is.
- The words which can be used are babysitter / childminder BrE The speaker must be nonnative.
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AhnI don't think it is. The words which can be used are
I saw a woman online who said she's a 'baby looker afterer' instead of using 'baby sitter', so I wonder if it's a natural and acceptable expression.
babysitter / childminder BrE
The speaker must be nonnative.
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LinguaphileI think sheAhnI don't think it is. The words which can be used are
I saw a woman online who said she's a 'baby looker afterer' instead of using 'baby sitter', so I wonder if it's a natural and acceptable expression.
babysitter / childminder BrE
The speaker must be nonnative.
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Thanks for your answers.
But she's a native Austrian. By the way, I also saw a dog product named '**** picker upper' and some Americans used the words.
So can it be used because it's a name of a specific product though it's an unlikely expression?
But she's a native Austrian. By the way, I also saw a dog product named '**** picker upper' and some Americans used the words.
So can it be used because it's a name of a specific product though it's an unlikely expression?
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PhilipI think she probably is a native speaker. People sometimes play on that formation: a house might be listed as a fixer-upper.Hi, Philip. Thank you for the information. If the interlocutor was a native speaker too, for what effect would she do that?
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LinguaphileMost likely to up-date the term 'PhilipI think she probably is a native speaker. People sometimes play on that formation: a house might be listed as a fixer-upper.Hi, Philip. Thank you for the information. If the interlocutor was a native speaker too, for what effect would she do that?
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Philip, are you quite sure it isn't Bounty paper towels that are the Quicker Picker Uppers? I have this idiot-savant syndrome when it comes to commercials. Just today I was reminding my boss about "no matter how you slice it, it comes up peanuts" for Snickers.
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The ability to play with lanague like that is something that identifies a n
Philip, are you quite sure it isn't Bounty paper towels that are the Quicker Picker Uppers? I have this idiot-savant syndrome when it comes to commercials. Just today I was reminding my boss about "no matter how you slice it, it comes up peanuts" for Snickers.
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The ability to play with lanague like that is something that identifies a n
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Grammar Geek*off topic*
Philip, are you quite sure it isn't Bounty paper towels that are the Quicker Picker Uppers? I have this idiot-savant syndrome when it comes to commercials. Just today I was reminding my boss about "no matter how you slice it, it comes up peanuts" for Snickers. You're right!
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I agree with you.
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