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24-Apr-2004, 03:39
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Do you guys know how to call in English a childrenīs game , in which girls have to jump over a piece of rubber band tied at the ends? |
24-Apr-2004, 03:44
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Originally Posted by learner Do you guys know how to call in English a childrenīs game , in which girls have to jump over a piece of rubber band tied at the ends? | I'm not familiar with a game that involves jumping over a rubber band. If it is a rope, it could be "jump rope". :wink: |
24-Apr-2004, 14:55
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I know the Chinese name for it, but - curiously - not the English name. ;) |
24-Apr-2004, 20:43
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That's probably because you spent too much of your time watching radios when you were a little girl.  . |
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Originally Posted by tdol That's probably because you spent too much of your time watching radios when you were a little girl. . |  |
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Originally Posted by learner Do you guys know how to call in English a childrenīs game , in which girls have to jump over a piece of rubber band tied at the ends? | Is it 'cat's cradle'? I'm not sure, but the name rings a bell. |
24-Apr-2004, 23:02
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Originally Posted by learner Do you guys know how to call in English a childrenīs game , in which girls have to jump over a piece of rubber band tied at the ends? | Is it 'cat's cradle'? I'm not sure, but the name rings a bell. | I'd also love to know the name of the game. Cat's cradle is the game in which you loop a piece of string tied at the ends on the fingers of both hands to form a pattern. Some people can successfully transfer this maze of string to another person's hands, but I never could. I am familiar with the game that is the object of our discussion. It is played by girls here in Brazil with a very long piece of elastic joined at the ends, not with a rubber band. I'm not sure whether American girls are familiar with this game. I'll ask my nieces about this. The game is relatively recent here - it first appeared about ten years ago. |
24-Apr-2004, 23:09
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Originally Posted by tdol That's probably because you spent too much of your time watching radios when you were a little girl. . | |
24-Apr-2004, 23:36
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Originally Posted by tdol That's probably because you spent too much of your time watching radios when you were a little girl. . | | Could (or would) one of you guys explain the ambiguous sentence in blue to this latecomer? (just curious) |
25-Apr-2004, 07:52
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Originally Posted by Susie Smith Could (or would) one of you guys explain the ambiguous sentence in blue to this latecomer? (just curious) | Hi Susie,
The sentence in blue was part of an English test I saw in a middle school a few weeks ago. I liked it so much I decided to keep it for my signature. ;) | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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