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English Onliners
by Paula van Dun Retired
Paula van Dun 
Retired
I like to write articles and blocks but since my native language is not Englisch I am a bit handicaped.
When I write in Dutch I often use on liners but many sayings that exist in Dutch language do not exist in English language and vice versa.
FE. When it is raining very hard you say: It's raining cats a dogs".
We have in Dutch a very different line to say the same,
I am looking for a site with English onliners and sayings and what they mean. Who can help?
Oct 21st 2010 12:11
RetiredI like to write articles and blocks but since my native language is not Englisch I am a bit handicaped.
When I write in Dutch I often use on liners but many sayings that exist in Dutch language do not exist in English language and vice versa.
FE. When it is raining very hard you say: It's raining cats a dogs".
We have in Dutch a very different line to say the same,
I am looking for a site with English onliners and sayings and what they mean. Who can help?
Oct 21st 2010 12:11
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Wincer Song
 FounderIt sounds good, how about create a group for English Corner? We may have different language groups, such as "English Corner", "Spanish Corner", "Chinese Corner", and etc. Sometime we need to marketing product or service in other language. It makes sense if we have such groups for improving language skills. Oct 21st 2010 12:17 |
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Paula van Dun
RetiredThanks for the feedback. @sean i will take a look on these sites. Appropriate onliners can lighten up an article. So can humor as Cheryl pointed out somewhere. @Wincer this is a good idea but there will not much demand for Dutch I guess. Oct 21st 2010 12:24 |
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Sean North
 Businesshi paula I think this would be better tha my first suggestions. http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayindex.htm Oct 21st 2010 12:25 |
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Cindy Bolley
 HHCTB?Anyone set up these groups yet? I would love to do a blog post about it. Might be a nice way to promote APSense too. Cindy Nov 1st 2010 11:27 |
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Nnamdi A.
 Internet MarketerI do not have the answer you seek but if what you have mentioned is your only problem, then write the dutch translation and explain it. That way, we will appreciate your language and culture more. That is the beauty of the internet; you learn about cultures and peoples you may never visit in your lifetime. Nov 3rd 2010 04:37 |
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Louise Venison
 TE owner, affiliate marketerQuotes are also a good way to create variety and "texture" in articles and blog posts. I found one a while ago that really suits me - "A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands" I always thought that would be a great quote to use in an article promoting the healthy chocolate site I see around sometimes. Nov 3rd 2010 06:34 |
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Cindy Bolley
HHCTB?@Louise Gotta love it!!! What a vision to behold as well. A picture is worth a 1000 words... Well that would be a great Picture indeed. Me with Chocolate in both hand, gosh I hope they only show it from the waist up! Cindy Nov 3rd 2010 07:48 |
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Cindy Bolley
HHCTB?But that would be an idea... A quote and then translated into different languages Just a thought anyway Cindy Nov 3rd 2010 07:49 |
Hi paula try onelinerz.net and fun-with-english.co.uk
Oct 21st 2010 12:15