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Old Jul 23, 2000 | 12:45 pm
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please consider when posting to non-native-english Flyertalkers: ...

please consider when posting to non-native-english Flyertalkers:

that we may not fully and fast understand abbreviations, 'strange expressions', every finess (open and hidden) in an expression.

So if replying directly to a post of non-english-native-speaking person, please try to be simple, and the shorter the better, and try to use expressions/words we can find in diccionaries. Thank You.

I, myself, learned a lot of (for me new, never used before) english-expressions from the start of this board. And I like to learn more and more. Here is an insight into my little black notebook about new expresions and words I learned/noted just today:

skirmish, slept the night away, to factor in, a harsh way of saying, deafening, Your call entirely, we will catch up, a blast, insanely cheap, kinda nutty prices, for inferring that, DARING them to take action, to BRAG, much peer pressure was put on some, feel compelled, a stampede of 1K's, lured to 1K status, Lemme get this straight, they wanna see, we are gonna, b.t.w., hitting the glugwein "Cola"
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