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Wang H.
February 24, 2007
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Latest: February 24, 2007
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Want someone to teach me latin
Hi my name is Sandra and i am a 29 year old mum who has a strange fascination with Latin... I live in Melbourne Australia and can teach you all the great aussie slang or the proper spoken word if you want to learn it.
I am not a gold member so can someone please contact me???
have MSN and a hotmail account :)
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Sandra
February 23, 2007
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Re:How do I say 'aviso pr?vio' in English?
Hello Christiane
the term used in the UK is 'notice'. The notice period will be specified in the employment contract but is usually one month so someone may be told they have been given 'a months notice' before their employment comes to an end.
If an employer is keen to get rid of someone quick but is legally obliged to give the person their 'notice period' they may offer them money to not come into work during the notice period 'money in leu of notice' (note the French, crops up in many legal and formal business terms in English, French in English has its roots in the days when the Normans 'held sway' (ruled) over much of the UK.
A more quaint phrase for this is 'garden leave' but this tends to be used in high power positions only where notice is often at least six months.
If someone has really upset their employer or any one for that matter they may be told 'sling your hook'. This is an obscure phrase and the true meaning is debated but the recipient will be in no doubt that he has out stayed his welcome!
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Language pair: Portuguese; English
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Robert J.
February 23, 2007
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oana
February 21, 2007
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Latest: March 20, 2007
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oana
February 20, 2007
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oana
February 20, 2007
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Derrick R.
February 19, 2007
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If you want help for french...
bonjour,
je suis une petite nouvelle, étudiante de 19 ans qui aime beaucoup les cultures étrangères, mais surtout je me passionne actuellement pour le Canada... donc si vous voulez de l'aide pour améliorer votre français, écrivez-moi... en retour vous pourrez m'aider à améliorer mon anglais par exemple.
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Language pair: French; English
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Justine
February 18, 2007
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kirjakieli vs puhukieli
Hi all! I'm living in Helsinki and trying to learn Finnish. I'm having difficulty with the fact that there seems to be two types of language here....the one they teach you in the classroom and the one people actually speak every day. This is confusing me a lot and making it difficult for me to learn so any native finnish speakers who would like a pen pal please contact me. I'm not a gold member but would love to hear from you. Thanks all!
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Language pair: English; Finnish
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emma
February 16, 2007
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ciao bella
i can help u Silvina, tell me what u want :)
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Language pair: English; Italian
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manmadhan r.
February 16, 2007
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