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Matthew.90 Posted 16 years ago
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I need your help! In english What Do we say one Who's got a black eyed? Black eyed? We're using this is correct? I ask this because it's my lastname you can say short for karagoz(in turkish black eyed) Example Matthew shor for Matt,What about karagoz Short for?
  

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Hi, There's a vegetable called 'a black-eyed pea'. It's also the name of a singing group. Other than that, I'd say we don't use the adjective 'black-eyed' very much.

  • Hi, There's a vegetable called 'a black-eyed pea'.
  • It's also the name of a singing group.
  • Other than that, I'd say we don't use the adjective 'black-eyed' very much.
  • If we mean 'He has a bruised eye', we usually just say 'He has a black eye'.
  • If we mean 'The colour of his eyes is black', we usually say 'He has black ( or dark) eyes'.
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Hi,

There's a vegetable called 'a black-eyed pea'. It's also the name of a singing group.



Other than that, I'd say we don't use the adjective 'black-eyed' very much.



If we mean 'He has a bruised eye', we usually just say 'He has a black eye'.



If we mean 'The colour of his eyes is black', we usually say 'He has black (or
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you know you're great.All right i've another question to you There is anybody who has an as lastname black(or dark)eyes in your country?
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Hi,

Yes. 'Black' is a common last name. eg Jack Black.

Clive
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But you re talking about only as black. I told you as Black eyes-Dark eyes i'm talking about one person who's got dark eyes you get me, right? Is there anyone like that? i must learn this, if stranger person asks me i'd answer what does it mean.Eg;one who lives new york and asking what does your lastname mean? i'd answer,too How Can i tell this hes in eglish ?
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Black, Brown and White are all relatively common last names in English. As you know, the practice of last names in Turkish is quite a recent development (Ataturk), but in English it has been in existence since before people came to US on the Mayflower.

While we often shorten the first name (Johnathon > John, Timothy > Tim, Philip > Phil, we usually don't shorten the family (las
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sure it's possible but what do you think How i say it? My lastname is meaning one's got black eyes When i translate Which is correct to english? Black eyes or Dark eyes, Deep eyed,Dark eyed?
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Hi,

It's fine to say My last name means 'black eyes'.

Clive
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Thanks for all interesting
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