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Hi
I have two questions.
1. When a basket player says " I never left the floor during a game.",
does he mean he just concentrated training for a game?
I'm not sure what "leave the floor" means.
2. A girl is about to give a present to a boy.
He says "Hand me the keys. I'll figure out how to drive a stick eventually."
Does "stick" here mean "bar" or "cue stick"?
I know he's joking, but I wonder why he says "drive a stick" anyway.
Thank you,
Tara
Possible answers (I'm not a basket ball player)
1: a basketball player's foot/feet must not leave the ground when he/she has the ball in his/her hands ready to pass
2: Drive a manual stick-shift car, not an automatic geared one
It's 40 years since I played competitive basketball (basket is a faux ami Tara), but I think he was saying that he was always one of the five players on court - maybe he was complaining about the effort, or maybe he was proud of committing so few personal fouls - the context would explain.Quote:
Originally Posted by tara
Again, the context isn't clear. But I suspect he's making two jokes:Quote:
Originally Posted by tara
1 The present is a car ['Hand me the keys']
2 The difference between driving an automatic and a car with a gear-shift is trivial.
I've never met the expression 'drive a stick', but that's my guess.
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Originally Posted by Anglika
Hello Anglika,
I'm sorry for making you think because I didn't explain the situation.
And thank you very much for your kind explanation.
The holiday season is coming. I hope yours is a good one.
Thank you,
Tara
Hello Bobk,
Thank you very much for your kind and detailed explanation.
I'm sorry I didn't tell you the situation.
I'll be more specific when I ask a question.
>(basket is a faux ami Tara)
Oh, I didn't know that...:oops:
I should be careful when I talk about basketball.
Thank you for pointing it out.
>but I think he was saying that he was always one of the five players on court - maybe he was complaining about the effort, or maybe he was proud of committing so few personal fouls - the context would explain.
I think the former makes sense.
>Again, the context isn't clear. But I suspect he's making two jokes:
1 The present is a car ['Hand me the keys']
2 The difference between driving an automatic and a car with a gear-shift is trivial.
Yes, these make sense to me, too.
Thank you again for your lucid explanation.
I hope you'll have a nice holiday.
Tara
It was a pleasure Tara - I hope you do too ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by tara
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Originally Posted by BobK
The difference between driving the two is anything but trivial. I've been driving foryears, and I still can't drive a stick. ("Drive a stick" is a common AmE phrase, and it means to be able to drive a car with a manual transmission.) There have been instances where car thieves have been caught because they'd accidentally jacked a car with a manual trans and didn't know how to drive it. My husband has tried to teach me a time or two, but he quit before I hurt anyone. :)
I know - my brother-in-law (English, but who has lived in the US for about 20 years) bought a manual recently partly because he prefers it but partly because it would ensure that his children couldn't borrow it. ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ouisch
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