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  1. 11-Aug-2005, 00:38 #1
    mateen-05pk
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    Arrow the school teacher is abroad

    hello
    THE SCHOOL TEACHER IS ABROAD
    Is it some idiomatic phraze ?
    How can we use it in a sentence ?
  2. 11-Aug-2005, 05:01 #2
    Temico
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    Default Re: the school teacher is abroad

    a)The teacher is abroad. = the teacher is away in another country.
    b) The teacher is a broad. = the teacher is a woman.(AmE)
  3. 11-Aug-2005, 17:50 #3
    Tdol
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    Default Re: the school teacher is abroad

    In British English, it could also mean that the teacher is out and about, so people should be careful.
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