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Subject: Re: "to anther" ??
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:49:33 -0400
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"Douglas Sederberg" <vornoffREMOVE@sonic.net> wrote in message
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> In article <newscache$j3g1zh$fk$1@newsfront4.netvisao.pt>, Joao Dias
> <joaodias@dont-email-me-please.com> wrote:
>
> > Joao Dias wrote:
> >
> > > Oodini wrote:
> > >
> > >>>> Check with Google: 4100 answers with "to anther"...
> > >>>>
> > >>>> http://www.google.fr/search?q=%22to+anther%22&ie=UTF-8&hl=fr&meta=
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Well, as I saw that in a CS book (supposed to be reread), and that
> > >> this word appears in many threads abou computging, I thought it was
> > >> maybe an american word created by computer people...
> > >>
> > >> I am feeling ridiculous? :-)
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >>
> > > ridiculous is not !!!to!!! question things, right ? :)))
> > > Joao
> >
> > I think also that you should say "Am I feeling ridiculous ?"
> > instead of "I am feeling ...?" but I'm not sure if first form is
> > completely wrong.
> > Joao
>
> You would probably say "I feel ridiculous". Or more informally: "Boy,
> do I feel ridiculous!" It means you felt that you did something
> foolish and you're embarrassed other people know about it.
I am often picked by my co-worker about my grammer, so I usually pay
attention on grammer.
So, I would like to discuss grammer or evne spelling, please quote me if I
am wrong.
Should we say:
It meant you felt that you did something follish and you were embarrassed by
othter people who knew....
or say:
It means you feel that you do something follish and you are embarrased by
other people who know ...
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