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Old 08-Jun-2004, 21:56
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sounds it's a quite common using in oral E. it means terrible or very bad.

that movie is suck/our school net system is suck.....

Just wandering someone could gimme some examples of expressing "good" meaning of word suck?

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Old 08-Jun-2004, 22:38
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sounds it's a quite common using in oral E. it means terrible or very bad.

that movie is suck/our school net system is suck.....

Just wandering someone could gimme some examples of expressing "good" meaning of word suck?

tks
"I sucked on a cough drop to soothe my throat."

"If a snake bites you, suck the venom out of the wound."
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Old 08-Jun-2004, 22:39
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There is no "good" meaning to that word (that I know of). Also, you say That movie sucks, not That movie is suck.

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Old 08-Jun-2004, 23:14
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There is no "good" meaning to that word (that I know of). Also, you say That movie sucks, not That movie is suck.

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yeah...unforgiving mistake!!!!!!!!!

great tks!
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'Is suck' sucks.
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Old 09-Jun-2004, 04:23
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sounds it's a quite common using in oral E. it means terrible or very bad.

that movie is suck/our school net system is suck.....

Just wandering someone could gimme some examples of expressing "good" meaning of word suck?

tks
Good use:

My vacuum cleaner sucks very well.
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Old 09-Jun-2004, 06:19
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Nothing sucks like an Electrolux. ;)
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I'm sure there's a rude answer there.
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Nothing sucks like an Electrolux. ;)
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Old 09-Jun-2004, 15:58
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I'm sure there's a rude answer there.
I can think of several.
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