| ??? 08/06/07 19:31 Read: times |
#142831 - oh-er-that's all right it's a pleasure... Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Essential English for Foreign Students by C.E.Eckersley, Russkaya Versiya (it's not mine, it's my wife's, she learned English while studying in Kiyev... :-) ) said:
OLAF: I never quite know what to say when someone thanks me. For instance, yesterday I saw an old lady wanting to cross the road but afraid to start because of the traffic. So I took her arm and helped her across the road. Then she said, "Thank you very much. It was most kind of you to help me. Thank you." Do you know, I had no idea what to say.
FRIEDA: We say "bitte" or "bitte sehr" or "bitte schön". LUCILLE: A Frenchman says "de rien" or "pas de quoi". But what does an Englishman say? MR. PRIESTLEY: That's difficult to answer. An Englishman in such a case looks rather confused and murmurs something like, "Not at all", "That's all right" or "It's a pleasure". And then quickly passes on to something else. JAN: Well, Mr. Priestley, this has been a very good lesson. You have helped me a very great deal. Thank you very much. MR. PRIESTLEY: (rather confused): Oh-er-that's oll right it's a pleasure... (passing on quickly to something else). Now here are some exercises for you all. |
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