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[suniljain]

I have given a duck.

What is the meaning of above sentence. I have heard it in the telephonic conversation. The context is that he was trying too get some some work but it couldn't succeed.

 

[5jj]

It means absolutely nothing to me.

 

[Rover_KE]

What is the meaning of the above sentence? I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] heard it in a telephone conversation.

Many of the titles of your threads, like this one, are useless as a guide to their topics. Some recent ones have been They are not, Ram will not, I was not, A peasant is, Does it mean and Are Saudi Arabia.

Please take the trouble to make them more complete and meaningful if you want us to take the trouble of replying.

 

[emsr2d2]

"I have given a duck."

What is the meaning of the above sentence? I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] heard it in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a [STRIKE]telephonic[/STRIKE] phone conversation. The context is that [STRIKE]he[/STRIKE] the speaker [STRIKE]was[/STRIKE] had been trying [STRIKE]too[/STRIKE] to get some [strike]some[/strike] work but [STRIKE]it couldn't succeed[/STRIKE] hadn't succeeded.

It means absolutely nothing to me. Did you hear it in a phone conversation that you were actually taking part in? If so, why didn't you ask the other person what they meant. Were you eavesdropping on someone else's phone call?

 

[Skrej]

'Give a Duck' is children's cancer charity in the UK. Maybe they're philanthropic?

The context is that he was trying too get some some work but it couldn't succeed.

Sounds like he's trying to bribe someone with poultry. Perhaps he should try up-sizing the livestock used for the bribes. You'd be surprised what you can get for a good sized pig.

 

[Pears In Juice]

Did he say "I've given up"?

 

[jutfrank]

If the speaker is Indian, it may well be a reference to a duck as used in cricket.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_(cricket)

 

[emsr2d2]

I wondered the same thing, inasmuch as he might have been using "duck" to mean "zero". However, it doesn't work at all with "I have given a ...". It's not impossible for a dialogue to be something like, even though it's not very likely:

Bob: How did you get on with your job search?
Tom: I got a duck!

 

[suniljain]

Many of the titles of your threads, like this one, are useless as a guide to their topics. Some recent ones have been They are not, Ram will not, I was not, A peasant is, Does it mean and Are Saudi Arabia.

Please take the trouble to make them more complete and meaningful if you want us to take the trouble of replying.

I couldn't understand it. Please let me know what could be the thread for this query so that I will follow the same in future.Thanks

 

[suniljain]

It means absolutely nothing to me. Did you hear it in a phone conversation that you were actually taking part in? If so, why didn't you ask the other person what they meant. Were you eavesdropping on someone else's phone call?

Why we can't use "have" and couldn't in the 2nd line and 4th line? Please help me to understand.Thanks

 

[emsr2d2]

I [STRIKE]couldn't[/STRIKE] don't understand. [strike]it.[/strike] Please let me know what [STRIKE]could[/STRIKE] the title of this thread should be [STRIKE]the thread for this query[/STRIKE] so that I [STRIKE]will[/STRIKE] can follow the same pattern in future. space after a full stop Thanks

The important thing to remember is that thread titles should be unique. There should be almost no chance of someone else having a thread with the same title as yours. There are almost certainly hundreds of threads in which "I have given a" appears. The title doesn't allow your thread to be easily found. You should have used "I have given a duck". I'm prepared to bet quite a lot of money on there being no other threads with that exact title.

 

[emsr2d2]

It means absolutely nothing to me. Did you hear it in a phone conversation that you were actually taking part in? If so, why didn't you ask the other person what they meant. Were you eavesdropping on someone else's phone call?

Why can't we [STRIKE]can't[/STRIKE] use "have" and "couldn't" in the [STRIKE]2nd line[/STRIKE] second sentence and the [STRIKE]4th line[/STRIKE] fourth sentence? Please help me to understand. space after a full stop Thanks

I don't understand your question. Where do you want to put "have" in my second sentence? Where do you want to put "couldn't" in my fourth sentence? I have greyed out sentences 1 and 3 to check we're talking about the same sentences.

 

[suniljain]

I don't understand your question. Where do you want to put "have" in my second sentence? Where do you want to put "couldn't" in my fourth sentence? I have greyed out sentences 1 and 3 to check we're talking about the same sentences.

You did the correction in my original post wherein I have used "have" and "couldn't in the 2nd and 4th line. Thanks

 

[Tdol]

Could the umpire in cricket give a duck? (Cricket ignoramus)

 

[Rover_KE]

No. A batsman who is out without scoring is out for a duck.

 

[emsr2d2]

Sir,

Do you think we're all male?

 

[suniljain]

Do you think we're all male?

Corrected.

 

[suniljain]

What is the meaning of the above sentence? I [STRIKE]have[/STRIKE] heard it in [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a [STRIKE]telephonic[/STRIKE] phone conversation. The context is that [STRIKE]he[/STRIKE] the speaker [STRIKE]was[/STRIKE] had been trying [STRIKE]too[/STRIKE] to get some some work but [STRIKE]it couldn't succeed[/STRIKE] hadn't succeeded.

I want to understand why can't we use "have" in first line?
Can we use "he couldn't success" instead of "hadn't succeeded"?

 

[GoesStation]

Can we use "he couldn't success" instead of "hadn't succeeded"?

Look up success in a dictionary. Is it a verb or a noun?

 

[Tdol]

I succeeded in looking it up. Success!