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Old 21-Jul-2007, 17:49
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Default Re: Teething problems

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He/she/they is/are having teething problems.




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That sounds quite odd if we were to take it literally and that person is a full-grown adult.

I'm Ana by the way and this is my first post.

Actually, it wouldn't normally be used that way. It is used to refer to a project of some sort. Example:
A: How is the project going?
B: It is having teething problems. (It is having trouble getting started.)
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