| Re: SA English vs US (att Heidi) [boodskap #9405] |
Di., 20 Mei 1997 00:00  |
Heidi Rubins
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Geregistreer: Mei 1997
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V wrote in article
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> Hi Heidi
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>> very true. In the US we say "a couple" to represent "two". For more than
>> two we say "a few".
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> A Question : Something I still haven't been able to figure out ~ does the US "couple", meaning
> "two" also carry a gender connotation? e.g. - if I said to an American that "a couple of guys
> went to the pub" , would he think of 'couple' as in 'married couple', therefore these blokes must
> be gay? If he understood Afrikaans, I reckon the same would hold true, i.e. "'n paar ouens..."
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> Look fwd to hearing from you,
> Vira.
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Hello Vira!
You can say "a couple of guys went to the pub" and it would not at all mean
that they were gay. It would only mean that there were two males going to
a pub. :>
If you did say the sentence that only thing that would attract attention is
the word "pub"! :> We use the word "bar" and reserve "pubs" for telling
stories of traveling in England! :)
Glad to be of help. If you have other questions, please feel free to ask.
Regards,
Heidi
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