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The Ninety-piece Man
Hi,
A friend og mine is an english teacher in Denmark. One of her students asked her about a book by Jake Allsop with the title "The Ninety-piece Man".
Is "The Ninety-piece Man" en english/american expression and if it is, what does it mean.
We have tried to find the answer on the internet, but have not had any luck yet.
Can someone here please help us.
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A friend og mine is an english teacher in Denmark. One of her students asked her about a book by Jake Allsop with the title "The Ninety-piece Man".
Is "The Ninety-piece Man" en english/american expression and if it is, what does it mean.
We have tried to find the answer on the internet, but have not had any luck yet.
Can someone here please help us.
- preben
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[nq:1]Hi, A friend og mine is an english teacher in Denmark. One of her students asked her about a book ... to find the answer on the internet, but have not had any luck yet.
- [nq:1]Hi, A friend og mine is an english teacher in Denmark.
- One of her students asked her about a book ...
- to find the answer on the internet, but have not had any luck yet.
- [/nq] This short story seems to have been written especially for people learning English.
- The phrase has no specific meaning to me; what is the story about?
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[nq:1]Hi, A friend og mine is an english teacher in Denmark. One of her students asked her about a book ... to find the answer on the internet, but have not had any luck yet. Can someone here please help us.[/nq]
This short story seems to have been written especially for people learning English. The phrase has no specific meaning to me; what is the story about?
David
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This short story seems to have been written especially for people learning English. The phrase has no specific meaning to me; what is the story about?
David
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[nq:1]A friend og mine is an english teacher in Denmark. One of her students asked her about a book by ... does it mean. We have tried to find the answer on the internet, but have not had any luck yet.[/nq]
It is not a common expression. I don't find any mention of it in several slang dictionaries. A Google search on "ninety piece" showed two uses:
(1) mostly, the number of musicians
It is not a common expression. I don't find any mention of it in several slang dictionaries. A Google search on "ninety piece" showed two uses:
(1) mostly, the number of musicians
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[nq:1](2) Four **** sites use the phrase "ninety piece" with no explanation or illustration, merely listing it in with a great many other random words. I would conclude it has some pornographic meaning, but I don't know what.[/nq]
There is that possibility. However, I think it more likely that the *** site has just stuck any number of different words and phrases into its keywords to att
There is that possibility. However, I think it more likely that the *** site has just stuck any number of different words and phrases into its keywords to att
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