JohnsonBox Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 (1) Henry Li: Do you want something to drink? Jack: That's OK. Jack meant "No, thanks, I don't want to drink" , not meant "Okay, I want a cup of beer or something." But a non-English speaker might misunderstand Jack's reply. (2) "Pet peeve" a trivial bad habit, but not annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanky Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Im not too shure about what you want us to verify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphere Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Ok, I've verified it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DGS] Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Verified here as well. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ootput Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 When spoken, it's the tone that counts. Non-native speakers will try to break down "that's" and "ok," ending up with a different result. Most pet peeves are annoying. Well, to me at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Baby Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 i just say no thanks or nah :p, but yea the tone counts for alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonBox Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 I have to add that the kind of dialogues are particularly in use in the US. So guys if you are an American, verify the two. I'm not sure if those are true. Thanks Smiffy and sentio. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ timko ] Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 i just say no thanks or nah :p, but yea the tone counts for alot Same here. I say "Thanks but you can shove it." :fro: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4M3R Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Verified here as well.Anyone else? Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#47 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Huh? Me Poor English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnsonBox Posted June 24, 2004 Author Share Posted June 24, 2004 Holy crap! Even so simple idioms could not get verified in NeoWin! :whistle: :angry: :laugh: :no: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Stay tuned kids, for more Random thoughts, by Johnson Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billprozac Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 A pet-peeve is something that bothers the individual and is different for all people. For example, a pet-peeve of mine is when people strat a post asking a valid question, trying to unify na dbreak down the language barrier, and othe rpeople just post stupid replies without helping. That is something that bothers me, but does not bother others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLdFuSi0n Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova_00 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Jack meant "No, thanks, I don't want to drink" , not meant "Okay, I want a cup of beer or something." But a non-English speaker might misunderstand Jack's reply. (2) "Pet peeve" a trivial bad habit, but not annoying. correct, the pet peeve is kinda off though...Pet peeve is like, I hate when people crack their knuckles, eat with mouth open, smack their gum. they are all very irritating and annoys the crap out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowestborg Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 A pet peeve is something that annoys or irritates the hell out of the peevie but not the peever or other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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