Hideyo,
I always enjoy the way you communicate! The reason the "tap on her
shoulder", instead of "pat on the back" made me smile, is because, why
shouldn't the _expression_ be "pat on the shoulder"? They mean the same
thing, a congratulatory type of touching, like a little mini-hug.
You're mastery of the English language is just another thing to admire
you for. "Stupid" is NEVER a word I would use to describe you, or the
things you say or do! You are one amazing woman, Hideyo!
Nina
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not stupid at all. Kind of cute actually. English has so many
bizarre idioms that I do not know how anyone who did not grow up
speaking it can ever figure them all out.
By the way, I used to speak Spanish at work and while I was very
proficient and could communicate anything I needed to say, I sometimes
did not say things quite right and my clients would start laughing.
Sometimes they would tell me why what I said was funny, but sometimes
they would not want to, which always made me think maybe I
inadvertently said something racy. I never could get a handle on all
the slang and idioms and everything, especially since my clients came
from a lot of different countries that all had their own expressions.
So by my standards, Hideyo, your English is brilliant, and I
wish you would stop apologizing for it! :)
Michelle
In a message dated 1/26/2006 4:24:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, I meant
pat on the back – I said something really stupid again, Michelle (tap
on her shoulder ----)
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