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hiromichi
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 Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:53 am Post subject: What's to lose? |
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Would you rewrite the captioned sentence into a full non-abbreviated one?
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dabro
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:18 am Post subject: Re: What's to lose? |
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Hello, Hiro.
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| Would you rewrite the captioned sentence into a full non-abbreviated one? |
I would paraphrase it as, "What can we lose."
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:33 am Post subject: Re: What's to lose? |
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David-sensei, Thank you.
A further question. "What's to lose?" seems to me "What is to lose?" However, "What is to lose?" does not seem to me a sentence in a grammatical meaning. It is different from a sentence like "What is it?" So I guessed something is abbreviated.
I like to appreciate your comments.
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kate123
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:53 am Post subject: Re: What's to lose? |
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| I think it means 'What is there to lose?' |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: What's to lose? |
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Thank you.
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| I think it means 'What is there to lose?' |
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dabro
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 8:48 am Post subject: |
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"What's to lose" is often used in the Yiddish influenced dialect of New York City, Hiro.
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:37 am Post subject: |
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David-sensei. Thank you.
| dabro wrote: |
| "What's to lose" is often used in the Yiddish influenced dialect of New York City, Hiro. |
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You're always welcome, Hiro-san.
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