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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:41 am    Post subject: 2 questions Reply with quote
Is the business normally good in this restaurant?
Is that how people would say it?


Is your shirt *off the shoulders*?
=revealing shoulders?


Thanks
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bud



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:49 am    Post subject: Re: 2 questions Reply with quote
missdaredevil wrote:
Is the business normally good in this restaurant?
Is that how people would say it?

That's a possibility, but usually "the" is not included: "Is business..."

missdaredevil wrote:
Is your shirt *off the shoulders*?
=revealing shoulders?

Yes.
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