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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Hey, boy...
A little boy is fishing and his dog hears a powerful
stream of water approaching them and starts barking.
The kid turning to the dog surprised: Hey, boy. Settle down or what is it?
Dad?
Father: Run. Come on, son. Come on.
stream of water approaching them and starts barking.
The kid turning to the dog surprised: Hey, boy. Settle down or what is it?
Dad?
Father: Run. Come on, son. Come on.
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Gee, it could be either, depending on his tone of voice. Mostly, it's a vocalization of his surprise that the dog is suddenly making all that racket, imo.
- Gee, it could be either, depending on his tone of voice.
- Mostly, it's a vocalization of his surprise that the dog is suddenly making all that racket, imo.
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Gee, it could be either, depending on his tone of voice. Mostly, it's a vocalization of his surprise that the dog is suddenly making all that racket, imo.
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Hi,
'Hey,boy' is a common way of addressing a dog.
In this context, it probably does mean 'Why are you barking? / Settle down'.
Clive
'Hey,boy' is a common way of addressing a dog.
In this context, it probably does mean 'Why are you barking? / Settle down'.
Clive
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Thank you, Delmobile and Clive.
You guys might wanna correct something in your posts though.
Now, I'm not so sure
You guys might wanna correct something in your posts though.
Now, I'm not so sure
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Are there capitalization rules for standard internet acronyms? Hmm. As the technology matures, it gets fussier, I guess.
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