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Enchanted Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Maybe a difficult question
Could someone tell what the following means?
Send the ring back Carmen, it didn't work out. I need the money.
it sounds it comes from some movie? book? story?
Thanks,
Ench,
Send the ring back Carmen, it didn't work out. I need the money.
it sounds it comes from some movie? book? story?
Thanks,
Ench,
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Should be: "Send the ring back, Carmen. It didn't work out. " Can't say if it is a from a book or movie.
- Should be: "Send the ring back, Carmen.
- It didn't work out.
- " Can't say if it is a from a book or movie.
- I can only guess the sentence means Carmen is told to return the ring and ask for the cash refund because the money is urgently needed.
- Why is the ring returned?
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Should be:
"Send the ring back, Carmen. It didn't work out. I need the money."
Can't say if it is a from a book or movie. I can only guess the sentence means Carmen is told to return the ring and ask for the cash refund because the money is urgently needed. Why is the ring returned? Perhaps the ring was bought for a special occassion/reason but something unwanted happened so tha
"Send the ring back, Carmen. It didn't work out. I need the money."
Can't say if it is a from a book or movie. I can only guess the sentence means Carmen is told to return the ring and ask for the cash refund because the money is urgently needed. Why is the ring returned? Perhaps the ring was bought for a special occassion/reason but something unwanted happened so tha
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Hi
Sending a ring back because 'something did not work out' strongly implies that what did not work out was a marriage engagement.
The tradition is that a man gives a woman an engagement ring when she agrees to marry him.
It's a powerful symbol of romance. The disposition of the ring is very often an issue if the engagement arrangement fails.
Best wishes, Clive
Sending a ring back because 'something did not work out' strongly implies that what did not work out was a marriage engagement.
The tradition is that a man gives a woman an engagement ring when she agrees to marry him.
It's a powerful symbol of romance. The disposition of the ring is very often an issue if the engagement arrangement fails.
Best wishes, Clive
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Both,
thanks. But i'd agree with Clive more while chris's not too wrong. BTW, what name is carmen, a girl's name or guy's name.
Thanks,
ench
thanks. But i'd agree with Clive more while chris's not too wrong. BTW, what name is carmen, a girl's name or guy's name.
Thanks,
ench
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Hi,
'Carmen' is usually a girl's name, although some Italian men are called that.
In your context, it's likely a girl, because the man gives the engagement ring to the girl. He doesn't have one for himself.
Clive
'Carmen' is usually a girl's name, although some Italian men are called that.
In your context, it's likely a girl, because the man gives the engagement ring to the girl. He doesn't have one for himself.
Clive
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Clive:
since you are here, i'd like to ask you one more question.
open smile. what exactly does the word open mean?
thanks,
ench,
since you are here, i'd like to ask you one more question.
open smile. what exactly does the word open mean?
thanks,
ench,
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Hi,
One meaning of the word 'open' is 'not hiding anything, nothing hidden, ie honest' .
Clive
One meaning of the word 'open' is 'not hiding anything, nothing hidden, ie honest' .
Clive
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It sounds like a man gave an engagement ring to a woman, and now wants her to send it back to him because he doesn't love her anymore, and he wants to sell the ring to get money. It could come from a movie, book or story.
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