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[zeppy]

what's the meaning of the underlines ? thanks in advance !

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Rachel: Oh wow. Are you in trouble.

Monica: Big time!

Rachel: Want a wedding dress? Hardly used.

Monica: I think we are getting a little ahead of selves here. Okay. Okay. I am just going to get up, go to work and not think about him all day. Or else I'm just gonna get up and go to work.

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Frannie: Hey, Monica!

Monica: Hey Frannie, welcome back! How was Florida?

Frannie: You had sex, didn't you?

Monica: How do you do that?

Frannie: Oh, I hate you, I'm pushing my Aunt Roz through Parrot Jungle and you're having sex! So? Who?

[bud]

hardly used - You go to a store to buy a new product. When you no longer have a need for it, you may try to sell the used item to someone else. If you want to stress that the item is in an almost new condition, you would say it is hardly used or barely used. Your example is stressing that the dress was not used because the wedding never happened.

getting a little ahead of OURSELVES - making a conclusion before we know all the facts. In this case, the "facts" have not even happened yet.

I'm pushing my Aunt Roz through Parrot Jungle - I'm sure you know that Aunt Roz refers to a relative of Frannies's. I've never heard of Parrot Jungle, but the capital letters tell me that it is a specific place in Florida. It must be a commercial zoo, like Sea World, except it would have many species of parrots instead of whales and dolphins. That Frannie is pushing her aunt must mean that her aunt needs to use a wheelchair... So Frannie was pushing her aunt's wheelchair through the grounds of Parrot Park.