Mark Morrison <blank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:50:37 -0500, Adira <adiradavisnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>>Mark Morrison <blank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:48:07 -0500, Adira
<adiradavisnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> wrote:
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>>>>Mark Morrison <blank@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:15:30 GMT, "Conan Kelly"
>>>>> <CTBarbarinNOSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Watching Dr Who the other night, the Doctor said something like
>>>>>>"you've been watching too much TV".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I thought you all said "telly" only. Do you use "TV" also?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I guess this is a stupid question. It was a line in a British
show.
>>>>>>I can't imagine that they would throw something in like that for
us
>>US
>>>>>>English speakers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I don't watch alot of British TV/movies/etc, so I don't have much
to
>>>>>>compare to.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Do you guys use the 2 words interchangeably, or do you them in
>>certain
>>>>>>situations? Would the following 2 sentences make sense:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"you've been watching too much TV"
>>>>>>"you've been watching too much telly"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks for any help anyone can provide,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Conan Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>> Telly was generally kid's slang - I don't hear it that often
anymore
>>>>> from some reason.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Wow you finally grew up? I am shocked.
>>>
>>> I no longer hang around with kids (that I'm not related to, anyway).
>>>
>>> I'm not counting the young ones at work, either.
>>>
>>
>>You don't try to lead them into temptation?? And it's not like you're
>>old you know.
>
> Yes I am, you just don't want to admit it because you're even older
> than I am !!!
>
And you know I could lead you into tempation...................
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