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Szfreaky Posted 19 years ago
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PLS HELP TRANSLATE THIS TERM!

0I'm Chinese and I was wondering if it is possible to find an expression in English that matches the Chinese one---三陪---which literally means 'three accompany', and refers to a prostitute that offers services covering accompaning you from dance to drink to bed. This is a serious question. Please help.02br
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00And when you read ½ in a formula, do you read 'half' or 'one over two'?02br
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"02br 02br 00The expression you're looking for does not have an exact translation in English. A prostitute or hooker is most likely to only offer ***. A stripper will perform erotic dancing but will not drink or sleep with you.

— M. Caliban

  • "02br 02br 00The expression you're looking for does not have an exact translation in English.
  • A prostitute or hooker is most likely to only offer ***.
  • A stripper will perform erotic dancing but will not drink or sleep with you.
  • A call girl or "escort" will likely go dancing and drinking with you as well as sleep with you.
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01/2 is either "one-half" or "half."02br
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00The expression you're looking for does not have an exact translation in English. A prostitute or hooker is most likely to only offer ***. A stripper will perform erotic dancing but will not drink or sleep with you. A call girl or "escort" will likely go dancing and drinking with you as well as sleep with you. If you're intereste
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0I can't help you with the first part of your question. As far as I know, there is not a English phrase or expression to match.02br
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00As far as reading 1/2, it is pronounced "one half", 1/4 is "one quarter"0-
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0Thanks to the two replies above.02br
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00But I hear someone pronounce 1/2 as 'one over two'. Is that correct?0-
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0"One over two" is not at 01i00all 02i00conversational. You could possibly say if it you really wanted to make sure someone understood what you had just said due to a poor telephone connection or something.02br
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01i00So we need one half - that's one over two - one half a gallon of milk...02i02br
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0Thank you, Grammar Geek. And please help pronounce the following formula to close this topic.02br
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00S=1/2at01sup00202sup0-
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0 I'd say: "S equals half a t squared" 0-
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0 i think this the formula of speed which is equal to half of acceleration into square of time 0-
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