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06-Dec-2007, 11:16
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| |  I blush and stammer.
Every time I have to speak in public, I blush and stammer.
... I become red and stutter.
... my face turn red and I stutter.
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks. |
06-Dec-2007, 13:24
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| |  Re: I blush and stammer.
'I blush and stammer 'is great - just the right words for the meaning.
'I become red' doesn't sound right at all.
'My face turns red and I stutter.' is OK. ('stammer' and 'stutter' are synonyms.) |
06-Dec-2007, 13:37
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
Thanks, Clare.
Roger! |
06-Dec-2007, 19:25
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
The idiom is "Roger and out!"  |
07-Dec-2007, 14:17
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
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Originally Posted by Anglika  The idiom is "Roger and out!" | Thanks, Anglika.
What do you mean by that? |
07-Dec-2007, 19:11
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
Sorry - I truncated it  Roger. Over and out
It is the term used in radio communications to mean that a message has been received and understood, and and that the operator is ending the transmission and signing "out". |
08-Dec-2007, 01:23
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
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Originally Posted by Anglika Sorry - I truncated it Roger. Over and out
It is the term used in radio communications to mean that a message has been received and understood, and and that the operator is ending the transmission and signing "out". | Thanks, Anglika.
Roger!
To make sure, do you suggest that it is more correct to use "Roger and out" instead of "Roger?" |
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
Just "Roger" is fine, A. |
08-Dec-2007, 02:19
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| | Re: I blush and stammer.
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Originally Posted by riverkid Just "Roger" is fine, A. | Thanks, riverkid.
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