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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
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Hello.
I was looking for a group interested in neologisms and interesting uses of English. I don't know if that is what this group is about (is there a FAQ?) but anyway, I need to tell someone this.
I was at my GP's surgery today. A young woman was talking to the receptionist, who had said the doctor wouldn't sign a repeat prescription until the following morning. The young woman said that she had talked to someone else at the surgery on the phone who said it would be alright. Twice during the conversation the young woman (who was talking quite loudly) said "She didn't explain me that". She spoke with a local (Plymouth) accent.
Joe Fogey
I was looking for a group interested in neologisms and interesting uses of English. I don't know if that is what this group is about (is there a FAQ?) but anyway, I need to tell someone this.
I was at my GP's surgery today. A young woman was talking to the receptionist, who had said the doctor wouldn't sign a repeat prescription until the following morning. The young woman said that she had talked to someone else at the surgery on the phone who said it would be alright. Twice during the conversation the young woman (who was talking quite loudly) said "She didn't explain me that". She spoke with a local (Plymouth) accent.
Joe Fogey
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[nq:1]I was looking for a group interested in neologisms and interesting uses of English. [/nq] Sounds on-topic to me. [nq:1]I was at my GP's surgery today.
- [nq:1]I was looking for a group interested in neologisms and interesting uses of English.
- [/nq] Sounds on-topic to me.
- [nq:1]I was at my GP's surgery today.
- A young woman was talking to the receptionist, who had said the doctor ...
- young woman (who was talking quite loudly) said "She didn't explain me that".
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[nq:1]I was looking for a group interested in neologisms and interesting uses of English. I don't know if that is what this group is about (is there a FAQ?) but anyway, I need to tell someone this.[/nq]
Sounds on-topic to me.
[nq:1]I was at my GP's surgery today. A young woman was talking to the receptionist, who had said the doctor ... young woman (who was talking quite loudly) said "She
Sounds on-topic to me.
[nq:1]I was at my GP's surgery today. A young woman was talking to the receptionist, who had said the doctor ... young woman (who was talking quite loudly) said "She
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[nq:2]I was at my GP's surgery today. A young woman ... explain me that". She spoke with a local (Plymouth) accent.[/nq]
[nq:1]Funny how different verbs construct in slightly different ways. Replace "explain" with "tell" and it sounds perfectly normal.[/nq]
Or "give" or "bring" or "send" or "sing", but funnily enough not "say".
In general there seems to be a rule that
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[nq:1]Funny how different verbs construct in slightly different ways. Replace "explain" with "tell" and it sounds perfectly normal.[/nq]
Or "give" or "bring" or "send" or "sing", but funnily enough not "say".
In general there seems to be a rule that
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[nq:1]Hello. I was looking for a group interested in neologisms and interesting uses of English. I don't know if that ... (who was talking quite loudly) said "She didn't explain me that". She spoke with a local (Plymouth) accent. Joe Fogey[/nq]
That's quite West-Country.
I expect it's a shorthand for 'explain that to me', but as they would say in Devon - they didn't learn us that at school
That's quite West-Country.
I expect it's a shorthand for 'explain that to me', but as they would say in Devon - they didn't learn us that at school
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