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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
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Doctor Livingstone, I presume?

0 Have you ever heard this expression? What was the context? What does it mean? Thanks 0-
  

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0 Yes! 02br 00That was back in 1871, Africa, Lake Tanganyika, when journalist Stanley ( John Rowlands) met a white man he believed to be missionary David Livingstone - and he was right! 02br 02br 00What does it mean?

  • 0 Yes!
  • 02br 00That was back in 1871, Africa, Lake Tanganyika, when journalist Stanley ( John Rowlands) met a white man he believed to be missionary David Livingstone - and he was right!
  • 02br 02br 00What does it mean?
  • I don't really know...
  • an improbable encounter?
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0 Yes! 02br
00That was back in 1871, Africa, Lake Tanganyika, when journalist Stanley ( John Rowlands) met a white man he believed to be missionary David Livingstone - and he was right! 02br
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00What does it mean? I don't really know... an improbable encounter? 0-
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0 Hi guys, 02br
00'Presume' means 'suppose to be true'. 02br
00'Doctor Livingstone, I presume' were Stanley's words on finding Livingstone, and were a wonderful example of English brevity and understatement, given that Stanley had undertaken a very difficult journey. 02br
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00I believe the search for Dr. Livingstone was, at the time, a huge news
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0 Thanks to you both! I would have never guessed 0-
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0 Hello, Antonia! 02br
00How are you doing? And your exams? 02br
00I have to log out now, but I'll read you tomorrow! 0-
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0 Hi Pieanne! 02br
00I'm OK. I have an exam in ten days or so. I'm having a great time studying millions of things I'll never need again, but what the ***!:)) I'll enhance my knowledge of American Culture and Civilization. Yeah, right! Although there are some interesting things, like this post. Perhaps someday I'll have a chance to use this phrase. 02br
00How are you? Pot
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0Pottery: yes; translations: not for the moment (still have a few tics to get rid of first) 050010id5
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0 How did Dr Livingstone end there in the first place? 0-
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0 Does it matter? He is dead. 0-
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0Yes, he is. 05002br
00I'm sure google can provide anyone who's interested with all the answers 010id1

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