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Itasan
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free market

Post by Itasan » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:23 am

What do you imagine if you hear 'free market'?

Thank you.

hallo
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Post by hallo » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:21 pm

laissez faire. economics.

can you be more specific? are you looking for a definition of the term 'free market' ?

Itasan
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flea market

Post by Itasan » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:42 pm

Sorry my question was so obscure. Frankly, I think 90 percent of the Japanese population believe 'the market where antique or used goods are sold' is a 'free maket'. You see we Japanese have difficulty distinguishing between 'L' and 'R' sounds.

tigertiger
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Re: flea market

Post by tigertiger » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:09 am

Itasan wrote:Sorry my question was so obscure. Frankly, I think 90 percent of the Japanese population believe 'the market where antique or used goods are sold' is a 'free maket'. You see we Japanese have difficulty distinguishing between 'L' and 'R' sounds.
Disagree.
Unless SS had already learned the term 'flea market'
But most SS with any knowledge of economics or business would know 'free market'

But SS can be motivated to practice 'L' by getting them to think what would happen if they told the boss he/she was 'looking very ellegant (arrogant) today'. :oops:

Itasan
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flea market

Post by Itasan » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:39 am

I don't want to argue, but I just wanted to say this:
Many of the educated people should know 'free market' in the field of economics, but even many of those Japanese people think 'the market where antique or old goods are sold' is also 'free market'. I can take it to the bank.

metal56
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Re: flea market

Post by metal56 » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:01 am

Itasan wrote:Sorry my question was so obscure. Frankly, I think 90 percent of the Japanese population believe 'the market where antique or used goods are sold' is a 'free maket'. You see we Japanese have difficulty distinguishing between 'L' and 'R' sounds.
Do you pronounce "sabiro" with an L or an R?

Itasan
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Post by Itasan » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:21 am

Hello.
I have no idea about 'sabiro' or 'sabilo'. What does it mean?

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