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phaedrus
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
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 Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:16 am Post subject: East and West: Korean Saying |
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I was asked in class if there is a way in English to express when someone asks something, and the listener mishears and answers incorrectly.
The Korean saying is that I ask in the East and the person answers in the West.
I am not very good at English sayings anymore..... |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Say something irrelevant, give an irrelevant reply, answer a different question, avoid the answer, say nothing relevant...
this is hard, can't think of anything really good. |
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phaedrus
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I just thought of this, but I'm not sure if it would quite fit, but sometimes we say someone is "way out in left field"........... or something like that. |
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maxxx_power
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
Location: BWAHAHAHAHA! I'M FREE!!!!!!!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| "What does that have to do with the price of rice?" |
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katydid
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| maxxx_power wrote: |
| "What does that have to do with the price of rice?" |
I think Maxxx has it right, also see "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" |
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baldrick
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: Location, Location
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:31 am Post subject: |
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| katydid wrote: |
| maxxx_power wrote: |
| "What does that have to do with the price of rice?" |
I think Maxxx has it right, also see "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" |
Yeah both right - also
"What the **** are you on about you deaf *******". |
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phaedrus
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Location: I'm comin' to get ya.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Cool. Thanks everyone.  |
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the saint
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Location: not there yet...
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 4:07 am Post subject: |
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You're barking up the wrong tree mate...
You've got the wrong end of the stick...
We're at cross purposes...
or simply
Eh?  |
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