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- 16-Oct-2005, 06:15 #1
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delicious job OISHII
Literally 'delicious'. In this country, this is now
sometimes used to mean 'beneficial'.
a delicious job, delicious news, a delicious proposal, etc.
Is there a similar colloquial expression in English?
Thank you.
- 16-Oct-2005, 10:07 #2
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Teacher Re: delicious job In BrE, we can use 'tasty' in this way.
- 16-Oct-2005, 10:13 #3
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Re: delicious job <surprise>
Do you think so, tdol?
Sometimes males are described as "tasty" by admiring females; but tasty news, tasty proposals, tasty jobs?
(Personally, I feel "quite good" or "not bad" is enough...)
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- 16-Oct-2005, 17:10 #4
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Re: delicious job Maybe "nice":
A nice girl, nice weather, nice shoes...
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- 16-Oct-2005, 21:49 #5
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Re: delicious job Yes, "nice" would suffice.
I would feel an overpowering urge to slap anyone who talked about "delicious news".
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- 17-Oct-2005, 13:03 #6
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Teacher Re: delicious job The job's a tasty little number.
- 19-Oct-2005, 08:50 #7
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: delicious job Thank you very much, everybody.
