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  1. 24-Mar-2012, 00:58 #1
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    Hi,
    Is this sentene correct?
    When money speaks, none opens up their mouths.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ucef View Post
    Hi,
    Is this sentene correct?
    When money speaks, no one opens up their mouth.
    Thanks advance
    What does it mean?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raymott View Post
    What does it mean?

    It means that you can buy anything with money.
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    Default Re: Sentence

    Quote Originally Posted by ucef View Post
    It means that you can buy anything with money.
    In that case, no, you can't express that concept with those words. I guess that makes it incorrect.
    Do you mean people ignore corruption? Your sentence wouldn't imply that to most native speakers. It looks like you've translated an idiom word for word from another language.
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