A Very Old Joke
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A young man from South America went to work in New York and began to learn English. One day a prospective client knocked on his door; his first potential customer. The young man opened the door and said, confidently, "Between no more. Drink a chair."
What did he mean? - Spanish
What did he think he said? - English
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updated Dec 2, 2012
edited by geofc
posted by geofc
lol. I have done that. (facepalm) - -cae-, Nov 30, 2012
2 Answers
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Why don't you do a thread about those typical mistakes that we hispanohablantes- make trying to speak English? That would be very funny, entertaining and even educative.
This joke was pretty good and it would BE great and more English speaking people would post their own experiences on this matter.
updated Dec 2, 2012
edited by -cae-
posted by -cae-
it would be great* - QFour, Dec 1, 2012
"entertaining" ¿como eso? - QFour, Dec 1, 2012
Thanks for the corrections, either way. - -cae-, Dec 2, 2012
"¿Como eso?" could be interpreted as "Should I eat that?" or "Do I eat that?", maybe you wanted to say "¿Qué tal así?" - -cae-, Dec 2, 2012
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Entre nada más, toma un silla. asiento.
Just come in, take a seat.
updated Dec 1, 2012
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Buena! - francobollo, Nov 30, 2012
Entre nomás would be more vernacular. - francobollo, Nov 30, 2012
¡Perfecto! - --Mariana--, Dec 1, 2012
