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Old 10-24-2007, 10:58 AM   #16 (permalink)
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I had one girlfriend I really liked who used to call me "white boy". I referred to her as "la nina bronceada", it sounded so much better than "brown girl". She ended up getting vanity plates saying BRNCEAD.

bronceada en ingles - Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com

Did you include the reference so there wasn't any danger of me correcting you?
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Old 10-24-2007, 13:15 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Did you include the reference so there wasn't any danger of me correcting you?
Just so you know I wasn't referring to some local colloquialism.
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Old 10-24-2007, 13:59 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Just so you know I wasn't referring to some local colloquialism.
Ah, sucking the fun out in other words
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Old 10-24-2007, 14:03 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Ah, sucking the fun out in other words
Like as in someone who has "sangre pasado"?

Serious, no sense of humor, a heavy, "thick blood", something I've been described as.
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Old 10-24-2007, 14:23 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Like as in someone who has "sangre pasado"?

Serious, no sense of humor, a heavy, "thick blood", something I've been described as.
usted es demasiado serio y carece un sentido del humor - not you specifically of course but a wordier version.
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Old 10-24-2007, 16:23 PM   #21 (permalink)
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usted es demasiado serio y carece un sentido del humor - not you specifically of course but a wordier version.
or.. Que son demasiado y la falta un sentido de humor
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Oh GAWD! We have enough problems finding enough people that speak English here in Southern California. Now Spanish has reached as far north as Wisconsin.
We are doomed.
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Old 10-24-2007, 19:41 PM   #23 (permalink)
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usted es demasiado serio y carece un sentido del humor - not you specifically of course but a wordier version.
Whaaaaa?? wazatsay??
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or.. Que son demasiado y la falta un sentido de humor
Que? No habla espanol! At least that's what I say to the parents that come in to my office.
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The above translated loosely- you are too serious and do not have a sense of humor.
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Oh GAWD! We have enough problems finding enough people that speak English here in Southern California. Now Spanish has reached as far north as Wisconsin.
We are doomed.
Don't worry RB, the important stuff will still be in English or would you prefer French?
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Don't worry RB, the important stuff will still be in English or would you prefer French?
Ne vous inquietez "Rouille"(Rusty ) importantez chose serout encore en Anglais ou en francais que vous preferez
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Ne vous inquietez "Rouille"(Rusty ) importantez chose serout encore en Anglais ou en francais que vous preferez
Mon amour, la langue francaise est...
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